Category: Sustainability

Changing the Way We Eat: TEDxManhattan Viewing Party

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March 1 @ 10:30 am – 6:30 pm

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TEDxManhattan:  “Changing the Way We Eat”
Viewing Party in Keene

A Sustainable Food Movement Event
Saturday, March 1, 2014 – 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
At Antioch University New England in Keene, NH

COST: FREE! Lunch & Snacks Provided – PLEASE RSVP

Join us for a live webcast of the sold-out TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat Event held in New York City.  Food and farming leaders from around the nation will share their insights and expertise on sustainable food movement issues, impacts and innovations.

TEDxManhattan speakers include:

– Tom Colicchio: Chef/Owner, Craft Restaurants; Head Judge, “Top Chef” – Tom appeared in A Place at the Table, Participant Media’s documentary about food insecurity in America.
– Nikki Henderson: Executive Director, The People’s Grocery – Nikki runs a non-profit organization working to improve the health and economy of the West Oakland community.
– Michael Rozyne: Executive Director, Red Tomato – Michael directs a non-profit produce ‘food hub’ based in Plainville, MA.
– David Binkle: Director of Food Services, Los Angeles Unified School District – David oversees a program that provides over 650,000 meals daily by a team of 4,000 employees.

A full list of speakers is available at: http://tedxmanhattan.org/speakers/.

RSVP today!

About TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat”
This annual event is sponsored by Change Food. TEDx events are licensed through TED but are independently organized events: http://tedxmanhattan.org/about/.

Co-Hosted By:

– Monadnock Food Co-op
– Antioch University New England Advocacy Program
– Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition
– Keene Community Garden Connections

Sustainable Suburban Design Open House: October 5, 2013

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How can we live sustainably on typical suburban properties? Visit this one-acre site in Keene to see many different takes on that question.

Learn about sustainable suburban living, make cider on a bike-powered press, and enjoy locally produced refreshments. Help celebrate the culmination of a unique design competition and envision how to realize the next phase of the project with the site as a sustainable living lab.
The event will showcase the entries from two Sustainable Suburban Design Competitions: the Suburban Backyard Homestead Design competition and the Sustainable Home Renovation Design competition. Awards will be presented to the winners, determined by designers Dave Jacke, Jono Neiger, Bruce Coldham, and Kim Erslev. Explore the possibilities of the site with Dave Jacke from 1 – 3.

Full schedule, including lineup of sustainability demonstrations and workshops: http://sustainablesuburbandesigncompetition.wordpress.com/open-house/

Come to inspire and be inspired!

Seed Celebration & Sustainable Community Fair – February 16, 2013

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The Sustainability Project together with Keene State College Campus Ecology hosts the 8th Annual Seed Celebration and Sustainable Community Fair on February 16th, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Keene State College Putnam Science Center. This family-focused event enables all participants to attend skill-building workshops, stock up on organic seeds, learn about local food,  environmental and sustainable community initiatives. There will be children’s activities and more than 20 workshops and presentations throughout the day.

Come boost your community’s skills for living well in a changing world. This year’s presentations, so far, include: Planting your First Vegetable Garden, Creating Sustainable Relationships, Beekeeping, Biochar, Home Made Herbal Remedies, Composting, Vermiculture,  Mindfulness and Sustainability, Visualizing One’s Way to  Right Livelihood, Solar Basics for the Home, Farm, and Business, Organizing a Community Garden, Permaculture: Designing Self-sustaining Systems, Going Out Green: Exploring Sustainable and Meaningful End-of-Life Options, GMO Awareness, Mycological Landscaping, and the Dos and Don’ts of Caring for Your Animal Friends.

At the event, representatives from local non-profits will be on hand sharing their stories and inviting the community to be part of their success. Vendor tables will enable the community to ‘buy local’.

This year, we’re offering the event free of charge in order to ensure that no one will be discouraged from attending due to lack of funds.

Over the years, farmers, gardeners, and activists working for sustainable communities have come to know this event as a great opportunity for networking and day-long fun.

Responding to the Call of the Land: Building a Community Supported Food System

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Responding to the Call of the Land:
Building a Community Supported Food System

– Friday, September 14, 2 – 9 p.m., Stonewall Farm, Keene
– Saturday, September 15, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Peterborough Historical Society

These events are designed to help farmers and food-related organizations, businesses and consumers to think and act clearly and interactively about the steps to take as a region to design and implement a structure that will provide an increased supply of local food for consumers and fair financial benefit for producers.

Steven McFadden is the featured presenter. A native New Englander, Steven lived in the Monadnock Region for 20 year.  Details at http://thecalloftheland.wordpress.com.