VSTF Meeting 2.9.2011

The next VSTF meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 9th at 5pm in the Northland Bldg Conference Room #118.

Bill Mittelfelhdt gave a great presentation on the MN GreenStep Cities Program, and was very motivating at the January 19th VSTF meeting. We hope to follow up on this, and a lot of in house information & updates to take care of. Because of this, there will be no guest speaker at the February 9th meeting. Just ourselves having a great time! Hope to see you there! Everyone is welcome to attend.

VSTF Mtg Agenda 2.9.11

Food, Food Systems and the New Regionalism – Public Speaker Series

Spring 2011, University of Minnesota, Duluth Public Speaker Series

Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture Project@UMD, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, and Institute for Sustainable Future

Thursday, February 17:  “Assessing the Western Lake Superior Region for Food Localization”

David Abazs, Senior Fellow, Endowed Chair in Agriculture, Univ. of MN

Stacey Stark, UMD , Geography, Director of GIS Lab.

 Friday, February 18: “Incubating Farm(er)s, Creating the Duluth Community Farm: the Intervale Model”

Andrea Tursini, Director of Consulting and Land Stewardship at Intervale Center, Burlington, VT, Location and time t.b.d.

 Tuesday, March 1: “Community Based Education in Duluth around Food, Farming, and Gardening”

Angie Miller and Michael Latsch, Seeds of Success

Cree Bradley, Farm Beginnings Program, Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association  Sarah Nelson, Duluth Community Garden Program

 

Thursday, March 31: “Institutionalizing Good Food: the Case of the Univ. of MN Morris”

Sandra Olson Loy, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, UM Morris

Thursday, April 7: “Cornercopia Farm: Creating Student Centered College and University Gardens”

Courtney Tchida, Student Program Coordinator, MISA, U of MN St. Paul

Friday, April 22: “Growing Power and Growing Food”

Will Allen, GROWING POWER, Milwaukee, WI

7:00 pm: Public Address, UMD Kirby Ballroom

 Thursday, April 28: “Food Systems in Healthcare”

Diane Imre, MBA, RD Director of Nutrition Services, Fletcher Allen Healthcare, VT

 Thursday, May 5 : “Food Hubs and Healthy Foods: Building Change in Eau Claire, WI”

Representatives from Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI

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Unless otherwise noted, Speaker sessions begin promptly at 3:45pm, UMD, in the Library Rotunda 

Parking is available for a nominal fee close to the library at Paylot G, which is off University Drive just south of St. Marie Street.  A map can be viewed at the following website: http://www.duluth.umn.edu/parking/lots.html 

 For further information or a copy of this schedule, contact randel.hanson@yahoo.com or 218-349-2956

Speaker Series funded by Institute for Advanced Study, Univ. of Minnesota

Ely’s 2011 Energy Symposium Speaker Series

Energy Efficient Ely presents the 2011 Energy Symposium Speaker Series Hosted by Vermilion Community College in Room CL104 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Check out it out at 2011 Energy Symposium speaker Series0001[1]. For more information visit Energy Efficient Ely’s website at www.eeely.org

SOLAR POWER SUNDAY

February 13, 1 – 3 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church
Jesse Dahl, Presenter

Learn about how solar power works, and its practical possibilities for your churches, homes, or other facilities.  

Jesse Dahl is a Solar pv instructor at Hibbing Community College, as well as a licensed electrician and a certified NABCEP solar installer.  He will give a power point presentation, as well as answer questions.   Jesse will also be bringing solar panels and inverters, and instruments that do site analysis for solar potential.

Messiah Lutheran Church is located at 8590 Enterprise Drive South in Mountain Iron, adjacent the Mountain Iron Community Center. 

Sponsored by Congregations Caring for the Earth