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Event List

Wednesday, March 10 Brainstorming at Fuel
Come and Join us at Panera from 10AM-11:30 to discuss and plan our upcoming March 14th event, Going Green Matters. We meet at the back of the restaurant. Fuel is located at 1222 Washington Ct, next Norm's carwash and the Wilmette train station.
Wednesday, March 10 One Book Science Cafe at Northwestern University
When Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Time 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Where Celtic Knot Public House, 626 Church St., Evanston
Audience - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public

Group One Book One Northwestern 2009-2010
More Info http://www.northwestern.edu/onebook/documents/ScienceCafe2009.pdf
David Dana, faculty at the NU Law School, will present, “Environmental Laws: What’s Happening and What Should Be Happening,” followed by group discussion. Special Cafe menu offered for purchasing dinner.

Eat, drink and talk science at the Celtic Knot Pub with a Northwestern University Professor! Free admission, open to the public.
Thursday, March 11 Family Farmed Expo
Financing Farm to Fork
Thursday, March 11
The FamilyFarmed.org Financing Farm to Fork Conference supports the local food movement by encouraging investment in farm and food production, processing, and distribution businesses. Details See: familyfarmedexpo.com
Opening keynote speaker Woody Tasch, author of Slow Money
sponsored by University of Chicago's Booth School of Business
Friday, March 12 Family Farmed Expo
Food Policy Summit & EXPO Trade Day
Friday, March 12
The Chicago Food Policy Summit brings together community representatives, food businesses, farmers, city leaders, chefs, NGO's, and other food advocates to discuss and propose policies that will improve the quality of and access to fresh food in Chicago. Learn more
The FamilyFarmed EXPO is the leading Midwest trade show connecting farmers and food producers with trade buyers.
Keynote speaker Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power
Localicious Party
Friday, March 12
A Locavore's Delight! You won't want to miss the fun at this year's Localicious Party. It will feature scrumptious local food and libations, great networking, an opportunity to connect with leaders in our community.
Saturday, March 13 Family Farmed Expo
You won't want to miss this year's Local Food Festival! There will be celebrity chef demos, fun and engaging workshops about local food, urban agriculture, growing your own food and even raising chickens in your backyard. You can also meet farmers, sign up for a CSA and learn how to eat local year-round. Round out your day by checking out the Kids' Corner, Local Food Court and EXPO bookstore.
This marks the 5th year of the FamilyFarmed EXPO and they will be celebrating with with a Contest! Enter for a chance to win dinner for 4 at Frontera Grill & meet Chef Rick Bayless, a year's worth of dairy products from Organic Valley, or a Burrito Party for 50 from Chipotle!

Get your tickets today!
Saturday March 13, 2010 10 am - 6 pm
UIC Forum
725 W. Roosevelt, Chicago IL
Produced by Familyfarmed.org.

Saturday, March 13 Buckthorn Eradication
Meet at 10AM to eradicate buckthorn in the Skokie Lagoons. Gather off Tower Rd between Forestway Dr and RTE 41.
Sunday, March 14 Going Green Matters: Wilmette's Green Fair
GOING GREEN MATTERS: Wilmette’s Green Fair, sponsored by Go Green Wilmette and the Village of Wilmette, will be held at the Woman’s Club of Wilmette, 930 Greenleaf Avenue on Sunday, March 14, 2010 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The fair will include information booths, vendor displays and presentations and demonstrations on topics such as home energy conservation, renewable energy sources, green cleaning products, organic food choices, green landscaping, transportation and more. Bring your batteries and electronics for recycling. Refreshments, prizes and fun activities for all ages. Free admission. For more information, visit www.goinggreenmatters.org. "I can do that!"
Monday, March 22 Strategic Sustainability for Leaders Training
3-Day Course - Chicago
This 3 day course - March 22-24 8:30AM-6PM
Elevate focus from tactical “green” initiatives to sustainable strategic objectives
Implement a transparent process to guide open decision making among diverse stakeholders
Use a common language to more effectively evaluate purchasing, investment, and product decisions
Anticipate risk and respond with sustainable strategies
Skillfully handle fear and resistance to change
Influence and persuade with dignity and respect
Build a more powerful and compelling leadership presence
Stay centered and grounded for high-stakes presentations and challenging conversations
Leverage others’ success and lessons learned with real-life stories of how the principles have been applied
see www.naturalstepusa.org/sustainability-leaders-chicago/
for details
Saturday, March 27 Buckthorn Eradication
10AM gathering at Watersmeet Woods (south of Winnetka Ave between Happ and Wagner Rds.) to eradicate buckthorn in Winnetka.
Saturday, April 17 Greener Choices Book Club: The Seasons on Henry's Farm
Join local author Terra Brockman as she takes us through the 52 "seasons" on her brother Henry's biodiverse (650 varieties) vegetable farm and discusses how you can change the world with every bite you eat. She will bring early spring vegetables for you to taste (the wild ramp, if we're lucky!), and offer gardening and cooking tips as well. The event will also include a reading from her book, The Seasons on Henry's Farm, which provides historic, literary, and scientific background on the 5th-generation farm and its vegetables. A discussion and book signing will follow the presentation, with copies of the book on sale.
Part of the Greener Choices book discussion group at the Wilmette Public Library on April 17th at 2PM.
Friday, April 30 WPL Film- March of the Penguins
Come to the Wilmette Public Library on April 30 from 7PM to 8:30PM to see this wonderful family film which they are showing in honor of Earth Month.
Saturday, May 8 18th Annual Chicago River Day
Volunteers work side-by-side to collect garbage and sort for recycling, remove invasive vegetation, spruce up river-edge trails, plant native seedlings and more. Friends is also expanding hands-on learning opportunities this year by introducing volunteers to simple everyday practices that conserve water, help stop unnecessary flooding, and prevent pollutants from running into the river
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 9 a.m. to noon
Sixty sites along the banks of the Chicago River, as well as five “watershed thinking” sites, from as far north as Route 120 in Lake County to as far south as Blue Island in Cook County. A complete list of sites will be available in early March 2010. See chicagoriver.org for details.