"BUY IN" TO ORGANIC PRODUCE

Fresh, local, organic veggies all summer long... what could be better than that?

London City Farm is fully planted and ready to sell garden shares for the season. For only $20/week you can pick up your basket at:

- Covent Garden Farmers Market (Thursday or Saturday)
- Masonville Mall Farmers Market (Friday)
- Western Fair Farmers Market (Saturday)

Or you can harvest your own at the garden on Monday evenings from 6pm to 8pm.

What is London City Farm?
We are a not-for-profit urban farm dedicated to cultivating heirloom varieties of food by organic methods. These are varieties that have been bred for taste and nutrition, not for travel across the country. You'll be delighted and surprised at the diversity of these fresh, local treasures. Join us in preserving the health and well being of our local community!

What do we do?

We operate a 2-acre plot at Fanshawe Village, and we make the produce available to chefs at local restaurants who appreciate the superior value of locally grown heirloom vegetables. Our produce is also enjoyed by our members who purchase shares.

For more information or to purchase your 2009 share contact ROSE at rosemarywhite@sympatico.ca or 519.777.8299 (email preferred).

KUDO's for GreenDrinks London

(Photo of our Labatt tour courtesy of Jodi Simpson, Tech Alliance)

Thank you GreenDrinkers for being such a welcoming bunch! I am endlessly proud to share time with you. Tiffany

On behalf of myself and my Mom, we'd like to express our Thanks! for Tiffany's warm welcome extended to us to join in your group's recent meeting at The Black Shire Pub in London. Everyone was so friendly, and we truly enjoyed hearing the updates of what is happening in London. We happened to have been seated in the 2nd level of the Pub when your Tuesday tour of Labatt's had concluded. It was a pleasure to chat with all of you!

I noticed on your announcements that your July meeting is a field trip, TBA. Will you share an e-mail to let me know when and where that will be? We might work in another road trip to visit.

Thanks again,

Theresa & Dorothy

London Transit's NEW Bike and Ride Program

Effective June 8, 2009 London Transit is providing bike racks on board of the following bus routes:

10/14 Wonderland/Highbury

16 Adelaide

17 Highbury

Below is the link to more information regarding the Bike and Ride program. I am also attaching a poster with instructions on how to use the bike racks. Feel free to forward this information to anyone who can benefit from it.

http://www.londontransit.ca/BikeandRide.htm

e-Dialogue for Sustainable Development

Check out this neat website... http://crcresearch.org/research-tools/e-dialogues/e-dialogues

The e-Dialogues research project attempts to push internet communication technologies (ICTs) to be forces of light rather than dark. They are designed to stimulate substantive dialogue between leading academics and diverse audiences, including the public policy community. Our objectives are to stimulate dialogue around critical sustainable development issues; to use and evaluate electronic dialogue as a tool to increase literacy, both scientific and social, around specific sustainable development issues; to determine if e-Dialogues can inform public policy development, and to determine the efficacy of this medium for building points of consensus for governments. Ultimately, our vision is to have listeners who would 'tune in' to an e-dialogue, similarly as you would tune into a radio program, such as CBC's Ideas.

The Raw Mom Summit (FREE Online Event)

Dear Multi-tasking Mothers and Passionate Health Pioneers,

In spite of exponential growth in technology, our health is declining.

• Pollution infiltrates our lives invisibly through electromagnetic waves and pesticides.
• Child Onset Diabetes, Cancer, ADD, Autism and a host of other illnesses are on the rise.
• Ritalin didn't exist when we were children and now millions of young people start their day with a handful of pills.

Fortunately, the evolution of motherhood has arrived, and not a moment too soon!

The need to be informed and make change has never been greater than it is right now!

The RAW MOM SUMMIT

Starting MONDAY JUNE 22nd, 2009 (For 9 days)

What if you could gather together some of the most inspirational health leaders in the world for 9 days to discuss the subjects of nutrition, pregnancy, childbirth, parenting and other family health care issues?

What if you could get YOUR concerns addressed about how to succeed on a healthy diet or how to feed your children the best food? What if you could finally get answers to your questions about:

• How to prepare for a Healthy Pregnancy, Labor and Childbirth?
• Which natural remedies to use when your children are sick?
• How to feed a meat-eating partner if you are vegetarian or vegan?
• What to do when our kids rebel against our healthy diet?
• How to get kids excited and involved in their own food-prep?
• What Super Foods are BEST for kids?
• What is going on with the Bees and why is it so important?
• How to shrink our Carbon Footprint?
• What is Sustainability and Permaculture?
• What do Raw children eat?
• What are the lesser-known common pit-falls of a Raw Food Diet?
• How to get picky eaters to crave their veggies?

What if you could get the answers to all these questions and a WHOLE LOT MORE while washing dishes in your pajamas and bouncing a babe on your hip at the same time?

Sound too good to be true?

Well, not if we're talking about an exciting new event (FREE 9-day online seminars) that has been put together by two self-employed mothers with the spunk and determination to get these questions answered by some of the most outstanding experts in the world!

Check it out at http://www.rawmomsummit.com/

WEEKEND SEEDLING SALE - London City Farm

Get what you need for your garden and support the work of a local not-for-profit. Two birds, one stone...

- tomato plants (40 qty)
- cucumber plants (large) - some fruiting already
- summer squash
- patti pan
- pumpkin plants - pie varieties, as well as, jack-o-lantern
- eggplant (2 qty) - heirloom varieties
- HERBS - basil and thyme

All organically grown. No pesticides, herbicides etc.

Call Rose at 519 777 8299 to arrange for pick-up.

Join People From Over 50 Countries For This Special Event...

http://www.youtube.com/homeproject

In honour of World Environment Day, watch Yann Arthus-Betrand’s film about the effects of climate change.

June 5th is World Environment Day. Join in on a major international event – the online screening of Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s brand-new film, Home. Bertrand is a French journalist, reporter, environmentalist and the photographer for the book Earth from Above. This full length film will be available for viewing online for free until June 14^th.

The film is intended to raise awareness about the effects of climate change, the topic for this year’s WED. The film will be screened in over 50 countries, often for free, on all media – theatres, TV, DVD and Internet – to reach the widest audience possible.

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate.

The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.

For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.

HOME has been made for you: share it! And act for the planet.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Website: http://www.home-2009.com

June: Events Around the City

Monday June 1st
London Bike Festival
- London Central Library - Bikes Work! Display 10am - 4pm in the concourse by the main entrance www.londonpubliclibrary.ca
- Road Bike Ride - Reynold Cycle 7pm at 20 Meg Drive - registration and helmets required 30-50km www.reynoldcycle.com

Wednesday June 3rd
Federal Clean Air Day
-Canada Revenue Agency (www.cra-arc.gc.ca) - Bikes Work! display 9:30am - 4pm at 451 Talbot Street
-Mountain Bike Ride 7pm - Reynold Cycle (www.reynoldcycle.com) registration and helmets required

Thursday June 4th
London Bike Festival
- London Central Library - Bikes Work! Display 10am - 4pm in the concourse by the main entrance www.londonpubliclibrary.ca
- Safety Seminar - London Police Service 7pm at Grosvenor Lodge, 1017 Western Road www.police.london.ca

Friday June 5th
London Bike Festival
- Covent Garden Market - Bikes Work! Display 10am - 4pm near Talbot Street entrance www.coventmarket.com

Saturday June 6th
Gathering on the Green.
A great event for the whole family on the village green - don’t miss the silent auction, live performances and community vendors. It's an annual community festival with craft, plant and other vendors as well as community group displays (Friends of the Coves, Bikes Work!), music and food. Proceeds go towards assisting projects and organizations in Old South. For details visit

http://www.oscolondon.ca/whats-new/29.htm

Saturday June 6th - 9am
Saturday Morning Walk - Thames Valley Trail Association (www.thamesvalleytrail.org)
South Branch Park 9am at south end of Pottersburg Pollution Plant Rd., South from Hamilton Rd. and Gore Rd. intersection

Saturday June 6th 10am-2pm
Native Tree Sale - ReForest London Fundraiser
300 beautiful native trees available, valued at over $25 for $5 each. Location: 1200 Commissioners Road at Deveron Crescent. For more information visit www.reforestlondon.ca.

Saturday June 6th 10-4pm / Sunday June 7th 11-4pm
The Cuddy Gardens, now owned by Fanshawe College and managed by the Horticulture Program features one of the largest collections of Plants in Ontario. Over 2000 species are displayed in dry, rock, woodland, perennial, rose & aquatic gardens. In addition, several plants found in the garden are on the endangered species list such as the indigenous Cucumber Magnolia & the Yellow Trillium. Come out for gardening demonstrations by professional experts. Browse the rare perennial plant sale. Bring a picnic lunch! Rain or Shine.
Where: The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, 28443 Centre Rd., Strathroy, Ontario
ADMISSION: $5.00 General admission or $4.00 for pre-registered groups
For more information contact Michael S. Pascoe, N.P.D., O.D.H., CHT, M.Sc. (Plant Conservation), Professor and Academic Program Coordinator, Horticulture Technician and Apprenticeship Horticulture Programs, Director, The Gardens of Fanshawe College and the A.M. Cuddy Garden, Fanshawe College, Phone: 519.452.4430 ext.4323 or 519.245.4108
mpascoe@fanshawec.ca

Sunday June 7th 1:00-4:00
Reforest London Tree Planting Event
Join us as we plant trees and shrubs at Past Presidents Park, located on Millbank Drive, north off Southdale Road. For more information visit www.reforestlondon.ca.

Sunday June 7th 11:00
Garlic Mustard Festival - Meadowlily Nature Preserve
Garlic Mustard is a major scourge of our natural areas and is among the most aggressive of invasive alien plants. Join Ron Casier of the Thames Talbot Land Trust and other volunteers to pull Garlic mustard at the main entrance off of Meadowlily Road South. Dress appropriately, bring lots of water and be prepared for mosquitoes.

Sunday June 7th
London Bike Festival
- YMCA Children's Safety Village - Kid's Helmet Exchange and Bikes Work! Display 12 to 4pm at Children's Safety Village in Fanshawe Conservation Area www.safetyvillage.ca
- London Cycling Club Ride - Saturn Park to Thorndale 58km 8:30am at Saturn Park - membership required www.londoncyclingclub.ca

Sunday June 7th 10:00-2:00
BARK IN THE PARK
The London Humane Society presents the 25th Annual Dog Walk-A-Thon, Bark in the Park from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in Greenway Park. Great prizes for top pledge earners! Fun for the whole family! All dogs must be leashed. Please call 519-451-0630 ext.222 or visit the website www.londonhumanesociety.ca for additional information.

Monday June 8th 6-8pm
EcoLiving London: London’s Environmental Evolution
If you are interested in living more sustainably, but have no idea where to begin, you aren’t alone. Searching for "green" resources in London often feels like looking for that needle in the hay stack. How can we make things better? Join us to explore London’s current ‘Environmental State of the City’, what is happening in other municipalities, and how EcoLiving London is going to help bring us up to speed with the rest of the province, the rest of the country, the rest of the world by making information easily accessible to all Londoners. Presented by Tiffany Roschkow, Coordinator - GreenDrinks London. Location: Central Library, 251 Dundas Street (Stevenson & Hunt - Room A).

Monday June 8th 6:30pm
Mobilization for Climate Justice - London
Join us for the first meeting of Mobilization for Climate Justice – London, at the East Village Arts Cooperative (EVAC), 757 Dundas Street East (map), a few blocks to the east of Adelaide and Dundas. The Mobilization for Climate Justice is urging communities, organizations and activists across North America to join in organizing mass action on climate change on November 30, 2009 (N30). N30 is significant because it immediately precedes the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP-15). Urgent action is needed around the Copenhagen climate talks because this is where governments around the world plan to finalize the international climate regime that will take effect when the Kyoto Protocol climate agreement expires in 2012.

Thursday June 11th 2pm
Talk: Walking, Cycling and Public Spaces with Gil Penalosa (Executive Director, Walk and Bike for Life - http://walkandbikeforlife.org/walkandbike_presentations_bio.html) Location: Wolf Performance Hall at London Central Library.
Talk will feature lessons learned in the city of Bogota Columbia, where he was Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation. The event is free, open to the public, and should be of particular interest to cyclists, planners, architects, walkers, civic administrators, politicians, public health officials and educators.

Thursday June 11th 4:30-6:30pm
Reforest London Annual AGM & Open House
Please join ReForest London as we celebrate the successes of 2008 and our new home at the Westminster Ponds ESA. We will have light refreshments and a program that will include:

• 2008 Success Stories - David Crockett, Chairman, ReForest London Board of Directors
• Westminster Ponds: A London Treasure - A brief indoor introduction followed by a guided walk through the Ponds ESA by Dave Wake, active member of the McIlwraith Field Naturalists and past President of Nature Canada, who has been involved in studying and advocating for the protection of Westminster Ponds for 40 years.
• Commemorative Tree - Plant a Sugar Maple with us to celebrate our new home
• Housewarming Gifts - If you'd like, please bring a gently used item from our Wish List to help us furnish and equip our new offices

Please RSVP to Julie Ryan at julie@reforestlondon.ca by Monday, June 8.

Saturday June 13th 10:00-1:00
PUPPY MEET AND GREET WITH ARF
Join us for a puppy meet and greet with the Animal Rescue Foundation. Learn all about animal adoption too. This event takes place from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Children's Museum. Call 519-434-5726 or visit the website www.londonchildrensmuseum.ca for additional information.

Sunday June 14th 2-5PM

Sitting Tree - Meet & Greet

Sitting Tree is a new not for profit nature and arts school at Westminster Ponds behind Parkwood Hospital (map) that gets people outside and exploring the natural world - play, creativity, problem solving, outdoor learning, valuable relationships. Sitting Tree also offers a home-school program and community programs for various types of groups. Family Fun activities! Catering by the Black Walnut Bakery and Cafe. Music by Celtic Roots. For more info visit www.sittingtree.wordpress.com.

Sunday June 14th 10:00-1:00pm
KITTY MEET AND GREET WITH ARF
Join us for a kitty meet and greet with the Animal Rescue Foundation. Learn all about animal adoption too! This event takes place from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Children's Museum. Call 519-434-5726 or visit the website www.londonchildrensmuseum.ca for additional information.

Tuesday June 16tt - 6pm
GREENDRINKS LONDON - Labatt Brewery Tour, Talk, & Tasting
Join us to learn all about the energy conservation and sustainable development initiatives Labatt's currently has in place. Evening will include 45 min. tour, 30 min. presentation, 15 min. Q&A, and of course, a beer (drinks at the Black Shire to follow). $5/per person.

Wednesday June 17th 7-9pm
Talk: People for safe drinking water
What is in London city water? Is our city water truly safe? Why is there lead in our water?
Speakers: Paul Connett, Ph.D - Fluoride Action Network (www.fluoridealert.org) and Pam Killeen, Author, Consumer Health Advocate 1290am CJBK (www.pamkilleen.com)
Location: South Secondary School - 371 Techumseh Ave East - Old South London

Wednesday June 17th
Workshop: Solar Heat for Water Heating (Sarnia)
More and more people on this planet are sharing limited resources such as fossil energy sources, and the energy and resource hunger of the developing countries are adding to the consumption and depletion. North America has the highest per capita energy consumption in the world. The use of fossil energies is leading to build-up of CO2 in the atmosphere, and changes in global climate, the magnitude of which is not yet fully understood, but potentially very significant. Canada’s arctic and glaciers are melting, and we pretend it is business as usual. We need to move to a long term and sustainable form of use of energy, and renewable energy technologies are this way. This presentation will focus on solar heat for water heating, explain the technology, show examples and look at how applicable this technology is for Canada and the US. Heat generation is a very significant user of energy in North America, and solar heat can and will make a sizable impact. Speaker: Klaus Dohring is the founder and President of Green Sun Rising (www.GreenSunRising.com), a Canadian company in renewable energy technologies, focusing on renewable energies for heat generation. Introductions: Maike Luiken, Ph.D., Chair, IEEE London Section, Dean, Applied Research, Business Development & Innovation, Sustainability Development. For more info visit http://www.bluewatersustainabilityinitiative.com
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lambton College - 1457 London Road, Sarnia, Ontario, N7S 6K4
Room: N105
Cost: Free

Saturday June 20-21st
COMMUNITY APPRECIATION WEEKEND - Fanshawe Pioneer Village
To thank the community for 50 years of continued support, we roll back the clock and offer admission to the Village at 1959 prices! Join us in the dedication of recently restored heritage buildings. For more information visit www.fanshawepioneervillage.ca.

Saturday June 20th
ABORIGINAL DAY CELEBRATION
National Aboriginal Day is held annually on June 21 and is a celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada. Join us as we celebrate Aboriginal culture with special guests Circle of Nation who will perform music, drumming and interactive dance sessions. This event takes place at 1:00 pm at the Children's Museum. Call 519-434-5726 or visit the website www.londonchildrensmuseum.ca for additional information.

Friday June 26-28th
INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL
Family Shows Canada is pleased to present the second Annual International Food Festival held in London, Ontario's historic Victoria Park, June 26-28, 2009. Festival management will strive to promote multi-culturalism through reasonably priced international cuisine and live cultural entertainment throughout the 18 acre historic park. This forum should make it possible for all to enjoy Victoria Park each spring with an enlightened view of the many diverse cultures that make London great. For more information about this event please call Family Shows Canada at 519-432-5189 or visit www.fscanada.com.