Northfield Celebrates Earth Day April 20th

Northfield’s Perennial Earth Day Celebration

A CALL TO ACTION!

Friday April 19^th and Saturday April 20th, 2013

Join us for Earth Day Fun- Workshops-Community Service Projects- a Free Soup Supper and Potluck

Friday April 19^th Earth Day Contra Dance 8-10:30p.m Dance-7:30 dance instruction

Location: The West Gym Carleton College

Saturday April 20^th: Volunteer in the morning for a Carleton Arb project- info: apps.carleton.edu/campus/arb

9:15am-3pm Meet at First UCC to join others from the church for a tree planting at Riverbend Nature Center. Meet at 9:15 to Car pool.

First session: 12:00-2:30 p.m. Earth day Workshops and Service Projects
Second session: 2:45-5:15 p.m. Earth day Workshops and Service Projects
(see details below)

4:00-5:00p.m.-“Organics Recycling for Northfield” at the Weitz Center. Join the conversation and bring your questions and insights to this forum. Hosted by Environmental Studies students at Carleton. Come learn about curbside organic composting and what it could look like in Northfield. 

5:30p.m- Bring the whole family to a free delicious soup supper and potluck at the Weitz Center (320 3^rd St. E.)

6:15p.m-“The Politics of Consumption and the Pursuit of Solidarity: the New Climate Justice Agenda”

Keynote by Dave Snyder from MN 350- as well as local sustainability updates.
There will be childcare provided during the presentation with earth-friendly games and activities.

7:15-8:00 p.m.  Local Musical Performances

 Evening Movie sponsored by St Olaf SustainAbilities: “Bidder 70”- 8:30pm at St Olaf’s Viking Theater-  Free

Sign up now for these opportunities to support our community and the earth all at once! Go to: www.transitionnorthfield.org

Some of Saturday afternoon’s first and second session workshops and projects will include:

*Prairie Preparation at the Carleton Arboretum

*Sewing lunch bags and shopping bags (Just Food Community Room)

*Make a rain barrel for your home- (sign up at: www.crwp.net)

*Help build a ‘Free food-help yourself’ raised bed for the community

*Go on a tour of a couple homes in NF that have gone solar!

*Learn about the benefits of planting native grasses/plants in your yard

*Experience some of the basics of food preservation by making sauerkraut (First UCC)

*Learn how to make fresh goat cheese and yogurt in your kitchen (First UCC)

*Pursue your dreams and create a more sustainable lifestyle.(First UCC)

*Kid Art- Don’t TRASH the earth (First UCC)

Co-sponsors:
Transition Northfield, Just Food Co-op, The Center for Community and Civic Engagement- Carleton College, St Olaf -SustainAbilities, First UCC, Cannon River Watershed Partnership, Northfield Rotary Club, All Energy Solar, Northfield Contra Dance Association, Growing Up Healthy, Transition Youth, The Archer House, Healthy Community Initiative

If you have questions please contact: Mary Jo Cristofaro at: northfieldearthday@gmail.com or 651.208.8301