Upcoming EC Events & Opportunities
Wednesday Sept. 17th: Hops Harvest & Beer Brewing
The Fort Lewis College Environmental Center's Local Food Fellows invite you to the FLC Campus Garden to harvest organic hops and participate in the art of drafting wet-hopped beer. Brewing participants will take home their very own fresh harvested, hand-crafted taster pint.
Please join us Wednesday, September 17th from 1-3pm in the EC garden for the hops harvest. The brewing will follow from 3-5p.m. in the El Centro Kitchen (on the lower level of the Student Union Quad). Space is unlimited for the harvest but is VERY limited (to 20 people) for the brewing, so show up early or on time if you really want to participate. Cost for the brewing is $5/person. To register, please contact Rachel Landis, FLC Environmental Center Coordinator at [email protected] or (970) 247-7091.
Tuesday Sept. 23rd: Crop Mob: Apple Harvest & Ice Cream Making
The Fort Lewis Environmental Center has partnered with local artisanal ice cream maker, Cream Bean & Berry, to harvest unwanted fruit from neighborhood trees (This process is known as gleaning)... and then make ice cream from it! Our efforts will help to 1) increase the amount of local food available to our community, 2) work to reduce the possibility of bear/human conflicts by reducing the number of fruit attractants in town, 3) build a culture of gastronomy, and 4) raise money for a great cause! The ice cream will be available at Apple Days (see below!).
Please join us on Tuesday, September 23rd at 3p.m. To register, please contact, Rachel Landis, Fort Lewis College Environmental Center Coordinator, at [email protected] or (970) 247-7091
Community Events & Opportunities
Wednesday September 17th: Meet the Farmers Event
As a part of the Eat Local Celebration, Local First will host a resource table available for any and all farmers, growers, chefs, producers, nonprofits, etc. who would like to bring brochures, displays or other info for those who attend. The public is invited, and this will be a great opportunity to spread the word about growing a local food system.
The event is at 6512' Restaurant and Lounge, 5 - 7 pm, Sept. 17th. For more information contact Kristi Streiffert [email protected].
Thursday September 18th: The Switch Energy Project Film
The Switch Energy Project is a groundbreaking film, video and education program uniting diverse audiences in a shared understanding of energy and promoting efficiency. Switch is about changing the way we use energy, to realize the many economic and environmental benefits of efficiency.
There are two showings:
Fort Lewis College, Nobel Hall, Room 130, doors open at 6:30 PM, film begins at 7 PM.
Suggested donation of $7 per person will benefit 4CORE.RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/switch-energy-project-friday-sept-19th-tickets-12696422341
Smiley Building in Durango, Doors open at 5:30pm, film begins at 6pm
Suggested donation of $12, dinner provided from Linda's Local Food Cafe. Beverages available for purchase from cash bar. Panel discussion with energy experts to follow screening. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/switch-energy-project-thursday-sept-18th-tickets-12696404287
For more information contact Teresa Shishim, Fourcore, [email protected]
Thursday September 18th: SEEDS Ecology Club Fall Meeting
SEEDS is a rad, low-key, ecology club for those who love biology and/or the outdoors! Come help elect some new officers (vice president, secretary, and treasurer) and pick some fun stuff to do! In the past we have done a river clean-up on the San Juan River, and been in contact with Wolfwood Wolf Refuge.
Thursday September 18th 5:30 pm we will have our fall meeting in Berndt 235. For more information contact Elyse Parcell [email protected]
Friday September 19: Bar Lazy S Ranch Field Day
This field day about developing a small diversified ranch near Los Lunas is going to be a great learning opportunity for the kind of decision making all small farmers/ranchers are faced with every day. For more information visit the website: http://holisticmanagement.org/bar-lazy/
The cost is $20 and there are five scholarships for farmers/ranchers 30 and younger who can't afford the $20 fee. Contact Ann Adams 505/842-5252 x105 [email protected] for more information.
October 4-5th: Apple Days Harvest and Pressing
Every year, the Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado (of whom the EC is a founding and continuing member) will host their annual Apple Days Festival on October 4th and 5th this year. The festival provides an opportunity for the community to gather and celebrate the TONS of apples that grow in our area through apple pressing, pie eating, music, games, and more.
To Sign Up: We currently have apple harvesting opportunities available on Saturday, October 5th from 8:30-12:00 and again from 12:30-4:00p.m. We also invite you to volunteer Sunday, October 6th. We have two-hour shifts available in everything from apple pressing to children's activities and pie-eating contest officiating. To learn more about each shift or register to volunteer, please visit the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center's website and fill out our Apple Days Volunteer Form.
Contact Rachel for more information [email protected] or (970) 247-7091.
Donate your Apple Trees for Harvesting!
Friday October 3: Land, Water, People: A Workshop on Nonviolent Action and the Politics of Power
An interactive event to engage community members in developing strategies for change. The workshop is hosted by Jamila Raqib, Executive Director of the Albert Einstein Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world.
The workshop is Friday October 3, 2014 from 9am-12pm in the Vallecito room at Fort Lewis College. For more information please contact Erik Juergensmeyer at 970247-7098 or [email protected]
Saturday October 4th: 2014 Household Hazardous Waste Event
The City of Durango and La Plata County will hold the 2014 Household Hazardous Waste event from 8am-1pm on Saturday, October 4th at the La Plata County Fairgrounds,...... Read on
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