Living the Green Life Series
Kicks off Saturday, January 26
A Wylde Center, DeKalb County Public Library, and City of Decatur collaboration at the Decatur Library
Over the past few years, the interest in living a more green and sustainable lifestyle has grown tremendously. The Wylde Center, the City of Decatur, and the DeKalb County Public Library are pleased to continue their collaboration on offering you an exciting FREE series of classes in 2012 and 2013. Look for seminars and workshops that provide information that is timely and current as well as leaving with a full list of resources that can be found at your local library and online.
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NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
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Unless otherwise noted, events take place at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030
For more information about this series, please contact
Andrea Zoppo, andrea@wyldecenter.org.
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Cook your Way into the New Year and Celebrate with Healthy Food!
Saturday, January, 26, 10-11am
Location: Decatur Public Library Meeting Room
Healthy eating is about feeling great, having more energy, and keeping your life in balance. Les Dames d’Escoffier International members, Kristy Cook and Nancy Lutz will guide you in the right direction. These Senior Consultants with Affairs to Remember Caterers will teach you how to host a party with bright colorful healthy foods you can feel great about. You can expand your range of healthy food choices and learn how to plan ahead to create tasty, healthy celebrations in 2013.
Upcoming Classes:
Snapshot of Plant your First Spring Garden
Monday, February 25, 10-11:30am
Decatur Library Auditorium
This class is for first time gardeners, or those transitioning over to organic methods of vegetable gardening. Join Stephanie Van Parys, Executive Director of the Oakhurst Community Garden Project, and learn about spring and summer vegetables and herbs perfect for our region.
Why Saving Our Seeds Matters
Saturday, March 2, 10-11am
Brought to you by the Wylde Center and Park Pride, join Ira Wallace, from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and learn why is it important for gardeners to save seeds. GMOs, seed industry consolidation, and lost seed-saving skills threaten the very basis of organic agriculture. Learn more about what is happening and how you can fight back with your garden, your votes, and your dollars. Join Ira, the Wylde Center, and Park Pride at the Oakhurst Garden for a Free Seed Swap Potluck with Seed Saving Demo right after the presentation at 11:30am. If it is raining we will have the seed swap at the Decatur Library. Click here to RSVP for FREE SEED SWAP and instructions to participate.
Ira Wallace lives and gardens at Acorn Community Farm, home of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange , where she coordinates variety selection and seed growers. Southern Exposure offers 700+ varieties of non-GMO, open-pollinated, and organic seeds. Ira is a co-organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello . She serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance and is a frequent presenter at the Mother Earth News Fairs and many other events throughout the Southeast. Her first book, The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast, will be available in late 2013.
Permaculture: Common Sense Connections in the Garden
Tuesday, March 12, 10-11am
Decatur Public Library Meeting Room
Join Garden Designer Brandy Hall and learn the tools to build prosperous and resilient gardens. We will also look at practical and simple solutions to issues such as water storage and erosion control. Brandy passionately engages communities through education, design, and installation of food forests and perennial farms and gardens through her small ecological design firm, Shades of Green at shadesofgreeninc.org.
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Its time for the Decatur Old House Fair again! In its 5th year, this event is a one of a kind event in the Southeast and offers owners of historic homes the chance to learn from experts on all sorts of old house issues like basement moisture, restoring historic chimneys and fireplaces, energy efficiency, and tax credits for older homes. In addition, we have our short bites and style bites (30 minute sessions) that will explain electrical, plumbing, wood floors, aging in place along with delving into styles of homes like Craftsman, American small, American Foursquare, and Ranch. So many sessions with so much information!
