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Oct. 24, 2003
12:00 to 4:30 pm

Event: Bradford Small Business Sizzle
Sponsor: Bradford & District Chamber of Commerce
Location: Bradford Arena - 125 Simcoe St. Bradford
Details: A business to business forum for small businesses from Bradford West Gwillimbury and surrounding areas.
Free admission.

Oct. 8 & 9, 2003

Event: Fall ’03 Waste Minimization Forum: Focus on Composting
Sponsor: Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council
Location: Park Town Hotel - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Details: Forum on all things composting. Topics include:

• Vermicomposting forum featuring Cathy Nesbitt, Cathy's Crawly Composters; Wayne Schidlowsky, veteran vermicomposter; and the University of Regina.
• The State of Composting in Canada - Susan Antler.
• Saskatchewan Composting Programs
• Public Education
• Non-Composting Alternatives
• Composting 101 & Local Tours

Sept. 24 - 26, 2003

Event: 13th Annual National Composting Conference
Sponsor: The Composting Council of Canada
Location: London Convention Centre - London, Ontario
Details: The National Composting Conference brings together the “best of the best” to discuss findings and share experiences to maximize diversion, efficiencies and market opportunities in organics recovery.
Participants include representatives from municipal, provincial and federal governments, industry and academia. Meet, learn and network with your composting colleagues across Canada and internationally.

Sept. 20th & 21st
2003
10:00am - 5:00pm

Event: Wye Marsh Festival
Sponsor: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
Location: Midland, Ontario
Details:An Environmental Celebration - In conjunction with the 18th Annual Canadian Wildlife Carving Championships. Get close to nature through demonstrations, exhibits, live animal demonstrations, outdoor adventure activities and special guests.
Be sure to catch one of Cathy's Vermiculture demonstrations - 15 minutes past every hour from 10:15 - 4:15.
Admission - $5.00 - Children 5 and under FREE.

Sept. 18, 2003
8 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Demonstration
Sponsor: Tottenham Horticultural Society
Location: Tottenham Fire Hall - Queen & Mill St.
Details:Vermiculture demonstration with guest speaker Cathy Nesbitt. Come out and learn how Red Wigglers can improve your garden by converting organic resources into a wonderful soil amendment. Bring your curiousity.
Membership: $5.00 - Guests free

Sept. 13, 2003
12 noon - 9 pm

Event: Toronto Urban Harvest Festival
Sponsor: Afri-Can Food Basket & Lawrence Heights Community Center.
Location: Lawrence Heights Community Center - 5 Replin Road, Toronto (Allen Rd. & Lawrence Ave. W.)
Details: Come Celebrate Local Food Grow it, Share it & Eat it.
Live Music, Dance Performances, Story-telling & Children Activities.
It's Free and it's Fun, it's a Family Festival with Delicious Food and a Community Market.
Community Food Security - "Put Food First"
Free Admission.

August 23, 2003

Event: Carrot Fest 2003
Sponsor: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Location: "The Four Corners" - downtown Bradford
6 km east of Hwy 400 & county rd. 88 (50 km north of Toronto)
Details: A celebration of Bradford's agricultural heritage. We honour the mighty Carrot and its central role in our local history. Live entertainment. Meet "Gwilly" (Bradford's official mascot and ambassador for all things orange). Savour some Carrot Juice. Learn all about Carrots from one of Canada's largest Carrot producing regions.
Be sure to stop by the Cathy's Crawly Composters booth. Carrot peels are a favourite of the worms.
Free Admission.

July 12, 2003
10 am - 5 pm

Event: Lake Simcoe Environmental Festival
Sponsor: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Location: Heritage Park - Barrie, Ontario
Details: Free workshops, live music and an awesome Kids "Eco-Zone" Activity Centre. Visit the "Eco-Market" - featuring environmentally friendly products that won't hurt Lake Simcoe.

May 31 - June 1 2003
10 am - 5 pm

Event: Eco-Festival
Sponsor: Winfall ecology centre
Location: Fairy Lake Park - Newmarket, Ontario
Details: A Celebration of Sustainable Living - Enjoy Interactive games and family activities, an extensive green lifestyle market, food, music, dance, and art.
This year's Spring Perennial Swap will take place at the Eco-Festival. Bring ready to swap, ready to plant perennials and take home something from a wide variety of garden delights being offered. Pick up some Bachelor Button or perhaps you have just the spot for an Evening Primrose.
Free Admission..

May 7, 2003
7:30 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Demostration
Sponsor: Wasaga Beach Garden Club
Location: Wasaga Beach Public Library
120 Glenwood Drive, Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Details: Come out and learn all about vermicomposting and how Red Wigglers can benefit the environment.
Free admission.

May 4, 2003
11:00 - 3:00 pm

Event: Tree Planting Festival
Sponsor: Sunoco
Location: George Richardson Park off Bayview Parkway - Newmarket
Details: Come and help plant over 1,000 trees to improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat along the East Holland River. Vendors and information booths.
Be sure to visit Cathy at the Cathy's Crawly Composters booth.
Free Admission.

May 3, 2003
9 am - 1 pm

Event: Clean up, Green up day - 2003 (5th Annual)
Sponsor: Town of East Gwillimbury Environmental Services Committee
Location: East Gwillimbury Sports Complex, 1914 B Mount Albert Rd. Sharon, Ontario
Details: Vendors, Demonstrations and Information, Composters/Vermicomposters and Blue boxes available. Bring your non-Blue Box plastics for recycling.
Pancake breakfast.
Free admission.

April 27, 2003
12:00 - 4:00 pm

Event: Tree Planting Festival
Location: Southeast corner of Sheppard Ave & Keele St. - Toronto
Details: Earth Day Celebrations at Downsview Park
Earth Day activities include planting 1,000 trees, participating in interactive children's shows and activities.
Free Admission.

April 24, 2003
7:30 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Demonstration
Sponsor: Bondhead Horticultural Society
Location: Danube Seniors Centre - Simcoe St., Bradford
Details: Vermiculture information session with guest speaker Cathy Nesbitt. Great way to launch the Spring gardening season! Come out and learn how Red Wigglers can benefit the environment by converting organic resources into a wonderful soil amendment. Bring your curiousity.

April 22, 2003
7:30 - 9:30 pm

Come and celebrate
Earth Week

Event: Celebrate Earth Day Expo
Sponsor: P'lovers of Port Perry - The environmental store
Location: Scugog Community Centre - 1655 Reach Rd. Port Perry
Details: The Celebrate Earth Day Expo is the final session in the Healthy Planet Talk Series for 2003. Like the name suggests, the objective of the evening is to celebrate the Earth. Be sure to visit Cathy from Cathy's Crawly Composters.
Free Admission.

March 25, 2003
8 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Demonstration
Sponsor: Schomberg Horticultural Society
Location: Schomberg Community Hall - Main St. (Hwys 27 & 9) Details: First meeting of the year. Vermiculture information session with guest speaker Cathy Nesbitt. Great way to launch the Spring gardening season! Come out and learn how Red Wigglers can benefit the environment by converting organic resources into a wonderful soil amendment. Bring your curiousity.

March 20, 2003
7 - 9 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Workshop: Take home your own Worm Bin
Sponsor: Windfall Eco-Works
Location: Windfall Eco-Works - 500 Water Street, Newmarket, end of Main Street beside Fairy Lake.
Details: Windfal Eco-Works is hosting hands-on vermiculture workshop. Learn vermicomposting from set-up to harvest. Vermicomposting is simply composting with specialty worms known as Red Wigglers. Learn how to reduce your garbage by up to 1/3. No more smelly garbage!
Cost: $50.00 All materials supplied - Bin, bedding, 1/2 lb. Red Wigglers
To register: call Local: (905) 775-9495
Toll Free: 1-888-775-9495 or email Cathy

March 1, 2003
10 am - 3 pm

Event: Seedy Saturday
Sponsor: North Toronto Green Community
Location: Scadding Court Community Centre - Downtown Toronto at Bathurst West and Dundas Streets.
Details: It's time to plant a seed about attending Toronto's Seedy Saturday 2003. 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!
For more information call: (416) 781-7663

February 11, 2003
7 - 9 pm

Event: Vermicomposting Demonstration
Sponsor: York-Simcoe Naturalist Club
Location: Scanlon Creek Conservation Area: 9th line - 4 kilometres north of Bradford. Large signs on Simcoe County Road 4 (formerly Highway 11/Yonge Street).
Details: York-Simcoe Naturalist Club is hosting vermiculture demonstration by Cathy's Crawly Composters. Learn the basics of composting with specialty worms known as Red Wigglers. Learn how to reduce your garbage by up to 1/3. No more smelly garbage!

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