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| Fostering a Greener Greater Newburyport |
October 2009 |
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A Collaboration Among the City of Newburyport, Greater Newburyport
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Greater Newburyport Eco Network |
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October Events |
| Event |
Date/Time |
Detail |
NEXUS Second Saturdays
Interested in GREENING YOUR HOME? |
10/10
10:00am - 2:00pm
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Green Building Resource Center, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
NEXUS Second Saturdays Interested in GREENING YOUR HOME?
Have you wanted to visit the NEXUS Green Building Resource Center but can’t come during the week? We’ve got the solution for you with NEXUS Second Saturdays! Join us on the second Saturday of every month from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Here, you’ll be introduced to the invaluable resources at NEXUS, attend a residential green building seminar, and ask questions about all things green at our Green House Doctor open clinic. And of course, you’ll get to tour NEXUS Green Building Resource Center while you’re here.
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| Heirloom Harvest Barn Dinner |
10/11
4:00pm
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Berry Hill & Meadow's Mirth Farms, Stratham, NH
Come celebrate the bounty of the Seacoast region, our rich agricultural history, farmer-chef connections and the RAFT Grow-Out project. The celebration will feature a multi-course, seated meal in a historic four-story barn overlooking picturesque Berry Hill and Meadow's Mirth Farms in Stratham, NH. Led by chef Evan Mallett of the Black Trumpet Bistro, Grow-Out participant chefs will each prepare a course for the meal highlighting heirloom vegetables from local Grow-Out participant farmers. Complete with locally produced beverages and live bluegrass emanating from the hayloft, it is sure to be a night to remember. Please purchase tickets by contacting Anne at anne@chefscollaborative.org or call 617-236-5200. |
| Clay Hill Farm Eco Fest 2009 |
10/12
6:00pm - 10:00pm
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220 Clay Hill Road, Cape Neddick, ME
Come join Green Alliance Business Partners along with other local businesses and organizations for a night of wonderful food, drink, music, and conversation. Music will be played under Clay Hill's beautiful gazebo, and kids can enjoy a scavanger hunt on the grounds of the farm's famed wild bird sanctuary. Clay Hill will also be launching the start of its Green Wedding 2010 giveaway, which awards a free, sustainable wedding to the couple that writes the best green-inspired essay! For more information about this and other events, please visit clayhillfarm.com |
| Lunch and Learn: Engineered Heating Cable Systems |
10/14
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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58 Merrimac St. Newburyport, MA
Learn about roof ice melt systems, pavement snow melting, radiant floor heating, pipe heat tracing, and frost heave prevention. Please RSVP with Elena Bachrach at 978-387-0707 or by email at elena@jewettfarms.com |
| Chill the Drills: Oil Development and Climate Change in America's Arctic |
10/14; 10/15
7:00pm |
Newburyport: Wed. Oct. 14, 7:00 pm - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, 6 Plum Island Tpke
Boston: Thu., Oct 15, 6:30pm - Boston Public Library, Copley Square
This presentation will be given by Kit McGurn, Arctic Campaign Conservation Organizer, of Seattle, WA. The presentation offers the Arctic as a microcosm of the realities that society at large faces with regard to climate change, oil dependency, and the importance of protecting our last wild and pristine places. Free and open to all.
Newburyport, contact: Bill Carlson, 978-510-1587, pilgrims2@comcast.net. Boston
Boston, contact: manelsonnew@gmail.com |
| Searsburg Wind Farm Tours |
10/14
10:00am,
11:30am,
1:00pm,
2:30pm
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Searsburg, Vermont
Tours are offered at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and registration is required.
Eleven 550-kilowatt wind turbines turn and hum in the blue sky over Searsburg, VT, and in the process generate enough emission-free electricity to supply 1,600 average Vermont households. Searsburg also serves as an educational resource and research tool for investigating wind generation in cold climates. Contact Cynthia Grippaldi at 413-445-4556 ext. 25.
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| Meet Local (Portsmouth) Green Business Leaders! |
10/15
7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Portsmouth Brewery Downstairs
Join us at the Portsmouth Brewery for our first "Meet and Greet" - your chance to meet the Seacoast's leading sustainable enrepreneurs. Find out how you too can be a part of our local green economy! Also bring your spent CFL bulbs and get a $5 credit! Email Rian@greenalliance.biz if you have any questions |
SAVE OUR WATER
is sponsoring a talk by the Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the United Nations
MAUDE BARLOW
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10/16 |
WELLS, Maine (venue tba)
Save Our Water is excited to announce that Maude Barlow is coming to our community for a talk. You will not want to miss this important opportunity to hear the most respected voice for water as a human right.
ABOUT MAUDE BARLOW:
Maude is the Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly. She is the best selling author or co-author of 16 books including the international best seller Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water as well as Blue Gold. She appears in numerous documentary films including Thirst, Blue Gold and Flow. Maude is also the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, which works internationally for the right to water. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates.
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| Kindle: Northern New England Bioneers |
10/16,
10/17
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Arts District of Portland, Maine
Kindle is more than a social and ecological conference, Kindle is a beacon of hope as it illuminates the work of change agents and thought provocateurs who are ready to share ideas and strategies that inform and inspire positive change. Participants will coursing in and out of social institutions as the Downtown Arts District of Portland, Maine comes alive for two remarkable days. Kindle will be streaming Live via satellite speakers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil from the 20th Annual Bioneers Conference in California. Workshops with regional gurus, musical rerformances and one of a kind surprises. Visit kindledinme.com for more info. Register at regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=760104 Tickets are available on a sliding scale. |
| Brookline Green Expo |
10/18
9:00am - 6:30pm
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Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Relocalization is a push for vibrant local economies based on sustainable jobs and economic justice, including community-led initiatives in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, community farms and gardens, local manufacturing, livable-walkable- bikeable streets and well-integrated public transportation, community- owned finance and local currencies, and more.
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| National Recycling & Zero Waste Conference |
10/18 - 10/21 |
Devens, Massachusetts
Register at: grrn.org/conference2009. The GrassRoots Recycling Network (grrn.org) has organized a National Recycling & Zero Waste Conference to be held in Devens, MA from October 18-21, 2009. This conference will bring you the cutting edge in municipal recycling, reuse, zero waste, and extended producer responsibility from experts from around the country, as well as the latest on the Recycling/Zero Waste/Climate Change connection.
To see the full agenda, register, or for more info go to: grrn.org/conference2009
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The Essex National Heritage Commission
invites you to attend its
Annual Fall Meeting
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10/20
8:00am - 10:00am |
The Community House of Hamilton & Wenham
284 Bay Road, South Hamilton MA 01982
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am Business Meeting
The agenda will include updates on ENHC's activities & initiatives, introduction of new Commissioners, and the presentation of Essex National Heritage Areas' Pioneers in Partnership awards. Please RSVP to Emily Levin emilyl@essexheritage.org
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| The Fall Education Conference & Green Symposium |
10/20, 10/21,
10/22
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The Highlander Inn, Manchester, NH
A great line up of instructors, workshops, seminars, NAHB Designation Courses, and continuing education credits for several industries presents golden opportunities to expand your business, professional and personal connections while keeping up with the latest in trends and technology in the construction and related fields. For more info visit buildgreennh.com |
| SEAREI Energy Share Meeting Potluck |
10/22
6:30pm - 9:00pm
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Tyco Center at Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, NH
Bring a dish to share and learn about Solar Hot Water, PV Systems Energy Raisers, Energy Saving and Cost Effective Ideas for the SEAREI Network. Please RSVP to Ann Bliss by phone at 603-781-4058 or contact SEAREI via email at SEAREINH@gmail.com
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| Bioneers By the Bay Connecting For Change Conference |
10/22
All Day
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Downtown New Bedford, MA
Register today to receive the early bird discount, saving 30% off of the regular admission price. Enjoy a remarkable three days of live keynote presentations, afternoon workshops, an extensive Youth Initiative program, a downlink of the 20th Annual Bioneers Conference in California (bioneers.org), an exhibition hall featuring sustainable businesses and organizations, a community action center, films, music, art installations, a farmers’ market and local & organic food. Hope to see you in October. Early Bird Rate, 3 days for $150.00!
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| Seacoast Better Living Expo |
10/24
10:00am - 5:00pm
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Frank Jones Center Portsmouth, NH
The Seacoast Better Living Expo’s goal is to build awareness of alternative solutions for everyday living. Providing a venue for the ever-expanding communities of holistic health, eco-conscious industries, and spiritual growth to show case their offerings to the community in a fun and informative manner. The GA will have a booth as well as a number of GA Business Partners. To find out more info and see who else is going be there, visit seacoastbetterlivingexpo.com |
| International Day of Climate Action |
10/24
All Day
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350.org wants to help you take part in October 24's International Day of Climate Action, 350.org will: -Lift public awareness on the need for an international climate treaty to reach 350.
-Assemble a coalition of hundreds of organizations committed to this vision of a more sustainable world;
-Connect you with others in your community and across the planet who are building this movement; -Provide on-line resources and tools that make pulling together an event easy; -Link your October 24 event with hundreds of other actions at iconic places around the world;
-And leverage the day of action for meaningful political change. 350.org is an open-source campaign: it's your ideas, input, and energy that will make October 24 and this movement for change a success. Have something to contribute? Contact 350.org at 350.org |
| 14th Annual Vegetarian Food Festival |
10/31
10:00am - 6:00pm
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Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont Street, Boston MA
The festival brings together an amazing array of vegetarian natural food providers, top national speakers and chefs, and educational exhibitors in a fun and welcoming environment. Talk directly to food producers, learn the newest items, taste free food samples, shop at show special discounts, or learn what vegetarian foods are available and where! Learn more at bostonveg.org/foodfest |
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