Events-Calendar
May 2012–February 2013
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May 1, 2012
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Movie Night - Vanishing of the BeesHoneybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives.
Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon has brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing apples, broccoli, watermelon, onions, cherries and a hundred other fruits and vegetables. Commercial honeybee operations pollinate crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables.
Vanishing of the Bees follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean in the quest to protect their honeybees.
The movie will be followe by a panel discussion with Dick Turanski of Glory Bee foods and other local bee experts
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May 2, 2012
3:00 pm – 5:00 pmDrop-in screenprinting workshops for teens!
Local Artist Max Moot will take youth throught the screenprinting process. They will go from raw materials to printin our own shirts in two to three weeks of screenprinting workshops at the outreach center! Call 541.492.1472 for more information.
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May 4, 2012
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLookingglass Farm Market
Local honey, farm fresh eggs, artisan bread, winter produce, crafts, gifts and so much more!!
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmLiving Off the Grid for 40 DaysIn the event of an earth quake, solar flare, volcano, tsunami or other triggered event, how will you and your family survive? For a modest amount of funds you can be prepared.
Dr. Richard Alan Miller , a Physicist for Navy Intelligence, has more than 40 years experience in small farm agriculture, to include marketing. He has taught at numerous Universities, and has more than 40 books in print. He is a practicing survivalist, while living in The State of Jefferson.
In this introductory talk you will learn what you need to buy and prepare for in the event of a natural catastrophe or major emergency. This talk is an introduction for an all-day workshop to be held on Sunday, May 20th. Contact Mystic Earth at 541-229-8899 or email events@mysticearth.net to register for this event. -
May 5, 2012
10:00 am – 4:00 pmSpring Botique
Humming Pines Alpaca will be open for some early Mother's Day shopping. See what they have in store for spring.
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May 10, 2012
6:30 pmThe Economics of Renewable & Fossil Energies
LEARN ABOUT LOCAL BIOMASS AND SOLAR PROJECTS
Debbie Thomas: Wood Fiber Manager, Roseburg Forest Products
Laurie Newton: Superintendent, Days Creek Schools
Andrea Romine: Resource Developer, United Community Action Network (UCAN) -
May 11, 2012
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLookingglass Farm Market
Local honey, farm fresh eggs, artisan bread, winter produce, crafts, gifts and so much more!!
6:00 pmMovie Night - Cafeteria ManThe USDA estimates 32 million school kids consume up to 50% of their calories at school, contributing to the obesity epidemic among young people. What does it take to reform school lunch programs, especially in larger school districts, and provide healthful, tasty meals to our nation’s kids?
Cafeteria Man takes a candid look at Tony Geraci’s sweeping, tenacious efforts to kick start school lunch reform in Baltimore’s schools, a large urban district that serves 83,000 students. As the newly hired Food and Nutrition Director of the city’s public school district, Geraci hatches an ambitious, multi-faceted plan to feed students healthy, locally-sourced meals, teach them nutritional awareness, and offer them training and vocational opportunities in the world of food. His bold vision includes a 33-acre teaching farm, school vegetable gardens, student-designed meals, and meatless Monday’s.
Cafeteria Man follows Geraci for two years as he partners with a dedicated group of parents and students to overhaul a long-established, dysfunctional lunch program and battle the entrenched bureaucracy behind it. The film profiles Baltimore’s experience as it becomes recognized as part a burgeoning national movement, and includes appearances by food author Michael Pollan, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass.
Featuring the voices and images of students, parents, administrators, teachers and farmers, the film vividly documents this hopeful story, as well as honestly portraying the challenges. It makes clear that successfully transforming school lunch programs is not easy, and ultimately requires sustained efforts by a broad coalition acting on behalf of students.
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May 14, 2012
7:00 pm – 8:45 amBasic Principles of Ayurveda
This Monday, May 14th at 7pm, talk :"Basic Principles of Ayurveda" with an emphasis on Diet and Lifestyle. Discover your essential physical, mental and emotional type and how to balance it for greater health and happiness in your life. The talk will be held in the Redeemer's conference room, 729 SE Main St. (the rust colored building across from Whitestone Vitamin and Wisdom of Wellness parking lot).
Feel free to call or email with any questions.
Wendy the Roseburg Vegetarian Group Coordinator
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May 16, 2012
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmUVTE Spring Potluck
Learn more about Time Banking and how to get involved. Bring your questions, ideas and if you would like, a dish to share.
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May 17, 2012
6:00 pmCreate a Customer for Life
Join Diana Brown as she discusses how you can create a customer for life with a few simple tips. Diana has over 25 years of experience as an independent business owner. Space is limited, please RSVP.
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May 18, 2012
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLookingglass Farm Market
Local honey, farm fresh eggs, artisan bread, winter produce, crafts, gifts and so much more!!
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May 19, 2012
9:00 am – 5:00 pm21st Annual City Wide Garage Sale
This event brings together residents, merchants and vendors in a collective effort to preserve the charm of Historic Oakland. Out on display will be unburied treasures of the old or not so new, waiting to be discovered and become someone's story to tell. The proceeds from the sale will benefit the Oakland Historic Commission. Maps will be available on the day of the sale at Old Town Gardens, Bart's Market and Stearn's Hardware.
For information and registration please contact Oakland City Hall, 637 N.E. Locust Street, Oakland, Oregon. 541.459.4531.
Fee for residents $5.00, for vendors $10.00, for merchants $10.00.11:00 amSustainable Living at Fair Oaks Grange in OaklandHow to eat healthy on a food stamp budget. Chriset Palenshus will do a cooking demo on just that.
Jim long will do a bio-Char demonstration. How to improve soil, generate nutrients, cook and dispose of unwanted material.
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May 25, 2012
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLookingglass Farm Market
Local honey, farm fresh eggs, artisan bread, winter produce, crafts, gifts and so much more!!
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May 26, 2012
4:00 pmPotluck & Farm Tour
Visit Growing Crazy Farm and learn more about the land and how to become involved in their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. There will be music and fun for the whole family. Please bring a dish to pass.
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June 1, 2012
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLookingglass Farm Market
Local honey, farm fresh eggs, artisan bread, winter produce, crafts, gifts and so much more!!
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June 18, 2012
7:00 pmMovie Night
Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food – Hippocrates. That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch.
With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what’s wrong with our malnourished bodies, it’s no wonder that modern society is getting sicker.
Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide sickness industry and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for overcoming illness naturally.
In what promises to be the most contentious idea put forward, the filmmakers have interviewed several leading experts in nutrition and natural healing who claim that not only are we harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kind of foods, supplements and detoxification can be used to treat chronic illnesses as fatal as terminally diagnosed cancer.
The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. The interviewees point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than conventional medical treatments. -
June 20, 2012
11:30 am – 1:00 pmDesigning Healthy Communities
Richard J. Jackson MD, Pediatrician and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, has done extensive work on the impact of the of the environment on health, particularly relating to children. Dr. Jackson chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health and has done extensive work on how the built environment, including architecture and urban planning, affect health. Host and co-author of Designing Healthy Communities, Dr. Jackson will talk about the link between our health and the way our communities are designed.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pmDesigning Healthy CommunitiesDr. Richard Jackson, Pediatrician and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, Host and co-author of Designing Healthy Communities, will be in Roseburg on June 20 to talk about the link between our health and the way our communities are designed. Local sponsors for this event include: DCIPA-The physicians of Douglas County, Mercy Medical Center, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and Douglas County Public Health. FREE & Open to the Public. Refreshments will be provided.
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June 21, 2012
6:30 pm – 8:30 amSuburban Permaculture with Jan Spencer
Learn how to transform your home into a green oasis. Jan has been sharing his knowledge across the country for years and is now coming to Roseburg. Jan uses solar to hear water, rain
6:30 pm – 8:30 amSuburban Permaculture with Jan SpencerLearn how to transform your home into a green oasis. Jan has been sharing his knowledge across the country for years and is now coming to Roseburg. Jan uses solar to hear water, rain
