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Wendell Berry to Speak in Birmingham on February 27
WHAT: Wendell Berry WHEN: Monday, February 27 at 7pm WHERE: Leslie S Wright Fine Arts Center, Samford University, Birmingham COST: General admission tickets are $25 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Wendell Berry will appear as part of the Tom and Marla Corts Distinguished Author Series. A book signing will follow. Berry is a philosopher, farmer, environmentalist, social activist, [...]
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Georgia Organics Conference
WHAT: Georgia Organics Conference WHEN: February 24-25, 2012 WHERE: Columbus, Georgia COST: varies depending on sessions attended and ASAN membership status MORE INFORMATION: The Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network is jointly sponsoring this year’s Georgia Organics conference. From the ASAN web site: If you’ve ever attended a Georgia Organics conference, you’ll know to expect really useful [...]
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Local Foods: Potential to Build Wealth & Health in Alabama
WHAT: Local Foods: Potential to Build Wealth & Health in Alabama, a presentation by Ken Meter WHEN: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 10am WHERE: Auditorium at Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, 1445 Federal Drive, Montgomery, AL 36107 RSVP: charlenthia.canidate@agi.alabama.gov / 334.240.7100 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This year the Food Bank of North Alabama engaged national food [...]
Shiitake Mushroom Workshop at Middle Earth
WHAT: Shiitake Mushroom Workshop WHEN: Saturday February 11, 9:30am to 3:30pm WHERE: Middle Earth Healing and Learning Center, 20205 Middle Earth Road, Citronelle, AL 36522 COST: $35.00 per person CONTACT: 251.866.7204 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This workshop is hands-on! You will experience drilling the oak logs, injecting the shiitake mycelium, sealing with wax….AND take a log home! [...]
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Tree Planting at Clark-Shaw Magnet School for Math and Science
WHAT: Tree Planting at Clark-Shaw Magnet School for Math and Science WHEN: Saturday, February 11, 8:30am – 12pm WHERE: Clark-Shaw Magnet School for Math and Science, 5960 Arlberg St, Mobile TO VOLUNTEER: Contact Elisa Baldwin at ebaldwin@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, or just show up! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Alabama Master Gardener Program [...]
Eating Alabama: The Film
Eating Alabama began as a blog and film project to document the efforts of two couples in the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham area to eat food produced entirely within the state. It started as a six month endeavor and stretched into a year, and continued to affect their lives and eating habits afterwards. Now it’s a full-length film [...]
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Freezing Temperatures Again Tonight
Last night may have been near-freezing depending on your location, and tonight will be colder, with predicted lows of 29, so be sure to cover any plants you want to protect from frost. My garden was mostly fine last night although my chard suffered a little without protection; our thermometer said 32.9 when I got [...]
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Hard Freeze Warning
The National Weather Service is calling for a hard freeze tonight, so make plans to protect tender plants. With a predicted low of 25, even areas in downtown and near the water may get cold enough to freeze.
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Merry Citrus
Wishing you happy holidays full of good food!
Protect Your Plants This Weekend