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Medicinal Herb Garden Tour

Admin — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:31:15 +0000

Local Foods Dinner Tasting

Admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:59:38 +0000

The Greene Street Market at Nativity

is hosting its first annual local foods dinner tasting!

This community-wide celebration of local foods and farmers is open to everyone!

Sunday, July 15th, 2012

5-7 pm

Church of the Nativity

208 Eustis Avenue

benefitting

The Fresh Food Initiative

Taste our Best Recipes made with

Fresh Ingredients from North Alabama farmers
Local beers, wine, water and lemonade available too.

Families welcome!

$15 per person

R.S.V.P. to

greenestreetmarket@gmail.com

or send a

check made payable to:

GSM at Nativity

415 Randolph Avenue, Huntsville AL 35801

The Fresh Food Initiative is a partnership among Greene Street Market, Food Bank of North Alabama, HuntsvilleHousing Authority and the North Alabama Food Policy Council Steering Committee.

Local student hosts Car Wash and Solar Energy Park Tours to celebrate SolarDay 2012, Solar Energy Week and to help raise funds for his TeamUSA NFL Player Development Program

Admin — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:19:03 +0000

Matthew Edwards, former homeschooler and Freedom Academy Cowboys Football player, has officially been selected to USA Football's Under-15 National Team program. His selection was based on his outstanding football skill, leadership and character. He isone of 200 young athletes from around the country to represent the USA and participate in the most elite and comprehensive youth football development program in the world.

Matt's team, the 2012 U.S. Under-15 National Team, will play in USA Football’s Under-15 International Development Week in Austin, TX from Friday, June 29th – Thursday, July 5th. The team includes some of the nation’s top 7th and 8th grade football players and features some of the best high school coaches in the country. Matt was one of only two Alabama players invited to attend. It is part of USA Football's World Football Festival. For more info on the program, go to www.usafootball.com/teamusa?context=team%20usa or see attached press release below

To help Matt on his way, on Saturday, June 23^rd beginning at 9 am, at the Redstone Energy Park located on the corner of Airport Rd and the Memorial Parkway, Matt will be offering a carwash and site tour of the solar demonstration site in Huntsville. All proceeds will go towards Matthew’s trip expenses.

SolarDay2012 (www.solarday.com) is an opportunity to learn more about how solar works, what’s happening in our community with respect to solar energy and energy efficiency, and other sustainable living practices like community gardening, recycling and alternative transportation. Community partners include the Redstone Energy Group, Alabama Solar Association, Outpost Solar, ACE, Nexus Energy Center, Huntsville Rockets, Airkooled Kustoms, Alabike, Earth Fare, the Food Policy Council and Land Trust of North Alabama.

For more information contact:

Robin D. Cox 162

Old Gurley Road Huntsville, AL

robincox@me.com

256-656-2353

First Annual Community Garden Tour

Admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:54:24 +0000

The Tennessee Valley Community Garden Association is proud to announce its first annual public tour of community gardens!

When: Saturday, June 16th

Time: 10am to 3pm

Gardens on the tour include Asbury Farm where volunteers grow fresh vegetables to feed the hungry and Pecan Grove Gardens that began as a personal backyard garden and now has 2.5 acres open to others who want to grow their own food.

There’s also Legacy Elementary School “Pond Project,” an outdoor math and science learning laboratory with a ½ acre fully stocked pond surrounded by flower beds, vegetable plots, a bog garden, songbird sanctuary and animal tracking station.

These and eight other member gardens will be open to any and all visitors for free who want to learn more about community gardening. Visit one garden or all eleven, and stay for as long as you like!

For a map and description of all the gardens, visit http://g.co/maps/guewx. Please contact tennesseevalleycga@gmail.com or (256) 682-5742 for additional information. The event flyer can be found here.

Hosted by the Tennessee Valley Community Garden Association

Community Gardens on the Tour

Asbury Farm - 788 Hughes Road, Madison. Just south of intersection of Gillespie and Hughes, turn in at the white sign for Asbury Counseling Center The Asbury Farm is a ministry of the youth at Asbury United Methodist Church.
CASA Community Garden - 4275 Bob Wallace Avenue, east of the Botanical Gardens, follow sign to Mulch Pile CASA of Madison County's Community Garden was established in 1988.
Cove Kidz Community Garden - Artisans Cove, 220 Old Highway 431 South, Hampton Cove. Geared specifically towards the youth of our local community, this Garden's mission is to educate our children on the methods of sustainable farming. More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
Flying Monkey Community Garden - 2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville 35805
Hampton Cove Middle School Garden - 261B Old Highway 431, Hampton Cove 35763
Howe Avenue Community Garden - Howe Avenue and Price Alley, behind the Children’s Advocacy Center Started in 2012, we are a ⅓-acre garden near Huntsville’s 5 Points. All our members collectively tend a single, shared plot, and th... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
Legacy Elementary School "Project Pond" - 165 Pine Grove Road, Harvest. About 3.4 miles north on Wall Triana from where it intersects Hwy 72, turn right onto Pine Grove Rd. School is on the left. "Project Pond," established in 2009 with fu... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
Lewter Park Neighborhood Garden - Windham St. and Wellman Ave., 5 Points Huntsville A new community garden is growing at Lewter Park in the Five Points neighborhood. Launched in partnership with Operation Green Team, there are 5 rai... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
Monte Sano Community Garden - 820 Monte Sano Boulevard, next to The Little Green Store. The Monte Sano Community Garden provides space for the Monte Sano community to garden together, and to teach and inspire one another. We hav... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
Pecan Grove Gardens - 3712 Pecan Grove Dr, Huntsville, 35810. Garden is in backyard - just walk on back! Pecan Grove Gardens started as a personal backyard garden in 2011. With 2.5 acres to work with, the garden has bee... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
UAH Community Garden - UAHuntsville Campus 301 Sparkman Dr. Huntsville, AL 35899, parking lot of WLRH/Physical Plant Our Community Garden provides a space for education and discussion around the environmental, social and e... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx

With the thanks of the following sponsors:

How To Be Healthy and Save the Planet: “The World Peace Diet” A lecture/presentation by Will Tuttle, Ph.D.

Admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:29:40 +0000

Wonder how the food you eat affects your health and well-being and that of those you care about? Will Tuttle delivers an inspiring talk about the food we choose, where it comes from, and how it may harm us physically and culturally. Learn how we have become disconnected from nature and how to make positive changes to promote health, encourage compassion, and minimize our eco-footprint.

When: Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Doors open at 6:30pm for refreshments, presentation from 7:15-8:15

(Q&A and book signing after the lecture)

Where: Unity Church on the Mountain

1328 Governors Drive SE, in Huntsville (256) 536-2271

Recommended donation: $5, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

For more information or to RSVP:

Online: huntsvillevegans.com

facebook.com/huntsville.vegans

meetup.com/Huntsville-Vegans/events

email: huntsvilleveg@gmail.com

“A profoundly insightful and important book, The World Peace Diet is sure to be a catalyst and powerful tool in the evolution of human consciousness.”

-Satya Magazine

“The World Peace Diet is one of the most provocative books I’ve ever read. This is a deep book, aglow with insights that penetrate and expose the complacency of a culture that has strayed painfully far from compassion.”

- John Robbins, noted author

Dr. Will Tuttle, acclaimed educator and artist, has lectured and performed throughout NorthAmerica and Europe. He obtained his doctorate focusing on adult education at UC Berkeley, and has taught many varied humanities courses. He is noted for his clear and inspiring presentations that often include original piano music. Tuttle is a practicing “Dharma Master” in Zen Buddhism and lives with his wife Madeleine, a Swiss painter.

Visit him on the web at worldpeacediet.org.

SPIN Farming Workshop!

Admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:43:34 +0000

Thinking about starting to farm? Interested in profitable sub-acre farming? Looking to make your small farm more profitable?

Join me on Saturday, April 28th at the Anderson Nature Center Classroom (Huntsville Botanical Garden) from 8am to 12pm for Alabama's first SPIN Farming Workshop!

SPIN is a farm production system for land bases under an acre in size, and it can be implemented by aspiring and practicing backyard, front lawn and neighborhood lot farmers everywhere. You need is to equip yourself with the right gear and a radically new understanding of what it means to be a farmer. SPIN provides a good business concept, marketing advice, financial benchmarks and a detailed day-to-day workflow. By offering a non-technical, easy-to-understand and inexpensive-to-implement farming system, it allows many more people to farm commercially, wherever they live, as long as there are nearby markets to support them. The farmer who resides in the city enjoys many advantages.

Seating is limited. Please email to reserve your space hcotton@hsvbg.org or call 256 430 3372 x 240.

Cost of the workshop is $40

Textbooks are available at a discount for this class. The SPIN farming manuals 1.0 and 2.0 will be available for purchase at $54, regular price is $83. We will take orders for books at this price for delivery later, if we run out.

Let's grow local agriculture one farmer, one neighborhood, one community at a time.

Please tell your friends,

Lee McBride

Green Living Expo 2012 to Feature Award Winning Nutrition Group

Admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:35:25 +0000

February 2012, Normal, AL---The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Green

Living Expo 2012 will be held on Thursday, April 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at

Alabama A&M University’s Agribition Center located at 4925 Moores Mill Road in

Huntsville, Alabama.

With a focus on being eco-friendly and living healthy, the theme this year is “Living

green from the inside out,” and the featured guests are award winning dieticians

from HEBNI Nutrition Consultants, Inc. (HNC) of Orlando, Florida. HNC is a nonprofit agency established in 1995 to educate culturally diverse populations and individuals at risk for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension about healthy eating.

Now in its third year, the Green Living Expo is designed to raise awareness about environmental issues and to help consumers and organizations to become better stewards of our natural resources. Participants will not only obtain information on “green” products and services, but will also enjoy free refreshments, live entertainment, a chance to win door prizes, and an opportunity to participate in food demonstrations from top chefs and nutritionists in the Southeast. In addition, the Anthony-Masterson film “GROW!” will be featured that takes a look at 20 young sustainable farmers around the nation.

The Green Living Expo 2012 is open to individuals of all ages, and it’s the ideal event for businesses and agencies to showcase their green products and services. So, bring your family, your students, coworkers, or just yourself for an educational and an enjoyable experience at Alabama A&M University’s Agribition Center.

While there is no charge to attend this event, participants are asked to bring a canned food item instead that will be donated to a local food bank. In addition, please bring paper and plastic items for recycling.

For updated information, visit our website at www.aces.edu/urban. If you are interested in being an exhibitor or a sponsor, please contact Erica James at (256) 372-4951. Exhibitors and sponsors must be confirmed by Thursday, April 5.

For questions or media interviews, please contact the Green Living Expo Co-chairs Tamara Warren (tcw0004@aces.edu) at (256) 372-4981, Andrea Morris at (256) 372-8082, or Donnie Cook at (256) 372-4983.

Expert to Speak about How our Food Choices are in the Hands of Fewer and Fewer Corporations

Admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:36:40 +0000

Grocery store aisles may appear to showcase abundant choices; however, fewer and fewer companies own the array of foods marketed to us.

Few people realize, for example, that over 80 percent of beef cattle in the US are slaughtered by only four companies. With this level of concentration in the food industry, what are the implications for consumers, farmers, food security and a fair, competitive marketplace?

Dr. C. Robert Taylor, an Alfa Eminent Scholar (Distinguished University Professor) in Agricultural Economics and Public Policy at Auburn University, will speak about these issues on Tuesday, April 3^rd, 2012 at 5:30 pm at the Madison City Council Chambers, 100 Hughes Road.

Prior to joining the Auburn faculty in 1988, Dr. Taylor held faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Texas A&M University, and Montana State University. He has conducted applied research on a wide variety of topics, including market concentration, conservation, buyer power, bioenergy, and sustainable agriculture. He has authored or coauthored 5 books and over 200 articles and reports.

He has testified to Congress on concentration and consolidation of the food system and, in 2010, was invited by the U.S. Department of Justice and USDA to testify at two of their Joint Workshops on Competition Issues in Agriculture.

This free event is hosted by the North Alabama Food Policy Council Steering Committee as part of an ongoing educational series.

Our Food Choices: In Whose Hands?

Presentation by Dr. C. Robert Taylor

5:30 PM

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Madison City Council Chambers

100 Hughes Road, Madison, AL

For questions, call 256-655-8585 or email kstrickland@fbofna.org

One of the Foremost Food System Analysts in U.S. to Present Findings about Local Foods Potential to Build Wealth & Health in North Alabama

Admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:20:54 +0000

Every year Alabamians spend billions of dollars on food. What we eat directly impacts our health. It also has the potential to improve our economy and support jobs at each phase of the food system. This means jobs on farms, in vegetable and meat processing facilities, creameries, breed stock operations, equipment dealers, distribution centers, groceries, restaurants, plus feed, seed and compost suppliers.

To gauge the economic potential of locally grown food, the Food Bank of North Alabama commissioned the North Alabama Local Farm and Food Economy study from a national expert Ken Meter of Crossroads Resource Center.

Meter will present the results of this study at a public presentation.

Local Foods: Potential to Build Wealth & Health in Alabama

Presentation by Ken Meter

6:00 PM

Thursday, February 16^th, 2012

Huntsville City Council Chambers

308 Fountain Circle, Huntsville, AL 35801

For questions, call 256-655-8585 or email kstrickland@fbofna.org

Meter has performed studies of local food economies in 78 regions across 30 states. He is considered one of the foremost food system analysts in the U.S.

Highlights of the North Alabama Local Farm and Food Economy illustrate the potential to turn outflows of wealth from our economy into significant gains.

North Alabama consumers spend $2.4 billion buying food each year – of which approximately $2.2 billion is sourced outside the region.
Medical costs for treating diet-related diseases like diabetes and related conditions in North Alabama are estimated at $594 million per year.

This represents a significant turnaround opportunity to improve health outcomes and retain wealth in our region through local foods.

This free presentation is a community-wide opportunity to explore local foods as a catalyst for health and wealth creation in north Alabama.

The event is hosted by the Food Bank of North Alabama, Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries, Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments & theNorth Alabama Food Policy Council Steering Committee.

FAT, SICK, & NEARLY DEAD movie and juice demonstration

Admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:53:24 +0000

11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.-January 7, 2012
The Arbor
Members $15, Non-Member $20

3,000 miles. 60 days of juice. Countless lives changed.

FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD (featured on E! News, The Doctors, Vogue, Newsweek, Huffington Post, etc.) has inspired individuals and communities across the country to take control of their health. JOIN the growing community of people making the choice to eat more fruits and vegetables, and MOTIVATE the people around you.

ABOUT THE FILM

Overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross was at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. With doctors and conventional medicine unable to help, Joe traded in junk food and hit the road with a juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe had one goal in mind: to get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle. What emerges is nothing short of amazing—an inspiring tale of healing and human connection.

ABOUT THE MOVEMENT

Reboot Your Life was launched in response to the message of the film; its mission is to help people change their eating habits by simply adding more fruits and vegetables into their diets. The Reboot provides people with the community and the customizable nutrition programs necessary to follow Joe’s example and to affect change in THEIR OWN lives. These are realistic plans that take into account that we are all human, we all have busy lives and stresses, and we are all just going to do the best we can. Everyone has the ability to make a change. You can Reboot Your Life in the name of health and vitality. We can help you get there!

This program is good for both weight loss and your autoimmune system! Juicing demonstration to follow the 97 minute screening with all produce donated by Earth Fare! To save your spot register below. For more information, contact nhogan@hsvbg.org.