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Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
4.02.2013
Spring Mushroom Growing Workshop 4/27 & 4/28
8.27.2012
Happenings at Tremont Farmers Market August 28
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8.10.2012
Happenings at Downtown Farmers' Market August 10
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Chef Eric Wells will kick off this season's Cleveland Cooks series with our first cooking class tomorrow 1:30-3:00pm at Old Stone Church. Chef Wells is a personal chef, caterer and culinary instructor. He is an advocate for healthy eating, especially for America’s youth and has been involved with several organizations in the Greater Cleveland area that support local, sustainable farmers and markets. 
Discover your inner chef through Cuyahoga Community College’s new culinary series at Cleveland’s hot spot for culinary arts and cooking, the Tri-C Hospitality Management Center. Individual cooking, food and wine classes run throughout the year, and sessions feature creative and wonderful recipes. Some of the culinary program areas are Wine, Beer and Spirits, Gourmet Cooking, Certified Specialist of Wine, and Corporate Team Building.Live Music: Tracy Marie, 11:30am-1:30pm
**Music brought to you each week by Tri-C Recording Arts and Technology.
Next Friday, August 17 is Farmers Market Cash Mob Week at DFM
“Produce Perks” accepted: EBT users will receive “Produce Perks,” a dollar for dollar bonus (up to $10) to be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. Produce Perks are available at area farmers markets while supplies last. Please stop by the information table for more information or to use your card.
EBT, WIC, senior coupons and debit cards are accepted.
Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.
com for more information of fill out the online application here.
Here's our complete list of vendors for the 2012 season:
- Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs
- Community Greenhouse Partners: Organic vegetables and greens grown just a few blocks east of downtown
- Harvest in Christ: Heirloom produce grown using sustainable methods
- Lucia's Fresh Produce: Hard neck garlic grown in Old Brooklyn
- Maggie's Farm: An urban farm located in The Stockyards
- Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
- Crystal Moon Acres: Goats milk fudge and baked goods
- Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
- Peddler Bread: Artisan bread bakery
- Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
- Rising Star Coffee Roasters: Small batch coffee roasters located in Ohio City
- Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauce and salsas
- SPICEHOUND: High quality spices, herbs, chillies, and natural salts
- No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
- The Tea and Honey Company: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
- Kernels by Chrissie: hand-crafted, gourmet popcorn from Ohio grown corn
- A' Cups Mini Cakes: Signature cupcakes in a variety of flavors
- BONJOUR Crepes: French crepes using locally grown and organic ingredients
- In Forno Pizza: Wood-fired authentic neopolitan pizza
- Pig Lickin' Good BBQ: Hot-off-the-grill BBQ, bottled sauces and salad dressings
- The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick
- Mad Mouth Gyros: Authentic Greek and Mediterranean goods on the go
- Hodge Podge: Chris Hodgson's famous food truck
- Publish Ohio: Cleveland-area prints, postcards and photos
Come hungry and enjoy a delicious lunch from one of our prepared food vendors. Just make sure you save enough time during lunch to visit all of your favorite vendors, enjoy the fresh air, listen to the live music, and maybe even picnic in the grass!
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7.15.2012
Cleveland Permaculture Design Certification Course
6 Weekends: September 8 - November 4, 2012 (84 Hours of Instruction)
With instructors Peter Bane, Josh Beniston, Mark Cohen and local guests.
WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
Permaculture is an ethical belief system and practical philosophy dedicated to caring for the earth's systems and all its species, inlcuding humanity. With a set of principles and basic patterns found in nature, we relearn how to participate in our natural environment and eventually to act as designers. We draw our inspiration from nature's systems and patterns and our goal is to create harmony between the needs of the ecosystem and the needs of humanity.
For 30 years, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, two Australians who originated the concept of Permaculture, have been teaching the core principles and practical techniques of restoring some of the most damaged ecosystems and creating economic stability amongst some of the most impoverished people of our planet. They designed a curriculum, still taught all over the world, which prepares the student to participate in this important work at home or abroad.
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE OUTLINE
Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) courses intensively introduce students to the various fields of knowledge important for the aspiring designer. PDC students will also be introduced to an intermediate and advanced set of systems and practices used in Permaculture around the world. Major topics that will be covered include:
- Ecological Literacy and Natural Systems
- Permaculture Ethics and Principles
- Energy and Creative Descent
- Site Assessment and Design Methods
- Designing for Homes, Gardens and Communities
- Food Forestry and an Introduction to Broadscale Permaculture
- Natural Building, Natural Resources, and Landforming
- Soil Biology and Restoration, Soil Building, and Biochar
- Water Health, Living Machines, and Aquaculture Techniques
- Social Systems and Local Economies
As part of the certification program, students will develop and present their design for an existing land management project based in Cleveland. Successful review by the instructors leads to the Certificate in Permaculture Design--the internationally recognized standard for the use of the term Permaculture in professional environments.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
This course will be held over six weekends, beginning September 8th and finishing November 4th, 2012. Additional supplemental events and learning opportunities will be available on off weekends and evenings.
Classes will be held at Family Ministry Center at Blessed Sacrament 3381 Fulton Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44109. Overnight lodging is available on-site for a limited number of out-of-town students.
The course will also include one weekend trip to Athens, Ohio (October 27-28) to explore its well-developed local food system and visit the farmsite and intentional community of instructor Mark Cohen. Carpooling will be arranged.
Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
September 8-9
September 22-23
September 29-30
October 13-14
October 27-28 (Athens)
November 3-4
INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUNDS:
Peter Bane is a permaculture teacher and site designer who has published and editedPermaculture Activist magazine for over 20 years. He helped create Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina, and is now pioneering suburban farming in Bloomington, Indiana. The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country, Bane's step-by-step guide to creating resilient households and neighborhoods, came out this June.
Mark Cohen is a permaculture designer, organic farmer, apiculturalist, mycologist, philosopher, business consultant, and co-founder of Far Valley Farm, an intentional community began in the 1980's. Mark is the Executive Director of the Belize Agroforestry Research Center, a permaculture research and teaching facility based in Southern Belize. He has been practicing permaculture and sustainable agriculture since 1977 and has taught ethnobotany, cultural ecology, systems analysis, and agricultural design both in the US and internationally.
Josh Beniston is a passionate long time student and practitioner of ecology, landscape design, and botany. Josh has a B.S. degree in Plant Biology and a M.Sc. in Soil Science. He has worked on ecological landscaping and agriculture projects throughout Ohio, California, and in Belize. Josh is currently pursuing a PhD with a research program aimed at understanding and managing soil health for urban agriculture. He is a research fellow at the internationally recognized Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at Ohio State. He and his wife Kat have operated Habitats Ecological Design for eight years.
REGISTRATION:
Tuition is $950. The fee covers over 80 hours of instruction, healthy lunch each course day, all educational materials including Peter Bane's newly published The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country, and access to all supplemental workshops to be offerred in non-course-weekends during the months of the PDC. Students completing the course will receive professional certification in Permaculture Design.
To register, please email or mail a printed copy of the REGISTRATION FORM to Nick Swetye atnick@greentri.org, or mail to:
The Green Triangle
1828 West 45th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
A $200 deposit is due at the time of registration unless financial aid arrangements have been made.
Checks should be written to the Green Triangle.
The deadline for registration is Monday, August 20, 2012.
FINANCIAL AID:
To apply for financial aid for the PDC, please email or mail in your registration form and your financial aid request, by July 31, 2012. The amount of aid we can offer will depend on overall enrollment. We will contact students interested in financial aid about what we can offer in August.
FOR QUESTIONS
Please contact Nick Swetye at 330.221.4027 or Jonathan Hull at 330.559.4628 with questions about the course or to discuss financial aid availability.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
if you know someone who would benefit from this course and would like to share this information with them or with others, please download our brochure PDF here [PDF - 641KB].
PDC SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
Donations to the PDC Scholarship Fund are a much-appreciated way to ensure a wide community of people can take part in this course. 100% of donations made will be dedicated to scholarships for the PDC. To make a donation, send a check payable to The Green Triangle, with "PDC Scholarship Fund" written in the Memo, to:
The Green Triangle
1828 West 45th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
All donations are 100% tax deductible and donors will receive a tax letter and receipt for any donation over $50 US
With instructors Peter Bane, Josh Beniston, Mark Cohen and local guests.
WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
Permaculture is an ethical belief system and practical philosophy dedicated to caring for the earth's systems and all its species, inlcuding humanity. With a set of principles and basic patterns found in nature, we relearn how to participate in our natural environment and eventually to act as designers. We draw our inspiration from nature's systems and patterns and our goal is to create harmony between the needs of the ecosystem and the needs of humanity.
For 30 years, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, two Australians who originated the concept of Permaculture, have been teaching the core principles and practical techniques of restoring some of the most damaged ecosystems and creating economic stability amongst some of the most impoverished people of our planet. They designed a curriculum, still taught all over the world, which prepares the student to participate in this important work at home or abroad.
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE OUTLINE
Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) courses intensively introduce students to the various fields of knowledge important for the aspiring designer. PDC students will also be introduced to an intermediate and advanced set of systems and practices used in Permaculture around the world. Major topics that will be covered include:
- Ecological Literacy and Natural Systems
- Permaculture Ethics and Principles
- Energy and Creative Descent
- Site Assessment and Design Methods
- Designing for Homes, Gardens and Communities
- Food Forestry and an Introduction to Broadscale Permaculture
- Natural Building, Natural Resources, and Landforming
- Soil Biology and Restoration, Soil Building, and Biochar
- Water Health, Living Machines, and Aquaculture Techniques
- Social Systems and Local Economies
As part of the certification program, students will develop and present their design for an existing land management project based in Cleveland. Successful review by the instructors leads to the Certificate in Permaculture Design--the internationally recognized standard for the use of the term Permaculture in professional environments.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
This course will be held over six weekends, beginning September 8th and finishing November 4th, 2012. Additional supplemental events and learning opportunities will be available on off weekends and evenings.
Classes will be held at Family Ministry Center at Blessed Sacrament 3381 Fulton Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44109. Overnight lodging is available on-site for a limited number of out-of-town students.
The course will also include one weekend trip to Athens, Ohio (October 27-28) to explore its well-developed local food system and visit the farmsite and intentional community of instructor Mark Cohen. Carpooling will be arranged.
Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
September 8-9
September 22-23
September 29-30
October 13-14
October 27-28 (Athens)
November 3-4
Peter Bane is a permaculture teacher and site designer who has published and editedPermaculture Activist magazine for over 20 years. He helped create Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina, and is now pioneering suburban farming in Bloomington, Indiana. The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country, Bane's step-by-step guide to creating resilient households and neighborhoods, came out this June.
Mark Cohen is a permaculture designer, organic farmer, apiculturalist, mycologist, philosopher, business consultant, and co-founder of Far Valley Farm, an intentional community began in the 1980's. Mark is the Executive Director of the Belize Agroforestry Research Center, a permaculture research and teaching facility based in Southern Belize. He has been practicing permaculture and sustainable agriculture since 1977 and has taught ethnobotany, cultural ecology, systems analysis, and agricultural design both in the US and internationally.
Josh Beniston is a passionate long time student and practitioner of ecology, landscape design, and botany. Josh has a B.S. degree in Plant Biology and a M.Sc. in Soil Science. He has worked on ecological landscaping and agriculture projects throughout Ohio, California, and in Belize. Josh is currently pursuing a PhD with a research program aimed at understanding and managing soil health for urban agriculture. He is a research fellow at the internationally recognized Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at Ohio State. He and his wife Kat have operated Habitats Ecological Design for eight years.
Tuition is $950. The fee covers over 80 hours of instruction, healthy lunch each course day, all educational materials including Peter Bane's newly published The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country, and access to all supplemental workshops to be offerred in non-course-weekends during the months of the PDC. Students completing the course will receive professional certification in Permaculture Design.
To register, please email or mail a printed copy of the REGISTRATION FORM to Nick Swetye atnick@greentri.org, or mail to:
The Green Triangle
1828 West 45th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
A $200 deposit is due at the time of registration unless financial aid arrangements have been made.
Checks should be written to the Green Triangle.
The deadline for registration is Monday, August 20, 2012.
FINANCIAL AID:
To apply for financial aid for the PDC, please email or mail in your registration form and your financial aid request, by July 31, 2012. The amount of aid we can offer will depend on overall enrollment. We will contact students interested in financial aid about what we can offer in August.
FOR QUESTIONS
Please contact Nick Swetye at 330.221.4027 or Jonathan Hull at 330.559.4628 with questions about the course or to discuss financial aid availability.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
if you know someone who would benefit from this course and would like to share this information with them or with others, please download our brochure PDF here [PDF - 641KB].
PDC SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
Donations to the PDC Scholarship Fund are a much-appreciated way to ensure a wide community of people can take part in this course. 100% of donations made will be dedicated to scholarships for the PDC. To make a donation, send a check payable to The Green Triangle, with "PDC Scholarship Fund" written in the Memo, to:
The Green Triangle
1828 West 45th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
All donations are 100% tax deductible and donors will receive a tax letter and receipt for any donation over $50 US
Organized by the Green Triangle and the Center for Ecological Culture
www.greentri.org
www.ecologicalculture.org
www.greentri.org
www.ecologicalculture.org
1.25.2012
Rep. Fudge Applauds New School Meal Standards
REP. FUDGE APPLAUDS NEW SCHOOL MEAL STANDARDS
WASHINGTON, DC--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled new standards for school meals today that will help nearly 32 million kids receive more nutritious foods during the school day. The new standards require both fruit and vegetables to be offered every day of the week, substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods, ensure proper portion size based on a child's age, and focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), a strong advocate for children's health and wellness, applauded the new requirements and thanked the administration for raising school meal standards for the first time in more than fifteen years.
"Nearly one in three children is overweight or obese. These children are on track to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, which is simply unacceptable. Improving standards is the first step in combating preventable diseases like diabetes and heart disease due to overweight and obesity. Let's take this momentum and continue to improve the foods our children eat."
When proposed new standards were issued in 2011, Congresswoman Fudge worked with USDA to ensure they would not adversely affect the budgets of local schools. The new standards are expected to cost $3.2 billion over the next five years, less than half the estimated cost of the proposed standards.
Congresswoman Fudge is dedicated to the cause of eradicating childhood obesity. In the last year, she sponsored:
- H.Res. 2795, Fit for Life, a comprehensive approach to addressing the obesity crisis by improving the quality of and access to food, advancing preventative measures, expanding treatment of obesity in children and encouraging physical activity in underserved communities, was introduced in 2011.
- H.Res. 339, designates September 2011 as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. In Ohio and around the nation during the month of September, parents, schools, and health care providers will promote fitness and nutrition for our kids. The bill has support from over 30 national organizations.
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