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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dear GREN,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please find information about Canadian Organic
Growers' Organic Week, below.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jane Snyder</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Greening Sacred Spaces
Waterloo/Wellington/Dufferin</FONT></DIV>
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class="yiv2103369942yui_3_2_0_1118_1317336279141164 yiv2103369942yui_3_2_0_1118_1317336279141367"><SPAN><SPAN>The
second annual national celebration of all things organic, <A>Organic Week</A>,
is </SPAN></SPAN>just two weeks away ! Canadian Organic Growers
Perth-Waterloo-Wellington has coordinated a series of local events spanning
October 15-22 to celebrate and raise awareness of the benefits of local organic
food and farming. Please join us and circulate all the event details among your
networks. <BR></SPAN></DIV>
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to see you out at some events!<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Meet the
Producers at Healthy Foods & More</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Saturday, October
15th <BR>12:00-6:00pm<BR>Healthy Foods & More, 75 Bridgeport Rd E, Unit 2,
Waterloo</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.healthyfoodsandmore.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">www.healthyfoodsandmore.com</SPAN></A> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Visit Healthy Foods
& More in Waterloo and meet the people (and cows!) who produce our local
organic food.<BR><BR><B><I>Laepple Organic Farm Tour</I></B><BR>Sunday, October
16th </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2:00-4:00pm<BR>2298
Bleams Rd, Petersburg<BR><A href="http://www.laeppleorganic.ca/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">wwwlaeppleorganic.ca</SPAN></A><BR>Enjoy a visit to an
organic beef and potato farm where you will also see goats, chickens and flour
milled from grain grown right on the farm. Email Linda at <A
href="mailto:laepple@golden.net"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">laepple@golden.net</SPAN></A> to reserve your spot at
least two days prior to the event. <BR><BR><B><I>“Dirt The Movie”
Screening</I></B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Various locations and
dates</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.dirtthemovie.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">www.dirtthemovie.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Join local organic food system thinkers in a short
discussion following this film that explores problems and solutions related to
our relationship with the soil. </SPAN></DIV>
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<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Monday, October
17th 7:00-9:00pm -- <SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Grand River Stanley Park
Community Library (branch of Kitchener Public Library), 175 Indian Rd,
Kitchener</SPAN> </SPAN>
<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tuesday, October 18th 6:00-8:00pm -- St. Marys Public
Library, 15 Church St N, St. Marys</SPAN>
<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thursday, October 20th 7:00-9:00pm Elora Public
Library, 144 Geddes St, Elora</SPAN>
<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Friday, October 21st 7:00-9:00pm Healthy Foods and
More, 75 Bridgeport Rd E, Unit 2, Waterloo </SPAN></LI></UL>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"Fresh the
Movie" Screening </SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></DIV>
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class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Wednesday, October
19th <BR>7:00pm-9:00pm<BR>Guelph Public Library, 100 Norfolk St S,
Guelph</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A href="http://www.freshthemovie.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">www.freshthemovie.com</SPAN></A><BR>Join l<A
href="http://www.cogwaterloo.ca/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff"></SPAN></A>ocal
organic food system thinkers in a short discussion following this film that
profiles practical alternatives to the industrial food system.</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Organic Oasis
Farm Tour</SPAN></I></B></DIV>
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class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Saturday, October
22nd </SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10:00am-12:30pm</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2301 Perth Line 43,
RR#1 Stratford</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.organicoasis.on.ca/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">www.organicoasis.on.ca</SPAN></A> </SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Enjoy a wagon ride around this mixed farm and see
organic pasture, dairy cows, beef cattle, and vegetables growing. Also take in
the scenery – forested areas, ponds, and solar panels. There will be occasional
breaks along the way and lunch is available for purchase at the farm store. Call
the farm store at 519-625-1177 to reserve your spot on the tour at least two
days prior to the event. Only 30 spots available. <BR></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Take a Bite Out
of Climate Change Bus Tour</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>Saturday, October 22nd</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"
class=yiv2103369942MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">9:00am-3:00pm
<BR>Join us on a biodiesel-powered bus tour of three local organic farms in
Wellington County and learn about the climate-change mitigating potential of
local organic agriculture. We’ll visit <A
href="http://www.ignatiusguelph.ca/farm/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff">Ignatius
Farm</SPAN></A>, <A href="http://www.everdale.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">Everdale Organic Farm</SPAN></A>, and <A
href="http://mapletonsorganic.ca/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff">Mapleton’s
Organic</SPAN></A> to see organic farming in practice and discuss the links
between agriculture, food and climate change along the way with <A
href="http://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/Loblaw-Martin-mar2011.cfm"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">Ralph Martin</SPAN></A>, Loblaw Chair in Sustainable Food
Production at the University of Guelph. Cost $10/person. Meet at Ignatius Farm
Workshop at 9:00am. Biodiesel supplied by <A
href="http://www.everpurebiod.ca/Everpurebiod/Welcome.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">Everpure Biodiesel Coop</SPAN></A> and bus services
provided by <A href="http://www.sharpbus.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0000ff">Sharp Bus Lines</SPAN></A>. Tour schedule is as follows:
</SPAN></DIV>
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style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
class=yiv2103369942yui_3_2_0_1118_1317336279141336>9:00-10:00 Tour Ignatius Farm
<BR>10:00-10:30 Travel to Everdale</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
class=yiv2103369942yui_3_2_0_1118_1317336279141336>10:30-11:30 Tour
Everdale<BR>11:30-12:30 Travel to Mapleton's <BR>12:30-1:00 Lunch Break
(Mapleton's Restaurant open) <BR>1:00-2:00 Tour Mapleton’s<BR>2:00-3:00 Travel
back to Ignatius <BR><BR></SPAN>--<BR>Tegan Renner<BR>Canadian Organic
Growers,<BR>Perth-Waterloo-Wellington
Chapter<BR>226-251-3012<BR>www.cogwaterloo.ca<BR><A
href="http://www.localorganic.wordpress.com">www.localorganic.wordpress.com</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><EM>Jane Snyder<BR>Greening Sacred Spaces
Waterloo/Wellington/Dufferin Regions<BR>a project of Faith and the Common Good
& Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP)<BR> <BR>519-747-5139 ***
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