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Sonic Orchard music festival

July 15, 2008

 

Music. Art. Ecology
Part experimental art show ,part kick ass concert, part feast , part field party.
For us, all of us. You, me, our friends, strangers for now, kids, families. Build community.
A music line-up like the best mixed tape you ever crafted…covering the sounds from channel to channel on the airwaves.
Intimate crowd, wide open spaces. Land and love. Sound. Sound. Sound.
Commitment to the best in eco conscious festival practices, commitment to enjoying life without lectures.
Balance. In the moment, the experience, the friendship, the living.
Music. Art .Ecology.

This is Sonic Orchard
Sonic Orchard 2008 takes place at Kimbercote Farm, a 110 acre environmental education and social activism facility located in the Beaver Valley , part of the breathtaking Southern Georgian Bay area. The valley is part of the Niagara Escarpment – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the meandering beauty of the Beaver River. Established in 1959, Kimbercote Farm functions as a retreat, an organic farm ,a laboratory for intentional community research, and an environmental education outreach centre .The site is graced with immense natural beauty best explored by the numerous hiking trails and also is home to a stone labyrinth and a straw bale demonstration building.

www.kimbercote.org

Featuring;
SunParlour Players, The Fembots, Run with the Kittens, Bullmoose, The Stables,Samba Elegua, Psychotropical Orchestra, Swiss Dice, Everything All the Time, Peter Project,Bocce, The Chameleon Project, Dave Lauzon, Escalate, Diesel Dog, The Fat Cats,Sean Macdonald Band, Canteen Knockout, The Luckless, Rural Alberta Advantage,Boys Who Say No, Nick Zubeck, Robert Hedge, Devin and the Dark Light, Grande Fir,Scott Cook,Jawbone, The Funky Truth Harmonic Tide, Blobject, Suburban Smith, Mustashat,…and more!!!

Acoustic Singer/Songwriters stage TBA

Free Vegan Meals * Bus Shuttles * Free Workshops
Children’s Activities * Art Installations * Marketplace and MORE!

ON FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16830278227

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Written by Jesse · Filed Under The Area, Sustainability, The Arts, Concerts, Music, The Environment 

Composting Gathering

May 14, 2008

May 24, 2008
11:00 amto12:00 pm

Join us for a composting get together on Saturday May 24th as theOwen presents Composting 101: a hands-in-the-dirt knowledge sharing family event. Interested in urban agriculture or trying to a way to divert compostables from landfill sites? Want to compost but don’t know how? Looking to meet and share with others interested in sustainability and gardening? We’ll be presenting composting tips and techniques (care to share ideas or present?), building a composter, and having a blast. You’ll find us at 925 2nd Avenue West (across from the police station) in Owen Sound at 11 o’clock am.

Lotsa compost.

We are looking for contributors for this event, so if you know anything about composting, gardening, or urban agriculture, please get in touch!

It is hoped that this will be the first of a series of events dedicated to urban agriculture. If you have a thought, idea, or want to be part of this effort, we’d love to hear from you.

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under The Area, Sustainability, Owen Sound, Gardening, Conservation, Get Out, Participation, Community, Events, The City, The Environment 

Earth Hour in Owen Sound

March 30, 2008

earth hour in owen sound

I had a chance to drop by City Hall/the Owen Sound Farmers Market last night to check out the Earth Hour Festivities. For some of the details on Earth Hour you can check out our previous post here. There was a good turnout at the event and more than a couple positive messages, including conservation of energy, the idea of community(and what it really means as we move forward as a population…) and some tough words against waste (in this case waste = light pollution, unnecessary/excessive lighting that apparently accounts for over a billion dollars annually and provides little to no useful service to society.

This latter point was made by the the Bruce County Astronomical Society, whose members were on site last night sharing telescopic views of the night sky and a message of hope/support for energy conservation, especially as it contributes to dark skies. More info about the Bruce County Astronomical Society can be found on the groups website and blog (includes photos form last nights event)

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Photos, Sustainability, Conservation, Community, theOwen Features, theOwen 

World Water Day in Owen Sound

March 17, 2008

waterJoin in on a peaceful march through the streets of Owen Sound in celebration of water- our greatest gift.

The Canadian Federal Government refuses to acknowledge “Water as a Human Right”, this is simply unacceptable to most if not all. Please show your support for World Water Day and the “Right to Water”

About World Water Day

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.

The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.This world day for water was to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.

The march begins at Owen Sound City Hall 12:45
Sat Mar 22, 08- wear a costume, play an instrument, bring your children, bring your dog, bring a banner.

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Sustainability, Conservation, Participation 

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