Saturday, April 5 -- 'Eat Locally, Act Globally', a talk by Wendy Holm, from 10:30-12pm at the Curtis Memorial Library. Holm is an agronomist from British Columbia and leads trips to Cuba to bring together farmers and chefs to learn from each other about sustainable agriculture. See www.brunswicktrinidad.org or email tlphillips@suscom-maine.net FMI.
Saturday, April 5 -- 3rd Annual Local & Sustainable Foods Conference: Growing Our Skills and Our Community, 9:30 am - 8 pm, Unity Performing Arts Center, Unity. Sliding scale cost. The conference features skill and issue based workshops, panel discussion, a Maine FEEDS Maine style breakout session and two keynote speakers, both of whom are working to protect their food independence. Sessions followed by a local foods dinner. foodformainesfuture.org/blog/
Wednesday, April 9 -- "Thwings Point Archaeology", a talk by Maine Historic Preservation Commission archaeologist, Lee Cranmer. Join Friends of Merrymeeting Bay (FOMB) on Wednesday, April 9th, 7:00 p.m. at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick for the seventh presentation of their 2007/2008 Winter Speaker Series. www.FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay.org
Wednesday, April 9 to Sunday, April 13, and Wednesday, April 16 to Saturday, April 19 -- Tour a LEED Platinum House in Freeport, Maine. The Cranberry Ridge home is the first in the Northeast, and only the fourth in the country, to receive LEED-H platinum status, as awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. House is open for self-guided tours between 10 am and 4 pm. Cost is $15; proceeds benefit Freeport Community Services. www.FreeportUSA.com/leedhouse.html
Saturday, April 12 -- Maine Garden Day Workshops, Educational Displays, and Trade Show, 7:15 AM to 3:15 pm, Central Maine Community College, Auburn, Maine. We'll have a table there for F.W. Horch, so swing by and say hi! www.umext.maine.edu/mainegardenday/
Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 -- Midcoast Sustainable Energy Expo, Central Lincoln County YMCA, Damariscotta. Friday, 12:00 - 6:00 pm, Saturday, 9:00 - 4:00 pm. Last year's Sustainable Energy Expo was an unqualified success. Over 2,000 visitors came to see over 45 exhibits and participate in various educational programs. Based on this success, the Expo is now an annual event. This year will bring together people who are marketing, designing or manufacturing renewable and sustainable energy products or offer services to improve the efficiency of existing energy systems. We'll have a table there for F.W. Horch; hope to see you at the Expo! www.midcoastgreencollaborative.org/expo.html
Saturday, April 19 -- South Portland Earth Day Clean Up, 9 am - 12 pm, at various locations throughout South Portland. The South Portland Land Trust is teaming up with local groups in the area and are asking individuals and organizations to participate. Groups can choose whatever locations they prefer. Contact Richard Rottkov at rrottkov@yahoo.com
Monday, April 21 to Saturday, April 26 -- Earth Week 2008 at Frontier Cafe in Brunswick. Films and discussions all week long at 7pm. Additional show times on Friday and Saturday. www.ExploreFrontier.com
Tuesday, April 22 -- Earth Day Celebration, 10 am - 2 pm in Portland's Congress Square. This year's theme is Transportation: "You CAN get there from here!" Lots of fun and information, with the square closed off to car traffic until 2 pm. The Portland Bike Meetup group will be providing valet bike parking.
Thursday, April 24 -- "Renewable Energy from Maine's Forests", talk by Pete Didisheim, Natural Resources Council of Maine, 7:30 pm Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College. Didisheim will talk about opportunities for renewable energy projects from Maine's northern forests.
Saturday April 26 -- Brunswick Bike Fair, 11 am - 2 pm, Downtown Mall. The Brunswick Sustainability Group invites you to take part in a Bike Fair in Brunswick. The goals of the Bike Fair are to encourage attendees to view bicycling as a viable means of transportation in and around our community, to motivate people to get on their bikes, and to celebrate current bikers. Our hope is that the fair, through gear and safety demonstrations, group rides, and information by a number of organizations, will motivate people to view and ride bicycles as more than just a form of exercise but as an effective and efficient form of transportation. F.W. Horch is proud to be a supporter of this event! BSG Bike Events Contact: Maggie Soulman, ecosquirrel@hotmail.com, 617.512-0437.
Saturday, April 26 -- Chewonki Foundation Pathways to a Sustainable Future, Sustainable Energy Conference, 8:30 am-4 pm, at the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset. This unique and vibrant program is responsible for developing materials and demonstration projects on a wide range of topics, from solid-waste management to the use of renewable fuels, such as solar, wind, hydro, bio-fuels and hydrogen. $48- $58 to register, see www.chewonki.org/pathways/pathways_conferences.asp.
Sunday, April 27 -- The Great Maine Bike Swap, 10 am - 2 pm, Sullivan Gym at USM. The bike swap offers a great way to buy and sell used bicycles. A portion of all sales supports the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's education and safety programs. Valet bike parking provided. See www.bikemaine.org/bikeswap.htm.
Sunday, April 27 -- Green Streets Earth Day Bike Parade, 12:30 - 2 pm, Sullivan Gym at USM. In conjunction with the Bike Coalition's Bike Swap (see above). This is a fun event for for all ages and abilities! The parade will run in a loop from the Swap at USM’s Sullivan Gym, down to and around the Back Cove Trail, and then return to the Swap (complete with police escort!). portlandgreenstreets.org
Sunday, May 4 -- The Great Maine Bike Swap (Second date, different location), 10 am - 2 pm, UME Orono's new Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The bike swap offers a great way to buy and sell used bicycles. A portion of all sales supports the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's education and safety programs. www.bikemaine.org/bikeswap.htm
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