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During 2010 and 2011, we held public meetings, two at Ops Centre, and one at each of Little Britain Centre and Cambray Centre. We thank everyone that came out to share in the building of the food charter.
Click HERE to access the food charter.
Big winter wind blowing away the January thaw. Stampedes of snow horses flying over the fields. Winter sun trying to break through leaden clouds, creating that half light in one direction and long, moving shadows in the other. Time has come for planning our spring gardens.
United Way, along with its partner organizations, Fleming College and Toward Balance Support Network, has begun planning a community youth garden to open in a few months. This garden will provide the opportunity for young people in our community to discover the joys of gardening. Best of all, this is just the beginning of a network of gardens serving communities across the city.
If you would like to be part of this exciting project, come, join us in the garden. Just contact either Penny or Evelyn at United Way. Call 705-878-5081 or email office@ckl.united way.ca. There’s always room in the garden.
Thank you for those who participated in our Party in the Garden for World Biodiversity Day. Stay tuned for information about the 2011 event.
Description : Number-loving distant relative of Count Dracula
Birthday : October 9. Rumor has it he is 1,832,652 years old!
Likes : Counting anything and everything
Favorite Activity : Counting!
Favorite Thing : Numbers! All of them!
A community garden is for everyone to share. Toward Balance Support Network in partnership with
the Health Unit, Fleming College, the City of Kawartha Lakes and interested gardeners and
gardening organizations hope to build gardens that will help to provide clean safe low cost food,
beautify the city and allow people the opportunity to garden for enjoyment. Food can be grown to
supplement family meals and assist social institutions. Flowers and trees can beautify homes,
businesses, and the city as a whole. The experience of family gardening can enrich the fabric of
families everywhere. Everyone is welcome! Please visit www.communitygarden.ca for more information. For the history as well as current updates about the community gardens in the City of Kawartha Lakes, click here.
THE GRAND OPENING OF THE FIRST ONTARIO TIME BANK - APRIL 12, 2012
Lance Sherk, Kyla Maude, Linda Skilton, Ric
McGee, Shantal Ingram, Ashley Lloyd, Amanda Selig, Phillip Penna
CELEBRATE WORLD WATER DAY
Join us in celebrating world water day on March 22, 2012 at Trent University. For more information click here.
The 2011 OEN Fall Conference and AGM
The 2011 OEN Fall Conference and AGM was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who made it out. We will be posting information about the 2012 conference in the new year.
Agenda: Click HERE to see conference agenda
Date: November 18-20, 2011
Location: Camp Kawartha
Conference Theme: The A B Cs of Community Restoration through Earth Literacy
“Dr. Seuss books recognize the need to build vocabulary in an
incremental way, through single syllable words, repetition, rhyme and
fun. Children can be taught, but only if they want to learn what you
are trying to teach. I propose, therefore, that, if the environmental
sector wants to bring the main stream back to the earth, we must build
both the vocabulary that will allow people to understand what is being
asked, and also engage the public in wanting to learn what it is we
are teaching. We need to use social, enjoyable and measurable
techniques that are accessible to everyone, understandable by everyone
and possible for everyone.”
Frank Smith, Toward Balance Support Network, OEN Steering Committee member
For more information, please contact Phillip Penna, OEN Co-ordinator
at 705-840-2888 or oen@oen.ca
TOWARED BALANCE MEETING AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM IN BOBCAYGEON
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Toward Balance Support Network meeting and the Earth Week celebrations.
EARTH HOUR 2011
Check out our Earth Hour 2011 link for details on events that happened in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
PARTY IN THE GARDEN FOR WORLD BIODIVERSITY DAY
IT'S GARLIC IN THE GARDEN PARTY TIME
Yay everyone that came to the party! Here’s some of the tasty stuff we
enjoyed.
1. Blue cheese garlic dip:
Blue cheese 125 g + mayonnaise + 4-5 cloves of garlic. Mush it up and
serve on crusty bread topped with Marj’s homemade raspberry jam.
2. Organic garlic, yogurt, mint, salt and pepper, olive oil. Mush
it all up.
3. Roasted garlic and tomato spread:
2 whole garlic bulbs, 3 tsp olive oil, 3 plum tomatoes, 1 carton
chives and onion cream cheese, ¼ tsp Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp salt
(tasteofhome.com)
4. Baba Ganoush:
1 large eggplant, 3 large cloves garlic, 3tbsp lemon juice, 1tsp sea
salt, 3 tbsp sesame tahini, 1tsp cumin, 1tsp coriander, ¼ c chopped
parsley
5. Fresh garlic dip:
1 cup mayo, 2 heaping teaspoons of minced garlic, dash salt, 1 tsp
curry, 1 tsp grated onion, 1 tsp horseradish, 1 tsp tarragon vinegar
or 1 tsp rice vinegar + 1/4 tsp dried tarragon. Mush it up.
6. Strong cheese, mayonnaise, many garlic cloves, dill, pepper.
Mush it up.
Did you know?
Reciprocal Altruism: Vampire bats are one of the rare mammals that
exhibit altruism, in this case sharing food with recipient bats with
no directly apparent benefits..... They sound like community
gardeners!
See reciprocal altruism among vampire bats on video here. Or you might
want send the site along to a child you know: National Geographic Creature Feature
Just for fun: some important vampire facts from sesamestreet.org
Facts About Count Von Count
*ONGOING PROJECTS*
BECOMING THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE
Click on Becoming the Change We Want to See to learn more about the values and projects by Toward Balance Support Network.
COMMUNITY GARDENS
A NIGHT OF KAWARTHA CUISINE
A feast of locally grown food. This promotion included Economic Development, farmfresh Food
sector and several restaurants one of which was connected to Academy Theatre for a dinner
theatre. The businesses grossed approx. $8000 on approximately 140 dinners sold. Click here for more information.
WORLD RECORD WALK
With help from the Health Unit, Parks and Recreation, and some schools in the Town of Lindsay, we
had approximately 1500 participants in the City of Kawartha Lakes participate in the World Record
Walk that took place across Canada. IT'S A RECORD! CONGRATULATIONS CANADA - 231, 635 WALKERS!!! Click here for more information.
Photo Courtesy of Kawartha Lakes This Week
SHORE-LINE CLEAN UP
We are developing plans to develop a shoreline cleanup programme that focuses on the many lakes
and streams in the city. This will also include lake and wetland maintenance. Click here for more information.
LIVING LIGHTLY
In the winter of 2009 we began a series of community conversations around the David Chernushenko film, Be The Change. The conversations are designed to help communities to move from wishes to actions in the field of the environment. The first was held in Fenelon Falls in February, the second, in Bobcaygeon in March.
LOCAL FOOD
In January, 2009 we became partners in a local food charter. Going forward we hope to engage the entire city in building and supporting local food as good government, good community, good stewardship of the land, and good economics.