Urban Farmer Berezan gives talk

trevor.kenney — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:13:23 +0000

Ron Berezan, known as the Urban Farmer, returns to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Thursday night to give the second of two Lethbridge talks.

Berezan is on campus thanks to the Campus Roots Community Garden group. Earlier in the day he is presenting at Garden View Lodge as he addresses strategies for growing herbs, vegetables, fruits and berries in your garden. At the U of L, Berezan's talk, The Growing Revolution - Lessons in Food Security From Cuba, discusses the shift that Cuba was forced to endure following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Gone were the fossil fuel and agricultural imports the country was so dependent on, and it forced Cuba to undergo a dramatic shift towards low-input, ecological agriculture encouraging more citizens to grow food in rural and urban areas alike. Berezan asks how these lessons could be applied to our society.

His lecture goes from 7 to 9 p.m. in PE250 and everyone is welcome to attend.

Urban Farmer comes to campus

trevor.kenney — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:47:53 +0000

The Urban Farmer, Ron Berezan, is making a pair of appearances at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge on Thursday as he brings his message of organic gardening to campus.

Sponsored by the Lethbridge Healthy Communities Committee, Active, Creative, Engaged Communities (ACE) and the Campus Roots Cooperative Garden, in association with AB Parks and Recreation, Berezan will present a gardening workshop in the afternoon as well as a keynote address in the evening.

The workshop, entitled Growing Food in Small Spaces – Getting the Most From your Garden, runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in TH241 and is open to everyone. To register, e-mail ashley.haughton@uleth.ca.

On Thursday evening, Berezan will then present The Edible City – How We Can Grow More Food in Urban Areas. The talk begins at 7 p.m. in the Students' Union Ballroom B and is open to everyone. Those interested in attending should register by calling Lisa Mitchell at 403-388-6677 or by e-mailing Jennifer Copeland (jennifer.copeland@uleth.ca).

The Urban Farmer is an Edmonton-based organic gardening and specialty landscaping service. Their mission is to support the development of natural, sustainable, and edible landscapes in urban areas, working with homeowners, families, individuals, community groups and organizations who have the desire to integrate environmentally sustainable landscape practices into their own yards and communities.

Events Calendar - March

trevor.kenney — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:21:46 +0000

Pronghorn Athletics

Mar. 8 | 16th Annual Horns Dinner & Auction | SU Ballrooms

Lectures

Mar. 3 | Art Now: Tanya Harnett
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 5 | Art Now: Stan Denniston (photographer) | Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 8 | Art Now: Nana Debois Buhl
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 8 | Architecture & Design Now: Brendan Tang (ceramic artist)
6 p.m., C610

Mar. 9 | ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Scholars Public Presentations | Dr. Claudia Malacrida presents Dehumanization as a Way of Life: Alberta's History of 'Treating' People with Intellectual Disabilities
4 p.m., AH100

Mar. 10 | Art Now: Diane Borsato
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 10 | Preventing Workplace Violence | Workers' Compensation Board presents a 90-minute seminar on general staff awareness
2:30 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Theatre (W500)

Mar. 12 | Art Now: Sandra Dyck
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 15 | Art Now: Gordon Payne
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 15 | Architecture & Design Now: Julie Nicholson | 6 p.m., C610

Mar. 16 | ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Scholars Public Presentations | Dr. Brian Titley presents Penance, Prayers, and a Happy Death: Convents and Moral Rehabilitation of 'Wayward' Women
4 p.m., AH100

Mar. 17 | Art Now: Eric Metcalfe
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 18 | Discovery Lecture Series
Humanitarian advocate James Orbinski presents Equity and Global Health | 7 p.m., PE250

Mar. 19 | Art Now: Olga Korper
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 22 | Art Now: Anna Hudson (art historian) | Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 22 | Architecture & Design Now: Daniel Heaton | 6 p.m., C610

Mar. 23 | ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Scholars Public Presentations | Lisa Doolittle presents Performing Negotiations: Blackfoot Dance/Spectacle, the Colony, and Multicultural Canada 1870-2010 | 4 p.m., AH100

Mar. 24 | Art Now: Ho Tam
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 26 | Art Now: Jennifer Fisher
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 26 | Women Scholars Speaker Series | Dr. Nancy Turner presents Not Just Any Old Place: Ethnoecology in a Changing World
12 p.m., Students' Union Ballroom A

Mar. 29 | Architecture & Design Now: John Shnier | 6 p.m., C610

Performances

Mar. 2 | Music at Noon: Eve Egoyan (piano) | 12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 4-6 | TheatreXtra #4
8 p.m. nightly, David Spinks Theatre; Mar. 6, 2 p.m. matinee

Mar. 6 | Spring Sing | U of L Singers and Women's Chorus perform |
8 p.m., Southminster Church

Mar. 9 | Music at Noon: Malcolm Lim (percussion) | 12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 12 | U of L Collaborative Piano/Guitar: It Takes Two | 7 p.m., Gem of the West Museum (Coaldale)

Mar. 16 | Music at Noon: Dr. Janet Youngdahl (soprano & friends) |
12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 19 | Stealing Noise
U of L Electro-Acoustic Ensemble's inaugural concert | 8 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall

Mar. 23 | Music at Noon: Dr. Jonathan Sokasits (piano) |
12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 23-27 | Life is a Dream
A play exploring illusion and reality as a king imprisons his infant son for fear he will grow up to rebel against him | 8 p.m. nightly, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Theatre

Mar. 26 | Glory and Grandeur
U of L Wind Orchestra with special guests Adam Mason, Jodi Bartell and Matt Groenheide | 8 p.m., Southminster Church

Mar. 29 | Hayden's Creation
Lethrbidge Symphony Orchestra, Vox Musica, U of L Singers and soloists Janet Youngdahl (soprano), Sandra Stringer (mezzo-soprano), Blaine Hendsbee (tenor), George Evelyn (bass) and John Conlon (baritone)
8 p.m., Southminster Church

Mar. 30 | Music at Noon: Dr. Deanna Oye (piano) | 12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Miscellaneous

Mar. 3 | Avalanche Awareness Night
A selection of safety and interesting ski and snowboard videos | 7 p.m., AH100

Mar. 5 | Veterinary Medicine Information Session | Presented by ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary | 9:30 a.m., D631

Mar. 9 | Student Speaker Challenge
How Education Benefits the World – Final | 7 p.m., AH100

Mar. 11 | The Edible City – How to Grow Food in Urban Areas
Presented by Ron Berezan, the Urban Farmer | 7 p.m., Students' Union Ballroom B

Mar. 12 to Apr. 9 | Works on Paper from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection | Curators: Museum Studies Interns

Mar. 12 to Apr. 9 | Annual Curated Student Exhibition | U of L Main Gallery | Opening Reception: 8 p.m., Mar. 12

Mar. 15 | Research Grant Fundamentals Workshop
The basics of finding grant information using online and print resources | 1 p.m., L950

Mar. 20 | Culture Vulture Saturday
Recycled Art | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Art Gallery

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