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Northern Shenandoah Valley Green Drinks now has a group listing as part of the Green Drinks site on ning. Go to http://greendrinks.ning.com/group/northernshenandoahvalley
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http://greendrinks.ning.com/group/northernshenandoahvalley?xgi=gIIq9ya

King Corn

“King Corn” is one of a series of three films regarding current agriculture policy, production, and consumption. This film series examines “the complex web of market and political forces that is changing what we eat” as well as “exploring alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.” “King Corn” is the story of two friends, an acre of corn in Iowa, and how corn has “conquered America.” The film helps unlock the hidden truths about America’s modern food system. “KingCorn shows how- and why- whenever you eat a hamburger or drink a soda, you’re really consuming…corn.”

“King Corn” : Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

The second item is a lecture which is a part of Earth Week at Shenandoah University. This is another event which it would be helpful to support.

“Sustainability Starts With You”

Please join us for the Earth Week 2009 Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Chris Miller, President of the Piedmont Environmental Council, will speak about living sustainably in your community and what the Piedmont Environmental Council does for sustainability in the region.

The lecture begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 in Stimpson Auditorium in Halpin-Harrison Hall.

Arbor Day at the State Arboretum

Come celebrate Arbor Day at the State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy Experimental Farm. All activities will be Saturday, April 25, 1-5 p.m. and everything is free. There will be tree-related presentations, information and advice, and children's activities from 1-3 p.m. in and around the Quarters (main brick building). From 3-5 p.m., join us in planting native oaks. Bring the family, bring work gloves if you have them, and bring those plastic flower pots you've been saving -- we'll collect these for recycling.

Call Steve Carroll with questions: 540-837-1758 ext. 287

Green Drinks for the Bay! - Earth Day

When? Earth Day, April 22nd at 5:30

Where? Ferguson's in Winchester (click here for a map)

Why? To celebrate Earth Day and the health of our waterways (oh, and to beat a record set in Australia!)

More info? - look below, and check out www.greendrinksforthebay.org and the facebook page!

That's right, fellow Green Drinkers, this month we'll be gathering on Earth Day, April 22nd at 5:30 (ish), at Ferguson's in Winchester, VA. We will not be alone in our celebrations, 16 different participating Green Drinks chapters throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed will come together to stage a same-day gathering in their respective cities, attempting to top the world attendance record of 1,800 set in Melbourne, Australia, and to rally support for action to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Not just the bay, but also the health of our water ways right here in our own Shenandoah Valley!

Jed Rau from the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District will join us to talk about how what we put on our yards and gardens and how we use water in our homes affects water quality, and representatives from Ferguson's will be on hand to answer questions about water conservation in our homes.

Ferguson's will be graciously providing refreshments for us (beer in the bathtub? Tea on the counter?) as we gather to celebrate Earth Day, to increase our awareness of how our personal actions affect water quality all the way to the bay, and to learn how to decrease our water consumption in general.

So come on out and join us on Earth Day, bring your friends, your family, your neighbors, and let's show the world that Virginians mean business about greening our environment!

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