[Chat] Fwd: US and World Green Events, plus announcements and calls for papers

Wed Sep 15 10:59:41 EDT 2004

> From the
> 
> CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE (CLF)
> The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
> 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W8503
> Baltimore, MD 21205-2179
> 410-502-7578
> clf at jhsph.edu
> http://www.jhsph.edu/environment/
> 
> 
> U.S. AND WORLD EVENTS
> **********************
> * Northeast Small Farm and Rural Living Expo
> * Sustainable Living Fair
> * Farm Aid 2004
> * Strong Women Saturday
> * Local Foods Dinner on Buck Run Farm
> * Chef's Harvest Dinners
> * Brownfields 2004
> * Unifying Knowledge for Sustainability in the
> Western
> Hemisphere
> * PSI Paint Summit
> * Children's Health as Impacted by Environmental
> Contaminants
> * Garden of Diversity: Growing Across Cultures
> * Sustainable Communities Conference
> * Solutions for a Shrinking planet: Sustainable
> Engineering and Enterprise for Human development    
> * Northeast Campus Sustainability Summit
> * Bioneers- Declarations of Interdependence
> * Annual Community Food Security Conference
> * 3rd International Conference on Urban Health
> * Heifer at 60
> * Future Farms 2004
> * Growing Together: A Conference for Community
> Supported Agriculture
> * 2004 Sustainable Agriculture Conference: The Real
> Food Revival
> * Transitioning to Biodynamic Agriculture: An
> Economic
> Path to Quality
> * 6th Annual Future of Our Food and Farms Summit
> * Stormwater Program Institute and Stormwater Design
> Institute
> * Winter Harvest Workshop
> * Organic Farming & Gardening Conference
> 
> ANNOUNCEMENTS OF INTEREST AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
> **********************
> *Worldwatch Feature: Matters of Scale
> *Partnership Grants for Agricultural Professionals
> 
> 
> September 18 thru 19, 2004
> 9:00am to 4:00pm
> New Paltz, New York
> Ulster County Fair Grounds
> NORTHEAST SMALL FARM & RURAL LIVING EXPO
> This expo will feature educational workshops,
> lectures, and demonstrations on topics such as
> Commercial Horticulture, Composting, Gardening with
> Children, and Rural Living as well as a farmers
> market.  For more information contact Cornell
> Cooperative Extension of Ulster County at
> 845-340-3990, or visit www.smallfarmexpo.org
> 
> **********************
> September 18 thru 19, 2004
> Fort Collins, Colorado
> SUSTAINABLE LIVING FAIR
> The 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living
> Fair
> is a two-day festival that educates people of all
> ages
> and backgrounds about renewable energy, natural
> building construction, sustainable agriculture,
> land-use planning, forestry and healthy living
> practices in general.  This event features dynamic
> speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on
> demonstrations, vendors, live music and
> entertainment,
> children's activities, food and more.  For more
> information visit
> http://www.sustainablelivingfair.org
> 
> **********************
> September 18, 2004
> Auburn, Washington
> FARM AID 2004 
> Farm Aid will hold its annual benefit concert for
> family farmers on the Muckleshoot Indian
> Reservation.
> Farm Aid concerts raise funds to strengthen family
> farm food systems, promote sustainable agriculture,
> advocate for fair farm prices, and provide credit
> counseling and direct assistance to farm families.
> Performers will include Willie Nelson, Neil Young,
> John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews.  For more
> concert
> information, check www.whiteriverconcerts.com.
> 
> *********************
> September 18, 2004
> Medford, Massachusetts
> STRONG WOMEN SATURDAY
> Stonyfield Farm invites you to join Dr. Miriam
> Nelson
> (author of "Strong Women"), humorist Gina Barreca,
> and
> marathon pioneer Kathrine Switzer at Tufts
> University
> for a day devoted to women's health, nutrition
> strategies, and healthy communities. Registration is
> $100 and includes lunch and all activities. Visit
> www.stonyfield.com/strongwomen for more information
> or
> to register.
> 
> *********************
> September 19, 2004
> Chester County, Pennsylvania
> LOCAL FOODS DINNER ON BUCK RUN FARM
>  As part of the National Grazefest Celebration, Buck
> Run Farm will host a four-course dinner created from
> locally grown foods by the chefs of Philadelphia's
> Rx
> Restaurant. Guests can enjoy local beer and wine,
> take
> a tour of the farm, and talk with farmer Bill Elkins
> about raising his Angus steer entirely on grass.
> Tickets are $65. Space is limited; call (215)
> 386-5211
> or e-mail Bridget Croke at bridget at whitedog.com for
> reservations.
>  
> *********************
> September 21, 2004
> Boston, Massachusetts
> CHEFS' HARVEST DINNERS
> Acclaimed Boston-area restaurants will create
> special
> dinners using local, seasonal foods for the Chefs'
> Harvest Dinners benefit on September 21. Proceeds
> will
> support the creation of a permanent year-round
> public
> market to showcase local farm products and specialty
> foods. Participating restaurants include Clio, Grill
> 23 & Bar, Hamersley's Bistro, Icarus, No. 9 Park,
> Oleana, and Rialto. The cost is $200 per person. For
> a
> full list of restaurants or to make reservations
> visit
> www.bostonpublicmarket.org
> 
> *********************
> September 20 thru 22, 2004
> St. Louis, Missouri
> America's Center
> BROWNFIELDS 2004
> St. Louis is the location for Brownfields 2004, the
> leading educational and networking event focused
> entirely on Brownfields. This annual conference
> features interactive discussions, educational
> presentations, and plenty of networking
> opportunities
> with business, government, and nonprofit
> organizations
> working at the enterprising edge of Brownfields
> redevelopment.  For more information visit the
> resource link below. 
> http://www.brownfields2004.org/en/article.aspx?id=59
> 
> *********************
> September 20 thru 24, 2004
> Denver, Colorado
> UNIFYING KNOWLEDGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WESTERN
> HEMISPHERE
> Senior policy makers, resource managers and
> scientists
> from many organizations and a wide range of
> disciplines will address critical needs for unified
> information and knowledge. The symposium is designed
> to facilitate how this information and knowledge is
> obtained to support monitoring for ecosystem
> sustainability and to assure a sound, defensible
> foundation for sustainable economic development.
> This
> symposium engages you in discussions of
> technological
> advances and knowledge needs across institutions and
> disciplines to make monitoring of ecosystem
> sustainability both effective and efficient.  For
> more
> information visit
> http://www.monitoringsymposium.com/
> 
> **********************
> September 24th
> Chicago, IL
> PSI PAINT SUMMIT
> The 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living
> Fair
> is a two-day festival that educates people of all
> ages
> and backgrounds about renewable energy, natural
> building construction, sustainable agriculture,
> land-use planning, forestry and healthy living
> practices in general.  This event features dynamic
> speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on
> demonstrations, vendors, live music and
> entertainment,
> children's activities, food and more.  For more
> information visit
> http://www.sustainablelivingfair.org
> 
> **********************
> September 24 thru 25, 2004
> Austin, Texas
> CHILDREN'S HEALTH AS IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL
> CONTAMINANTS
> The Children's Environmental Health Institute will
> host this symposium, which will provide an
> opportunity
> for public health professionals, education
> policy-makers and childcare facility administrators
> and others to learn how to protect children from
> health risks related to their environment. Major
> reasons for promoting educational information about
> the effects of environmental pollutants and
> toxicants
> on infants and children include: the substantial
> increase in chemicals and microorganisms that now
> contaminate our air, food, and water; the increase
> of
> certain childhood disorders, such as the prevalence
> of
> pediatric asthma.  For more information visit
> http://www.cehi.org/symposium_2004.html
> 
> **********************
> October 1-3, 2004
> Toronto
> GARDEN OF DIVERSITY: GROWING ACROSS CULTURES
> Highlights of ACGA's 25th Annual Conference include:
> informative workshops ranging from hands-on
> horticultural topics to stories of the impact of
> successful gardens on communities; inspiring tours
> of
> community gardens that will highlight local
> watersheds, neighborhood cultural attractions,
> restoration sites, historical spots of interest and
> urban agriculture innovations; and much more. For
> more
> information visit 
> http://www.communitygarden.org/conferences.php
> 
> **********************
> September 30 thru October 1, 2004
> Chicago, Illinois
> SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE
> Learning from the Dutch Experience, will highlight
> innovations in green design; environmental safety;
> public policy; economic incentives in building
> sustainable communities; architecture and design. 
> World-renowned speakers from the Netherlands and
> Chicago will present their views and vision at this
> groundbreaking symposium. Topics areas include:
> Green
> Design for a Sustainable Environment; Building a
> Sustainable Community; Policy, Materials, and
> Performance; Policy and Economics; and Dutch Design
> in
> Urban Architecture.  Visit
> http://www.dutchsustainablecommunities.com for more
> information
> 
> **********************
> September 30 thru October 2, 2004
> Stanford, California
> Stanford University
> SOLUTIONS FOR A SHRINKING PLANET: SUSTAINABLE
> ENGINEERING AND ENTERPRISE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
> Stanford University proudly invites you to join us
> for
> the 2004 Engineers for a Sustainable World National
> Conference, to be held on the Stanford University
> campus. Situated in the heart of Silicon Valley,
> Stanford and Palo Alto represent the forefront of
> technology-based innovation and social
> entrepreneurship. The conference will showcase the
> best of the greater San Francisco Bay Area,
> providing
> participants with opportunities to learn from
> leaders
> in sustainable development and enterprise, to share
> ideas and network, and to build inspiration and
> motivation to facilitate activism in their home
> organizations and communities. For more information
> please visit
> http://esw.stanford.edu/conf04/index.html
> 
> **********************
> 
> October 14 thru 17, 2004
> Durham, New Hampshire
> University of New Hampshire
> NORTHEAST CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT
> The first U.S. Northeast Campus Sustainability
> Summit
> is designed to convene the growing network of higher
> education institutions, non-profits, activists, and
> community members working to advance campus
> sustainability in the northeast region. The Summit
> will be held in collaboration with Beaming Bioneers,
> the simultaneous satellite telecast from the 15th
> annual Bioneers conference in San Rafael California.
> The NECSS Summit will also actively anticipate the
> launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for
> Sustainable Development, which begins on January 1,
> 2005. The Decade offers  an opportunity to think
> ahead
> 10 years, to envision where we would wish to be, and
> to further implement the principles of education for
> sustainability.  For more information visit
>
http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/culture_sust/NECCS_Bioneers/bioneers_evnt.htm
> 
> **********************
> October 15 thru 17, 2004
> San Rafael, California
> BIONEERS- DECLARATIONS OF INTERDEPENDENCE
> This 15th annual conference honors Bioneers whose
> work
> ranges from science to spirit - local to global -
> academia to the grass roots - farm to city -
> business
> to public service - art to engineering.  Take part
> in
> this fertile network, rich with inspiring ideas,
> models, tools, and resources - and powerful
> connections. Join us in improving the environment by
> changing the world. The Bioneers conference provides
> inspiration and education geared to taking action
> and
> catalyzing wider citizen participation. Community is
> one of the cornerstones of biological organization,
> and Bioneers provides a dynamic focal point for
> weaving community.  For more information and to
> register for a satellite telecast of the conference,
> visit http://www.bioneers.org/conference/
> 
> **********************
> October 16 thru 19, 2004
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> ANNUAL COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY CONFERENCE
> In this year's Community Food Security conference,
> we
> celebrate our tenth anniversary. Since then, the
> CFSC
> has come a long way. The 2004 gathering, Celebrating
> a
> Decade of Community Food Security, co-hosted by
> Milwaukee's own Growing Power, is an unparalleled
> opportunity to connect with food activists and
> practitioners from across the continent to share
> experiences and learn about building just and
> healthy
> food systems in your community.  For more
> information,
> visit http://www.foodsecurity.org/events.html
> 
> **********************
> October 20 thru 22, 2004
> Boston, Massachusetts
> 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN HEALTH
> This conference will bring together members of the
> global research community and offer a forum for the
> discussion of the conference theme: "The Global
> Urban
> Health Agenda: Setting Priorities and Building
> Infrastructure." Specifically, the conference will
> focus on international and domestic agendas in urban
> health - such as the impact of cross-national
> pressures, environmental and climate change, intense
> political conflict, and disparities in health status
> and health care. The conference also will address
> how
> to build local and regional public health
> infrastructure - by strengthening community-based
> research partnerships, developing new urban health
> indicators and research methods, assessing the
> impact
> of disinvestment and new demands on public health,
> and
> establishing a new urban health research framework.
> For more information please visit
> http://www.iuhr.neu.edu/conference
> 
> **********************
> October 21 thru 23, 2004
> Little Rock, Arkansas
> HEIFER AT 60      
> In October, Heifer International will be
> commemorating
> its rich history with a weekend of renowned
> speakers,
> keynote addresses, short courses and celebrations,
> as
> well as a global symposium, "Small Farmers in a
> Global
> Economy," on Thursday the 21st. Join us for the
> unique
> opportunity to meet the people who are doing
> Heifer's
> work in the field, and to learn more about our
> mission
> to end world hunger and encourage sustainable
> development.
> In this year's Community Food Security conference,
> we
> celebrate our tenth anniversary. For more
> information,
> visit http://www.heifer.org/60th_Anniv/index.html
> 
> **********************
> November 6, 2004
> Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
> FUTURE FARMS 2004
> In-depth workshops on popular alternative farm and
> ranch enterprises will be offered. Seven workshops
> will be offered. Participants will choose two
> workshops to attend, one in the morning, and one in
> the afternoon. Instructors will be farmers, ranchers
> and educators with first-hand knowledge and
> experience. Workshops include commercial production
> of
> fresh-cut herbs, dare to try new ideas on your
> farm/ranch, farming online: using the internet to
> reach customers, increase sales and manage the farm,
> natural/organic/grass-fed beef production and
> marketing, organic cut flower production for
> farmers'
> market sales, the tools for organic crop production,
> and direct marketing through farmers markets. For
> more
> information or to register call the Kerr Center at
> 918.647.9123 or go online to www.kerrcenter.com.
>  
> **********************
> November 12 thru 14, 2004
> Tustin, Michigan
> GROWING TOGETHER: A CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY
> SUPPORTED
> AGRICULTURE
> This conference will include workshops for
> experienced
> and new CSA farmers, small farm advocates, community
> food/health advocates, educators and extension
> personnel. Speakers will include John Peterson,
> Elizabeth Henderson.  Topic areas include:
> introduction to the CSA concept and its variations,
> small farm production issues, community and food
> security and community health issues, and
> philosophical and spiritual aspects of farming and
> CSA.  For more information visit
> http://www.mlui.org/csaconference/
> 
> **********************
> November 12 thru 14, 2004
> Asheville, North Carolina
> 2004 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE: THE REAL
> FOOD
> REVIVAL
> The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 2004
> conference will celebrate the increase of awareness
> about food and agriculture in our society today. We
> will have over 65 workshops designed to meet the
> needs
> of experienced, beginner and transitional farmers,
> educators, gardeners, and other interested parties. 
> CFSA's Mission is to support and expand local and
> organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring,
> educating, and organizing farmers and consumers. 
> For
> more information visit
> http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/index.html
> 
> *********************
> November 12 thru 14, 2004
> Durham, North Carolina
> Durham Armory
> TRANSITIONING TO BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE: AN ECONOMIC
> PATH TO QUALITY
> This is the annual conference of the Biodynamic
> Farming and Gardening Association, the oldest
> organic
> farming and gardening organization in North America.
> 
> The conference will present an international cast of
> leaders in organic and biodynamic agriculture,
> research science, and marketing.  The keynote speech
> will be delivered by renowned farmer, writer and
> educator Joel Salatin on "Holy Cows and Hog Heaven".
> 
> Workshops on relationship marketing, conversion to
> biodynamics, compost tea brewing, on-farm
> value-added
> products, seed saving, grazing management,
> integrating
> orchards into the farm, and working consciously with
> life rhythms, will provide opportunities to learn
> from
> prominent leaders in eco-agriculture who are
> introducing the agriculture of the future. For more
> information contact 888-516-7797;
> biodynamic at aol.com,
> or visit http://www.biodynamics.com/
> 
> **********************
> December 2 thru 3, 2004
> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
> 6TH ANNUAL FUTURE OF OUR FOOD AND FARMS SUMMIT
> Competing uses for its vast resources have important
> implications for our future food system. As federal
> programs and policies are increasingly shifted to
> states, local governments and the nonprofit sector
> to
> implement -- it is important that farmers,
> consumers,
> industry, government and nonprofits collaborate. The
> Summit is creating a place where these interests can
> come together to share ideas about problems and
> solutions affecting the farm and food system in the
> region. Our intent is to develop and promote
> recommendations that will guide the formation of
> farming and food policy in the Mid-Atlantic region,
> and set the stage to influence future federal, state
> and local government policies.  Featured speakers
> include Eric Bost, USDA Undersecretary Food,
> Nutrition
> & Consumer Services, and Michael Jacobson, Executive
> Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest.
> 
> For more information visit http://www.foodfarm.org/
> 
> **********************
> December 7 thru 9, 2004
> Westchester County Center,
> White Plains, NY
> STORMWATER PROGRAM INSTITUTE AND STORMWATER DESIGN
> INSTITUTE
> The Stormwater Program Institute/Stormwater Design
> Institute is an intensive, interactive three-day
> program specifically designed to help public and
> private sector stormwater professionals develop or
> improve their municipal stormwater programs,
> strengthen their stormwater management design
> skills,
> and learn technical skills to effectively comply
> with
> the six minimum management measures of the NPDES
> Phase
> II stormwater permit program.  For more information
> visit http://www.cwp.org/SPISDI.htm
> 
> **********************
> January 13 &14
> February 24 & 25, 2005
> Millheim, PA
> WINTER HARVEST WORKSHOP TEACHES COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS
> HOW TO BUILD A LOCAL FOOD BUYING CLUB
> Farm to City,  in  partnership with the Pennsylvania
> Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), will
> host two intensive, hands-on workshops in the
> Society
> Hill section of Philadelphia to train individuals to
> replicate the Winter Harvest model in their own
> communities. These two-day workshops will teach
> attendees how to recruit farmers, participants and
> site hosts, develop a product list and set up a food
> delivery route. Central to replicating the Winter
> Harvest model is the use of the Winter Harvest
> website
> (http://farmtocity.org/WHHome.asp). The workshop
> will
> instruct participants in the use of the website for
> promotion, creating product lists, ordering,
> communications and bookkeeping.
> 
> **********************
> January 28 thru 30, 2005
> Syracuse, NY
> NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION-NY ANNOUNCES
> ITS
> 24TH ANNUAL ORGANIC FARMING & GARDENING CONFERENCE
> Organic Community - Diversity from Soil to Plate
> Over 50 workshops for beginning and experienced
> farmers & gardeners, and special educational
> programs
> for children and teens. Pre-conference Growers'
> Schools on Seed Saving, Business Skills, and Organic
> Certification featured speakers are Diane Whealey,
> Seed Savers Exchange; Tom Frantzen, Practical
> Farmers
> of Iowa; Dr. E. Ann Clark, University of Guelph
> Ontario. For more information contact (607) 652-NOFA
> or office at nofany.org .
> **********************
> 
> ANNOUNCEMENTS OF INTEREST AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
>
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> WORLDWATCH FEATURE: MATTERS OF SCALE
> In Matters of Scale, a regular feature in World
> Watch
> magazine, pairs of contrasting statistics paint
> shocking pictures of human environmental
> mismanagement
> and social inequities.  Recent features include:
> Brain
> Drain; The Hidden Cost of Embodied Energy; Planet
> Golf; Coal Facts.  The Matters of Scale archives can
> be found a http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/mag/mos/
> 
> **********************
> PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS
> The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and
> Education program offers grants to Cooperative
> Extension, NRCS, and other agricultural
> professionals
> who work directly with farmers. The Partnership
> Grant
> program supports on-farm research and demonstration
> projects in sustainable agriculture, and grant funds
> can be used to pay for materials, sampling,
> supplies,
> labor, testing, and to compensate the cooperating
> farmers and professional staff for their time.  The
> purpose of the Partnership Grant is to demonstrate
> and
> encourage the wider use of sustainable agriculture
> techniques and by supporting on-farm research
> partnerships among farmers, extension, NRCS, and
> other
> farming professionals. For more information visit
> http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/PARTinfo.html, or contact
> helen.husher at uvm.edu at 802-223-7923
> *************************************************************

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