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LOCAL FOOD DAY:
When: Saturday September 11th, 2010, 9am to 1.30pm
The Sackville Farmers Market will once again be hosting Local Food Day, a day to meet and support those food producers who work within a couple of 100 miles of Sackville. When buying local, one can take comfort in the fact that the food is fresh. It has most likely not been grown with harsh chemicals and preservatives that try to mask the fact that the product has traveled halfway around the world. Interestingly enough, a lot of the products offered at markets are virtually organic without being certified to advertise this fact.
TREES! TREES! TREES!:
Available again at the Farmers Market, Bridge St
WHEN:
- Saturday October 9th, 2010, 9am to 12 noon
- Saturday October 16th, 2010, 9am to 12 noon
red oak, bur oak, amur maple, silver maple, white ash, red osier dogwood, alternate dogwood, staghorn sumac, chestnut, butternut and others. Donations towards the upkeep of the nurseries gratefully received - suggested donation $15 to $30
Summer Solstice Celebration:
Sackville Community Garden celebrates the beginning of summer with a BBQ at the Charles St garden on Tuesday June 22nd, from 5-8pm. Cook provided, you bring the food
Tree Nurseries:
If you would like to volunteer to help with digging up and potting small trees at either of the Community Tree Nurseries in late April/early May in 2010, please contact Janine at 506-364-4950 or renaissance@sackville.com
National Volunteer Week:
April 18-24, 2010
Thank you to all the volunteers of all the local Non-Profit groups who have worked so hard over the last year to make Sackville a better place to live!
YOUTH CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009:
Charlotte and Marilla Steuter-Martin:
Nominated by Ron Kelly-Spurles, Charlotte and Marilla Steuter-Martin jointly gained the "Youth Citizens of the Year" award in September 2009. Both Charlotte and Marilla have been involved in drama activities in Sackville for many years, including with the Live Bait Theatre Young Company and Festival by the Marsh, and have gained a wealth of experience from these undertakings and from other academic and extracurricular activities. This past year, they combined their talents and interests, and through a remarkable display of leadership and artistic ability, produced and directed an outstanding production of "My Fair Lady" at Tantramar Regional High School. I believe this was the first time in many years that a musical was produced at the High School. It became a project that involved and inspired a wide variety of students from all over the school, and also received tremendous community support.
YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Hyla Lapointe: This year a second award, the Youth Achievement Award, was given to Hyla Lapointe who was nominated by Heather Longpre. Hyla's contribution to our community include volunteering for the Red Cross on a weekly basis, and being part of SMILE (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) which is an organization that takes students to Amherst every Saturday morning to interact and help mentally/ physically disabled children from the ages of 4 to 18. At Mount Allison University she is also involved with the Positive Space program, WarChild Mount Allison and the Judicial Committee.
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DECONSTRUCTING DINNER: Talk and discussion with Radio Host Jon Steinman, Tuesday September 29, 2009, at the Wu Centre, Mt A,at 7pm
The media plays a key role in keeping Canadians informed, however, Deconstructing Dinner believes that the most important stories about our food supply are not receiving adequate attention. As a result, we are rapidly losing sight of the most fundamental part of our lives - feeding ourselves.
Deconstructing Dinner reports on current issues throughout the world of food, with a primary focus on local, regional and provincial issues. The show is not restricted to only current affairs, but probes into the processes and actions to which we have all become so accustomed throughout our daily routine, and "deconstructs" them to achieve a more discriminating awareness." (http://cjly.net/deconstructingdinner/about.htm)
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LOCAL FOOD DAY: Saturday August 15, 2009, at the Farmers Market on Bridge St, Sackville, NB.
Basically, Local Food Day is a larger version of the Farmers Market with other vendors and organizations in attendance to showcase their products and services. This is an opportunity to show what our community and area have to offer. It is also an educational and marketing opportunity.
Renaissance Sackville is pairing up with the Sackville Farmers’ Market to try to take advantage of the current local food trend and provide an opportunity for local farmers to easily meet consumers. This initiative has stemmed from the Sackville CSA’s work this spring and aligns well with the CSA’s core values.
For a table phone Cathy: 536-4428
Sackville Community Tree Nurseries: May, once the ground has thawed. Limited number of trees to give away to members of the public. Donations towards the upkeep of the nurseries greatly appreciated.
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Sackville Community Garden
When: May to September 2008
The Community Garden has a new home in Charles St, just over the railway line. A lot of work is needed to get it ready for the summer. If you would like to volunteer to help in the garden or you would like to rent a garden plot, please call Janine at 506 364-4950.
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GREEN 4 Generations
When: Sunday September 21st, 2008, 11am to 4.30pm
Wanderlust Outfitters and Renaissance Sackville invite you to participate in the upcoming GREEN 4 Generations Festival and Trade Fair. Host a booth, display or activity, along with other non-profits, like minded businesses and corporate sponsors in an Environmental Trade Fair. The day’s vision is to raise awareness and showcase the wide range of environmental groups and products here in the Maritimes. SEE SCHEDULE
The activities will take place outdoors in the heart of Downtown Sackville on Bridge St. The event includes an expanded Farmers Market highlighting organic produce, live environmental music, an organic BBQ, children’s story tent and crafts, Sackville environmental sculpture tours, and a film festival.
SEE ALSO Sat Sep 20: Talk by Lester Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute, at Convocation Hall, 7pm. All welcome. Part of Carbon "0" Mission Green Campus Summit Mt A 2008
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Sackville Tree Nurseries
When: Late May
Five hundred seedlings will be arriving late May to be planted at the two three nurseries. If you would like to volunteer to help plant, please call Janine at 506 364-4950.
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Participatory Tools for Building Local and Global Cultures of Peace and Non-violence Workshop: Town Hall Council Chambers
When: April 26, 9am - 3.15pm
With Dr. Thomas Mark Turay and Mary Hawa Turay, Co-Founders of the Centre for Development and Peace Education (cdpeace), Sierra Leone, West Africa. (http://www.cdpeace.com/)
The Turays founded cdpeace in 1992, as a registered not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. The primary function of this rural community-based development centre has been to enhance the capacity of its learning partners to build sustainable cultures of peace, non-violence, justice, self-reliance, participatory governance and human security both locally and globally.
This workshop will be hosted by Renaissance Sackville. For further details, please contact the Coordinator for this Workshop, Jane Claxton-Oldfield at jclaxton@nbnet.nb.ca or ph: 536-0382
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| Good Grounds Cafe: a fundraiser hosted by Renaissance for the Community Garden
When: Friday May 2nd, 2008
Don't go home after the Rotary Wine Tasting - come to the Good Grounds Cafe for dessert and coffee, in the lounge at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre, 9.00 to 11.00pm, or maybe even later!
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| Community Tree Planting
When: Saturday May 10th, 2008
FREE trees available: maple, red oak, black walnut and white ash. If you would like a tree for your yard, fill in an application form at Town Hall. If you would like to volunteer with tree planting, please be at 28 Crescent St at 9am. Call 364-4950 for more information.
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