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11:00 a.m. |
Bringing Green Energy into Your Home with Alex Waters Ontario's new Green Energy Act has created a flurry of activity for green energy technologies like solar, wind, and geothermal. Join Alex and discover how you can take advantage of these opportunties at home and reduce your carbon footprint AND save money! About Alex |
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12:00 p.m. |
Ecological Living: Going Green Room by Room with Candice Batista How green is your valley -- or rather your home? Join Candice and learn about practical steps you can take to turn your living space into a green oasis. |
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1:00 p.m. |
Local, Sustainable Food: Voting with One's Dollars with Lori Stahlbrand Every time we buy food we're voting for the kind of food that we want. When we spend money, we're telling the people who feed us that we want more of what they've got to offer. We now know that every purchase we make has an impact on the world around us, on the people that bring goods to our homes, and on our economy. Do you want food that's good for the planet around us, that respects the people that produce it, and that encourages economic growth here at home? Or do you want another kind of food? About Lori |
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2:00 p.m. |
Dabble or Dominate? How to Use Native Plants in Your Garden with Aileen Barclay Everywhere you turn, you are being encouraged to use native plants in your landscape. They create biodiversity, they help sustain our natural heritage, they withstand drought, disease and they can handle our drastic Ontario weather. But do you know where to start? Which ones to use? Join Aileen and learn how you can incorporate a variety of easy, low maintenance native plants into your garden while maintaining the aesthetic beauty of your landscape. Whether you want to put a few plants in, or convert your whole garden, this presentation will help you on your way. |
Alex Waters is the manager of the Kortright Centre and the sustainable technology specialist for Toronto and Region Conservation. For the past 25 years, he has designed and implemented many of Canada's most innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, demonstrations and programs for children and adults at Kortright Centre. For his efforts in this field he was presented with the "Energy Educator of the Year" award by the Energy Educators of Ontario in 1993. Last year, Alex coordinated the development and construction of the Archetype Sustainable Houses at Kortright, two of the most sustainable demonstration homes in Canada, both having achieved LEED Platinum certification.
Candice Batista is the host, creator and producer of A Greener Toronto TV series airing on Rogers TV. She is an Environmental Journalist and green living advocate/expert who has dedicated her life to animal rights and the environment. In 2009, Candice was nominated as an "Earth Angel" by The Toronto Star. She has appeared on countless TV shows, radio and in print as an expert in green living. Candice is currently developing her second environmental TV series for ichannel entitled Global Footprints, and is currently working on her first book. Catch Candice on the web at 
Prior to launching Local Food Plus (LFP), Lori was a well-known CBC journalist and broadcaster, a food policy consultant and the co-author of the Canadian bestseller Real Food For A Change. She has been a member of the Ontario Minister of Agriculture's Strategic Advisory Committee and the Toronto Food Policy Council, as well as an advisor to the Toronto City Summit Alliance and the Laidlaw Foundation. For the last four years, Lori has taught a course in food system issues at the University of Toronto. In 2007, Toronto Life Magazine highlighted Lori and LFP's work in its special May issue on green leaders. In 2008, she received a Woman of the Earth Award from the Yves Rocher Foundation. Lori holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies from York University.
Since inheriting her father's garden 18 years ago, Aileen has combined her education in Biology, her love of nature and her horticultural interests to develop a unique and ecological approach to landscaping. She has worked on a variety of environmental projects including sustainable landscaping programs in communities with a combined population of over 4 million residents. Aileen is the Consultant Program Manager for the Water for Tomorrow Water Efficiency and Conservation Education Program which educates residents on how to create beautiful, water efficient landscapes.
SIGHTS ON SUSTAINABILITY: SCREENING TENT
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11 a.m. / 1:10 p.m. |
Based on Oliver Jeffers' award-winning children's picture book and narrated by Jim Broadbent, a young boy is surprised by a knock on the door with the appearance of a penguin. He is determined to return him to his home in the South Pole any way he can. |
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11:30 a.m. / 1:40 p.m. |
By turns funny, grim and insightful, this animated film takes us on a surreal tour of modern-day factory farming and agribusiness. It looks at a simple alternative that could help save our families and the planet: eating local, sustainable foods. |
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11:50 a.m. / 2:00 p.m. |
Varmint is a term applied to animals considered pests or associated with disease. However, in this beautifully rendered animation based on Helen Ward's award-winning picture book, an innocent creature tries to save a world in danger of being lost forever through heartlessness, recklessness and indifference. Created with rich earth tones, an imaginary world is also the known world in which we can all recognize ourselves. |
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12:20 p.m. / 2:30 p.m. |
Every minute now, somebody's dumping a ton of CO2 in the atmosphere, and they're doing it for free. We might have pushed the global system beyond some critical tipping point and precipitated a major change in the global climate. Forests may no longer absorb carbon but emit it, and humankind will have no alternative but to reduce CO2 emissions. In the face of catastrophe, Australia is leading the race to design sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. Scientists there are looking to this continent's unique natural resources of solar, geothermal, wave and tidal power as sources of renewable energy. A huge resource that is not going to waste is scientific brain-power. Australia is quite clearly investing in its future and encouraging its scientists to think outside the traditional box. They incorporate existing technologies, bio-mimicry and intelligent grids to create sustainable designs that are being exported around the world. |
TOURS
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Maple Syrup Demonstration Journey through time on this exciting tour and find out how maple syrup was made through the different time periods. Whether you missed the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival or can't wait to re-live it, here's your chance to join us on our popular maple syrup demonstration. |
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Guided Walk: Wildflowers, Wildlife and Trees in the Woodlot Join naturalist Lorie Parrott for a guided walk through the spring woodlot to discover forest wildflowers, identify tree species and learn about the wildlife who call this woodlot home. |
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