Archive for October, 2007

When: Tuesday, November 6 & Wednesday, November 7
Where: Ardmore Convention Center, Ardmore, OK
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture & The Noble Foundation
Register before October 20 for reduced rates!
Register now for the upcoming Oklahoma Agritourism and Alternative Agriculture Conference.
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The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture is again soliciting grant proposals from agricultural producers across Oklahoma interested in conducting research or demonstration projects.
Grants can be funded for up to $3,500 for a two-year project and up to $7,500 for a three-year project.
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Fruit growers and other interested people are invited to an Organic Fruit Production Workshop and Field Day at the University of Arkansas’ Horticulture Research Farm in Fayetteville on Friday, November 9th. The workshop and field day are designed to introduce participants to the basics and challenges of organic fruit and high tunnel production. High tunnels are unheated greenhouses used to extend the growing season. The workshop’s hosts, the University of Arkansas Horticulture Department and Cooperative Extension Service, will supply speakers on a range of topics including soil and nutrition, weeds, insects, disease, and economics in organic fruit production. The free workshop runs from 8:30 to 3:30, with lunch provided. Those planning to attend should RSVP by November 2nd to ensure a place at lunch.
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Got compost? The Metropolitan Environmental Trust and the Linnaeus Teaching Gardens (a project of Tulsa Garden Center) are hosting Composting Seminar Saturday November 10th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm north of the Linnaeus Teaching Gardens in Woodward Park. This seminar will cover a range of compost topics including bin construction, ingredients and troubleshooting. Vermiculture, or worm composting, will also be demonstrated. The first 200 attendees receive a free composting book. The seminar and a compost contest are both free and open to the public.
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Wayne Brennan, Archaeologist with the National Parks & Wildlife Service, Blue Mountains World Heritage Area in Katoomba, NSW Australia, presents the “four R’s” of sustainability – recognition, relationship, respect, and responsibility. Wayne will focus on his 20 years of research and education near Sydney, Australia.
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The Weatherization Assistance Program, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, enables low-income families to reduce their monthly utility bills through a variety of household energy conservation measures. Weatherization Day on October 30th, highlights this program.

The Weatherization Assistance Program is funded primarily through the U.S. Department of Energy, but it is supplemented by a grant from the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, which gets its funding directly from Oklahoma’s energy producers. In both cases, the funds are used to assist qualifying households by replacing doors and windows, installing weather-stripping, adding insulation, and a variety of other measures.
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[ October 30, 2007; ] Sustainable Green Country is hosting a free screening of Cultivating Change on Tuesday, October 30, at Circle Cinema. Film begins at 7:00 in the outer lobby (Quad) and a group discussion will follow. CULTIVATING CHANGE is an invigorating tour of garden projects in both the United States and Canada. It tells the story of how growing and cooking food can be a remarkable avenue to social change.
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[ October 15, 2007 to October 17, 2007. ] The new way of life is green. Find out what it means and what it takes to live this organic lifestyle with this three-day workshop. [Note: one hour each day.] Learn from members of Sustainable Green Country how to find acceptable products including true organic foods. Pre-registration required. All ages. $15
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Sustainable Tulsa invites the Tulsa community to celebrate the bounty of local foods with its annual Fall Local Foods Dinner. The exclusive dinner, served in multiple courses using locally grown and produced ingredients, will be created by local food experts from Living Kitchen, Lisa Merrell and Bibi Becklund. Music will be provided along with local wines and succulent foods. The event will be held on October 19, 2007 at 7pm at All Souls Unitarian Church. Tickets are $75 per person. Seating is limited. Reservations and purchase can be made with paypal on our website at www.sustainabletulsa.org or by calling 918-808-6576.
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MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution. With breathtaking sequences, such as the opening tracking shot through an almost endless factory, the filmmakers also extend the narratives of Burtynsky’s photographs, allowing us to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of its waste.
Circle Cinema Showtimes:

October 11 – Thursday 7:30 p.m.
October 14 – Sunday 6:00 p.m. w/guest speaker Michael Richardson of Shanghai, China
October 16 – Tuesday 6:00 p.m.
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