Wed Sept 3. 2008, 7:00 PM Central Library - Growing Smarter For Sustainable Communities
Ed McMahon, Senior Resident Fellow for Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute, discusses development trends and prospects in Howard County and beyond. McMahon is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of land conservation, smart growth, and historic preservation. Sponsored by Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning. *Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410.313.7800.
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Sat. Sept. 6th, 6:30-8:30 PM "Low Carbon Diet"- "First Saturday Vegan Potluck" Come share great food that comes at little expense to the earth. Most First Saturdays of each month at a home near Centennial Park. Please bring a vegan dish (no animal products) to share (store bought is fine) for the number in your party plus 6. Kids welcome! Please RSVP for more information and directions to Bonnie at 410-465-0427.***************
Mons, Sep 08-Sep 29 5:30pm-6:30pm - Developing a Sense of Place HCC NonCredit Course. Taught by Ned Tillman who says he will cover sustainability (and hopefully climate change), as well as teaching about the local wildlife and history of Howard County. Call 443-472-3681 for questions. $69** http://coned.howardcc.edu/Courses/lifestyle_and_leisure/history_culture.html
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Thurs, Sept 18, 7 pm, Report on Howard County Energy Audit in the Gateway Building, 6751 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia MD 21046 The global emissions baseline audit for the County results are in! The auditors will present these results at a public meeting co-sponsored by: Josh Feldmark, Howard County's Director of Environmental Sustainability, Howard County Coalition on the Environment, and the Climate Change Initiative of Howard County. Please join us as this knowledge will help us as a community, as the County begins to devise a plan as to reduce green house gas emissions
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Fri, Sept 19 2008, 7:15 pm Catherine Pancake, producer/director of the movie Black Diamonds www.blackdiamondsmovie.com, will host the film in person.
LOCATION: Howard County Recreation and Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills, Rd., Columbia, Md. This searing 90-minute documentary details the destruction wrought by mountaintop removal coal mines in West Virginia Sponsored by the Howard Co. Sierra Club - info and directions: http://maryland.sierraclub.org/hc/
***************Wed. Sept 24 7-9pm, "Making Your Home More Energy Efficient" at the Green Building Institute in Jessup MD - FEE for course. See info on this course here, and complete schedule of Green Building Institute events at www.greenbuildinginstitute.org/
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Fri, Sep 26, Sustainable Community Suppers, 7 pm to 9 pm, Dayton, MD. Fourth Friday, vegetarian potluck, discussion, sharing and speakers to support environmentally conscious living. Location: 5085 Green Bridge Rd, Dayton, MD. For more information & to RSVP, contact Karen at 410-489-6651 or sustainablecommunitysuppers@gmail.com. For directions, go to www.edenvalleycenter.org. Sep topic: Preparing for Winter.
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Mon, Sep 29, Awakening Minds Bimonthly Book Group, 7:30 pm, Clarksville, MD. Focuses on ecology, social change and green living. "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. (for link Michael Pollan sees between his work on food and global warming, read interview with him on Democracy Now radio here.) Great Sage Restaurant, 5809 Clarksville Square Drive, Clarksville, MD 21029. For information contact Anastasia, 443-535-0212, info@nestnaturalhome.com.
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Thurs, Oct 2, 7pm Green Building In Howard County - Jon Traunfeld, Director of the University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center, details plans for a green building project at the Center's research farm in Howard County. This living laboratory provides opportunities for county residents and students to discover environmentally friendly practices and technologies. At the Central Library *Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410.313.7800.
Support Local Farmers Markets
http://www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/farmers_market_dir.php#howard
Thursdays: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. May 1 - November 20
HOWARD COUNTY Howard County Farmers' Market at East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 3- October 25
Howard County Farmers' Market at Glenwood Library, Cooksville: 2350 State Rt. 97Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. May 4 - November 23
Howard County Farmers' Market at Oakland Mills, Columbia: Oakland Mills Community Association , 5851 Robert Oliver Place
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Howard County Coalition on the Environment meeting.
Usually meets monthly at Rec & Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia, Md. at 7pm.
Monthly meetings will resume in the fall and the day of the week may change.
