Green Energy Series #7: Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Home
Solar Oregon presents a free webinar on vehicle to home and vehicle to grid power for our Green Energy Series. Register here!
CIF Info Session (In Person/Virtual)
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORDo you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or restaurant, or other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started? Apply for the Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund! The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project will provide a total of $40,000* awards to individuals, businesses, or community…
The Whys and Hows of Food Waste Reduction and Composting (Bend)
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORLearn why food waste matters, how to reduce food waste, strategies for composting, and pros and cons of various at home compost bins. Open to adults and youth, composting beginners and pros! Attendees will be entered into a drawing for an at home composting system. Register here.
Spring Farmer/Rancher Networking Night
Schillings Garden Market 64640 Old Bend Redmond Hwy, Bend, OR, United StatesGrowing season is upon us, come join us to celebrate the coming of summer and the beginning of Local Season! HDFFA invites Central Oregon producers to come together at Schillings Garden Market for conversation, networking, and celebration. This event is for practicing farmers and ranchers in Central Oregon to network and build relationships with each…
May Green Drinks: Shakti Farm Design
Three Rivers Elementary School 56900 Enterprise Dr, Sunriver, OR, United StatesWe’re excited to co-host Green Drinks with Shakti Farm Design at Three Rivers School in Sunriver! Shakti Farm Design is committed to creating a sustainable food-growing world for the community. They recently built a Greenhouse for Three Rivers School in Sunriver with a Grant provided by Central Oregon Health Council. Join us to hear how…
Book Presentation & Signing with William L. Sullivan
Pine Mountain Sports 255 SW Century Dr., Bend, OR, United StatesAuthor and hiking guru William L. Sullivan takes us on a tour of new or dramatically changed trails in the area between Bend, Salem, and Eugene, featured in the newly released edition of his guidebook, “100 Hikes: Central Oregon Cascades.” Included are reopened trails impacted by fires, alternatives to trails requiring permits, and new hikes…
Happy Hour in the Garden
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORJoin us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…
Our Plate is Political: Using the Table as a Tool for Social Justice
Cascade Culinary Institute 2555 NW Campus Village Way, Bend, OR, United StatesIn this lively cooking demonstration, Bryant Terry will show us how easy it is to make delicious, vegetable-forward meals that not only satisfy us but also serve as a catalyst for growing the food justice movement. After this event, Bryant Terry will be giving a keynote presentation -- Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics,…
Science Pub: Science, Spirituality and a Sustainable Future
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us for a fascinating Science Pub looking at the connections between science and religion. OSU-Cascades biologist Matt Orr will explain how the Anthropocene, Earth’s present geological epoch, is defined by a decline in environmental ecosystems, as well as by human responses to the decline in the forms of anxiety, guilt, grief and illness. Orr…
Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics, Art, and Culture
COCC 2600 NW Collge Way, Bend, OR, United StatesHow can we create a world in which all Americans, regardless of income, geography, or race have access to healthful, fresh, affordable, and culturally appropriate food? In this interactive talk, Bryant Terry will take us on a journey of his more than two-decade career as a chef, author, publisher, and community builder committed to creating…