Greetings all,
Below is an amazing collection of upcoming events in the central Virginia bioregion! Folks can sign up for the BRPN e-newsletter here. Send us announcements to: blueridgepermaculture@gmail.com, or click here to view this email as a webpage. And check out the BRPN on Facebook here.
Below is an amazing collection of upcoming events in the central Virginia bioregion! Folks can sign up for the BRPN e-newsletter here. Send us announcements to: blueridgepermaculture@gmail.com, or click here to view this email as a webpage. And check out the BRPN on Facebook here.
1.
9th Annual Gaia
Gathering – May 1-3
Still time to sign up for our
splendid Ninth Annual Gaia Gathering Event.
Take a look at the fabulous classes and offerings for this years very special
weekend. Schedule
of Classes!!!
We have many of our favorite
teachers returning such as Kate Knott and her earthly Mud Tribe and Kate White
with her beautiful work in the prenatal realms and how we engage with
community.
Some new teachers are Kelly
Silliman with classes on music, melodies and movement. More guest teachers will
be featured in the weeks to come.
2.
Brought to you by Local Food Hub:
Date: Thursday, April 30
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Space Meeting
Room, 100 5th St. NE, Charlottesville, VA
Cost: $15
Register Online:
Join us for a very
special workshop on multi-species grazing, presented by
Forrest Pritchard of Smith Meadows farm.
Pritchard is a full-time farmer, holding degrees in English and Geology from
the College of William and Mary. His farm was one of the first “grass
finished” farms in the country, and he has sold his products at leading
farmers’ markets in Washington, D.C. for more than fifteen years. His
book, Gaining
Ground, A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm was
named a Top Read by Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post and
NPR’s The Splendid Table. Consumer demand for grass-finished
meats are at an all-time high, and more and more farmers are getting
into multi-species operations to diversify their farm operations and
product offerings. Rotational grazing with several kinds of livestock
and poultry on the same pasture produces many benefits. Parasite cycles are
broken, poultry can scatter manure, and economic returns on each acre can be
increased. But making it all work together can be a little like running a
three-ring circus. Pritchard offers solutions that have worked on his farm,
together with some compelling insights into
why multi-species grazing makes economic and environmental
sense.
Learn more about Pritchard here on his website.
This workshop will also include a reading from his new
book, Gaining Ground.
For more information, contact
Director of Grower Services, Adrianna Vargo, at adrianna@localfoodhub.org or 434-244-0625.
3.
Wednesday,
May 13, 7:30 pm
Virginia
Native Plant Society Meeting:"Growing Food and Biodiversity"
Biologist
Sam Quinn, Conservation Manager for The Farm at Sunnyside, Little
Washington, will speak about the relationship between agriculture and
biodiversity, and how farmers can manage their land to grow food while
simultaneously supporting beneficial wild species. He will also touch on his
role as the farm's Conservation Manager and how a farm business, as well as its
resident native plants and animals, can benefit from integrating conservation
science.
Sam
Quinn received his M.S. in Conservation Biology from the SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry. Since 2010 he has served as The Farm
at Sunnyside's Conservation Manager where he directs initiatives to monitor
environmental health, inventory biodiversity and manage wildlife habitat.http://www.bayjournal.com/article/farmer_goes_wild_fostering_native_plants_alongside_organic_produce
4.
FORREST
GREEN FARM SPRING OFFERINGS:
PLANTS
- culinary
& medicinal herb plants, heirloom vegetable plants, and flowers for
pollinators
you
can download plant lists from http://www.forrestgreenfarm.com/greenhouse-gardens/plants-for-sale/
Market
on the Farm open Thursday thru Sunday 9-5
WORKSHOPS: sign up time is now
WHOLE
LIVING FROM THE GROUND UP YEAR 1 http://www.forrestgreenfarm.com/whole-living-year-1/
NATURE
SKILLS & CONNECTION -
survival skills, wild edible identification and meals, medicinal plants and
uses, sit spot and naturalist studies/experience
MEDICINE
MAKERS - group
gathering to make medicine from the plants at the farm, supplies included -
should have some basic medicinal plant knowledge
5.
The Mother Daughter Herb Day here at Owlcraft Healing Ways is coming up
and registration is now open. The workshop is Saturday April 25th, from
10:00-2:30. We'll spend the day learning about backyard medicinal plants,
making medicines to take home and deepening the bonds of family while also
depending our relationship to the earth mother. Registration fee is 75.00 per
mother/daughter pair and 35.00 for each additional daughter and includes all
materials. For more info and to register, please go to www.owlcrafthealingways.com and
click on Day Classes.
*Suzanna Stone*
*Owlcraft Healing Ways*
*A school of herbal medicine to
enable and empower those who hear the call
of the plants.*
6.
LEAF- Living Earth Adult
Foundations – Living Earth School
9 month, one weekend per month, adult nature
connection
Sept 2015-May 2016
~Do you want to feel more alive and connected and in the
flow with life?
~Come learn what your long ago ancestors have known, all along!
Discover the time-tested practices that Living Earth
has been implementing, to connect people deeply with nature for the past
15 years. These practices have been shared and honed by visionary leaders
and elders from around the world. Learn under the guidance of skilled
instructors who have taken thousands of people along this journey. Feel
supported and at home in an environment of like-minded people…….your
tribe. $1650
(One weekend per month beginning Sept - May 2015)
Coyote Mentoring Weekend
Calling all teachers, parents and educators! Learn age-old
mentoring practices that engage students fully with life. Coyote Mentoring
emphasizes a powerful heart-centered journey of growth and discovery for the
student.
June 6-7, Sat 9am- Sun 3pm
register by May 21: $195, after: $225. ages 18+
Wild Edibles- Foraging
& Feasting
Learn to identify, harvest, and prepare local edibles into tasty
meals cooked on the fire
April 19, 10-4 $60. adults
and mature teens
Building a Wooden Long
Bow
Make your own wooden long bow and hone your skills in shooting
under the guided care of an expert bowmaker, Peter Yencken. May 2-3, Sat 9-5 Sun 9-4
register by April 15: $200, after: $225. ages 18+.
Women on Fire!
Wild Women Unite and learn the ins and outs of friction bowdrill
fire and make your own kit!. May 30, 9-5, optional potluck til 6. $60. ages 18+
Father/Son Weekend
Spend quality time together with one of our two great options:
Bowmaking or Earth Skills
April 25-26, Sat 9am- Sun 11:30am
Earth Skills: $180/pair Bow Making: $250/pair additional child:
$75. ages 6+
Mother/Daughter Weekend
Bond with your child and other moms, in nature and learn amazing
skills!
April 25-26, Sat 9am- Sun 11:30am $180/pair,
$75 each additional child. ages 6+
Vision Quest
Join us on a quest for personal awareness and spiritual
development, spend 4 solid days questing alone as an age old tradition.
Aug 15-22 deposit $150, suggested donation $595.
ages 18+
Charlottesville Tracking
Club
Come join the Trackin' Club! Learn about and find animal
tracks around Charlottesville with other animal enthusiasts and trackers.
April 11 & May 3, 9am-12pm. sliding
scale $2-$10/person. all ages
Introduction to Animal
Tracking
Hands-on workshop of the basics of clear-print wildlife tracking
April 8, 6:30-8. free, all ages
7.
Designing
Perennial Polycultures
- An Intermediate Edible Ecosystems Weekend
With
Dave Jacke, Dynamics Ecological Design
Johann
Rinkens & Lindsay Napolitano, Fields Without Fences
The
Ecological Essence of Edible Ecosystems
Evening
Talk, Friday Night, May 29, 2015 7-9 PM
Duke
Farms Orientation Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ
Mimicking
natural ecosystems in our farms and gardens promises the
regeneration
of healthy ecological functions while meeting our food and other material
needs. What forms the essence of this way of seeing, thinking, and
horticultural practice? We’ll frame and review core concepts of ecosystem
mimicry, explore some historical and recent examples, and take apart a system
or two to see how they tick. Come ready to have your worldview challenged
while having fun along the way.
This
public introductory talk also serves as the opening of the two-day weekend
workshop, providing concepts central to the observation and design experiences
we’ll explore together Saturday and Sunday. Co-sponsored by Duke
Farms. Tickets: $10
Designing
Perennial Polycutures
Weekend
Workshop, Sat & Sun, May 30-31, 2015
Saturday,
8:30 AM-5 PM, BYO lunch, with potluck dinner
Sunday,
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, BYO lunch
Fields
Without Fences, Frenchtown, NJ
How
do we create healthy edible ecosystems? Conscious
ecological
design provides the key. With clear scientific theory and practical design
processes we can combine plants into effective guilds and polycultures,
and polyculture patches into functional habitats. When we do so,
beneficial ecosystem properties emerge: minimal competition, maximum
cooperation, additive yielding, and reduced work and outside inputs.
This
multi-faceted two-day workshop explores the essential ecological theories and
design processes behind habitat, guild, and polyculture design. We’ll apply the
science, observe and interact with in-ground systems, and analyze and design
plant polycultures. You will leave having experienced more than one way
to design guilds and polycultures, with practical tools and information in hand
so you can go forth and design on your own. Be ready to be outdoors in
all weather, develop new skills, and learn with and from others in a layered
educational ecosystem!
Fri-Sun
Cost: $225, space is limited.
SIGN
UP: www.fieldswithoutfences.org/events
8.
Organic Gardening:
Controlling Pests & Building Soil - May 13
Wednesday,
May 13, 2015 7:00 p.m.
St.
Mark's Lutheran Church
100
Alderman Road in Charlottesville
"Farmer"
Todd Niemeier will speak on organic gardening and the use of sustainable
practices. Todd works at the Urban Agriculture Collective of
Charlottesville. UACC brings Charlottesville residents together across
racial, economic and other social barriers to work side by side and learn from
each other by collectively growing, harvesting and sharing organic produce.
Stephen
Bach has been gardening for 40 years without chemicals and will talk about
specific techniques to control pests and other gardening challenges.
Refreshments
provided by the Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club
For
more information please contact Suzanne at (434) 245-9898 or suzemichels@gmail.com
9.
Charlottesville Earth Week
Live music, local food, presentations & workshops, free
raffle, book swap, kids' activities, and local environmental groups!
Sunday April 26th from 11am-5pm
Main Street Arena
230 West Main Street, Charlottesville
Visit Better World Betty's booth for green recipes, the
#LITTERATI #CVILLE campaign kick-off, and sustainable living guides!
To volunteer with us, sign up here!
10.
FOREST WALKS of 2015
Forest walks of 2015 – Join
Sacred Plant Traditions Graduate and forester, Shirlea Pemberton on more of her
wonderful walks through the woodlands to ID trees/flora of the forest with
past/present herbal medicinal uses. FOR REGISTRATION, PAYMENT & all
other INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT HER DIRECTLY AT forestree.farmacy@gmail.com or
call 540.287.4325
More info: www.forestreefarmacy.com/woodland-walks
11.
Edible Gourmet Mushroom
Cultivation Workshop: Saturday May 2nd from 9am-noon. Join us for a
workshop with Allegheny Mountain Insitute Alum Charlie Aller. Discover
easy, low-cost methods for growing delicious gourmet shiitake, garden
giant, and oyster mushrooms. Learn how to inoculate logs and wood chip beds so
that you can harvest mushrooms right from your garden year after year!
12.
Spring Training on Livestock Nuitrition, Grazing Management, and
Soil Health
Raphine, VA - Tuesday May 12, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
This training, held at McCormick Farm, 128 McCormick Farm
Circle, Raphine, VA, will focus on various aspects of forage management,
livestock nutrition and health. A special afternoon presentation will
give an update on a NRCS Virginia Conservation Innovation Grant entitled
Grazing Management Impact on Soil Health, comparing continuous grazing,
rotational grazing, and a management intensive "mob grazing" system,
which has shown promise for restoring soil health (while continuous low
intensity grazing can degrade it).
This program is approved for NRCS Certrified Conservation
Planner credits (4) and Certified Nutrient Management Planner credits (2),
The event is free - bring your own lunch.
13.
UACC Orchard Work Days
Wednesdays in April; 4-7PM
Friendship Court Garden at the
corner of 6th & Monticello in Charlottesville
Earlier this month, we began work
on the second phase of the community orchard, native plant sanctuary, and
pollinator magnet at Friendship Court.
Existing annual vegetable gardens
will be supplemented by new plantings of blueberries, honeyberries, bush
cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries, as well as a native
plant community that will provide nectar and habitat for critical pollinators.
More details at uacc.wordpress.com. If
you're down to join the fun and learn about fruiting plants, native
pollinators, and traditional stone masonry, join us Wednesdays in April,
4-7pm. Active rain cancels.
Please RSVP by calling Farmer
Todd at 434-989-0150 or emailing information.uacc@gmail.com.
14.
Cultivate Kingdom Fungi: Mushrooms for People & the Planet
April 24-26th -- Keswick, VA
Spawn the Myco-Cultural Revolution!
Tradd Cotter and Ethan Levesque join Mark Jones of Sherondale
Farm to lead this weekend immersion into Kingdom Fungi, Mushroom Cultivation,
and Mycoremediation.
Take home advanced skills and over $150 worth of living mushroom
cultures.
More info at sharondalefarm.com.
15.
From our friends at Transition Cville:
Friday
4/17 Toads, Frogs and Critters of the Night Workshop
8-11pm
at the Scheier Natural Area, Palmyra
Co-hosted
by the Rivanna Conservation Society and the Virginia Master Naturalists, you
will identify and listen to the sounds of the night which include frogs, toads
and other critters that live in the woos, in or around the Scheier ponds.
With flashlights, participants will explore Scheier with professional
educators and Master Naturalists. The event will conclude with
s’mores and hot chocolate around the campfire. While this is a free
event, please register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H5KQDT9.
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Saturday
4/18 Preppers Festival
9am-5pm
at Main Street, Newcastle
This festival includes preparedness, homesteading and
survivalist-related vendors, local artisans, workshops, live music, and a
cook-off. http://prepperfestival.com/
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Saturday
4/18 Medicinal Plant Walk
10-11:30am
at the Saunders-Monticello Trail
Come
meander with Heather of The Elderberry and learn to identify the variety and
beauty of our local medicinal plants and trees. Seeing the emerging beauty of
the woodlands and meadows helps us appreciate the richness and diversity of
where we live! Meet at the stone wall beside the parking area off of Route 53
not far from the intersection of Route 20 South and 53 East. Free. http://www.elderberryherbals.com/calendar/
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Saturday
4/18 Green Grannies Flash Mob
11:00am
at the City Market
Yes!
This is your chance to be part of a Flash Mob to promote the environment.
Learn the song and movements here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ifE1NKnig
. And then join the fun with the Green Grannies and others as you
transform the City Market at 11 sharp! Questions? Contact freeman.joanie@gmail.com.
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Saturday
4/18 fleaVille at Tom Tom Founders Festival
noon-7pm at Lee Park
FleaVILLE
will once again join Tom Tom Founders Festival for Picnic Day, an
afternoon of live music, art, food and craft beer in downtown Charlottesville's
Lee Park. There will be over 30 fleaVILLE vendors so come early to get the
first pick of the 2015 season! http://www.flea-ville.com/new-events/2015/4/18/fleaville-tom-tom-founder-festival-picnic-day
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Sunday
4/19 350 Central Virginia Earth Day Gathering
2:30-5:15pm
at the EcoVillage, 480 E. Rio Rd.
Spring
is here and 350 Central Virginia is gathering folks to have a few hours of fun
out in the EcoVillage’s lovely back area. There will be lots of games to play
and you can hang out with friends new and old. This is
a great way to enjoy good company and be outdoors in celebration of
Earth Week . After the gathering you are welcome to stay for
the EcoVillage’s Sunday weekly potluck at 5:30. Remember to bring along a dish
to share.
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Mondays
4/20 - 5/4 Design a Medicinal herb Garden
6-8pm
at the EcoVillage, 480 E. Rio Rd.
Join
herbalists Kathleen Maier, RH, PA and Heather Wetzel, RH, MEd for this hands-on
three class series. Learn about permaculture and other tried and true planting
techniques as you create a beautiful medicinal herb garden at the
Charlottesville Ecovillage. Come dressed to get dirty! Instruction also
includes learning about the medicinal properties of the plants plus when and
how to harvest. $79. Register through PVCC at http://www.pvcc.edu/academics/instructional-divisions/workforce-services.
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Monday
4/20 UVA Sustaina Supper
6pm
at Thorton Hall, D221, UVA
UVA's
Green Grounds and Student Council Sustainability Committee invite your
organization to send one or two representatives to this Earth Week event. This
will provide a space for students and community members to share their ideas to
further enhance sustainability through short, 3 minute long, high-energy verbal
pitches. Participants will have the opportunity to hear what great ideas are
present in the community, as well as gather support for present and future
initiatives. Pitching an idea is optional and due to time constraints, only the
first 20 organizations to respond will have the opportunity to pitch their
ideas. Dinner will be provided at the event.
Please fill out this form no later than Wednesday, April 15th in order
to secure your spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lhnwh6XXnnTgLG45Nuzt9q1Z8rekYBYNZkNFG6GSp4g/viewform?c=0&w=1
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Monday
4/20 Author of "The New American Herbal" Event
6-8pm
at Monticello
In
celebration of Garden Week in Virginia, join in for a conversation with Stephen
Orr, Executive Editor, Condé Nast Traveler and author of The New American
Herbal, a historically minded but modern approach to using herbs. Orr is
also the author of Tomorrow’s Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of
Sustainable Gardening. . Informal tours of the gardens and grounds will be
offered prior to the event. $65 per person (includes reception and a charitable
gift). Register at http://www.monticello.org/site/visit/events/garden-week-conversation-stephen-orr.
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Tuesday
4/21 Climate Symposium
12:30pm
at the University of Richmond, Ukrop Auditorium at Robins School of Business
The symposium will
address how to protect the state's wildlife and natural areas from the
threat of climate change, followed by a meeting of the Virginia Governor's
Climate and Resiliency Commission. Keynote speaker Healy Hamilton is
chief scientist at the international conservation nonprofit NatureServe. A
leading researcher on the effects of global change on biodiversity, she will
address the economic importance of natural systems for Virginia's future, and
the impact of climate change. A group of University of Richmond
environmental studies students will present their research and recommendations
for the Climate Commission and Governor Terry McAuliffe. Pease RSVP at URCLIMATE4.21@GMAIL.COM
so you can receive parking information. Both sessions are free and
open to the public. http://news.richmond.edu/releases/kp4/article/-/12597/university-of-richmond-to-host-climate-change-symposium-april-21.html
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Tuesday
4/21 Soap Making 101
6-8pm
at The Elderberry, 1917 Commonwealth Dr.
Do
you want to make your own soap but aren’t sure how to start? Do you feel
daunted by the process? Join in for a beginner’s soap-making class! You’ll
leave with a bar of soap and the knowledge and confidence to begin your own
journey into soap-making at home. The class will be taught by Miska Collier who
owns the Broken Elm Apothecary and Mercantile where she crafts all natural
skincare products and soap. $25. http://www.elderberryherbals.com/calendar/
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Tuesday
4/21 350 Central Virginia Meeting
6:30pm
at the Friends Meeting House, 1104 Forest St.
Glen
Besa, Director of the Virginia Chapter of Sierra Club, will speak about
"Good news and positive developments for the climate - many reasons to be
hopeful". http://350centralvirginia.org/
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Tuesdays
and Thursdays 4/21 - 5/7 Basic Home Maintenance/Repairs
6:30-9pm
at PVCC
A
home is often your biggest investment but home repairs can be costly. In this
class, see what to look for in your home to take care of maintenance issues and
prevent costly repairs. Gain skills with hands-on practice in the classroom.
Topics include roofs, siding, tool safety, painting, caulking, plumbing,
electrical and energy efficiency. Class fee includes supplies. $249. http://www.cvillecalendar.com/calendar/BasicHomeMaintenanceRepairs04212015?A=
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Thursday
4/23 Herbs for First Aid
5:30-7:30pm at
The Elderberry, 1917 Commonwealth Dr.
When
faced with an acute care situation, having the herbal medicines you need right
at hand is not only empowering but a wonderful way to enact effective healing
quickly. In this class you will discuss the healing properties of some first
aid herbs and how to use them for commonly faced first aid situations such as
sprains, burns, bites and more. Join Suzanna Stone from Owlcraft Healing Ways
as she creates a basic First Aid kit. $20. http://www.elderberryherbals.com/calendar/
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Friday
4/24 2015 Food Entrepreneur Workshop
9am-4pm
at Longwood University, Farmville
This
workshop targets people interested in developing commercial value-added food
products such as baked goods, family recipes, and products from farm-grown
produce. They will NOT be addressing meat or dairy products at this event. The
panel of experts will help explain every step of the way to create a food
product ready for resale. Bring a sample of your product if you would
like to review it with Virginia Tech’s Food Safety and Packaging Specialist,
Joell Eifert. Sponsored by Virginia Food Works, VA Cooperative Extension,
VSU, and Homegrown Virginia. To register email info@virginiafoodworks.org.
$15, includes lunch. Contact Allie Hill at info@virginiafoodworks.org
or 434-960-8958 with questions. http://www.virginiafoodworks.org/workshop
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Friday
4/24 Film: "Chasing Ice"
6:30pm
at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 717 Rugby Rd.
"Chasing
Ice" is a multiyear chronicle of the planet’s rapidly melting
glaciers. James Balog, a National Geographic Photographer, and his team
on the Extreme Ice Survey, made this award-winning film to dramatically
document the melting ice. Their extraordinary images of crumbling ice
sheets speak volumes. This film, which a reviewer has called
heart-stopping, will give you the information you need to refute climate change
deniers. Free. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1579361/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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Saturday
4/25 Rivanna Sojourn
9am-noon
starting at the UVA Boat House, 276 Woodlands Rd.
Come
paddle the Rivanna Reservoir! Lunch is provided afterward. Fee is $25 per
person and covers all equipment fees and lunch. Please register here: http://rivannariver.org/calendar.html
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Saturday
4/25 OR Sunday 4/26 Fruit Grafting and Propagation All day Intensive
9am-5pm
at Magnolia House, 217 Fredericksburg Ave., Louisa
Participants
will learn how to prepare fruit tree seeds for planting, how to root cuttings,
and how to graft. Numerous propagation techniques will be
demonstrated. You will learn about growing disease-resistant fruit and
nuts in Virginia without pesticides and fungicides. The focus will be on
techniques that can be used at home with a minimum of tools and expense.
Each person will take home 5 fruit trees that they graft themselves.
$50. To register or for more information contact Debbie Piesen, livingenergyfarm@gmail.com,
or 540-205-0433. http://www.livingenergyfarm.org/workshops/flyer2015.pdf
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Saturday
4/25 Men Who Cook (MACAA Benefit)
6-11pm
at Fry's Spring Beach Club
Come
hungry: 50 amatuer chef's bringing their best to share with all! Come
thirsty: wine and beer included and a cash bar for the speciality mixes.
Come energized: Entertainment provided by "180" to dance your
socks off! Leave fulfilled: Bid on the silent auction, purchase a
raffle ticket or just make a straight up donation. MACAA needs the support and
you'll feel better giving to a worthy cause (especially after one awesome
party!). Get tickets at http://www.macaa.org/.
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Saturday
- Sunday 4/25 -4/26 Fracking Field Tour to West Virginia
Doddridge County, WV
Come
see for yourself the source of the gas that would flow through the Atlantic
Coast Pipeline. Learn about what this extraction process means for communities
and the environment. Outing participants will travel to Doddridge County, West
Virginia. You'll be greeted there by West Virginia Host Farms, a
Partnership Program linking West Virginia landowners with the
environmental community that studies the impacts of Marcellus Shale natural gas
drilling. That afternoon and the next morning arrangements will be
made to get you close to the rigs, the drilling pads, and well heads to
experience the noise, light and air pollution that is slamming this West
Virginia community. There will be time to speak with affected landowners.
$20 for lunch and dinner, $45 for travel, and $20 for lodging.
Scholarships available. Registration link: http://wildvirginia.org/recreation/?action=evregister&event_id=31
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Sunday
4/26 Cultivate Cville Garden Tours
1pm at Greenbrier Elementary School
Meet
other gardeners from around the city, share experiences and ideas, and
strengthen urban agriculture connections. Please RSVP to amsfellow@cityschoolyardgarden.org
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Sunday
4/26 Native Plant Sale
1-3pm
at Ivy Creek Natural Area's Barn
This
annual sale from the Jefferson chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society
lets you choose from over 50 species of native perennials, trees, shrubs, and
wetland plants. Discounts for VNPS members. Proceeds support the
chapter's educational and conservation efforts.
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Sunday
4/26 City Schoolyard Garden Volunteer Orientation & Workday
2-4pm at Greenbrier Elementary
School
Twice
a year CSG hosts a training for parents, teachers, and community members
interested in participating as volunteers. It's a chance to share the
vision and mission of CSG, talk about how to engage with youth, and look at
opportunities for digging in. Snacks will be generously provided by Sticks
Kebob Shop. Please RSVP with Sam Taggart, amsfellow@cityschoolyardgarden.org.
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Monday
4/27 Transition Town Potluck
7-8:30pm
at the EcoVillage, 480 E. Rio Rd.
Drop
by for an informal meal and conversation about all things
sustainable. If you can, bring a dish to share, and carpool or bike
if possible. All are welcome! http://www.transitioncville.org/
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Wednesday
4/29 Albemarle County 2015 Neighborhood Leadership Summit
5:30-8pm
at the County Office Building, 401 McIntire Rd.
The
Neighborhood Leadership Summit is an initiative to connect with and support
both growing and active neighborhoods throughout the county. Anyone interested
in learning how to make their neighborhood more vibrant, safe, and connected
should attend. You'll:
• Network with other neighborhood
leaders
• See how Albemarle County is working
for you
• Connect with County resources for
neighborhoods
• Meet key staff from Police, Fire
Rescue, Community Development, Parks & Recreation, and Facilities
Development
• Gain skills and knowledge on
leadership, public safety, new parks and trails, development projects, water
quality, solid waste, and the Comprehensive Plan
The
Neighborhood Leadership Summit is free and open to all Albemarle County
residents. Register online at http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=neighborhoods&relpage=18698
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Wednesday
4/29 Fair Housing Film Screening & Discussion
6pm
at the City Council Chambers
The Piedmont Housing Alliance and the
Charlottesville Office of Human Rights present this annual Fair
Housing Month Film and Discussion. Free. http://piedmonthousingalliance.org/event/fair-housing-film-screening-panel-discussion/
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Saturday
5/2 Piedmont Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale
9am-noon
at the IX Complex, 944 2nd St. SE
Join
the Master Gardeners for this annual event. http://piedmontmastergardeners.org/event/spring-plant-sale-saturday-may-2nd/
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Saturday
5/2 - Sunday 5/3 The Bridge PAI Revel!
7pm-1am
at the IX Warehouse, 955 2nd St. SE
Keep
redefining the modern, nonprofit fundraiser! Live art making, delicious
food & libations, silent auction, unexpected performances, abundant visual
delights, and guaranteed booty shakin’. All to support YOUR local arts organization! It’s
always the best party of the year! $75 for dinner and whole evening, or
$25 for just 11pm-1am. http://thebridgepai.org/calendar/bridge-pai-revel/
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Two
Sundays/month from 5/3 - 10/11 Whole Living From the Ground Up
noon-6pm
at Forrest Green Farm
Over 12 classes you will lay the groundwork to healthy
living by exploring and learning how to live in rhythm with the natural world.
These hands-on classes include everything from gardening from seed to
wildcrafting, to vermicomposting and fermented foods. $800 plus $400
materials fee. http://www.forrestgreenfarm.com/whole-living-year-1/
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Saturday
5/9 - Tuesday 5/19 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Resistance Ride
All
across the state of Virginia!
Support
the Virginia Student Environmental Coalition as they cycle across Virginia
following the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to amplify the
voices of Virginia communities and landowners directly impacted by the ACP and
demonstrate a unified student movement against climate change. https://acpresistanceride.wordpress.com/
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Pesticide
Free Charlottesville Action Alert
On
April 20 the Charlottesville City Council will be considering a policy on the
use of synthetic chemical pesticides (Roundup, 2,4,D, Surflan spray, etc) in
city parks, school grounds and other city-owned property. The Sierra Club
needs your help! Please email or call the city councilors and ask them to
adopt a written policy which clearly states that synthetic pesticides will be
reserved for emergency use only (where there is an immediate threat to human
health or irreparable damage to the environment and safer methods have proven
ineffective), and that the public will always be informed prior to the use of
pesticides. Email: council@charlottesville.org, Phone:
(434) 970-3113.
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Many
More Events at the EcoVillage!
Keep up with all the happenings at http://ecovillagecharlottesville.org/calendar/
16.
CIC Showcase at Tom Tom Fest
Saturday, April 18th
9AM-12PM
Charlottesville City Market
For the third year in a row, C'ville Foodscapes will participate
in the Community Investment Collaborative's entrepreneur showcase at Tom Tom
Fest.
Come chat with us, then meet some of the newest home-grown businesses
in Charlottesville. Sample and buy products, learn about useful services, and
find out how you can help the next group of entrepreneurs building our
community.
More information at tomtomfest.com.
