Join eOrganic for a webinar on Permaculture on Organic Farms. The webinar will take place on December 9, 2014 at 2PM Eastern Time, 1PM Central, 12PM Mountain Time, 11AM Pacific Time. The webinar is free and open to the public, and advance registration is required. About the Webinar Lots of people are talking about permaculture, […]
Category: Events
Event: “Stacking ecosystem services” lecture on Friday
Morgan Robertson, assistant professor of Geography at University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver a lecture on “Stacking ecosystem services: Building environmental markets at the intersection of science, capital, and law” from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on Friday, November 7. The lecture will be free and open to the public in room 1005 of the Beckman Institute. Dr. […]
Important Update on Foer Visit
We were previously scheduled to have the talk in room 217 today, but we have shifted to room 404, accessible from the northeast and northwest staircases in the Illini Union (those closer to the Green street entrance). For further assistance, please see the map here.
Webinar: The Role of Cooperatives in Local Food Systems Development
In celebration of National Co-op Month, please join USDA, national cooperative leaders and development specialists for an engaging webinar on how cooperatives have benefited food supply chains and played a critical role in developing local and regional food systems. The webinar will be on Thursday, October 30 from 1 – 2 pm. Moderator: Andrew Jermolowicz – Associate Deputy […]
Event: Cover Crop and Soil Pit Digs in Northwest Indiana
The preview for the event can be found here.
Eating Animals Review
Next Tuesday at 12:35pm, Jonathan Safran Foer will be doing a “virtual visit” to the Illini Union, in room 404, giving us a chance to ask him questions about his book Eating Animals, a heavy piece of nonfiction. I call it heavy not because its prose is dense (it’s quite pleasant to read) or because it is […]
Event: Specialty and Organic Grains Workshop at Prairie Fruits Farm
Supply simply cannot keep up with today’s demand for products made from organic, non-GMO, and specialty grains as consumers increasingly seek alternatives to conventional foodstuffs. Growing the grains for these products is possible for many farmers, but getting started can be daunting. In this intensive training, grain growers and marketers with expertise in all aspects of […]
Event: 2014 Local and Regional Food Summit
Attend the fourth annual Local and Regional Food Summit and learn from leaders in the local and regional food industry on all the different projects taking shape. Speakers will include those from the retail grocery, foodservice distribution, university foodservice, food hub, specialty crops, meat processing, dairy, value-added products, community supported agriculture organization and more!
Events: Environmental Films in Champaign-Urbana
Fall seems to have snuck up on us while we weren’t looking, but you can feel good about staying indoors (and staying dry) with these thoughtful documentaries to be shown in Champaign-Urbana.
ISTC Seminar: ‘Trends in Waste and Resource Management’
From noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, you can hear Anita Kedia, Senior Business Development Manager at Waste Management Sustainabilty Services, discuss “why and how companies are making the shift away from traditional, disposable models toward a more sustainable, circular economy. In a world of finite resources and growing […]