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September 2010
08
2010
Calgary Dollars Potluck
Second Wednesday of every month, 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
Calgary Dollars holds monthly potlucks to encourage community connections, local currency interactions, bartering, to visit and to eat together.
Enjoy good food, meet interesting people, trade goods and services and learn about how we can develop a sustainable local economy using Calgary’s very own local currency.
Everyone, including non-members, is welcome.
Please try to bring a dish, desert or drinks with servings for about 6.
We always have delicious food, but don’t worry if you don’t have the time or urge to cook something fancy. A bottle of juice, some fruit, or just bread and cheese are all welcome contributions.
In addition to folks from this Meetup group, there are usually 50-80 Calgary Dollars members in attendance.
For more information, see Calgary Dollars
08
2010
Sustainability in Action Tour
Sustainable Industrial Development for the 21st Century is pleased to announce
its upcoming September luncheon seminar on Wed. Sep. 8th and you’re invited to attend:
“Lessons Learned from SID21C’s Sustainability in Action Tour”
‘Five of us ventured this past May 24-28, 2010 to Seattle and Portland. We met and spoke with
regional trade and economic development personnel and climate change leaders in both Seattle
and Portland; and toured facilities and operations of some of the world’s leaders in sustainability,
like Starbucks and NIKE, along with sustainability champions – biomass utility generator Seattle
Steam Company, cement producer LaFarge, SolarWorld USA and Seattle/Portland engineers and
Architects.’
In this highly visual presentation, you will learn about the history, the challenges of transforming into
the green economy, why and how companies made the transformation and the economic benefits.
Attend this talk to learn about Alberta’s sustainability opportunities and potential!!
Who Should Attend: anyone interested in sustainability – investors, engineers, architects, developers, community planners, utility and power producers, manufacturers, etc.
Date: Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2010
Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Place: Danish Canadian Club, 727 11th Ave. S.W., Calgary – close to C-Train
Topic: SID21C Sustainability in Action Tour May 24-28, 2010 Seattle & Portland
Speaker – Nattalia Lea, P.Eng., LEED ® AP
Cost - $55 + GST/person in advance for non-members
- $40 + GST/person for members ($160 + GST/year for a membership) visit http://www.SID21C.com
Cut-off for advanced registration is Monday, Sep. 6, 2010.
Price includes three-course hot lunch, dessert, tea or coffee
Complimentary parking for first 60 cars
Please register early, as space is limited.
09
2010
The Back to School Eco Lunch Box
Jenna Phof enjoys making Calgary a more eco-friendly, healthy place to live through her role as a Healthy Homes advisor at Green Calgary. Her main areas of interest and expertise are nutrition and food security. Lauren Mangion has experience with several environmental and social-based non-profits, and is currently on staff with Green Calgary’s Healthy Homes program. She writes about the environment for both on-line and print publications, has self-published a book on toxicity in the home, and conducts workshops around a variety of environmental issues. Together they will show you how to green your lunch box just in time for back to school.
16
2010
Healthy Cooking With Bundles of Energy
Marcie Brown, of ‘Bundles of Energy’, is a Holistic Nutritionist, Registered Massage Therapist, and Reiki Practitioner who is very passionate about food, wellness and supporting local companies. Bundles of Energy is a provider of complete holistic nutrition services. As part of the Bundles of Energy team, Marcie Brown is going to cook up some amazing, simple and healthy recipes that are perfect for back to school lunches. For more information on the services Bundles of Energy offers visit. http://www.bundlesofenergy.com
18
2010
Fall Planting with Bulbs with Alice Anderson
Tried and true as well as the latest and greatest! Learn about bulbs that consistently perform well in our Calgary climate.
Cost: $30.00 members and $40 for non-members
21
2010
Green Drinks
Green Drinks international movement is an informal gathering of environmental like-minds who already work in the sector, or would like to, to those who are passionate about environmental issues and would like to share their knowledge and learn more to those who are just curious about simple ways to green their lives. It’s an organic, self-organizing network where people have the opportunity to gather, enjoy a bite and drinks while discussing anything green.
Green Drinks Calgary joined the network in September 2007 and has been a raging success ever since,
bringing in over 100 people monthly!
21
2010
Lean and Green: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Alberta with Hunter Lovins
Discover:
-options for meeting our current electricity challenges
-the business case for climate protection
-how Alberta can lead the way in energy solutions
21
2010
Cooking with Your Local Harvest
Many Calgarians enjoy growing their own backyard veggies or picking up fresh Alberta-grown produce from the farmer’s market, but find it challenging to find creative ways to cook with the harvest.
Come join Holistic Nutritionist and Chef Barb Thomas for a hands-on cooking workshop that will teach you how to whip up some simple meals using food grown right here in Calgary! If you have a garden, we highly encourage you to bring some of your own harvest to the class so that it can be turned into a tasty meal. Special guest Wade Sirois - a renowned local foods advocate, chef and owner of Infuse Catering and Forage - will also be at the workshop to speak about local food and answer questions. Maximum number of participants is 20.
Ingredients will be provided along with all recipes and instruction about nutrition and the “how to” about working to get the most out of our foods in relation to flavour and health. Please remember that you are encouraged to bring along any produce from your own garden plot.
Cost: $55 (includes ingredients & instruction)
Biography:
Barb Thomas is a Holistic Nutritionist/ Holistic Chef Barb Thomas, RHN owns Love2Eat Nutritional Consulting in Calgary. She is an instructor at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and the University of Calgary and is a frequent guest lecturer in the cooperate sector. Love2Eat provides “Food Advice for your REAL Life” and they mean it. No tricks, no complicated diets. Just simple, delicious, health enhancing food for you and your family. From Nutrition Advice to Whole Foods Cooking Classes- learn to love your food, respect your body, and bring joy back to the dinner table.
Wade Sirois is a self taught chef and owner of Infuse Catering and Forage – Farm to Fork Foods to Go. He sources local ingredients for both businesses and has become a passionate spokesperson for eating seasonally, sustainably, and locally. He has developed relationships with over 40 Alberta producers, farmers, and ranchers that supply his operations and is an advocate for sustainable agriculture. He has represented Alberta chefs at Slow Food’s Terra Madre conference in 2006 and 2008 and is the contributing chef for Alberta at this year’s Canadian Chef Congress.
21
2010
David Suzuki at Wordfest
Legendary Canadian author and activist David Suzuki is the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation.
Suzuki presents his latest work, The Legacy: An Elder’s Vision for Our Sustainable Future.
Copies will be available for sale courtesy of Pages Books on Kensington and David Suzuki will be available to sign after the reading.
23
2010
Whole Foods 101: From good food choices to supplementation
Learn the basics of building a healthy foundation with whole foods and whole food supplements that will help to get you on the path to wellness.
Dr. Demierre attained her BSc in Human Nutrition at the University of British Columbia before beginning her studies in Naturopathic Medicine. Miranda is a graduate from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, where she is currently a Resident.