Are You 'Growing Greener' Today?

Are you coming out to the Gulfport Casino Ballroom today for the "Growing Greener" Sustainable Urban Gardening event  from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the    "Growing Greener" Symposium After-Party starting at 5 p.m. in the Art Village Courtyard? The event is free, although donations are welcome.

Take a look at the "Growing Greener" Program:

Inside Casino Ballroom Main Seminar Area

• 9:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony: Hermann Trappman, Linda Brassell, Holly Harriman and Elizabeth Neily
• 10:00 a.m. Oliver on Piano
• 10:30 a.m. Healthy Garden, Home and Body Project (topic is conscious eating by Crea Egan Romanelli of Peaceful Plate)
• 11:30 a.m. "Living in Paradise: The Foods and Medicines of Tacobaga Indians
• 12:00 p.m. "Green Initiatives" by State Representative Rick Kriseman
• 1:00 p.m. "Growing Healthy Resilient Communities" by Pamela Jo Hatley, Key Note Speaker
• 1:30 p.m. "Sustainable Urban Agriculture" by Rick Martinez of Sweet Water Farm
• 2:00 p.m. "Permaculture Solutions" by Robert Sugunda of Fire and Hope
• 2:30 p.m. Music, Abasi Ote
• 2:45 p.m. "Whispers on the Waves": Grandmother Stories. Great for kids of all ages.
• 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Inside Casino: Bayview Seminar Area

• 11:00 a.m. "12 months of change": Step by step experiment with sustainable living
• 12:00 p.m. "Sheet Mulching," Gia's Garden Study Group, Bill Bilodeau
• 12:30 p.m. "Safe Gardening Practices" Wilow La Monte
• 2:00 p.m. "Get to know Florida Wild Edibles" Brenen Duff

Outside Patio Seminar Area

• 10:00 a.m. Solar Electric For Your Home - SV Hot Wire Enterprise Business, John Cambill/Libbie Ellis
• 10:30 a.m. "Rain Water Harvesting," Neil Brown of Gia's Garden
• 11:00 a.m. "What Does Organic Mean and Why Is it Important," Jai Hambly, Organic Living Inc.
• 2:30 p.m. "What to do about roots, bugs and adverse weather." Practical solutions for urban farmers' Nathan Levy of St. Pete Locally Grown Market.

Outside Casino Stage

• 10:30 a.m. Music, Linda Brassell/Drumming Collective
• 11:30 a.m. Music, Enter the Sun
• 1:00 p.m. Music, Native Flute, Linda Brassell
• 1:30 p.m. Sunrise Performing Arts Children's Dance
• 2:00 p.m. Music, Old Time Banjo Pamela Jo
• 2:45 p.m. Music AHIMSA

Take a look at the "Growing Greener" Program After-Party at the Art Village Courtyard:

6:00 p.m. Growing Greener Market featuring Organic Living Inc, Peaceful Plate, Alexander's Edibles and Anabelle Butterfly.

8:15 p.m. Movie "Transitions"

For more information contact Crea Egan at peaceful.plate@yahoo.com or call (541) 227-6655 or (727) 557-5572.