Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar.
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: "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives"- Friday, February 18; 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.
2011 FARE Renewable Energy Tour- Saturday, February 19; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Be part of shaping the renewable energy and energy efficiency future of Florida. Learn about pending legislation, interact with your elected officials, network with people from all phases and stages of involvement of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, and encourage and support a free market for renewable energy in Florida. During the day: Open house visits to local renewable energy and energy efficiency installations; Evening: Town hall style panel discussion and presentations from local and state legislators and renewable energy experts. The Florida Aquarium: 701 Cannelside Drive, Tampa. floridaallianceforrenewableenergy.org
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2011.