Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar.
Dunedin Green Market- Fridays: 8 am-1 pm, Saturdays: 9 am-2 pm (through April). Featuring fresh, local produced goods such as baked good, ready-to-eat-foods, organic plants and herbs, coffee, honey, seafood, clothing, and so much more. The Dunedin Green Market is located in Pioneer Park at the cross streets of Douglas Avenue and Main Street in Downtown Dunedin.
The Green Economy and the Earth Charter Forum- Friday February 25; 9-11 am. Keynote Speaker: Herman Mulder, Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Earth Charter International. Initiator of the Equator Principles. Former Head, Group Risk ABN AMRO BANK The Green Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Business. Forum Panelists: Nancy Walker, Founder & President Walker Brands "Leverage Your Sustainable Business Practices to Grow Your Brand", Janet Harrison, Solutions Services Executive, Public Sector Operations; Xerox Corporation The Profitability of Sustainable Businesses, Vickie Hann, Human Services Director, Hilton Arlington & Tower The Value Added of Earth Charter in the Workplace and in Community Relationships. Panel Moderator: Rick Clugston, Executive Director of Earth Charter US; Member Earth Charter International Council. Free event. Held in the University of Tampa's Vaughn Center (9th Floor). earthcharterus.org
Tampa Downtown Market- Fridays (through May); 10 am-2 pm. The vision of the Tampa Downtown Market is to provide local residents and businesses of the community with the freshest, highest quality, most nutritious, and most reasonably priced food and gourmet products. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Tampa Downtown Market intends to provide a vehicle to educate the community on the importance of good health as we create more business opportunities and residential benefits. Located in Lykes Gaslight Square- Tampa St. & Kennedy Blvd., Downtown Tampa.
Urban Oasis Hydroponic Farm Market- Fridays 10 am-6 pm; Saturdays 10 am-4 pm. Get fresh, organically grown hydroponic veggies straight from this CSA farm in Carrollwood. Open to the public. Arrive early for best selection! 5416 West Linebaugh Avenue, Tampa, 813-293-3276; urbanoasisfarm.com
Eckerd College Environmental Film Festival Screening: "Nostalgia for the Light"- Friday, February 25; 7 p.m. Screenings will be held in The Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium and are free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary. Complete details about each film can be found on the Festival homepage: www.eckerd.edu/eff. For more information, call 727.864.7979 or email events@eckerd.edu. 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Pete.
World Cafe Discussions- Every Friday; 7:30-9:30 pm. Awakening and engaging collective intelligence through conversations about questions that matter. RSVP to Pat at 727.421.2746 or goodpat@tampabay.rr.com. Starbucks Cafe- 4th St N and 89th Ave N, St. Pete. www.theworldcafe.com.
Winthrop Town Center Farmers Market- Every Saturday; 8 am. Complete with more handcrafted goods, fresh fruits, veggies, and boiled peanuts than you can shake a stick at. 1109 Winthrop Market St., Riverview, 813-601-3129.
Urban Permaculture Design Course Weekend Three: Growing food sustainably and abundantly- Saturday-Sunday, February 26-27; 9 am-12 pm. Work with nature instead of against her to create abundant gardens and "food forests" that need little work to keep up. Includes gardening in apartments, aquaculture, community gardening, urban farming, making a living through growing food. College credits and student rates are available. Learn what permaculture is and can do for your life and your community. One weekend: $195. Visit this page for more information and to sign up. For more information contact: cristy.thepermacultureguild@gmail.com or cory@permacultureguild.us. Sacred Lands: 1700 Park St., St. Pete.
This article appears in Mar 3-9, 2011.