September: Events Around the City

Tues Sept 1st
Herb Walk @ The Living Centre
Experience the array of edible herbs and plant medicine through the various seasons. Come to one, a Series, or attend all of them. There are thousands of species of edible and medicinal Plants in the world, yet fewer than 20 species provide 90% of our food. There are hundreds of less well known delicious and nutritious edible plants that live in our back yards and fields. Find out if they're in your back yard! Come out with your harvesting basket and take home some of the bounty. Each walk will be totally unique as we focus on what's in season and is at its peak. Herb Walk Guide: Shantree Kacera, D.N. Ph.D. For more information visit www.thelivingcentre.com.

Thurs Sept 10th 6pm
Live Long and Healthy: How to Create a Disease Free Future
Location: Central Library, Wolf Hall
Speaker: Dr. Brian Clement - author, internationally renowned speaker, and director of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida. Dr.Clement has an enormous knowledge on the topic of health, longevity, disease prevention and nutrition and over 30 years of experience working in this field of study. For more information visit www.hippocratesinst.org. The talk will be free, no registration required.

Thurs Sept 10th 7:30pm
TREA Public Meeting
Location: Grosvenor Lodge - 1017 Western Road.
Topic: Open fire burning and our health. Visit http://www.trea.ca/Welcome_To_TREA.htm for more details.

Mon Sept 14th 7pm
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Public Meeting - Community Gardens/Bike Paths etc. What is needed for a stable enduring community garden system? How should we plan the future development of the city's bike path systems? Join us for a public meeting that will influence policy surrounding our public green spaces. Location: City Hall at the Community and Protective Services Committee regular meeting. For more info visit http://www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Reference_Documents/RecMasterPlanInfo.htm or contact the Clerks Office at (519-661-2500) or simply show up on that day.

Wed Sept 16th 6:30pm (NOTE: DIFFERENT DAY)
GREENDRINKS LONDON - Ian Colin James
Ian Colin James is a fly fishing guide, national best selling author and a conservationist. In January of 2009, he began teaching the first accredited fly fishing course in Canada at Fanshawe College. Ian is well known for his quick, dry Scottish wit and his after dinner speaking engagements have taken him all across Canada and the USA. Ian has been involved in the Springbank Dam fiasco for 8 years and that's what he is going to chat about at GreenDrinks. If you want to know anything about the fish and the wildlife along the Thames river, this is probably your best chance to find out as Ian spends a lot of time guiding there. Join us at The Morrissey House, 359 Dundas Street in the heart of downtown London.

Sat Sept 19th 1-4pm
Tree Planting w/ Reforest London
Location: Fido Pottersburg Park, at the intersection of Gore and Hamilton Roads
Go Green with the London Knights! Players with the London Knights will be planting trees with ReForest London from 1-3pm. Tree planting continues until 4pm. By bus: Hamilton Road bus (3) to Gore. Parking at the dog park. Please bring water, wear proper footwear (no sandals), and dress for the weather. Bring a shovel if you can, but we have lots of tools to share. Planting trees with us is a great way for secondary students to earn volunteer hours. You don't need to sign up to volunteer -- just come ready to work and have some fun. More information at 519-936-9548 or visit http://www.reforestlondon.ca/news/plant-trees-us-fall.

Sat Sept 19th
Doors Open London is an annual heritage event that invites the public to learn about the city’s past by taking free tours of London’s best heritage sites. Various Architecture & Heritage Venues, London, ON. For more info call (519) 930-2140 or visit http://www.doorsopenlondon.ca/ .

Sat Sept 19th & Sun Sept 20th 10 - 4pm
Doors Open in the Coves - Friends of the Coves
Come check out the coves environmentally significant area… our doors are open! There will be an informative display and volunteers on-hand to answer questions at the north end of the West Pond. Guided tours will leave the display at approximately 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15 and 3:15 and will lead from the West Pond to the East Pond. This will be an easy-going walk mostly following a mowed path. The guide will highlight various Friends of the Coves Subwatershed project sites along the way, including a native plant butterfly garden and naturalization areas. (accessed via Greenside Ave., north off of Springbank Dr.). Parking is available in the first parking lot along Greenside Ave. Everyone is welcome. Please keep dogs on a leash and pick up after them. Unleash your curiosity and discover London's meaningful stories and spaces. Experience everything Uniquely London! For more info visit http://www.thecoves.ca/events.php.

Sat Sept 19th 12-4pm
Fall Plant Sale - Civic Garden Complex
Don't miss this chance to purchase locally produced and/or reused plant material at reasonable rates... Civic Garden Complex, 625 Springbank Drive. CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY. This sale takes advantage of the City of London staff’s dividing and removal of overgrown/unwanted perennials, bulbs, trees and shrubs. Bulbs are most often new varieties and of good quality. Perennials, house plants, seasonal & tropical potted arrangements, trees, shrubs, and bulbs will be available for sale. Fall is a great time to plant perennials, shrubs, trees and some bulbs. Do you have perennials that need dividing or a shrub you would like to remove? Do you have unwanted house plants? DON'T THROW THEM OUT! Plant donations are accepted. Please drop plant donations off at the rear of the Civic Garden Complex between September 15th and 26th - 8 am to 3 pm.

Sun Sept 20th 12-5pm
A Slow Taste of Southern Ontario
Slow Food London is proud to announce an annual event that celebrates our incredible northern bounty, while supporting a local charity. This year our charity is Growing Chefs Ontario. This event will feature over 25 participants and offers guests an opportunity to sample and learn about local/organic food, as well as, interact with local farmers, chefs, vinters and micro-brewers. Everyone producing a dish has been given the challenge to come up with an innovative way to serve his or her item to keep the event green. All guests receive a complimentary sampling glass upon entry.
Where: Foley Farms and Carolinian Winery - 4824 Dundas, London, Ontario (just past Trails End Market)
Tickets: Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Sampling tickets can be purchased at the time of entry.
Tickets are available at:
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. - Roastery (3392 Wonderland Rd Building 7 Unit 6)
• London Farmers Markets (Masonville, Western Fair, and Trailsend)
• Books for Cooks – Covent Garden Market
For more information contact: Convivium leader, Melanie Doerksen at 519.550.2433

Tues Sept 22nd 7pm
Gardeners - Celebration / Discussion / Meeting
Location: East Village Coffeehouse
Lets celebrate the first day of fall over a hot cocoa! This most important of all seasons is surely worth an evening of chatter. What are you doing to wind down your garden? Did you get all your gardening goals completed? Do you have seeds, plants, produce to share? Bring your questions, stories, gardening tips to the coffeehouse for this friendly night of armchair gardening and post-compost relaxation. All are welcome.

Thurs Sept 24th
Living Cuisine Workshop @ The Living Centre
Organically grown raw and living foods are keys to great health and vitality. They are the givers of life energy and the healers of disease. Eating these life-giving foods have proven themselves to be dynamic helpers in the healing of diseases such as diabetes, migraines, asthma, joint pain, fibromyalgia, allergies, colitis, depression, anxiety, cancer and overall stress. Learn to create delicious raw vegan cuisine, that is easy to prepare and suited for a seasonal climate. For more information visit www.thelivingcentre.com.

Fri Sept 25th 12:00 noon
Amazing Tree Quest Awards Luncheon - Museum London
The Amazing Tree Quest was a city-wide contest to celebrate the important role that trees play in our lives. The contest allowed individual Londoners (or anyone from anywhere) to nominate trees located in London, Ontario. Prizes will be awarded in 10 categories, plus a People's Choice Award for the tree that received the most online votes. Tickets are $25 and are available at City Hall - 3rd floor councilors office. Contact 519 661 5095 or jbaechler@london.ca for more information.

Sat Sept 26th 10-2pm
Organize to Win! How citizen groups beat the odds
Citizens' groups are fighting to protect natural spaces, stop incinerators, ensure more sustainable planning, etc. Learn how at the 'Organize to Win' seminar led by Oakville Green Conservation Association President, Liz Benneian, award-winning community activist and environmental leader. Come out and learn some effective strategies that can help your community group or organization.
Where: Crouch Library, 550 Hamilton Road, London
Cost: $10.00 (light morning refreshments will be available and a hot pizza lunch)
For more information please contact Sandy Levin at 519-472-9576 or email s.levin@sympatico.ca or Dorothy Stolarski at 519-686-4358 or email dstolarski@hotmail.com - Friends of Meadowlily Woods - www.meadowlilywoods.ca.

Sat Sept 26th 1-4pm
Tree Planting w/ Reforest London
Location: River Forks Park East, end of Becher Street at the King Street foot bridge
Join the River Fork Community Association, Western students, and ReForest London as we naturalize an area next to the Thames River. By bus: Wharncliffe buses (5, 11, 12, 23) to Becher Street or York Street buses (5, 11, 23) to Horn Street. Park at the Ivey Peace Garden and walk across the bridge. Please bring water, wear proper footwear (no sandals), and dress for the weather. Bring a shovel if you can, but we have lots of tools to share. Planting trees with us is a great way for secondary students to earn volunteer hours. You don't need to sign up to volunteer -- just come ready to work and have some fun. For more information call 519-936-9548 or visit http://www.reforestlondon.ca/news/plant-trees-us-fall.

Tues Sept 29th 7-9pm
Public Participation Meeting: Connection of Windemere and Gainsborough foot path. Public open house at Huron University College, Kingsmill Room.
Reader Comment: What the city is proposing is NOT a foot path. It is a three metre wide asphalt path and bridge across the Medway Creek through an Environmentally Sensitive Area. If you want more information please refer to http://medwayvalley.wordpress.com/

Thurs Oct 1st 7:30pm
"Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st Century" - Nobel Prize Nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Location: Brescia Auditorium. Admission by donation. Suggested Donation: Students/Seniors $10.00, Adult $20.00
For more information: 519-432-8353 x28288, circle@uwo.ca, www.brescia.uwo.ca/sophia. Sponsored by iWIL - The Institute for Women in Leadership.