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NOFA-NJ EARTH
DAY EVENTS 2008 Tuesday, APRIL
22: GREEN FOR LIFE @ Market in the Middle ( Market in the Middle will host Green for Life and
Art, an event to celebrate Earth Day as well as raise support for
Asbury Park-based The Garden of Joy. The charity event will include an local art exhibit organized by Market in the
Middle’s curator, Dennis Carroll, featuring the work of Proceeds will benefit The Garden of Joy, a
non-profit organization, that endeavors to meet needs
of the poor or disadvantaged in inner-city areas, particularly through
nutritional enhancement and educational enrichment for school children and
their community. The organization
strives to supplement current food bank and soup kitchen supplies with edible
plants that are grown locally - and sometimes planted with their beneficiaries
help. Currently, The Garden of
Joy is harvesting land on For more information on Green for Life and Art, please call
732-995-1638. To learn more about
The Garden of Joy, visit www.thegardenofjoy.org. To view artwork of Jimmy Leslie, visit
leslieartstudio.com. What: Green for Life and
Art Where: Market
in the Middle When: Suggested Donation: $20.00 Thursday, APRIL 24: All Star Comedy Benefit at City Green is a Community, Youth and Thursday, April 24th Featuring: Tom Papa of Comedy Central and the Tonight
Show! Along with Saturday Night Live's Colin Quinn! And Special Surprise Guests! Laugh Your Pants off while Tickets: $40.00 City Green works to facilitate the creation
and expansion of urban community gardens and communal green open spaces in Friday, April 25: Farm to School Policy Seminar: Advocacy Strategies for Success
The event is free! For the event flyer, click here. For the event program, click here For more information or to RSVP, please contact: Tegan Hagy,
Mid-Atlantic Farm to School Regional Coordinator at 215-575-0444 ext. 125 or thagy@thefoodtrust.org Friday, Saturday, Sunday, APRIL 25 – 27: GLOBAL GREEN EXPO Rain or shine! Indoor Expo area and tented outdoor
activities NOFA-NJ will be offering Kids Food and Gardening Programs, as well
as Adult lectures on “Buy Local, Buy Organic!” Interested
in volunteering? Call NOFA at (609) 737-6848 Providing information and
inspiration for taking action regarding
global environmental issues to consumers, business professionals, public
and private agencies and corporations, the PSEG Global Green Expo intends to help
people learn what can be done -- right now -- to turn the tide. Featuring speakers, hands-on
product demonstrations, informational booths and global networking opportunities will
bring the most recent ideas and technologies to help teach us what we
can do -- one person at a time, in both the home and work
environment. Most importantly, this
event is designed to impart inspiration in the form of a gathering of interested,
informed people committed to doing their part in protecting our planet. We
invite you to join with others who believe that this kind of change is
possible. Saturday, April 26 - SPRING POTATO PLANTING! Howell Living History Farm and the Northeast Organic Farming
Association (NOFA-NJ) invites the public to join forces with its staff and
volunteers to plant a special crop of potatoes to be donated to the Greater
Mercer Food Cooperative and other local hunger projeccts. Visitors to the Farm can join the field crew any time
between
Throughtout the day, helpers can
meet work horses which were used to plow, harrow, and furrow-out the potato
field. They can also meet participants in the farm's intern program,
which prepares Peace Corps Volunteers, missionaries, and others for roles in
international small farm projects where animal power is widely used. Finally, questions about organic
farming? NOFA-NJ staff will be on
hand to talk about organic and sustainable agriculture in the Children's craft program: Potato Prints For more information, call (609) 737-3299. For directions, visit www.howellfarm.com Saturday, APRIL 26: Earth Day
at Whole Foods Market – Celebrate Earth Day at Whole Foods
with the Northeast Organic Farming Association… On Saturday, April 26, stop by
Whole Foods Market in KIDS It’s Spring!
Get the hands dirty by planting seeds… All kids will take home their home
their own seedlings, plus a packet of seeds to start at home! ADULTS Learn what’s in
season… Join us as we demonstrate simple and delicious ways to prepare
the harvest. And take home a “Jersey Fresh” availability
chart to keep you informed throughout the 2008 growing season. |
