Promote Your Message: Be the Media! Saturday, Dec 12, Katonah

Join David Mathison, Author of Be The Media along with Really Social Media founders Heather Flournoy and Christopher Roberts for a talk by David Mathison, Author of Be The Media as he discusses the power of social networking and its impact on business and journalism.

NYC Food and Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec 12

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, New York University and Just Food present NYC Food and Climate Summit: Creating a Platform for Change, a day-long feast of workshops, training and action planning. The Summit will bring together some 1,000 community gardeners, family farmers, educators, advocates, elected officials, city government leaders and concerned citizens. The goal of the Summit is to increase awareness and action around our food system's role in climate problems and solutions.

The Summit will be tackling key food and climate change questions, including:

Airborne Ants and Smashing Shrimp: Lecture on Evolution, Animal Movement and Communication, Wednesday, Dec 9, 7:30pm Katonah

Bedford Audubon Event
Airborne Ants and Smashing Shrimp: Accident and Intent in the Evolution of Movement With Sheila Patek, Ph.D.
Wednesday, December 9, 7:30 p.m.
Katonah Memorial House, 71 Bedford Road, Katonah
Are extremely fast movements the pinnacle of evolution? Might amazing animal feats arise through accidents? In this presentation, Dr. Patek will look at two remarkable animals—trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp—that have evolved among the fastest movements in the animal kingdom. 

Independent Film Premiere: Clean and Green, Thursday, Dec 3rd, 5:30pm, White Plains

Film Screening!!
Join us for the premiere screening of “Clean and Green: A Local Eco-Collaboration", a documentary directed by Academy Award Nominee Bayley Silleck and professional cinematographer Nathaniel Smith! Learn how a few committed individuals acted to bring together many facets of the community in an effort to educate the public on going green!
FREE cocktails and refreshments to enjoy!

Local Foods-Local Chefs Series, Saturday, Nov 21, 11-1, South Salem

Don’t miss the Local Foods-Local Chef’s series at Gossett’s Farm Market this Saturday, November 21st from 11-1pm. Local chef William Keiser will inspire you to turn hearty locally and sustainably raised produce and veggies into mouthwatering dishes. This weekend he’ll show us how to make some creative vegetarian ’stuffing’ with Wave Hill breads, and a secret duck recipe. As always, you can ask questions, learn new techniques and stick around for samples!

Garden of Ideas Farm Stand, daily thru Nov 29, Ridgefield

Garden of Ideas
Organic gardens and greenhouse vegetables and herbs. A must-visit farm in Ridgefield, CT at 647 North Salem Road

Farm Stand, M-F 8am to 7pm M-F by appt
Sat & Sun 10am to 7pm Sat & Sun 10am to 4pm

Brains vs. Brawn: The Future of Water, Monday, Dec 14th, Tarrytown

Monday, Dec 14th: 7pm, Brains vs. Brawn: The Future of Water – John Cronin, director and chief executive officer of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries; former Hudson Riverkeeper Estuaries are among the most productive ecosystems but what we’ve done to them in general – and to the Hudson River in particular – has damaged a traditional source of high quality, local, sustainable food and water. That is one of the unfortunate legacies of the Clean Water Act. But with cooperation instead of finger-pointing, there’s still time to make the Hudson sustainable again. Monday, December 14, 2009, 7 p.m. Warner Library, Tarrytown. Part of Westchester Land Trust Series.

GreenDrinks Westchester, Tuesday, Nov 17th, Bedford

Tu

esday, Nov 17th: GreenDrinks Westchester at Bedford Post Inn, 6-? Join us for a night of networking with people working in green tech and people who simply care about making change that benefits the environment.

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Film: Clearwater Nation, Tuesday, Nov 10, Kingston

Tuesday, Nov 10: 6pm.

Kingston Library, Free screening and discussion of a new documentary film, Clearwater Nation, by Pamela Timmins that features musical performances from Pete Seeger and looks at his forty year involvement with Clearwater. Timmins, an accomplished landscape painter, photographer, and video artist/filmmaker, will lead a Q&A following the showing of the film.