Category Archives: Events

CU Students to visit SIU’s Logic Farm

Are you interested in going to Southern Illinois University’s Student Farm and Field to Fork Tour on Saturday, June 15?   The event runs from 8:00 – 10:00 am so students leaving Champaign will need to leave early to get there!  … Continue reading

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Spring Days at the WPP!

Well, if you hadn’t noticed from the torrential downpours that are threatening to soak through my bookbag and ruin all of my books, spring is upon us, and to commemorate that fact UIUC’s own Woody Perennial Polyculture Research Site is … Continue reading

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The Urbana Farmer’s Market is Starting Soon

Downtown Urbana’s Saturday morning farmer’s market is starting for the season in less than a month, so soon you’ll be able to peruse the fresh produce, arts and crafts from around Illinois while enjoying live music and other attractions. The … Continue reading

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Understanding and Addressing the Anti-GE Critique

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture’s Earth Day Symposium: Understanding and Addressing the GE Crop Critique April 25, 2013 University of Illinois, Illini Union Room 314A The event is free and open to the public but registration is encouraged 11:00- 11:25 Dr. … Continue reading

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Pastured Poultry Webinar

Another day, another webinar it seems. I’ll be brief in my description, but this webinar, entitled “Pastured Poultry Production and Profitability” will be presented by NCAT and NCAT’s own Terrell Spencer at 12pm Central time on February 7, 2013. The … Continue reading

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Webinar Tomorrow: Decision-Making and Pollution Prevention

Tomorrow, the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center will be kicking off its spring Sustainability Seminar series, named “Multiple Facets of Sustainability”, with the intriguingly titled “Beyond Energy Efficiency: Behavior Change Tactics for the Pollution Prevention Community”. Appealing to the environmentally-minded as … Continue reading

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Beyond Energy Efficiency: Behavior Change Tactics for the Pollution Prevention Community

Come to the kick-off of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center’s spring Sustainability Seminar tomorrow (Jan 17) from 2 – 3 pm. Susan Mazur-Stommen, Director of Behavior and Human Dimensions Program at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy  Susan will … Continue reading

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2 Cover Crop Events

Happy Thursday! Are you interested in…say…cover crops? You are!? Then have I got just the thing for you. The Soil and Water Conservation Society is putting on two events to satiate your thirst for cover crop knowledge, the first taking … Continue reading

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Sustainability Week SECS Potluck and Movie Symphony of the Soil

Sustainability Week!   Food Day Events:  Students for Environmental Concerns Potluck and ASAP Movie When: Wednesday October 24 Food starts at 5.30 pm. Comments by Michelle Wander about the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program and ‘Value Based Purchasing’ at 6.15 pm. … Continue reading

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Free Film Screening: Symphony of the Soil

The University of Illinois Extension office announced this week that U of I Springfield will be hosting a screening of Deborah Koons Garcia’s film Symphony of the Soil. Garcia’s film is a loving tribute to the “exploration of the miraculous … Continue reading

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