Green Community Calendar weekend events: Tampa Bay Living Green Expo, raw food class, markets and more

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. and Kennedy Blvd., Downtown Tampa.

Raw Food Class at Whole Foods Market- Friday, October 15; 6:30-7:30 pm. Dr. LindaJoy Rose, the Raw Food Fairy specializes in teaching you how to meld more raw foods into your present lifestyle.  hese mouth-watering and ultra-healthy treats are accompanied by 2 special dipping sauces; they make impressive appetizers as well as a great, healthy lunch you can pack for work. Registration required at store exit lobby or timothy.bennett @wholefoods.com. Event is limited to 40 people. Free Event. Whole Foods Tampa- 1548 North Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa.

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.

St. Pete Saturday Morning Market- Every Saturday (October-May); 9 am-2 pm. Featuring locally grown fresh produce, prepared foods, tempting baked goods, plants, flowers, herbs, handcrafted gifts, live music, and more! Downtown St. Petersburg in the Al Lang Stadium parking lot / 1st Ave. S and 1st St.

This article appears in Oct 14-20, 2010.