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| This week in conservation February 12 - 18, 2007 |
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| Naturalist Program | ||||||||
 Mon. Feb. 12, 2007, 10 - 11 am Felix Neck wildlife sanctuary in Edgartown For age 3-5 years with parent or friend. Stories, crafts, outdoor fun. $10; $8 for members, per session. Pre-register: 508-627-4850. |
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| Martha's Vineyard Environmental Education Alliance meeting | ||||||||
 Tues. Feb. 13, 2007, 3:30 pm Felix Neck wildlife sanctuary in Edgartown We will have guest speaker Nan Doty from the Vineyard Energy Project. Nan Doty has extensive classroom experience in the schools of Martha’s Vineyard, teaching third - fifth grades. She has been a national teacher trainer and curriculum developer for many years. She has partnered with Island elementary teachers and students to develop curriculum, project based learning and the integration of science and technology in the curriculum. She currently is adjunct faculty at Lesley University, in Cambridge, MA and mentors graduate teachers. www.vineyardenergyproject.org Contact Sarah Trudel strudel@ttor.org with questions. |
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| Slow Food Fundraiser Dinner at the Art Cliff | ||||||||
| Wed. Feb 14, 2007, 5:30 pm to 10 pm Art Cliff Diner, Vineyard Haven With Gina Stanley and Tina Miller in the kitchen! Celebrate Local Food with a Special Valentine’s Day Menu, 5:30 pm to 10 pm. Slow Food Martha's Vineyard is the emerging local chapter of one of the fastest growing movements in the world. The organization has 14,000 members in the U.S. and 80,000-plus members in 100 countries worldwide. Slow Food Martha's Vineyard formed over a year ago. Call Gina with questions 774-563-0657. |
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| Stock Making and Soup Tasting | ||||||||
 Thurs. Feb.15, 2007, 6 - 9 pm FARM Institute, Katama Farm, 14 Aero Ave., Edgartown. With chef Jan Buhrman, who explains the basics from braising bones to de-fatting stock. Carnivores and vegetarians can enjoy a hearty soup tasting and take some recipes and stock home too, made with local ingredients. Cost is $35, space is limited to 20. Pre-register at 508-627-7007 or nora@farminstitute.org. |
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| Wee Farmer Program | ||||||||
 Fri. Feb.16, 2007, 10:30 - 11:45 amFARM Institute, Katama Farm, 14 Aero Ave., Edgartown. For age 3 and 4 yrs., w/parent. New topic every week. Explore the farm, hands-on activities. $15. Pre-register: 508-627-7007. |
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| North Shore Conservation Restriction Walk | ||||||||
 Sat. Feb.17, 2007Off North Road, Chilmark. With The Trustees of Reservations Free to members, $15 for non-members. Reservations required. Please call for directions. No dogs allowed. Space is limited. To register, please call (508) 693-7662. |
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| Saturday at the FARM | ||||||||
 Sat. Feb. 17, 2007, 12:30 - 3:30 pmFARM Institute, Katama Farm, 14 Aero Ave., Edgartown. Winter chores with animals and gardens. Weekly through March 3. $25. 508-627-7007. |
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Edgartown selectmen are poised to play spoiler in an Island wide effort to put an energy conservation proposal before Vineyard voters this spring. 
ROME: Last Friday the world's leading climate scientists announced that global warming was "unequivocal" and predicted catastrophe if emissions caused by human activity were not curbed through swift political responses.
Mar. 8, 2007, 6:30 pm 
The FARM Institute (TFI) at Katama Farm has expanded its programs and the opportunity for more families to take a rewarding journey out to the farm this summer, through their new Island Scholarship Funds which is available for all Island families. They have added to their ever popular Summer Camp for ages 4-14, a Wee Farmer toddlers’ program, created a new WISP (Work, Income Sharing Project) program for adolescents and a Farmer-For-A-Day offering. There is truly something for everyone. Also added to the roster of activities for the summer is the weekly Saturday Morning Family & Community Chores when anyone young or old can come to the farm to lend a hand collecting eggs, milking goats, feeding the cows and take an active part in the daily farm chores. Go to 
President Herbert Hoover promised "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage." With warnings about global warming reaching feverish levels, many are having second thoughts about all those cars. It seems they should instead be worrying about the chickens. 
Kermit the Frog may have been right about the difficulties of being green, but a growing number of automakers are trying. 
SOUTH DENNIS - Cape towns are getting a jump on planning for the end of a 30-year collaborative contract with the SEMASS waste-to-energy facility in Rochester.