Gainesville Raw Food Potluck is a group of people (everyone is invited) that meet monthly to share fellowship, food, recipes, and information about raw foods and related topics. RAW FOOD includes all un-cooked fruits, vegetables/leafy greens/herbs, un-roasted nuts, seeds, whole grains & seaweed. From these basics, we can make a variety of specialty foods, including [...]
Greetings, Green Gainesville!
We’re pleased to announce that our next
Green Drinks meeting will be held at the new
The Brew Spot Café
1000 NE 16th Ave.
May 1, 6 – 8 p.m.
When was the last time you did a chemistry experiment? Jeff Keaffaber, co-owner of The Brew Spot Café, has a treat for you and anyone who wants [...]
Tom Henry of the Toledo Blade profiles God’s work through a nun’s hands:
BRYAN — As she sticks her hands into topsoil, Sister Rita Wienken is oblivious to the chill that lingers after months of frost.
She feels the warmth of God’s love.
“Soil is the skin of Earth and is alive with thousands of species whose relationships [...]
Entering a more ‘zen’ mindset could be as easy as taking a walk in the park, according to a small new study.
New research from scientists at Heriot-Watt University in the U.K. conducted mobile brain electrical activity testing on volunteers to find that the brain enters a meditative state when going through green spaces.
The findings have “implications [...]
Tom Philpott looks at chemicals and plastic in our food for Mother Jones:
Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates are what’s known as “endocrine disruptors”—that is, at very small doses they interfere with our hormonal systems, giving rise to all manner of health trouble. In peer-reviewed research, BPA has been linked to asthma, anxiety, obesity, kidney and [...]
The lineup of the fourth annual Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival, which starts Saturday and runs through Thursday, offers a wide range of feature-length films, documentaries and shorts over the course of its six days.Screenings and events are planned at Jolie, 6 W. University Ave., with a variety of ticket options available including [...]
Elizabeth Crowe recently learned that the red couch in her family’s living room holds a toxic secret — hidden inside its foam filling is a toxic chemical that was removed from kid’s pajamas more than 30 years ago due to health dangers.
Crowe, who had been careful to choose her family’s couch from an eco-friendly line at a [...]
Green Drinks and Alachua AudubonWelcome Belize Avian Specialist
Oct. 3 at Bombay Restaurant & Lounge
“Local Effforts Toward Tropical Rainforest Conservation”
The recent re-discovery of wild Harpy Eagles in southern Belize by BFREE, (a Gainesville-based non-profit) has been the catalyst for the development of a dynamic bird conservation program run by BFREE and supported by multiple universities and [...]
Submit your Environmental Films to Cinema Verde 2013!
Deadline for submissions is November 8th, 2012
The deadline to submit films for the Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival is November 18th, 2012. There will be an extension for Withoutabox members until November 18th, 2012. Issues addressed in films may include food, water, waste, energy, chemical contamination, [...]
WHAT
This is a workshop and foray for beginning mushroom identification. Participants will learn what a mushroom is, their life cycles, how to collect them safely, and the seasons and habitats for mushrooms. We will also look for mushrooms and learn how to identify them in the field- what characteristics to look for and the resources [...]
Scientists are predicting that the frequency of dust storms, on the rise in the last few years, will continue to increase. Some have also suggested that these storms might well be carrying a more hazardous payload than meets the eye. Among the dangers that experts say are blowing in the wind: asthma triggers, toxic chemicals [...]
Stephanie Strom reports in the NY Times:
Michael J. Potter is one of the last little big men left in organic food.
More than 40 years ago, Mr. Potter bought into a hippie cafe and “whole earth” grocery here that has since morphed into a major organic foods producer and wholesaler, Eden Foods.
But one morning last May, [...]
The Downtown Gainesville Farmers Market will be closed for the 4th of July Holiday.
Management of the Downtown Gainesville Union Street Farmers Market has informed us that the market will be closed this Wednesday for the 4th of July Holiday.
We have rescheduled our visit to the Downtown Gainesville Farmers Market for Wednesday, July 11th. We will [...]
Why is it that we believe we can feed our bodies industrial, nutrient-depleted food-like substances empty of life and be healthy? How did we come to believe that food industry chemicals and processing could replace nature-made foods?
A hundred years ago all food was organic, local, seasonal, fresh or naturally-preserved by ancient methods. All food was [...]
Gainesville Green Drinks
Meets the 1st Wed. of each month; All are welcome: Join us!!
June 6, 6 – 8 p.m.
Emiliano’s Cafe, 7 SE 1st Ave.
We will be joined by Mike Byerly and Hutch Hutchinson, both of whom are running for Alachua County Commission seats and who will share their views, [...]
A multi-agency SWAT team hit Venice, CA , Rawesome Foods arresting three people and dumping $10,000 worth of raw milk:The owner of a Venice health food market and two other people were arrested on charges related to the allegedly unlawful production and sale of unpasteurized dairy products, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district [...]
Scientists are observing with increasing alarm that some very common hormone-mimicking chemicals can have grotesque effects.
A widely used herbicide acts as a female hormone and feminizes male animals in the wild. Thus male frogs can have female organs, and some male fish actually produce eggs. In a Florida lake contaminated by these chemicals, male alligators have [...]
Please join Gainesville Compost and Grow Gainesville for a “Waste-to-Food Workshop” at Tempo Bistro to Go this Saturday at 1pm!
We will be demonstrating how we turn Tempo Bistro’s food waste into black gold for Gainesville gardens, including the vertical garden we are building for Tempo Bistro itself.
Come grab a soup, sandwich or beverage and get [...]
Portland: What a Trip!
–Trish Riley
My daughter Rachel moved to Portland shortly after graduating from college and she’d been raving about it ever since. “You’ve got to come here, Mom, you’ll love it. Everybody here is doing what you’ve been talking about and writing about all my life!” She sent me local magazines to whet my [...]
Cinema Verde 2012 will be held at Villa East, 301 N. Main St., Gainesville, FL. Plan to do dinner and a movie with us – food and beverages available from Celebrations Catering!
2012 Festival/Film schedule
2012 Film Trailers
VIP Passes and Tickets
Sponsorship Opportunities
Cinema Verde is a wonderful chance for us to celebrate the beautiful nature that is so [...]
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