What: Green Alternatives for Louisville:
From Straw Bale and Natural Building to Zoning Reform and Green Politics - A Lunch and Learn Event
When: Thursday, March 27, Noon to 2 PM.
Who: Matt Martin of Alternative Green Solutions
Where: Adena Center Louisville, KY
Campus Directions: I-71 Exit 2, Zorn Ave. @ River Rd behind BP to the Galen Buiding, Second Floor. (Map)
Cost: Free and open to the public. Donations welcome. $5 requested for a light lunch buffet.
Please RSVP: To 502 410-2786, communitybiz@yahoo.com
Or online at: http://www.webster.edu/louisville/CERegister.html
- How can owners and builders successfully adopt low-cost natural building techniques such as straw bale?
- What changes in state and local building and zoning law are needed to support straw bale and other natural building techniques? We'll get an up-date on the progress of these measures in the 2008 Kentucky legislative session.
- What can citizens do to learn to work together for green and sustainable practices and politics in our community?
Alternative Green Solutions is also sponsoring a series of hands-on straw bale building workshops in March and April, 2008. Participants in these workshops are eligible for continuing education credit though the Sustainability Studies program of the Adena Center. Students enrolled in the Adena Sustainability Studies Program will get scholarship support and are eligible for a 50% discount on the course cost. www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com
Links:
www.enpoweredhome.com
www.growinglouisvillegreen.com
Sustainable Business Networks www.sustainablebusinessnetworks.blogspot.com
Adena Center www.adenacenter.blogspot.com
Interested in learning more about local sustainability? Join the conversation! Go to http://groups.google.com/group/sustainabilityeducation and sign up for regular news and discussion on how to "go green" in Louisville and beyond.
This Workshop qualifies for CEU credit for the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center. If you would like to apply for CEU credit for this course or for the Certificate in Sustainability, please contact adena.center@gmail.com
More Information: www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com
About the Living and Learning for Sustainability series
This event is sponsored by the Sustainable Business Networks project, helping to build the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies www.livingeconomies.org. Join us for Earth Week with Judy Wicks and the Second Annual Green and Local Business Conference, April 20 and 21, 2008!
We are excited to present the next forum in our Sustainable City Series - Local Food & Agriculture. This event is sure to be a hit with foodies, farmers, health nuts, sustainability advocates and many others. We have a great lineup of speakers including: Susan Hamilton of Louisville Metro's Economic Development Department, Ivor Chodkowski owner of Grasshoppers and member of Community Farm Alliance, Bill Huston of Urban Fresh, and Chef Mark Williams - Executive Chef at Bourbon Street Cafe and local Slow Food movement advocate 
