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Sept. 18, 2010
(9:00 am - 9:00 pm)

Event: Passport to Wellness
Sponsor: Artcures Inc.
Location: Aurora Cultural Centre - Church St. Aurora, ON
Details: Passport to Wellness, will be an amazing day of workshops, seminars, exercise and thought. Brain Gym; Journaling; Guided Meditation; Nutrition and Wholeness Panels: Enneagram; Extreme Makeover; all day Yoga and the worms. Cathy will be presenting and exhibiting at this event.
Passports are $39.95; will be available this summer and limited to 150 people. If you would like to reserve passports in advance, email Herbert (artcures@rogers.ca) and your name will be recorded to contact when they are ready.

Sept. 22 - 24, 2010

Event: 20th Anniversary Conference
Sponsor: The Compost Council of Canada
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Details: In 1990, a gathering of environmental advocates spanning academia, community, business and government leaders helped create the reality of The Compost Council of Canada. Paralleling the passion and struggles of those who believe in the importance of organics recycling, conservation of natural resources and the relevance of compost, The Compost Council of Canada has helped nurture and support the advancement and credibility of compost advocates across Canada.
See Cathy speak on Vermicomposting on Sept. 23 at 10:30 am.
For more info contact The Compost Council: (416) 535-0240 or 1-877-571-GROW(4769) or info@compost.org.

Sept. 25, 2010
11:00 am

Event: Vermicomposting Demonstration
at The Great Northern Exhibition
Sponsor: 97.7-the Beach
Location: 2220 Fairgrounds Road North (Off hwy 26W between Collingwood & Wasaga Beach)
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the demonstration, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.

Oct. 1-3, 2010

Event: 36th Annual Home & Lifestyle Show
Sponsor: Greater Dufferin Area Chamber of Commerce
Location: Orangeville Agricultural Centre, North-east of Orangeville on 5 Sideroad
Details: The 2010 Home and Lifestyle Show will be taking place on the weekend of October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Check out the Cathy's Crawly Composters Vermicomposting display on Saturday, October 2, at the Toronto Dominion - Friends of the Environment booth.
For more info please contact the Greater Dufferin Area Chamber of Commerce office by calling 519-941-0490 or emailing reception@gdacc.ca.

Oct. 6, 2010
(8:00 am - 3:00 pm)

Event: Ecological Action Conference
Sponsor: Youth Environmental Network of York Region
Location: Aurora Civic Centre - 1 Municipal Dr. Aurora, ON
Details: The theme for this year's conference is "Building an Eco-Society." Over 300 students will attended from schools from Aurora and neighbouring municipalities and have the opportunity to learn about pressing environmental matters in our times and what we as students can do. Cathy will be conducting a worm workshops during the morning and afternoon sessions.

Oct. 9, 2010
(9:00 am - 1:00 pm)

Event: Kerr Village Farmers Market
Sponsor: Kerr Village
Location: Kerr Street (corner of Kerr and Florence) Oakville, ON
Details: The Kerr Village Farmers Market at Heritage Square in Oakville includes locally grown non-organic items as well as organic produce, value-added foods and hand-crafted merchandise. Learn all about Vermicomposting at Cathy's Worm Composting workshop. You can even take home a Mini-Vermicomposter. Free admission.

Oct. 14, 2010
(9:00 am - 5:30 pm)

Event: Growing Up Green Fair
Sponsor: The Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care
Location: Metro Central YMCA Auditorium
20 Grosvernor St. Toronto (North of College, West of Yonge)
Details: Growing Up Green Fair for the Early Learning and Child Care Community in Toronto. "Green" Speakers and a number of "Green" Vendors. Come and see the Worms at the Cathy's Crawly Composters booth.

Oct. 16, 2010

Event: Soupfest 2010
Sponsor: Holland Marsh Growers Association, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury and King Township
Location: Springdale Christian Reformed Church - 1466 5th Sideroad, Bradford, ON
Details: The festival will feature delicious piping hot soups, prepared by local restaurants and talented chefs, made with locally grown produce. Come to Soupfest and enjoy our soups, chefs and restaurants, farmers’ and artisans’ markets, farms, entertainment, and great live music. Find out how the worms have a hand in (not literally) making your soup.

Oct. 18, 2010

Event: Green Connections - Green Conference
Sponsor: Green Connections
Location: Earth Rangers Centre - Kortright Conservation Area
9520 Pine Valley Dr. Vaughan
Details: This day long conference will feature a number of speakers as well as a market place where Green Connections members will display their products and assist visitors with ideas on how to Green their business.

Nov. 11 - 13, 2010

Event: STAO 2010 - Inclusive Science: Difference, Diversity and Equity
Sponsor: STAO - Science Teachers Association of Ontario
Location: Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Details: Emphasis placed on Inclusive Science: Difference, Diversity and Equity in science. Take in the "Organic magic with worms" session. Learn what is involved in setting up a Vermicomposting system in your classroom. Worms offer a tremendous cross-curricular learning opportunity.
Cathy will be speaking on Nov. 11 at 3:30 pm.

Nov. 14, 2010
(2:00 - 4:00 pm)

Event: Organic Magic with Worms
Sponsor: Royal Botanical Gardens
Location: 680 Plains Rd. West, Hamilton, ON
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting - a viable solution for apartment dwellers and their wet waste. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.
Cost: Members $15/person (family rate $35 for parents and dependent children)
Non-members $18/person (family rate $40)
(Fee includes a mini-vermicomposting kit per family).

Jan. 27 - 30, 2011
Sat. 9 am - 5:30 pm
Sun. 9 am - 4:30 pm

Event: 30th Annual Guelph Organic Conference
Sponsor: Various
Location: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Details: Canada's Premiere Organic Event!
This four-day event will feature over 150 booths, workshops, seminars and expert panels. Be sure to visit us at booth #97.
Cathy will be presenting on Sunday January 30 at 1:30 pm.

Free admission to marketplace - Free Weekend Parking.

May 24, 2011
6:30 pm

Event: Organic Magic with Worms
Sponsors: Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society
Location: Community Centre, 29 Platoff St. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Details: A fun and entertaining evening featuring Cathy of Cathy's Crawly Composters. Learn all about worms and vermicomposting - a viable solution for your organic waste. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.

** Past Events **

August 28, 2010

Event: Live Green Toronto Festival
Sponsor: City of Toronto
Location: Yonge Dundas Square , Toronto
Details: Live Green Toronto Festival 2010 - You’ll find everything from great eco-fashions and green products for your home and garden, to worms, bees, electric bikes, organic foods and more at Toronto’s annual celebration of all things green. Stroll through the exhibits, sample some luscious local and organic foods, check out the free bike clinic, and take in some of Toronto’s hottest musical acts. Visit the Cathy's Crawly Composters booth, and celebrate a green Toronto with the worms!
Free Admission.

August 4, 2010
(12:30 - 1:30 pm)

Event: Wonder of Worms
Sponsor: The Toronto Eglinton Rotary Club
Location: Toronto Lawn Tennis Club - 44 Price St. Toronto, ON
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.

July 13, 2010

Event: Guiding Mosaic 2010
Sponsors: Girl Guides of Canada
Details: Guiding Mosaic 2010 - 10 days of fun, friendship and adventure! Eco Day at the 100th anniversary of Girl Guides.

July 12, 2010
(9:00 - 11:00 am)

Event: Green Connections Networking
Sponsors: York Small Business Enterprise Centre (York Region)
Location: City of Vaughan, Council Chambers
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr. Vaughan
Details: Green Connections is a networking group that encourages the greening of your small business through peer to peer mentoring with like-minded individuals.
For further information please contact Cathy: 1-888-775-9495
email: cathy@cathyscomposters.com

June 28, 2010
7:30 pm

Event: Organic Magic with Worms
Sponsors: Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society
Location: Oro-Medonte Community Arena - 71 4th Line N, Guthrie, ON
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting - a viable solution for apartment dwellers and their wet waste. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.

June 26, 2010
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Event: Get Fresh Strawberry Festival
Sponsor: Whittamores Farm
Location: 8100 Steeles Ave. East, Markham, On
Details: Whittamore Farm is celebrating the start of summer with delicious and nutritious strawberries at the Get Fresh Strawberry Festival. Celebrate summer! Bring the whole family for a fun day of fresh food, fun exhibits and of course, lots of fresh strawberries. Visit Cathy's booth for some worm-talk.

June 19, 2010
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Event: Peel Ecofest
Sponsor: Region of Peel
Location: The Britannia Farm - 5520 Hurontario St. Mississauga
Details: A free outdoor festival featuring Environmental speakers, workshops and Eco-booths. Music and demonstrations for every member of the family. Drop by and see Cathy and the worms in the ecofair tent. Cathy will be conducting Vermicomposting Workshops at 10:15, 12:15 & 2:15.

June 14, 2010
(9:00 - 11:00 am)

Event: Green Connections Networking
Sponsors: York Small Business Enterprise Centre (York Region)
Location: 1940 De La Salle Park, Georgina, ON
Details: Green Connections is a networking group that encourages the greening of your small business through peer to peer mentoring with like-minded individuals.
For further information please contact Cathy: 1-888-775-9495
email: cathy@cathyscomposters.com

June 1, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm

Event: Life Lessons and Learning to Love Worms
Sponsor: Green T - Caledon
Location: Albion Bolton Union Community Centre
150 Queen St. South, Bolton, ON
Details: Cathy Nesbitt - worm advocate and founder of Cathy's Crawly Composters. Cathy believes that the solution to the garbage crisis is several solutions, one of which is vermicomposting. Discover how to convert organic matter into nature's finest soil amendment and find out how red wiggler worms benefit the environment. Cathy’s engaging presentation will include a 15-minute session for kids in the audience who’d like to make their own mini worm kit. This presentation will inspire kids from ages 4 to 94.
Damian MacSeáin was born in Wawa, and raised in Peel. Life Lessons from the North: A Year in Peetabeck uses pictures and stories to communicate Damian's Top Ten Take-aways from his amazing year-long adventure!
Admission $5 - RSVP: Patti Foley (905) 951-0625 patti@greentcaledon.ca

June 1, 2010
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Event: Environment Canada’s Environment Week Eco-market
Sponsor: Environment Canada
Location: 4905 Dufferin St. Toronto
Details: This year’s them is Biodiversity: Embrace It! The annual Eco-Market is a great way to promote and educate environmental awareness to a large group of government employees. Cathy will be promoting the environmental benefits of the worms.

May 19, 2010
11:00 am

Event: Worm Harvest Party
Sponsor: Surrey Place
Location: 2 Surrey Place, Toronto, Ontario
Details: The Coffee Shed has added a second composter and now it is time for a Harvest Party. Come out and see what the worms have done and how they can help clean up our planet.

May 10, 2010
(9:00 - 11:00 am)

Event: Green Connections Networking
Sponsors: York Small Business Enterprise Centre (York Region)
Location: York Region Administration Centre - 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, (Committee Room B)
Details: Green Connections is a networking group that encourages the greening of your small business through peer to peer mentoring with like-minded individuals.
For further information please contact Cathy: 1-888-775-9495
email: cathy@cathyscomposters.com

May 8, 2010
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Event: Region of Peel Open House
Sponsors: Region of Peel
Location: Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility
7795 Torbram Road, Brampton, ON
Details: Do you know what happens to your recyclables once they have left the curb or how recycling helps conservation? Learn the answers to these questions, and more, at the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility Open House.
Stop by the Cathy's Crawly Composters exhibit to learn how the worms are going to play an ever increasing role in waste management.

May 1, 2010

Backyard Composting:
10:00 - 11:00 am
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Vermicomposting:
11:30 - 12:30 pm

Event: Composting & Vermicomposting Workshops
Sponsor: York Region
Location: East Gwillimbury Waste Management Facility
100 Garfield Wright Boulevard (near the northeast corner of Davis Dr. & Woodbine Ave.)
Details: Come in and learn what is involved in setting up your Backyard Composter and your Vermicomposting system. Find out what you can do to lighten the load going to Michigan.
Cost: Free admission

April 23 - 25, 2010

Event: Green Living Show
Sponsors: Various
Location: Direct Energy Centre - 100 Princes Blvd. Toronto
Details: The Green Living Show is Toronto’s largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle.
Join Cathy for worm composting demonstrations in the Kids Zone.

April 21, 2010
11:00 am

Event: Worm Harvest Party
Sponsor: Surrey Place
Location: 2 Surrey Place, Toronto, Ontario
Details: The Coffee Shed has been feeding and operating their Vermicomposter since October 2007. Now it is time to expand. We are adding a second composter and having a Harvest Party for the original worm bin. Come out and see what the worms have done and how they can help clean up our planet.

April 22, 2010
1:00 - 2:00 pm

Event: Earth Day Celebration
Sponsors: Nature's Emporium
Location: Weston Produce Plaza - 16655 Yonge St. Newmarket
Details: Celebrate Earth Day with free talk on vermiculture with Cathy at one of Canada's largest Wholistic Markets.

April 17, 2010
11:00 am - Public
2:00 pm - Farming Community

Event: Organic Magic with Worms
Sponsors: Moondance Organic Gardens
Location: 8285 5th Line - Angus, ON
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting - a viable solution for apartment dwellers and their wet waste. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.
To register contact Kim Keckes (705) 424-2606 or
email: ktkeckes@sympatico.ca.

April 12, 2010
7:30 pm

Event: Organic Magic with Worms
Sponsors: Gilford & District Horticultural Society
Location: Churchill Community Centre - 6322 Yonge, Innisfil, ON
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting - a viable solution for apartment dwellers and their wet waste. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.

April 12, 2010
9:00 - 11:00 am

Event: Green Connections Networking
Sponsors: York Small Business Enterprise Centre (York Region)
Location: East Gwillimbury Civic Centre - 19000 Leslie St., Sharon
Details: This is a new initiative that will encourage the greening of your small business through peer to peer mentoring with like-minded individuals.
For further information please contact Cathy: 1-888-775-9495
email: cathy@cathyscomposters.com

April 9 & 10, 2010

Event: Forces of Nature
Sponsors: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir
Location: Trinity - St. Paul's Centre 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Details: Composers of every era have explored the relationship between humans and our natural environment, and composers of the baroque period are no exception. With spectacular music, backlit with stunning photographic visuals and specially designed lighting, this programme conceived by violinist Julia Wedman takes us on a musical journey with our Earth through the course of a single day. Featuring the music of Rameau, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Haydn, Telemann, Bach and Zelenka.
Cathy will be demonstrating vermicomposting at this event - before the performance and at intermission.
(Chamber music and worms, what more could you ask for?)

March 16, 2010
2:00 pm

Event: Worm Workshop - "The Wonder of Worms"
Sponsor: Toronto Public Library - Goldhawk Park Branch
Location: 295 Alton Towers Circle, Toronto
Details: Learn all about worms and vermicomposting. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out how worms benefit the environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest.

March 15, 2010

Event: ECO-art Camp
Sponsor: Town of Oakville
Location: Iroquois Ridge Community Centre
1051 Glenashton Drive Oakville, Ontario
Details: ECO-art Camp March Break 2010 Ages: 8 to 12 years Days: Monday to Friday Time: 9 am to 4 pm Location: Iroquois Ridge Community Center Maximum: 20 participants
For more info please contact Environmental Policy Coordinator: Trisha Leszczynski from the Town Manager's Office by phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3948 or email: tleszczynski@oakville.ca

March 8, 2010
9:00 - 11:00 am

Event: Green Connections Networking
Sponsors: York Small Business Enterprise Centre (York Region)
Location: Aurora Town Hall 1 Municipal Way (off Wellington St.)
Details: This is a new initiative that will encourage the greening of your small business through peer to peer mentoring with like-minded individuals.
For further information please contact Cathy: 1-888-775-9495
email: cathy@cathyscomposters.com

March 6, 2010

Event: 2nd Annual Environmental Leadership Forum
Sponsor: Environmental Stewardship Pickering
Location: 1 Esplanade, Pickering
Details: Our Leadership Forum invites community leaders and interested residents from across the city to take part in workshops that help empower both community groups and individuals to take action.

Feb. 21, 2010
2:00 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Presentation
Sponsor: Richters Herbs
Location: 357 Highway 47, Goodwood, ON
Details: Free Lecture with Cathy Nesbitt, Cathy’s Crawly Composters Vermicomposting is the practice of using nature’s recyclers, the lowly worm, to break down food scraps into nutrient rich compost. The result is an odourless black casting material that is terrific fertilizer for the garden. Cathy Nesbitt, chief worm advocate, will show you how easy it is to do vermicomposting in your home.
Free Admission

Feb. 20, 2010
9:00am - 5:00 pm

Event: 2010 Conference: Your Food, Your Choice: Grounds for Change
Sponsor: Canadian Organic Growers - Toronto Chapter
Location: University of Toronto Conference Centre
89 Chestnut St., Toronto
Details: Do organic pigs get swine flu? Why did McCain’s say no to Genetically Modified Organism’s (GMO’s) in the potatoes for their French fries? Can we trust others to know what is best for us? It’s time to make hard choices about the food we eat. When our leaders won’t, what can we do to ensure we are doing the best for ourselves, our families and our health? How can we make the best choices? Be sure to check out the Cathy Crawly Composters booth on Vermiculture.
$65 ($85 after January 31); $55 COG members.
Includes organic lunch! Info: 416-466-4420
Follow this link to register online.

Feb. 21, 2010
12:30 - 6:00 pm

Event: Seedy Saturday (on a Sunday!)
Sponsors: Toronto Community Garden Network, Seeds of Diversity
Location: Artscape Wychwood Barns - 601 Christie St. Toronto
Details: It's time to plant a seed about attending Toronto's Seedy Saturday 2010. Come and see a unique mix of seed and gardening supply merchants, environmental groups providing interesting workshops. Learn what it takes to setup your own vermicomposter. See how easy it is to setup, maintain and harvest your own vermicomposting system. What size do I need? What can I feed the worms? How often do I feed them?
Help the environment - let worms eat your garbage!
Admission is by donation, $2 recommended or pay what you can.

Note: This is one of our favourite events and each year it just gets better and better!

Feb. 10, 2010
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Event: Guiding you through the marketing jungle
Sponsor: BCC
Location: Glenway Golf Club - 470 Crossland Gate, Newmarket
Details: What are you doing to grow your business? Join us for this inspirational day of experiential learning? Find out how to brand your business. How to attract the attention of the media. How to get onboard with electronic and social media groups. Gift Certificates available for the entrepreneur on your list.
Join Cathy, Bob and Cheryl and learn how to get the most from your marketing efforts!
To register call 1-888-775-9495 or follow this link to register online.

Feb. 2, 2010
8:30 am - 8:00 pm

Event: 2010 International Networking Day
Networking and Business Mastery
Sponsors: Unleash PR
Location: Estonian House - 958 Broadview Ave, Toronto
Details: Connect with over 350 business owners and professionals for International Networking Day. Informative talks on Networking Mastery as well as Business Mastery.
Cathy's Crawly Composters will be sponsoring organic waste collection to help keep this event Green!
Cost: Whole day: $35 ($50 at door), Afternoon only: $25 ($35 at door). Register online, for more info phone: (416) 865-3274 or email: jenniferbeale@unleashpr.com

Jan. 30 - 31, 2010
Sat. 9 am - 5:30 pm
Sun. 9 am - 4:30 pm

Event: 29th Annual Guelph Organic Conference
Sponsor: Various
Location: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Details: Canada's Premiere Organic Event!
This four-day event will feature over 150 booths, workshops, seminars and expert panels. Be sure to visit us at booth #101.
On Saturday January 30 at 11:00 am - check out Cathy's presentation on "Practical Worm Ranching - For Farm & City". After the presentation, SQUIRM - The Cathy's Crawly Composters Story will be screened.

Free admission to marketplace - Free Weekend Parking.

Jan. 11, 2010
(9:00 - 11:00 am)

Event: Green Connections Networking
Sponsors: York Small Business Enterprise Centre (York Region)
Location: York Region Administration Centre - 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, (Committee Room B)
Details: This is a new initiative that will encourage the greening of your small business through peer to peer mentoring with like-minded individuals.
For further information please contact Cathy: 1-888-775-9495
email: cathy@cathyscomposters.com

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