Sustainable Green Country

EcoFest – March 27th at TCC Northeast Campus

amanda — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:05:22 +0000

TCC, Sustainable Green Country, AEP-PSO, and Whole Foods present Eco-Fest 2010….click here to learn more

Organic Gardening and Composting Workshop March 27

amanda — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:13:27 +0000

What: Organic gardening & composting workshop & seed swap

Where: Hardesty Regional Library (8316 E. 93rd St.), Maple Room

When: Saturday, 3/27 11am – 12:30pm

Who: Teri Holmes, OSU Extension, will give a lecture on composting; Diana Askins with Tulsa Community Garden Association will have a booth set up in the room and will provide some tips on organic gardening.

We will also be sponsoring a seed swap featuring giveaways from heirloom seed companies Baker Creek and High Mowing Seeds!

Contact person is Cara Orban (corban@tulsalibrary.org or 918-596-7943)

Strawbale Workshop at Turtle Rock Farm

amanda — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:25 +0000

A week-long workshop during which participants will learn how to build a building with stuccoed straw bale walls. Led byTom Temple, a sustainable designer and builder, andMudstrawLove’s Mollie Curry and Steve Kemble, of Ashville, N.C., this workshop will include classroom instruction as well as hands-on experience. During this week, we will stack the bales and apply the first coat of mud on a small hermitage at Turtle Rock Farm.

We will be using clay found on the farm, as well as straw bales from last year’s wheat harvest.

For those who want a shorter workshop, Molly and Steve will lead a Straw-Bale Introduction class from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, 6 June, which week-long participants will also join. Fee for the Sunday afternoon workshop only is $25.

Not only educational about natural building methods, this workshop will help build community – and be a whole lot of fun! Participants will be lodged at one of the houses at Turtle Rock Farm or may camp out. Meals will be provided by Turtle Rock Farm staff and shared by the community.

Fee for the week of instruction, lodging and meals is $425. Couples, $375 each. Instruction, meals and camping, $375. Deposit to hold your space is $150. Spaces for this retreat will be limited. For more information, give us a call, at 580.725.3411 or 580.917.6011. To register, go to our website,www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com.

Redefining Design, Reinforcing Nature

amanda — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:55:05 +0000

Sustainability: Redefining Design, Reinforcing Nature

American Society of Landscape Architects Central States Chapters Regional Meeting
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

April 22- 24, 2010

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: Click HERE for a Full descriptive, printable .pdf version

THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd

8:30-6:00 Registration

9:00-1:00 Tour of Historic Route 66 and Deep Fork Nursery (lunch provided)

1:30-2:30 Bill Wenk – Urban Rivers

3:00-3:45 Oklahoma City National Memorial presentations and tour
Prof. Hans E. Butzer, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP and Torrey Butzer, B. ARCH

4:00-4:45 Mark Bays, Oklahoma Urban Forestry Coordinator

5:00-6:00 Walking Tour – Oklahoma City National Memorial

6:00-8:00 Opening Reception: Red Prime Steakhouse

FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010

6:00 AM – 8:00 AM Exhibitor set-up

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Hall

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Welcome to Oklahoma City
Autumn Radle, Director of Sustainability

8:45 AM – 10:00 AM The Sustainable Sites Initiative: An Overview
Heather Venhaus
Steven Windhager
1.5 PDH

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break / Exhibit Hall

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM Sustainable Sites Initiative Case Studies
Heather Venhaus
Steven Windhager
1.5 PDH

11:30 – 11:45 AM Break / Exhibit Hall

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM Awards Luncheon
Keynote Address from Gary Scott, FASLA, President, ASLA
Presentation of Central States Professional Awards

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Break / Exhibit Hall

1:30 PM – 3:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
Crystal Room: EMERGING PROFESSIONALS & STUDENTS –

Main Ballroom:
The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Quantifying Ecosystem Services
2 PDH

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Break / Exhibit Hall – Refreshments

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Roundtable Discussion – Urban Rivers, Sustainability, and Oklahoma City
The aesthetic, functional, and tourism value of an urban river – how to enhance and protect the Oklahoma River as a community resource.
Bill Wenk, FASLA, Mary Margaret Jones, FASLA, Michael J. Knopp, Brian Dougherty, FASLA
1 PDH

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Sunset on the River – Reception at Chesapeake Boathouse
Mary Margaret Jones, FASLA, Hargreaves Associates
Urban Parks and Work in Oklahoma City
1PDH

SATURDAY, APRIL 24th:

9:00-1:00 Landscape Architecture Open House and Earth Day Celebration – OSU-OKC

9:00-5:00 LARE review session

Through the weekend:
• Tour the City with a self-guided tour to destinations including Myriad Gardens, the Cowboy Hall of Fame, Bricktown, Stockyards City, or the Midtown / Automobile Alley District.
• Visit the Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts in downtown OKC
• Participate in the Tenth Annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon or 5K and honor those lost in the Murrah Building tragedy.
• Enjoy the spectacle of the Conference USA Rowing Championship on the Oklahoma River

Can’t find an answer to your question? Phone or email Stacy: 816-678-2004 or stacye@landscapeforms.com.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful – Free Regional Workshop Training Sessions

amanda — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:51:22 +0000

The Hometown Makeover/Community Improvement Guide will be the subject of KEEP OKLAHOMA BEAUTIFUL’s first series of FREE Regional Workshop Training sessions. . . . presented by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, with the support of the Wal-Mart Foundation.

The Workshops are designed for:
•    those interested in expanding a community improvement organization,
•    those interested in starting a new organization, or
•    for those simply exploring the idea of starting a group to beautify and enrich the quality of community life.
You’ll get ideas, tips, tools and inspiration to help you improve the aesthetic, sustainable and environmental quality of life in your community. You will also have an opportunity to become part of the growing network of Keep Oklahoma Beautiful affiliates across the state and meet others who have similar goals and experiences.

The Workshops start at 10:00am – include a free lunch – and should adjourn by 3:00pm

KOB staff will walk attendees through a live demonstration of the online resource, local organization members will explain the real-life benefits of using the Guide and there will be plenty of time for Q&A and networking.

March 31 – ARDMORE – Ardmore Convention Center?

April 1 – BROKEN ARROW – Battle Creek Golf Club?

April 7 – PONCA CITY – Marland Mansion

?April 8 – ALVA – Northwestern OK University

?April 14 – WEATHERFORD – Southwestern OK University

?April 15 – LAWTON – Old Towne Hall?

April 22 – McALESTER – Holiday Inn Express?

April 23 – OKLA CITY – Francis Tuttle Technology Center

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND.
Click here

Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association – The Big Bee Buzz

amanda — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:25:03 +0000

Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association is holding the annual BIG BEE BUZZ on March 19-20, 2010 at the Eastside Christian Church near East 15th Street and Harvard Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The cost is $25.00 per person, which includes meals. Ray from Dadant in Paris, TX, will be there. If you place your orders now and explain that you need delivery to the Buzz, you get free shipping, which will pretty quickly cover the cost of going to the Buzz!!! You can order at (903) 784-6145. Tell them thanks for coming to Tulsa. If you have questions, call Neil Van Dalsem at 918-749-5566 (days) or 918-835-7024 (evenings/weekends).

Tulsa Community College – First Annual EcoFest

amanda — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:57:14 +0000

Tulsa Community College will host the first annual Ecofest: Cultivating Practical, Sustainable, Green Living, at the Northeast Campus (3727 East Apache Street Tulsa, OK 74115) on Saturday, March 27 from 9 am to 3 pm. AEP-PSO and Sustainable Green Country will be cosponsors. Several aspects of sustainability will be explored including alternative energy, ecofriendly landscaping, and fitness and nutrition. Ecofest will feature speakers, workshops, table displays, music, plants for sale, and activities for children. Door prizes and container trees will be given away.

April Green Drinks at the Philbrook Museum of Art

amanda — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:12:09 +0000

Green Drinks is an informal opportunity for people interested in sustainability to network over cocktails. Each month we feature a speaker who connects people with ideas, services, and issues that will grow awareness, develop momentum for change, and enhance the environmental community. In April we will hold Green Drinks at Philbrook Museum of Art to welcome luxury carpet designer Stephanie ODegard.. This event is $7.50 for adults and free for those under 18. HOWEVER, there will be 25 tickets provided to Green Drinkers beginning March 25. For more information on how to win these tickets (limit 2 per person), email amandakforman@gmail.com to be added to the Tulsa Green Drinks mailing list and entered to win. Details on the contest TBA. Please view the below excerpt for more information on the event:

STEPHANIE ODEGARD PRESENTS AT THE PHILBROOK MUSEUM

ON “SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY”

During the Month of Earth Day’s 40

NEW YORK, NY (January 22, 2010) – Award-winning luxury carpet designer, Stephanie Odegard, will speak at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday, April 15, 2010. In observance of Earth Day, Stephanie Odegard will present, “Sustainable Design and Social Responsibility” Her lecture will begin at 6:30pm. From 5:30-6:30pm Stephanie will demonstrate her process and visitors will have a chance to enter a vegetable dye identification contest in the Patti Johnson Wilson Auditorium, Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 South Rockford Road. This event will be $7.50 Adults; $5.50 Seniors (Age 62+), Free for youth 18 years and under. For more information about the Philbrook Museum, go to www.philbrook.org

Stephanie Odegard’s presentation will illustrate techniques used in the hand-knotted rug industry of Nepal as well as how she has made this into a business, while sharing highlights of her journeys in remote places with traditional artisans. The presentation will demonstrate Odegard’s pioneering designs and environmentally sustainable practices and how a socially responsible business is not only viable, but provides for and enriches a dignified way of life for artisans, craftspeople and their families.

Odegard is an award-winning luxury leader in signature hand-knotted carpets, hand-crafted furniture, lighting, decorative accessories and architectural elements. Committed to ensuring the longevity of these industries while maintaining respect for cultural expression and promoting environmental and social responsibility, Stephanie has spent years forging relationships with skilled artisans with the intent of exploring modern designs using traditional disciplines. For the past twenty years, Stephanie Odegard created new designs and collections while continuing the mission of Odegard Inc., to combine the interests of the upscale designer carpet market with the age-old tradition

of hand-knotted carpet weaving. Odegard Inc. also continues to be deeply committed to the RugMark Foundation in its fight to end illegal child labor in the worldwide carpet industry.

All Odegard® carpets bear the GoodWeave

TM label by RugMark, the best assurance that no child labor was used in the making of any rugs. For more information on GoodWeave, go to www.goodweave.org

Oklahoma Brown Fields Conference at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel

amanda — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:56:17 +0000

Come explore the environmental, economic, and social benefits of Brownfields redevelopment; learn up-to-date information about technical and regulatory considerations and financial incentives; and hear Brownfields success stories in Oklahoma. Brownfields’ resources such as financial incentives and liability protection can be very important economic development tools for local governments, regional planning agencies, nonprofits, and the private sector. Meet many key public and private sector leaders and experience one of Oklahoma City’s greatest Brownfields successes, the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. Conference tracks will be offered for beginners and experienced practitioners

For more information, visit http://www.oklahomabrownfields.com

March Green Drinks – Lola’s At The Bowery

amanda — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:30:10 +0000

Green Drinks is an informal opportunity for people interested in sustainability to network over cocktails. Each month we feature a speaker who connects people with ideas, services, and issues that will grow awareness, develop momentum for change, and enhance the environmental community. Speakers Kevin Stephens of Kevin Stephens Design, Land Legacy, and Sustainable Tulsa will provide a panel discussion regarding the regional center for conservation and sustainability. The center will be located in the building which previously housed Temple Israel at 14^th and Cheyenne. March Green Drinks will be held at Lola’s At The Bowery at 5 E Brady St from 5:30-7pm. There will be a cash bar and this event is free and open to the public.