Exploring Slow Money:
An Evening with
Woody Tasch

Wednesday, February 23, 7 to 9 pm

Join us for an exciting evening as we welcome Woody Tasch, founder of the Slow Money Alliance, to explore an alternative way of doing business and investing.

Slow money means many things but it is essentially about offering alternatives to the way we invest our money. It offers opportunities to put our money where our mouth is - literally.

Kerry Trueman of the Huffington Post wrote:

"Slow Money gets right to the heart of everything that’s ailing our economy and corroding our culture. . . It offers a formula for a new kind of capitalism in which farmers’ markets and stock markets both flourish."  

This exciting event will explore the nature of Slow Money and what it means for us in Calgary. It will be about creating genuine wealth and celebrating a new generation of entrepreneurs, consumers and investors interested in creating a vibrant and durable future.

The evening will offer thought provoking and inspirational speaches from:

Woody Tasch – Founder and chairman of the Slow Money Alliance and “the prophet of modest profit” - click here to read an interview with Woody Tasch.

Kris Vester – Owner of Blue Mountain Biodynamic Farms & president of Slow Food Calgary

Rob Sinclair – Owner of Conscious Brands™ and community mortgage innovator

When: Wednesday, February 23rd from 7 to 9pm.

Where: John Dutton Theatre - 2nd Floor WR Castell Central Library - 616 Macleod Trail Southeast

Cost: Tickets are $10 online or $12 at the door.

For more information visit www.greencalgary.org or to purchase tickets visit www.slowmoney.eventbrite.com.

WINTER SALE CONTINUES

MOST ITEMS IN STORE

25-50% OFF!

Sale items include:

Books, Bath & Body Products, Kitchen and Lunch Items, Office & School Supplies, Recycled Paint, Recycling Bins, Gift Items, Water and Energy Conservation Tools, and MORE!

Please call the EcoStore for more information at 403-230-1443 ext 222.

Volunteer Opportunities

Earth Day Event Planners

We are looking for 3-5 volunteers with a passion for planning and implementing fantastic events to help organize an Earth Day event for Green Calgary, a local environmental organization. This position is a great opportunity if you have experience planning events, are organized, and have an interest in environmental initiatives in Calgary.

Time commitment: Flexible based on what tasks are assigned. Starting immediately through to April 22^nd.

Contact: If you are interested contact Sarah at sarah@greencalgary.org or 403-230-1443 ext 226.

Sustainability Series Presenters

Are you knowledgeable and passionate about seed starting to get a head start on the growing season? Would you consider yourself an expert in organic vegetable gardening?

The Healthy Homes program is seeking dynamic volunteer presenters for two upcoming installments of our monthly Sustainability Series: Starting Seeds Indoors on March 15 and Organic Vegetable Gardening for Beginners on April 19, both from 7-9pm.

If you would like to impart your wisdom to participants in either workshop, or would like more details please email lauren@greencalgary.org.

Business Tip:
Get Cracking on Earth Day Planning

Earth-Day is just around the corner and now is the best time for businesses to start planning Earth-Day events.  Here are a few ideas to help start the brainstorming process for how your office can showcase its environmental initiatives.

Go Paperless on Earth -Day: Start a campaign to eliminate paper waste for an entire day.  While this may be a lofty goal it can help people to pay attention to their paper usage around the office. You can even make it a fun challenge between floors or departments to see who can reduce their paper the most.

Pitch-In Canada: Help to clean up, restore and preserve Calgary’s environment by volunteering with Pitch-In Canada’s 2011 Operation Clean sweep.

Lug a mug campaign: Have everyone at work use a travel mug to help eliminate disposables.  Give out prizes when ‘catching’ them in the act.

Commuter Challenge: Encourage employees to use environmentally friendly forms of transportation such as walking, biking or taking public transit.

Book a Waste @ Work: Learn how your office can reduce its environmental impact at work by booking this interactive presentation. Green Calgary is already getting requests from companies to present during Earth-Week and with Earth-Day falling on Good Friday we will book up quickly. 

Contact James Emerson at 403.230.1443 Ext 227 to book your Waste @ Work presentation and for other great Earth-Day ideas.

 Attention Artists & Designers: Deadline Extended

Green Calgary is calling on artists with an interest in helping people breathe a little easier.

We are seeking a creative and convincing design for our Fragrance Stinks! campaign that will inspire people to move toward unscented or naturally scented (essential oils) products.

Deadline extended to Friday, March 11th, 2011.

Visit our website for more info.