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- May 7: "What Do Studies Comparing Organic and Conventional Farming Tell Us?" 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Cole Hall Room 219, Thompson School of Applied Sciences at UNH Durham. Free and open to all. Feature speaker: John Reganold, Ph.D., Washington State University. Part of the UNH Seminar Series "Farming For The Future." For information, go to www.organicdairy.unh.edu or call 862-3757.
- May 7: Potluck and Celebration! 6:00 PM, Traip Academy, Kittery, ME. The seventh session in the SOLE (Sustainable, Organic, Local, Ethical) food series. Use what you've discovered to prepare a dish to share. Highlight the Seacoast's rich and abundant food sources in a local, organic, homegrown, or seasonal dish while enjoying lively discussion about the worlds of taste, quality of life, and friendship that sharing good good creates. Fee: FREE (registration required!)
- May 8: The Future of Food in New England. 7:00 PM, RiverRun Bookstore, Portsmouth, NH. Seacoast Local invites UNH professor Dr. John Carroll to talk about increasing local food security beyond peak oil as part of the "Making the Connection" sustainability series. How can we boost the local economy and re-establish our food security? Dedicating land for grazing taps into New Hampshire's heritage and is a natural fit for the future. Dr. Carroll, author of "The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food" and "Sustainability and Spirituality," comes to Portsmouth to talk about restoring food independence, the subject of his new book "Pastures of Plenty: The Future of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Conservation in New England." For more details on the event, call 603-431-2100 or visit www.riverrunbookstore.com.
- May 9: "Systems Approach to Subsurface Bioremediation and Conversion of Organic Wastes to Electricity with Geobacter." 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM, 320 Gregg Hall, UNH Durham. Lunch will be served. Talk by Dr. Derek Lovley, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Part of the Environmental Engineering and Science Seminar Series. For more information, visit the website of the UNH Environmental Research Group.
- May 9: 1st Northeast Farm to School Forum. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Publick House, Sturbridge, MA, $35. This event will be an opportunity for representatives from our 7 state region to come together to learn, share and problem solve to make Farm to School programs available to all. View the forum flyer to learn more; register by April 18th. Any questions, email or call (802) 985-0381.
- May 15: Organic Garden Club meeting. 1:00 PM at the garden. Directions to the garden: Go out past the Whit towards the horse and cow barns. After passing the horse barn on your right take a right onto Mast Rd. Take the first left onto Spinney Lane. You'll see the shed, greenhouse, and water tower on your left- this is the garden. You can also take the Mast Rd. shuttle to the parking lot across the road from the garden.
- May 16: Bike/Walk to Work Day! 7:00 - 10:00 AM, Whittemore Center, UNH Durham. Spread the word and pump up your tires: stop by the Wildcat statue between 7 and 10am on May 16 for some coffee, bagels, and camaraderie with fellow cyclists and walkers! For more information, visit the Seacoast Area Bike Routes website.
- May 17: "Newmarket Goes Green" Exposition. Join this expo encouraging environmentally-friendly techniques in town. Newmarket Goes Green is still in the organizational stage and is looking for people to be part of the expo and for sponsors. If interested, call Noel Jost-Coq at 292-5667.
- May 20: Carbon Trading: Market Opportunities for Agriculture Workshop. 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, UNH Merrimack County Cooperative Extension in Boscawen, NH. The objective of the workshop is to give agricultural educators a basic understanding of the complexities of carbon trading, while providing them with a set of tools to educate farmers and landowners about carbon trading. The free workshop will explore the development and current status of the very complex and still changing carbon trading market. Carbon trading is a method to reduce global carbon emissions by allowing market mechanisms to find the most cost effective way to reduce emissions from a variety of sources. The workshop is being presented by Central New York Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. (CNY RC&D),with funding from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NESARE). Register at http://agcarbontrading.org. For further information, contact Kim Totten at (607) 334-3231 ext 4.
- May 21: Food Writers Night. The Seacoast's best food writers will whet your appetite when they read from their work in this unique evening program. After each reading, guests will be able to taste food inspired by the writer's recipes and essays. Tickets are $55 and includes the reading, food and libations. All proceeds will benefit Slow Food Seacoast. Tickets can be purchased through www.seacoastfoodie.com. The event will be held at The Pearl of Portsmouth, 45 Pearl St., Portsmouth. Tickets are limited to only 60 attendees and will go fast. Our nationally renowned food writers include Denise Landis, New York Times columnist and author of "Dinner For Eight: 40 Great Dinner Party Menus for Friends and Family", Jean Kerr author of the "Union Oyster House Cookbook" and "Mystic Seafood", Kathy Gunst author of "Stonewall Kitchen Favorites" and "Stonewall Kitchen Harvest" and "resident chef" on WBUR's Here and Now and James Haller, author of "Vie De France" and founder of the famed Blue Strawbery restaurant. The evening will be hosted by Rachel Forrest, food writer and restaurant critic for The Portsmouth Herald and host of Wine Me Dine Me, a food and drink themed radio show on Portsmouth Community Radio. Books will be supplied by RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth and will be available for signing and purchase. The evening's proceeds go to benefit Slow Food Seacoast, a "convivium" within Slow Food USA, a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America through programs and activities dedicated to Taste Education, Defending Biodiversity and Building Food Communities. The event is sponsored by Seacoast Media Group and Taste of the Seacoast Magazine and includes wine, beer and food donated by local caterers, restaurants and purveyors. Tickets can be purchased by going to www.seacoastfoodie.com or by calling (603) 315-3276.
- May 27: Wildcard Movie: The Next Industrial Revolution. 7:30PM, The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, The Next Industrial Revolution tells the story of the movement led by architect Bill McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart to bring together ecology and human design and explores how businesses are transforming themselves to work with nature and enhance profitability. The film will be followed with a discussion by New Hampshire’s own Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President and CEO of Stoneyfield Farm, who will speak about his own vision and experience of Green industry and profitibility and his new book, Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World.
- May 31: Sustainability/Energy Fair. 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Great Bay Discovery Center, Greenland/Stratham townline. Join local energy and sustainability-related organizations for demonstrations of sustainable practices for the home and garden, displays of energy saving devices, organic product vendors, and more. The Center is located on the Greenland/Stratham townline off Depot Road. For more information, visit www.greatbay.org or contact Sheila Roberge at 778-0015 or Steve Miller at 778-0015.
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- June 7: 3rd Annual Seacoast Local Festival. 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Market Square, Portsmouth. The Festival will bring together a host of local nonprofits for an afternoon of interaction and fun in our community. The nonprofits will
sponsor information booths and interactive games to engage and connect with Festival-goers. There will also be live performances from local artists and a community art project.
- June 20 - 21: UNH Energy Conference. Kingsbury Hall, UNH Durham. Sponsored by the UNH Energy Laboratory. Join engineers, scientists, industry leaders, public policy makers, environmentalists, legal experts, educators, students, and concerned citizens at this free conference. A variety of topics will be offered, including presentations on power-generation technologies, energy storage and distribution systems, transportation, energy efficient end-usage, and public policy and economic issues. Demonstrations of actual energy technologies will be provided throughout the day by students and professionals. Dr. Paul Werbos of the National Science Foundation will give the keynote address, and a panel discussion will of energy experts from academia, industry, and the NH state government will discuss pertinent energy issues to conclude the conference. There is no fee to attend this conference. For more information and to pre-register, contact Dr. Gordon Kraft at (603) 862-1318.
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