CHEARS Project News and Links
March 30, 2010

• Green Man Festival:--Volunteers needed for Green Man 2010 to be held May 8 and May 9 in Greenbelt MD!!! Contact Steve Kane at srkane@gmail.com. Click HERE to go to the Green Man Site. Click HERE to go to the pictures of the past Green Man Festivals.
  
• Three Sisters Garden:--Next Event is Fourth Sunday Food and Fun Raising on March 29; Contact Maggie@chears.org Click HERE to see flyer.
  
• CHESTORY:--Click HERE to go to the CHESTORY web site.
  
• Greenbelt Climate Action Network (G-CAN):--Next event is March 10 showing film Renewal. Click HERE to see flyer.Contact Steve Kane at srkane@gmail.com or Lore Rosenthal at lore@simplicity-matters.org,
  
• Wild Meadows Farm Reskilling and Permaculture Design Worshops: --Series of workshops (April-November 2010). The first one is April 16-17 on Forest Gardening Click HERE for detailed schedule.
  
• Real and Meal at New Deal:---Next Event is March 15--A flyer is posted HERE. A fuller descripion is posted HERE.
  
• Stone Soup Music:, For more information please contact Rich Green at stonesoup@chears.org or call 301-806-8796
  
• FLOWS: For more information contact Bob@chears.org
  

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Reel and Meal March Films to Feature Permaculture and Food Security Topics
March 15, 2010
On Monday evening March 15, The Reel and Meal (R&M) at the New Deal Café (in Roosevelt Center, 113 Centerway Greenbelt MD)will show a sampler of short selections from four Permaculture and food security films. Selections include: GRAVE DANGER FROM FALLING FOOD; FOREST GARDENS; SUBURBAN PERMACULTURE; and CREATING A SUBURBAN FOOD SHED. This event is one in a series of monthly films and discussions that explores vital environmental and social justice issues. Chef Karim will prepare a vegan meal for $13.00 at 6:30 pm. There is no charge to see the films, which begin at about 7PM. For more information contact Maggie Cahalan at maggie@chears.org.
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CHEARS Three Sisters Project to Sponsor Fourth Sunday Food and Fun Raising Events
March 4, 2010
The Greenbelt Three Sisters Diversity-Circle Demonstration Gardens is planning to sponsor a series of 4th Sunday events from 12:30PM-3:30PM. The FUN AND FOOD RAISING events will begin with a Potluck shared simple lunch and include a facilitated co-learning discussion and then a hands on garden project. The Sundays will rotate between the three sister sites for the gardens with the following schedule.
March 28—Greenbelt Community Center-Square Foot Gardening:
April 25—Springhill Lake Recreation Center--Bio-intensive Gardening:
May 23—Schrom Hills Park-Eco-Circles.
Contact Maggie@chears.org
Click HERE to see flyer. Click HERE to see a power point presentation on Three Sisters Garden goals and plans. As presentation is long it will take a few minutes to load.

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