Hungry Filmmakers V: Food Documentary Film Screenings, May 16, NYC

Hungry Filmmakers V --- Newest, Freshest Crop of Food Documentaries

Hungry Filmmakers V kicks off the spring season at Anthology Film Archives on May 16, with their latest installment of film screenings/discussions of seven unique, up-and-coming food-related films.


May 16, 2011, at 7:00PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

 Audiences experience a dynamic ten-minute excerpt from each film, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers or representatives from each. The panel will be moderated by George C. Stoney, NYU Professor Emeritus and legendary documentary filmmaker.
The films:
·       Mumford Farms by Anna Mumford
·       The Iraqi Seed Project by Emma Piper-Burket
·       Bag It by Suzan Beraza
·       Pig Business by Tracy Worcestor
·       Chow Down by Julia Grayer and Gage Johnston
·       Meat Hooked by Suzanne Wasserman
·       Kings of Pastry by Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker

 Tickets are $15, and are available for advance purchase at:  Brown Paper Tickets - Event#174100
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Screenings begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served in the lobby afterwards, featuring Jimmy's No. 43, Lagunitas Brewery and New York State Wine Assoc.

Hungry Filmmakers is an event hosted by Shelley Rogers, Cathy Erway, Tim Lynch and Jimmy’s No. 43. Donations will be made to Just Food, an organization dedicated to improving access to fresh, seasonal, sustainable food for all New York City residents. Visit us at: Hungry Filmmakers' Blog. 
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Environmental Author Talk: EAARTH by Bill McKibben, Thursday, April 28, Wilton

Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming and alternative energy and advocates for more localized economies. In 2010 the Boston Globe called him ‘probably the nation’s leading environmentalist.’ He visits Wilton Library to share his most recent thoughts from his book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, giving some optimism and hope to a planet that has been ravaged. Registration strongly recommended. Book available for purchase and signing during a reception following the talk; purchases will benefit the library. Sponsored by the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation for Wilton Library’s Environmental Initiative.

137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT 06897

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Easy Steps for Improving the Comfort, Safety and Energy Savings of Your Home

 Thursday, April 28th @ 7:00 p.m.
Bedford Free Library

Free Event

• Have Holes? Most homes have hidden holes where air sealing could make a difference in your energy bills.
• Hidden Leaks? Leaks in duct work could be responsible for one room being too cold to use, while another is too warm.
• Danger in the Old Boiler? Dangerous conditions can arise from appliances like ovens, boilers, water heaters.

We'll walk you through figuring out where your house is leaking money, plus, help you get low-cost financing for any recommended home energy improvements. Your home will feel more comfortable, and will save you $$. You can't beat that.

Sponsored by Bedford 2020 and Northern Westchester Energy Action Consortium.

Thursday, April 28th @ 7:00 p.m.
Bedford Free Library
32 Village Green, Bedford
914-234-3570

The ENERGIZE PROGRAM is also offering one-on-one consultations with our Energy Coach to help you better understand your “Home Tune Up” options.  Why pay $100 or more for a private consultation when ENERGIZE provides it absolutely FREE OF CHARGE!  Let Dick Kornbluth, our Home Energy Efficiency expert, help you prioritize measures and answer technical questions you might have about home energy.

Note: Energize Bedford is now accepting 30 minute appointments with homeowners from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Bedford Town Building at 425 Cherry Street in Bedford Hills. Special appointments will be considered outside this time frame as well.  Interested homeowners should contact Patrice Hauptman at phauptman@bedfordny.info<

mailto:phauptman@bedfordny.info> or at 303-419-3200.

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Potluck Picnic for the Planet on Earth Day, Cross River, April 22nd

 EARTH DAY POTLUCK

 

Friday, April 22, 2011

6:00 PM

Cyrus Russell Community House

779 ROUTE 35 Cross River, NY

  

Full details and RSVP here or here.  

"This Earth Day, celebrate the planet we live on with good food and great people. Everyone's invited" 

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The Fourth Annual Sustainability & Wellness Fair, JJHS, Saturday, Apr 30th

Save the Date: 
The Fourth Annual Sustainability & Wellness Fair
Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at John Jay High School

The entire community is invited to participate! 

 

2011 Sustainability & Wellness

Participants:

• Run/Walk for Wellness, sponsored by KLSD/John Jay Booster Club (9:30 AM)
• Aramark: Sample the fare!
• Calculate your Heart Rate!
• Energize Bedford/Energize N. Westchester: Sign up for an energy audit
• Henry Fair: Environmental Art and Photography  
• I and Me Farm: Information and Products 
• Increase Miller Boy Scouts:  Rope Bridge  
• Increase Miller Girl Scouts: Smoothies
• John Jay Athletics/Booster Club: Walk/Run and Fitness
• John Jay High Schools Rolling Tones
• Katonah Chamber of Commerce: Booths and Demonstrations
• Katonah Elementary School: Celebrating our Greenhouse and Garden
• KLSD Sustainability Committee: Celebrate the efforts and the work!
• Lewisboro Recreation Department:  Info. and Sign Up for Summer Camp
• Meadow Pond Elementary:  School Garden
• Northern Westchester Hospital:  Information
• Pound Ridge Land Conservancy:  Information
• Slow Food:  Information
• Town of Lewisboro Sustainability
• Westchester County Safe Routes to School:  Walk or Ride to School
• Westchester County Environmental:  Shredder
• Westchester Land Trust:  Information
• Westchester PC Renew: Computer Recycling
• Westmoreland Sanctuary:  Information
• Wolf Conservation Center:  Information and show at 12:30

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April 13: "Wolf Pup Wednesday" at JP's Lounge, South Salem. Wednesday.

 "Wolf Pup Wednesday" at J.P.'s Lounge at Le Chateau
Wednesday, April 13 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

The Wolf Conservation Center is expecting pups! Join them at the new JP's Lounge at Le Chateau in South Salem and this month's "Celebrity Bartenders": Henry Fair (WCC Co-Founder and renowned environmental photographer; and Sam Dodge (Pound Ridge Fire Lieutenant and President of Dodge & Associates -- Tech Consultants)

Henry and Sam will be pouring drinks to raise money for the pups joining the Wolf Conservation Center Ambassador Pack this Spring at a FREE get together in J.P.'s Lounge -- the brand-new room at Le Chateau that features lighter, less-expensive fare and a cozy atmosphere with a spectacular view!

The bartenders will be donating all tips to the WCC to help build the pup nursery and playground, and Le Chateau will be donating one-third of all drink proceeds.

There will be a raffle with some great prizes, plus Henry will be signing copies of his recently released book, "The Day After Tomorrow" featuring his highly acclaimed "Industrial Scars" series. So join them for an after-work toast or a bite to eat, and bring your friends and family!

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April 11: Community Forum on Indian Point In Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Greenburgh

 Community Forum on Indian Point Planned In Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

  When: Monday, April 11, Press Conference 6:30, Event Starts at 7PM

Informational meeting sponsored by the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition on Indian Point and what Fukushima teaches us as we stand in solidarity with the people of Japan during this catastrophe..
  
    Where: Greenburgh Town Hall, 179 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY
    Who: John Armbruster, Lamont Doherty Institute, will speak on earthquakes and Indian Point.  Paul Blanch, nuclear expert  and consultant to the State of New York, will talk about the similarities in fuel pool design between Fukushima and Indian Point. Steering committee members of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition who live in communities surrounding the plant will also be available for comments. Andy Kantor, Head of the New York Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will speak on the effects of radiation.

    With the disaster in Japan and the reactors in Fukushima leaking radiation at dangerous levels into the air and water, and no end in sight, the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC) will host a Community Forum on the lessons we can learn from Fukushima and how they apply to Indian Point.
   
    According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the design basis for the plant is geared to a 5.2 earthquake while seismologists estimate that a 7.0 earthquake is a possibility. The NRC has identified Indian Point as the nuclear reactor with the highest risk of catastrophic failure due to an earthquake out of all the 104 nuclear reactors in the United States.

April 9: Local Farmer's Market's

Gossett's Farmer's Market (South Salem) & Community Markets at Boys and Girls Club (Mt. Kisco)

Saturdays, 9-1

Locally raised and produced meats and dairy, local greenhouse grown veggies. Local honey, bread, pastries and more.

Gossett's now has spring bedding plants and organic seed as well. 

Gossett's Farmer's Market is located at 1202 Rte 35, South Salem, NY

Boys & Girls Club Farmer's Market is located at 351 Main St. Mount Kisco, NY


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InterGenerate’s new Heritage Egg Co-op

INTERGENERATE HERITAGE EGG CO-OP

Join InterGenerate’s new Heritage Egg Co-op at John Jay Homestead: learn the basics of backyard farming,
enjoy lots of fresh eggs and support breed diversity.

John Jay Homestead, Katonah, NY  REGISTRATION FILLING FAST!

Baby chicks at the Egg Co-op

How It works
Join the Egg Co-op. With the help of experienced farmers, you’ll
raise the chickens and share the harvest. Bond with the chicks. You'll have a chance to care for the chicks from infancy through adulthood. Expect your
TLC to pay off with lots of fresh eggs by the summer.

Learn basic chicken raising practices.

All members must attend the workshop “Chicken Keeping
Basics” and take part in the weekly care and egg harvests.
Support breed diversity.

Saturday, April 9: Easy Steps to Increased Comfort, Savings and Safety in Your Home. Katonah.

Energize Bedford/Energize Northern Westchester Presents:

Home Energy Efficiency

Lecture and Personal Consultations with  Home Energy Efficiency Expert, Dick Kornbluth

11-1, Katonah Village Library

Small Conference Room

Home Energy Efficiency lecture at 10 am.

Consultations 11-1

Home energy efficiency expert Dick Kornbluth (aka “The Energy Coach”)  will be available for one-on-one consultations this Saturday at Katonah Village Library from 11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the small conference room.

Consults 5 minutes - 30 minutes. 

Please feel free to stop by with your home energy questions or problems and take advantage of his expertise.

Start your day with his lecture on Home Energy Efficiency which begins at 10:00 a.m.  Dick’s lectures are very compelling and you’ll be surprised how important this lecture can be for your family.  Saturday’s session is called, “Easy Steps to Increased Comfort, Savings and Safety in Your Home”

 more info contact Patrice Hauptman: phauptman@bedfordny.info

or visit www.energizebedford.org

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Saturday, April 9: Earth Day Clean-Up. North Salem.

 North Salem Improvement Society

Saturday, April 9th - Earth Day Clean-Up

Stop by the library between 9:00-11:00 to sign up for roadside cleanup
 and pick up bags and equipment,
 free coffee and donuts

 Rain date, Sunday, April 10th
 click here for more information 

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Wednesday, April 6: Toxic Bust: film presentation and discussion. Wainright House, Rye.

TOXIC BUST
presented by

GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

WED, APRIL 6, 2011 @ 7:30 PM
WAINWRIGHT HOUSE
260 STUYVESANT AVE
RYE, NY 10580

ADMISSION FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

This thought provoking documentary challenges viewers to question how abundant chemical use in the United States may undermine the health of its citizens.  The film focuses on three breast cancer "hot spots" to explore more fully the connection between cancer and chemical exposure in the home, workplace and community and features nationally recognized experts who provide understanding of the most current breast cancer science**

PATTI WOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
WILL LEAD A DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE FILM ABOUT PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE EXPOSURES IN OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES


RSVP: 914-422-3141/ellen@grassrootsinfo.org

**Dr. Gina Solomon, Senior Scientist for Natural Resources Defense Council, has researched breast health and chemical impacts on breast milk.  Dr. Julia Brody is principal investigator for Silent Spring Institute's Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study.  Solomon and Brody talk about risk factors and environmental chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body and may raise the risk of cancer.  Additionally, Dr. Robert Harrison, an occupational health physician at UCSF and Dr. Philip Landrigan, former EPA scientist and Director of Community and Preventive Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, illuminate issues concerning worker health and the impacts of early childhood chemical exposure respectively

  Grassroots Environmental Education is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the links between common environmental exposures and human health and environmental impacts

For more information please visit www.grassrootsinfo.org


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