Unfortunately Edmonton Earth Day, is being rescheduled, the projected cold for tomorrow, snow, ground conditions, and required cancellation of MANY of our exhibitors by their volunteer organizations. We will be meeting on Monday to reschedule the event.
Thanks for your understanding,
Janice
You can contact Janice by phone at 780-760-1756 or by email at edmontonearthday@shaw.ca with any questions
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Growing Food and Making a Living – Is it Possible?
April E-SAGE Meeting
Growing Food and Making a Living – Is it Possible?
Ron Berezan the Urban Farmer and Becky Lipton
For those of you who couldn't be there, we've got the slide presentation and audio from the lecture.
Becky's Presentation
Slides (1.8 MB)
Audio (455 MB)
Ron's Presentation coming soon
Slides (MB)
Audio ( MB)
*The audio was recorded using an iphone - so it is not a professional quality recording. You can play this audio file using the free Quicktime media player from Apple. (click here to download the player)
Growing Food and Making a Living – Is it Possible?
Ron Berezan the Urban Farmer and Becky Lipton
For those of you who couldn't be there, we've got the slide presentation and audio from the lecture.
Becky's Presentation
Slides (1.8 MB)
Audio (455 MB)
Ron's Presentation coming soon
Slides (MB)
Audio ( MB)
*The audio was recorded using an iphone - so it is not a professional quality recording. You can play this audio file using the free Quicktime media player from Apple. (click here to download the player)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Our Eco Expo Experts!
We would like to acknowledge the people who volunteered to be experts in the E-SAGE Conversation Cafe at the 1st ever Go Green Eco Expo. These people are a wealth of information and I encourage you to contact them for information about these topics.
Food & Gardening:
Ivor Mackay - Ivor is famous for doing the 100 mile diet, and is active is creating food security in Edmonton, and was one of the organizers for the Food Today Tomorrow Together Conference held this January. He has also started a traditional skills group, and does talks on simplicity. If you are interested in contacting Ivor please email him at ivormack@telusplanet.net.
Cherry Dodd & Diana Baragar
Edmonton Naturalization Group
The Edmonton Naturalization Group is an informal group of people in the Edmonton area who like to grow native plants and promote their use in gardening and landscaping to a wider public.
Find out more at:
www.eng.fanweb.ca
engedmonton@gmail.com
Housing & Community:
Stephani Carter
Eco Ammo & Green Alberta
EcoAmmo provides tools and services to educate and excite those that work in the building industry about sustainable design. We offer services such as Sustainable Building Materials and Green Design Education, Conference Speaking and Independent LEED® Project Facilitation.
www.ecoammo.com
Green Alberta is a growing online resource of green building products and materials.
www.greenalberta.com
Suite 600A 10117 - Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
780-466-7616
Nanda Gruss
Living in Unison Feng Shui
Offers on-site and remote feng shui consultations, space clearing ceremonies, workshops and Art with sacred geometry products.
www.livinginunison.com
8946 - 78 Avenue
Edmonton, AB,
780-297-8975
nanda@livinginunison.com
Nathalie Jackson
Village Lifestyles
Village Lifestyles is an intentional community that honors each others' gifts, talents and passions. We are a group of individual-owner businesses that will be collectively supported and nurtured by the community. Rental Space Available - 24 hours, 7 days a week.
www.villagelifestyles.com
10429 - 79 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
780-988-8804
Energy:
Alexander Polkovsky
GAIA Energies Ltd - CleanTech Research, Consulting, Construction, Project Management
www.gaiaenergies.com
#2222, 13 Mission Avenue
St. Albert, AB
780.443.GAIA (4242)
alexander@gaiaenergies.com
Health & Wellness
Basia Urbanski R.N. CHt.
Pure Access Hypnotherapy
"Clearing the way to real newness"
www.pureaccess.ca
201, 8225 - 105 Street
Edmonton, AB
780-436-3776
Monique Schoenau
Natural Body
(Workshops - teleseminars - public speaking)
"Women in midlife are women on the verge of a total breakthrough."
www.natural-body.ca
9856 - 89 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
780-966-9338
Food & Gardening:
Ivor Mackay - Ivor is famous for doing the 100 mile diet, and is active is creating food security in Edmonton, and was one of the organizers for the Food Today Tomorrow Together Conference held this January. He has also started a traditional skills group, and does talks on simplicity. If you are interested in contacting Ivor please email him at ivormack@telusplanet.net.
Cherry Dodd & Diana Baragar
Edmonton Naturalization Group
The Edmonton Naturalization Group is an informal group of people in the Edmonton area who like to grow native plants and promote their use in gardening and landscaping to a wider public.
Find out more at:
www.eng.fanweb.ca
engedmonton@gmail.com
Housing & Community:
Stephani Carter
Eco Ammo & Green Alberta
EcoAmmo provides tools and services to educate and excite those that work in the building industry about sustainable design. We offer services such as Sustainable Building Materials and Green Design Education, Conference Speaking and Independent LEED® Project Facilitation.
www.ecoammo.com
Green Alberta is a growing online resource of green building products and materials.
www.greenalberta.com
Suite 600A 10117 - Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
780-466-7616
Nanda Gruss
Living in Unison Feng Shui
Offers on-site and remote feng shui consultations, space clearing ceremonies, workshops and Art with sacred geometry products.
www.livinginunison.com
8946 - 78 Avenue
Edmonton, AB,
780-297-8975
nanda@livinginunison.com
Nathalie Jackson
Village Lifestyles
Village Lifestyles is an intentional community that honors each others' gifts, talents and passions. We are a group of individual-owner businesses that will be collectively supported and nurtured by the community. Rental Space Available - 24 hours, 7 days a week.
www.villagelifestyles.com
10429 - 79 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
780-988-8804
Energy:
Alexander Polkovsky
GAIA Energies Ltd - CleanTech Research, Consulting, Construction, Project Management
www.gaiaenergies.com
#2222, 13 Mission Avenue
St. Albert, AB
780.443.GAIA (4242)
alexander@gaiaenergies.com
Health & Wellness
Basia Urbanski R.N. CHt.
Pure Access Hypnotherapy
"Clearing the way to real newness"
www.pureaccess.ca
201, 8225 - 105 Street
Edmonton, AB
780-436-3776
Monique Schoenau
Natural Body
(Workshops - teleseminars - public speaking)
"Women in midlife are women on the verge of a total breakthrough."
www.natural-body.ca
9856 - 89 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
780-966-9338
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Go Green Eco Expo
April 2, 2009
Go Green Eco Expo
April 4, 2009
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
U of A Butterdome
E-SAGE is hosting the Conversation Cafe
We are providing an opportunity for the visitors to the expo to talk with the real experts about sustainable living. There will be 5 areas of conversation:
1. Food
2. Housing
3. Energy
4. Transportation
5. Health & Wellness
We want to provide top quality information to these people and are looking
for volunteers to take a shift over the course of the day. This is not an
opportunity to openly promote your company and products to these visitors,
but a chance to build relationships and share your knoweldge. If you are
interested in being one of these "hosts" please contact Maureen at
maureen@e-sage.ca and let me know your area of expertise, name, business or group name and what time you can be there.
Food & Gardening Topic (gardening, heritage seeds, growing food, xeriscaping, Permaculture, preserving food, vegan, raw, vegetarian diets, organic, local food, )
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Edmonton Naturalization Group
Ron Berezan - The Urban Farmer
Edmonton Food Security Network
City Farm
Bedrock Seed Bank
Guerilla Gardeners
Re-Fresh
D'lish
100 mile diet
Vegetarians of Alberta
food co-op
http://www.doodle.com/vdz2cdt4xkh36ydn
Energy Topic (solar, wind power, solar hot water, bio-diesel)
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Off the Grid
Trimline Design
Gordon Howell
Earth Friendly Electric
Gaia Energies Ltd
http://www.doodle.com/r4ek6vayzdczee3c
Housing Topic (Straw bale, Net Zero, retrofit and renovations, Healthy Buildings, LEEDS, Eco-villages, Co-housing, lifestyle audits)
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Green Alberta
Carbon Busters
Raising Spaces
Net Zero
Saito Kai
Eco-Domestica
Eco-Butler
Village Lifestyles
landscaping
http://www.doodle.com/66ht2uka7ig64724
Health & Wellness Topic (energy healing, nutrition, yoga, massage, coaching, feng shui)
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Living in Unison
Reiki
economics of happiness
wholistic medicine
sustainable products and services
http://www.doodle.com/cket7kmaaerrb8dt
Go Green Eco Expo
April 4, 2009
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
U of A Butterdome
E-SAGE is hosting the Conversation Cafe
We are providing an opportunity for the visitors to the expo to talk with the real experts about sustainable living. There will be 5 areas of conversation:
1. Food
2. Housing
3. Energy
4. Transportation
5. Health & Wellness
We want to provide top quality information to these people and are looking
for volunteers to take a shift over the course of the day. This is not an
opportunity to openly promote your company and products to these visitors,
but a chance to build relationships and share your knoweldge. If you are
interested in being one of these "hosts" please contact Maureen at
maureen@e-sage.ca and let me know your area of expertise, name, business or group name and what time you can be there.
Food & Gardening Topic (gardening, heritage seeds, growing food, xeriscaping, Permaculture, preserving food, vegan, raw, vegetarian diets, organic, local food, )
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Edmonton Naturalization Group
Ron Berezan - The Urban Farmer
Edmonton Food Security Network
City Farm
Bedrock Seed Bank
Guerilla Gardeners
Re-Fresh
D'lish
100 mile diet
Vegetarians of Alberta
food co-op
http://www.doodle.com/vdz2cdt4xkh36ydn
Energy Topic (solar, wind power, solar hot water, bio-diesel)
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Off the Grid
Trimline Design
Gordon Howell
Earth Friendly Electric
Gaia Energies Ltd
http://www.doodle.com/r4ek6vayzdczee3c
Housing Topic (Straw bale, Net Zero, retrofit and renovations, Healthy Buildings, LEEDS, Eco-villages, Co-housing, lifestyle audits)
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Green Alberta
Carbon Busters
Raising Spaces
Net Zero
Saito Kai
Eco-Domestica
Eco-Butler
Village Lifestyles
landscaping
http://www.doodle.com/66ht2uka7ig64724
Health & Wellness Topic (energy healing, nutrition, yoga, massage, coaching, feng shui)
Examples of groups that would fit here (if you are in this list you still need to sign up for a time slot):
Living in Unison
Reiki
economics of happiness
wholistic medicine
sustainable products and services
http://www.doodle.com/cket7kmaaerrb8dt
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