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Posted in Environment on May 5th, 2009
Wednesday (May 4): Gainesville Green Drinks meets at Ti Amo (12 SE 2nd Ave) from 6 to 8 p.m. Discuss environmental issues in Gainesville and learn about what local community and business leaders are doing to help the environment. Every first Wednesday of the month. Free.
Posted in Free Education, Literature on Apr 8th, 2009
Thursday (April 9): Dr. Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at UCLA and a Pulitzer Prize winner, will discuss his new book, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. In “Collapse”, Diamond argues that environmental problems often cause ancient and modern societies — from the Vikings in Greenland to Rwanda — to fall apart. [...]
Posted in Community Events, Food on Mar 31st, 2009
Tomorrow (April 1): The Downtown Farmers Market sells organic, farm-grown food, body care, crafts and household supplies for cheap in a great atmosphere. Stick around until the end for discounts from sellers trying to get rid of what they brought — I once got a huge jar of delicious, organic salsa for $1. Every Wednesday [...]
Posted in Environment, Free Education on Feb 5th, 2009
Horticulture expert Wendy Wilber is holding a series of spring gardening classes through the Alachua County Extension Office. Learn how to grow your own veggies in “Vegetable Gardening Basics” from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Newberry Branch Library. In other classes, learn how to grow your own fruit and attract caterpillars and butterflies [...]