May 4
Recycle!
Light bulbs, batteries, ballast, computers and all electronics
Friday, May 4th
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Drop off at Veolia
342 Marpan Lane, Tallahassee
May 5
Saturday, May 5
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Recycle!
Light bulbs, batteries, ballast, computer and electronics, StyrofoamTM
No yard debris
FAMU Campus corner of Wahnish Way and Gamble (SBI lot)
Veolia Environmental Services 342 Marpan Lane
Tallahassee Community College 444 Appleyard Drive
Huntington Oaks Plaza 3840 North Monroe Street
Chiles High School 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane
Public Works Operation Center 2280 Miccosukee Road
Residential bulky items, appliances, toys, furniture
Marpan Recycling 6020 Woodville Highway
May 6
Natural Permaculture Day
Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. It is about designing households and communities that are productive, sustaining and largely self reliant and have minimal impact on the environment.
National Permaculture Day promotes a range of Permaculture events on Sunday May 6th.
See Leon County Extensions' Facebook page for details on the Permaculture Design Course 2012.
See also The Edible Lawn.
May 12
Saturday, May 12, beginning at 9:00 AM
Posh Gifts and Organics
64 Winthrop Avenue, Sopchoppy, FL
ANNUAL MEETING OF SUSTAINABLE BIG BEND
Topics of discussion will include the possibility of hosting the 2013 Green Living Expo. All interested are welcome. Dutch-treat breakfast will be available. For more information, call 850.926.3931.
May 30
GREEN DRINKS
Wednesday, May 30th, beginning at 5:45 PM
5th Avenue Taproom, Manor @ Midtown
1122 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee
Speaker: Jim Stevenson, former chief biologist for the State of Florida and tireless advocate for Florida's system of springs.
Join in the conversation, networking, and pursuit of accomplishing the mission of "promoting environmental stewardship through education and econmic development."
Sponsored by Sustainable Tallahassee the monthly meeting is open to all and provides an opportunity to network with others in the community interested in sustainable issues, including alternative energy.
GREEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Watch for the next series of classes.
Want to start or expand your own green business? The Green Business Development (GBD) committee of Sustainable Tallahassee is offering training and resource networking to new business start-ups or existing businesses that wish to expand in an environmentally friendly way.
Sessions include a small business notebook and a workbook-Start Your Own Green Business
Costs are $15.00 for Sustainable Tallahassee members and $35.00 for non-members (includes membership with Sustainable Tallahassee). Certification of attendance will be awarded to all completing the ten-hour course.
Slots fill up fast! Reserve yours by E-mailing:
admin@SustainableTallahassee.org
August
August 2012 and continues through June 2013
Nursery Management course with be offered by North Florida Community College's Green Industries Institute.
An intensive vocational certificate course in Nursery Management with a focus on Sustainable Agriculture will start in August 2012 and continue through June 2013. This is a full-time course that meets four to five days a week for six hours a day. Course work will include indoor classroom studies, and outside horticulture labs and garden work.
Participants will gain extensive knowledge about growing plants, an introduction to nursery management, a good basis for starting a market garden to sell organic vegetables. The vocational certificate is awarded by North Florida Community College. The cost of the course will run at approximately $2,500.
