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February 2012
08
2012
Sustainability Book Club - Green Metropolis, David Owen
From Fall to Spring, join the discussion of new and groundbreaking titles. Sponsored by Pages Bookstore, Sustainable Calgary, The Arusha Centre, EcoLiving Events, Green Calgary and Thrive.
THIS MONTH’S BOOK:
Green Metropolis, David Owen
11
2012
Level One Beekeeping Certificate- Calgary
A.B.C is pleased to offer a Level One Beekeeping Certificate for hobbyist beekeepers in an urban and rural setting. The 16 hour intensive program will offer everything you need to know to begin beekeeping. The course is taught by Patty Milligan of Lola Canola Honey in Bon Accord, AB. Her experience as a small scale beekeeper over the last decade has stemmed a fountain of information on the practice of beekeeping. Course includes textbook, resources, hot lunch and snacks.
21
2012
Healthy Homes Sustainability Series Presents: Your Green Baby- Creating a Healthy Nursery….
Are you expecting or have a young baby? Interested in sustainable, healthy options for babyhood? Join experts Lindsay Ross from Babes in Arms and Riva Mackie from Riva’s The Ecostore as they discuss all things green baby.
Wondering about cloth diapering or babywearing? Get started with Lindsay Ross’ engaging and informative talk on babywearing basics, and find out why most of what you’ve been told about cloth diapering is incorrect! With Lindsay’s guidance you will have a chance to interact with the different cloth diapering and babywearing systems to find out which one is right for you.
Have you been reading about the toxicity of mattresses and cribs? Wondering about which paint to use in the nursery? Riva will help participants of this workshop navigate the ins and outs of creating a green nursery. Samples of sustainable materials will be available to help you get started right away!
Where: Hillhurst United Church, 1227 Kensington Close N.W.
When: Tuesday February 21 from 7pm to 9pm
Tickets: $10 for Green Calgary Members, $15 for General Admission.
Click HERE to register.
March 2012
01
2012
Kirkobeeo to Come to Alberta- 2012
A.B.C is bringing Kirk Anderson, a.k.a Kirkobeeo, to Alberta in March 2012! With keynote speaking engagements in the works for Calgary, Red Deer, and Edmonton, you will be able to hear whats happening in urban beekeeping from the metropolis of Los Angeles! Kirk is the founder of Backwards Beekeepers (arguably one of the largest communities of urban beekeepers in North America) and a passionate and innovative caretaker of honeybees!
Kirks Bio
Kirkobeeo started beekeeping in 1970 in Utah. He ordered his first package of bees from the Montgomery Ward catalogue. Since then, he’s had beehives intermittently, but he always “loved those bugs!”
In 1999, Kirk got the bee fever again. Since he now lived in Los Angeles in an apartment with no yard, he had to find a spot for a beehive. He located a nearby community garden and put a beehive in it. He discovered that beekeeping had gotten complicated since he last had beehives. It was expected that all sorts of chemicals and medications had to be put in beehives to handle mites and such. He disagreed with this idea. He knew it was much better to let the bees be bees. He researched beekeeping and found the writings of Charles Martin Simon, who talked about beekeeping backwards and small cell honeycombs. He also found Michael Bush and Dee Lusby, who practiced this same sort of beekeeping. He began handling his hives using these concepts. He had a couple of hives in the community garden, but he needed more room so he could start more hives. He borrowed a bright idea, put up a website and posted that he needed people to “sponsor a beehive” in their backyard. To his surprise, not only did he get sponsors, he also got people who said, “We don’t want to sponsor a hive, we want to become beekeepers!”
He began teaching others small cell, backwards beekeeping. These new beekeepers formed the group Backwards Beekeepers and started a Backwards Beekeepers Yahoo! group (which now has 650 members). Backwards Beekeepers in the LA area now number in the hundreds. Beekeepers in other parts of the country are also becoming Backwards Beekeepers. Currently, Kirk mentors new beekeepers, tends his 25 beehives and sells chemical-free honey whenever his bees supply it.
03
2012
Colony Collapse Disorder or Human Collapse Disorder?
Want to know more about the challenges facing honeybee populations locally and globally? This presentation will review industrial practices of beekeeping and the impacts of these actions on the honeybees.
Many people are aware of the impacts of industrialized farming tactics and its impacts on the quality of food that we are eating, but do you know its impacts on honeybees? The Presentation Colony Collapse Disorder or Human Collapse Disorder will take a look at industrial practices of beekeeping and the adverse effects it is having on honeybee health and survival. We will also examine the controversial issue of scientific research and the search for a cure for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and agrichemical funding supporting this research. We will also go over the movements taking place in Europe and here in Calgary to combat these problems and hope for the future!
10
2012
Level 1 Beekeeping Course- Calgary
A.B.C is pleased to offer a Level One Beekeeping Certificate for hobbiest beekeepers in an urban and rural setting. The 16 hour intensive program will offer everything you need to know to begin beekeeping. The course is taught by Patty Milligan of Lola Canola Honey in Bon Accord, AB. Her experience as a small scale beekeeper over the last decade has stemmed a fountain of information on the practice of beekeeping. Course includes textbook and resources.
Bring a note book, and pen!
14
2012
Sustainability Book Club -Trouble with Billionares, Linda McQuaig
From Fall to Spring, join the discussion of new and groundbreaking titles. Sponsored by Pages Bookstore, Sustainable Calgary, The Arusha Centre, EcoLiving Events, Green Calgary and Thrive.
THIS MONTH’S BOOK:
Trouble with Billionares, Linda McQuaig
17
2012
Seedy Saturday March 17th 2012
Put this in your calendar! The 2012 Seedy Saturday will be held on March 17th 2012. Please check out this website regularly for more details or to volunteer!
20
2012
Healthy Homes Sustainability Series Presents: Organic Veggie Gardening & Seed Starting for Beginners
SAVE THE DATE! More details to follow soon…
All Healthy Homes Sustainability Series events are fundraisers for the Healthy Homes program. When you purchase tickets you not only help us continue the work of the program, but you get to take home some fantastic information! We thank you for your support.
April 2012
11
2012
Sustainability Book Club - Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food, Wendel Berry
From Fall to Spring, join the discussion of new and groundbreaking titles. Sponsored by Pages Bookstore, Sustainable Calgary, The Arusha Centre, EcoLiving Events, Green Calgary and Thrive.
THIS MONTH’S BOOK:
Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food, Wendel Berry