Speakers

• 11:30 a.m. Get Growing - Ideas and Strategies for New Gardeners with Ron Berezan,
• 12:30 p.m. Starting Seeds with Bruce Bashforth
• 1:30 p.m. Growing the Top ten Herbs with Gwen Simpson
• 2:30 p.m. Urban Gardening Panel with:
  • Dustin Bajer, Guerrilla Gardening;
  • Sonja, Spin Farming;
  • Kim Sanderson, Involving Children

There will be a seed swap, seed vendors, displays, a kid`s table,a gardening book and magazine exchange and a Seedy Café.

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Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (CLUCK) presents the Alberta Premiere of…

Mad City Chickens

The Calgary Right to Food & Urban Chicken Trial:

A CLUCK fundraiser and rally of support for the legal challenge to the illegal City of Calgary Bylaw denying citizens a Right to Food by raising Urban Chickens.

Location

Calgary Seedy Saturday is part of the worldwide Seedy Saturday/Sunday events that celebrate open-pollinated seeds. In Calgary, the event is coordinated with the support of the Community Garden Resource Network. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, March 20 from 10 am to 4 pm at  Montgomery Community Centre, 5003 - 16 Ave. N.W.(at the intersection of Hwy #1 and Home Road).

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Big Sky Permaculture is holding a 2-day weekend Introduction to Permaculture course on March 27 and 28, 2010. Permaculture (permanent culture) is a design system that assembles conceptual, strategic and material components into a pattern that which functions to benefit life in all its forms.

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Guest Speaker:

• Dr. Michelle McWhirter - Chiropractor will give a short talk and do a free spine alignment test

Bring:

• A Vegetarian, Vegan or Raw Vegan dish (main course, appetizer or dessert) to serve at least 8 people.
• A list of ingredients or recipe would be nice for people with allergies.
• Riverdale has a limited supply of dishes and cutlery, please bring your own if possible.

Cost:

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What is Permaculture?

Permaculture (*perm*anent - agri*culture*) is the conscious design and maintenance of agricultural ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. The philosophy is one that works with, rather than against nature and teaches that the only ethical decisions we can make are to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children.

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Each person attending the potluck is asked to bring a homemade vegetarian, vegan or raw vegan dish for at least 6 people, a serving spoon, your own plate and utensils. Thus if two people attend together, they would bring two dishes or one larger dish (eg. a 9 x 13 inch pan).

Bring a copy of your recipe to share with others if you can.

For a touch of festive good spirit, bring some holiday wares and decorations to adorn the tables!

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Ashok Kumbamu, PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Alberta, speaks on "How Introducing Genetically Modified Crops Can Lead to the Dispossession of Farming Communities." Saturday, November 14, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Riverbend Public Library, 460 Riverbend Square, Rabbit Hill Road and Terwillegar Drive. Everyone welcome!

Sponsored by ND Edmonton-Whitemud. For further information, call 780-993-0839.

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Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Carter, M.D. & Environment and Climate Change Specialist

Cost: FREE, includes healthy food samples and free Recipe Book!

Advance Reservations: 780 913-6466 or 780 455-6431 or unity [at] unityofedmonton [dot] ca

Hosted by: The Unity Church of Edmonton and Westmount Presbyterian Church

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VVOA’s 20^th Birthday potluck. Bring a potluck dish and join us for birthday festivities at Riverdale Community League Hall. Watch for further details.

$3 for members. $5 for non-members. Bring a potluck dish to serve at least 6 people plus your own plate, cup, utensils and serving spoon.

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