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Hello Green Drinkers of Gainesville!

We had a good meeting at Warehouse on August 4 – great food and drinks and wonderful space – THANK YOU Richard and Ryan! The only drawback was that it was a bit difficult to hear those who needed to share information with us, and I apologize for that to Robert [...]

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Denise Robinette, owner of Healthy Living Interiors, designed this room and is helping me with the green renovation of my little cottage! Kudos, Denise!
“Merkiyah Jones can now breathe easier thanks to a Healthy-N-Green Bedroom Makeover.Jones, a fourth-grader at Watkins Elementary School in West Park, was treated to the makeover after she won the Asthma Awareness [...]

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Household goods, beauty and grooming product supplier Procter and Gamble (P&G), announced on August 12 the launch of new environmentally friendly packaging for its Pantene Pro V, Covergirl and Max Factor Brands.
The new environmentally friendly packaging is made from sugarcane-derived plastic, which is a renewable source unlike traditional plastic which is made from non renewable [...]

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Nia Master Class at GHFC in Thornbrook on Thursday evening, September 2, from 7:30 - 8:30!  Finally, Nia is coming to Gainesville!!  The cost is free to members, and $10.00 to non-members.  Then, I will be teaching an 8 week Nia session there from September 23 – November 11……each Thursday evening from 7:30 [...]

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Alachua County, in partnership with Florida Organic Growers, Abundant Edible Landscapes, UF Young Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Sustainability, and the Downtown Rotary Club, will plant an organic demonstration garden Saturday, July 10, 2010, beginning 10 a.m., at the County Administration Building on the corner of University Ave. and Main St. in Downtown Gainesville. The public [...]

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Moorhead, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday released a list of hundreds of chemicals that pose a potential health risk.
The state’s list includes 1,755 substances, among them lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. But it also includes many other organic chemicals that include pesticides, flame retardants, dyes and other chemicals used in industry [...]

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“A Congressional investigation into a recent recall of children’s Tylenol and other pediatric medicines has been stymied by the manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, investigators say, raising the prospect that new measures — like issuing of subpoenas to compel cooperation — could be invoked.”

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A University of South Florida Ph.D. candidate has discovered that a commonly used fungicide is lethal to three species of Florida’s frogs, even at concentrations previously assumed to be safe.

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Is enough being done to protect us from chemicals that could harm us? Watch “Toxic America,” a special two-night investigative report with Sanjay Gupta M.D., June 2 & 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.

If you live in Gainesville, you can conveniently view it – and then discuss it – after the June 2 Green Drinks meeting.

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You are invited to participate in a Native Herb Walk and Workshop with Master Herbalist Dui Bhuja, (Darrell Martin), founder of Blue Boy Herb Company and speaker at many National Herb Conferences.
* Learn about local plants in our own yards and fields, mistaken as weeds, which are actually medicinal and culinary [...]

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EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE

Community Celebration
Sunday, May 30, 2010
4:00pm-6:00pm
Join us even if you didn’t do the Challenge!
Everyone is eligible for the many door prizes!

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
4225 NW 34 Street, Gainesville

Blue Oven Kitchens

Gainesville Farm Fresh
Wainwright Dairy                                           Glades Ridge
Melrose Herb Garden                                     Florida Fresh Beef
Sweetwater Organic Coffee Roasters               Florida Organic Growers
Junselle’s Gourmet Ingredient [...]

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See the movie”Botany of Desire” based on the amazing book by
Michael Pollan, which provides an amazing look at the realtionship
beteween humans and their domestication of plants, will show tonight at the CMC (433 S Main Street) at 8pm. Donation $3-5.
Check it out:
https://www.civicmediacenter.org/event/2010/05/10/botany-desire

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“The President’s Cancer Panel is releasing a landmark 200-page report on Thursday, warning that our lackadaisical approach to regulation may have far-reaching consequences for our health.”
via Op-Ed Columnist – New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer – NYTimes.com.

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Just five minutes of exercise in a park, working in a backyard garden, walking on a nature trail, or other activity in a green space will benefit mental health.
Jules Pretty and Jo Barton explain in the study published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal that green exercise is physical activity in the presence of [...]

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“…the evidence has become strong enough that last month GlaxoSmithKline — which also makes Tums, Nicorette and the country’s top-selling asthma drug — stopped making the version of Poligrip with zinc, after having previously resisted just such a move. In Japan, responding to regulators’ concerns, the company has also recalled from stores any remaining zinc-infused [...]

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Today in America, every man, woman, and child is prescribed around 13 prescription drugs per year (and this doesn’t count the many over-the-counter drugs that doctors prescribe and that patients take on their own) (Kaiser, 2006).
via Dana Ullman: How Scientific Is Modern Medicine Really?.

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I use grapefruit and tea tree oils for cleaning…. love the clean feel of my home.
“Lemon, lime, lavender, cloves, and cinnamon are absolutely fragrant and delicious. Better yet, their juices and oils are scientifically proven germ fighters, explained herbalist Jeannine Vannais, Plant Stewardship Coordinator at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, PA.
“The way we [...]

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Thursday, March 25

6:30 pm Green Shorts Compilation
7:30 pm Wild Edible Tastes and Q&A with John Moran, Dan Rountree (Current Problems) and Freddie Johnson (Conservation Burial)
8 pm Numen: The Nature of Plants:

Numen, defined as the animating force in nature, is a documentary film focusing on the healing power of plants and the natural [...]

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