People's Grocery Education

Sustainablitlliy Seminar at K-State

2009-12-14T21:05:00.001-06:00

Source: Larry Erickson, 785-532-4313, lerick@k-state.edu News release prepared by: Mary Rankin, 785-532-6715, mrankin@k-state.edu

SUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR BEING OFFERED AT K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- A seminar on sustainability, "Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Taxes and Trading, and Carbon Sequestration," will be offered Jan. 6-8, 2010, at Kansas State University.

The seminar, in 1052 Rathbone Hall, will focus on climate change exercises, carbon footprinting and greenhouse gas reduction. Participants will hear from experts about tracking and measuring greenhouse gases, various companies' experiences in addressing greenhouse gases and sequestration opportunities for Kansas.

Leadership for the course, CHE 670, which may be taken for academic credit or for continuing education, is provided by K-State's Center for Hazardous Substance Research and department of chemical engineering.

"Greenhouse gases, carbon taxes and trading, and carbon sequestration have all been in the news recently as leaders discuss the growing importance of reducing greenhouse emissions," said Larry Erickson, director of the Center for Hazardous Substance Research. "This is an increasingly important topic because of global climate change and the need for companies to begin reporting their greenhouse gas emissions."

An open public session, "Public Policy Dimensions and Reducing GHG Emissions at K-State and in Communities," will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in 1052 Rathbone Hall.

More information about the seminar, including online registration, is available at:

http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/sustainability-ghg/

Check out class options first full week of October! We expect thing to mushroom by Oct 20!! So take advantage of UFM Yoga options to stay relaxed.

2009-09-28T15:14:00.005-05:00

Watch for Stress Management Class Repeat closer to the holidays!!

2009-09-28T15:12:00.001-05:00

Stress Management Class

2009-09-15T21:02:00.001-05:00

Stress Management Workshop with
Professor Art Rathbun, K-State Counseling Services

Wednesday September 16
6:30-8:00 pm @ People’s Deli

Reduce, Prevent, & Manage Stress
How everyday stress affects your health & well-being
Take-home stress reduction strategies

Check out the Book Discussions: Food for Thought

2009-09-08T21:41:00.000-05:00

Book Discussion class: Food for Thought

During the past few years many wonderful books on food, sustainability and local preference have been written. We will explore 3 books. On September 10, Food Matters by Mark Bittman. On October 8, Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed by Vendana Shiva. On November 12, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Please read the book(s) prior to the discussion. The books are available at the Manhattan Public Library and from local book sellers. Come to one or more of the sessions! Enrollment fee of $5 will cover the cost of the UFM eco-bag that you will receive at class. *Peoples Grocery Cooperative is sponsoring this book discussion series. Location: UFM Community Learning Center, 1221 Thurston. Instructor: Carol Barta (785) 410-8608 snowsage54@hotmail.com

voluntary simplicity meets July 3

2009-07-02T12:42:00.003-05:00

Cheese making will be our topic of discussion, and after-lunch activity. Place - Parideaza farm, Wamego. Pot-luck lunch at noon, with cheese making instruction following. Please rsvp to Rhonda Janke at Parideaza@yahoo.com for directions.

Rhonda

Correction!!!

2009-07-01T16:52:00.001-05:00

Sorry! No JC Class tonight. Seasonal Eating for Balance is next Tues July 7, from 7:00-8:30. My deepest apologies to anyone who goes tonight.

Tonight!! Seasonal Eating for Balance

2009-07-01T11:51:00.005-05:00

If you missed last night's Seasonal Eating for Balance class with Rhonda Bathhurst, you can catch it tonight at Bramlage Public Library, Junction City. 7:00-8:30 PM.

Summer is a great time to balance and restore. Treat yourself to harmony!

Saturday at Peoples June 13, 2009

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34th Anniversary Celebration!
		We are celebrating our 34th Anniversary, Saturday June 13th! Come celebrate with us from 8am to 4pm. Exclusive One Day Sale! Stop by for free food & samples. Enjoy live music from 11am to 12pm. Sunny 102.5 FM will be broadcasting LIVE from our parking lot from 12pm to 3pm. Bring the kids! Free Adopt-a-Plant Program, Face Painting, Bean Bag Toss and Hula Hoop Contests and much more!;

correction

2009-05-30T13:51:00.002-05:00

Please note: Rhonda Bathhurst's "Seasonal Eating for Health" (formerly Liu Yin) Monday June 29 at People's Deli will meet once only from 6-7:30. The same class will be offered in JC at Bramlage Public Library Monday July 7 from 7:00-8:30 PM.

Join Discussion "Simple Living"

2009-05-12T20:13:00.002-05:00

You are invited

May 22, 11:45 am

at People's Deli

Join us for an informal lunchtime discussion, on simple living.

Hosted by Rhonda Janke & Valerie Carroll

FAAST: Fair trade Awareness. Africa's Sustainability. Together. RUN FOR A REASON

2009-04-15T10:39:00.000-05:00

FAAST: Fair trade Awareness. Africa's Sustainability. Together. RUN FOR A REASON
When: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Time: 8:00 am-1:00pm
Where: K-State Campus--Bosco Plaza in front of the Union

Visit http://faastfunrun.wordpress.com/ to learn more about the event
and to register!

K-State's Episcopal Student group is hosting a 5K Fun Run/Walk to help
raise awareness for global issues such as the fair trade movement,
environmental sustainability and social action. The course will travel
through K-State's lovely campus, and even if you're not a runner,
bring a friend and catch up on life while you walk! After the 5K,
there will be a social justice fair held in Bosco Plaza in front of
the Union. This is an opportunity to learn more about some of the
student groups on campus and the causes they support and promote.

Registration will start at 8:30 am that morning, and the race will
begin at 9:00 am. The registration fee is $10 for individuals and $25
for a team of 3. Team registration is highly encouraged! You can even
select an African country your team would like to represent. We will
also be selling tote bags for $12 that were made by women in Kenya and
Malawi who sustain their livelihood by making products such as these.
Prizes will also be awarded after the race.

We will also have on campus registration during the following dates and times:
Justin Hall lounge: Tuesday, April 14th - Thursday, April 16th 11 am - 1 pm
Student Union: Tuesday, April 21st - Thursday, April 23rd 11 am - 2 pm

Don't forget to tell your friends, family, anyone and everyone you
know! And out of towners, don't be scared! If you want to come in town
for the race, just let us know, and we'll find you a place to stay :)

Our mission for this event is to create awareness in our community
because only then can we take action together. Proceeds from the event
will go towards supporting Comfort the Children International (a
non-profit organization based in Kenya), Africa Bags and Equal
Exchange (a company committed to fair trade products).

The FAAST Fun Run 5K is a race dedicated to promoting awareness and
action. Together we can make a difference. Simple acts, such as
purchasing fair trade food and gift items can make dramatic changes in
the lives of people across the globe. The focus of this race is issues
in Africa. Run for reason, and join the fight against poverty and
inequality.

**You can also visit http://k2kcollegeteam.wordpress.com/ to learn
more about the journey we will be making this summer to Maai Mahiu, a
town located 30 miles northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.

2009-04-12T13:51:00.001-05:00

The plant swap is Saturday April 25 at UFM from 11:00- 12-:00

Bring plants to swap for other plants.

Contact your legislators

2009-03-30T21:41:00.000-05:00

Contact your legislators (call 202 224-3121) & say NO to bills H.R.875 and S425. Do not nationalize the farm Industry which will kill the small farmers and organic farming.

OUTLAW Organic Farming? Just say NO! Urgent Call to Action

Source: www.youtube.com

They're doing it. Soon. Monsanto has got his wish and they are attempting to Nationalize Farming and our Food Source. This is outrageous and requires immediate action! Please check out Jdouglasfisher's ...

PEOPLE'S GROCERY EDUCATION PROGRAMS: COMING SOON!! COMPLETE APRIL/MAY CLASS CALENDARS

2009-03-30T11:42:00.003-05:00

PEOPLE'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ANNOUNCE: SPRING TUNE-UP!!ANA

2009-03-30T11:14:00.003-05:00

ANNUAL SPRING TUNE-UP

THIS FRIDAY-- APRIL 3rd from 7:30-8:30--PEOPLE'S GROCERY PRESENTS

"SPRING TUNE-UP": A SEASONAL MUST! ANA FRANKLIN, OUR LOCAL JUICE FASTING EXPERT, WILL INSPIRE US WITH SPECIFIC STEPS AND PRACTICAL WISDOM NECESSARY TO STAY HEALTHY. SAY GOOD-BYE TO WINTER TOXINS AND PREPARE THE WAY FOR A MORE NOURISHING SPRING! THE CLASS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

DELI SIGN-UP OPTIONAL.

LOCAL FOOD FAIR

2009-03-25T11:38:00.005-05:00

LOCAL FOODS FAIR IN THE PARK
April 4, 2009
11-2
Long's Park in Manhattan @ 17th and Yuma

The K-State Campaign for Nonviolence is sponsoring a "Local Foods Fair in the Park" as part of the 2009 Season for Nonviolence. This season, we've been thinking about how the food economy (local and otherwise) and nonviolence are related.

To celebrate the conclusion our Season we have planned to meet in Long's Park for the Local Food Fair. We've contacted growers and producers and other community services like the Breadbasket and Prairie Land Food. The K-State Student Farm club will be there also. As well as many others!

If you provide any other service related to our event, please feel free to contact me if I haven't already contacted you! I have come to find out, there are many services and folks involved; I've had an exciting time trying to reach everyone.

So, pass the word along. Come and go. Bring you kids and your pets. Bring your wagon. Bring your bike. Play in the park! Also, don't forget to go to People's for lunch afterwards :)

LOCAL FOODS FAIR IN THE PARK
April 4, 2009
11-2
Long's Park in Manhattan @ 17th and Yuma

More info? www.ksu.edu/nonviolence
Or contact Cammie Lehman
cammie@ksu.edu
(620)560-8638

Black Gold: A film about coffee and trade, March 26 @ 7pm, KSU Hale Library Hemisphere Room

2009-03-23T22:03:00.000-05:00

Black Gold: A Film about Coffee and Trade
Part of the 2009 KSU Season for Nonviolence
Thursday, March 26 at 7 PM, Hemisphere Room, Hale Library

Follow Tadesse Meskela, General Manager of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union in Ethiopia,as he searches for a fair trade market for over 74,000 coffee farmers in the cooperative.

Summer Lewis, K-State graduate and former Equal Exchange (fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate worker-owned cooperative) employee will introduce the film.

Fair trade tea and chocolate will be served!

event poster:
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=01c3b6456a&view=att&th=120180b5cc7af6fb&attid=0.1&disp=inline&zw

2009 KSU Season for Nonviolence "Food for thought: From Kansas to Africa" poster:
http://www.k-state.edu/nonviolence/Season/SNV_poster09.pdf

Black Gold film website:
http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/

Chiropractic Tips and Tactics

2009-03-17T14:47:00.003-05:00

Important Update !!!

Dr. Shannon Simmons--the only Certified Kinesio Taping Practicioner in Manhattan--will teach two one hour classes titled "Chiropractic Tips and Tactics" this Thursday, March 19 starting at 9:30 AM and 6:30 PM in the Manhattan Public Library Auditorium. These classes are free to the public.

Kinesio Taping gives support and stability to your joints and muscles without affecting circulation and range of motion. It's non-invasive and inexpensive.

chemicals in beauty products

2009-03-14T18:26:00.004-05:00

This article outlines the "Toxic 12", top 12 toxic chemicals in beauty products, at

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-toxic-12-beauty-ingredients.html

Similar information about questionable ingredients in beauty products at,

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

Everyday Environmentalist

2009-03-07T19:11:00.003-06:00

The Nature Conservancy has a monthly e-newsletter, Great Places. You can subscribe for free, whether you are a Conservancy member or not. It has a nice feature, Everyday Environmentalist (archives are on-line too).

"Vegetarian, Vegan or Carnivore? Wait--there’s more!" March 9, 7 PM, K-State Student Union Little Theatre

2009-03-04T11:42:00.003-06:00

Part of the KSU Season for Nonviolence 2009

Why do we eat the way we eat? Learn about dietary choices from a panel of eater-advocates: vegan, vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, carnivore, fair trade and more. Student of dietetics Cathy Benco and the panel will provide answers to some of the questions concerning the way we eat.

The panel includes:
Marty Courtois
Martha Seaton
Cathy Benco
Summer Lewis

The event seeks to create a casual, open environment for people to learn about different styles of eating. It's not about defending any one lifestyle but more about learning and discussing! Please attend!

http://www.k-state.edu/nonviolence/cnv.htm
http://www.k-state.edu/nonviolence/Season/SNV_poster09.pdf

Environmental Working Group

2009-03-03T13:25:00.004-06:00

From their website,
Environmental Working Group is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization dedicated to using the power of information to protect human health and the environment.

Some of their resources include:

Skin Deep, cosmetics, sunscreens safety database
FoodNews, rating pesticides in produce
Fish List, outlines which fish are the safest to eat
Everyday Pollution Solutions
Parent's Buying Guide, to safe personal care products for kids

They have a Blog too:
EnviroBlog

You can also subscribe to enewsletters, including one on Pet Health. They send about 1-2 per week depending on your interests.

Walk Kansas Kick Off

2009-03-01T21:18:00.002-06:00

The Walk Kansas Kick Off is Thursday, March 5th at 5:30-7:00 at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park Manhattan, KS

FOCUS ON FOOD AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

2009-02-09T13:01:00.002-06:00

From K-State Media Relations:

Friday, Jan. 23, 2009

K-STATE'S 2009 SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE TO FOCUS ON FOOD AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

MANHATTAN -- Food, food systems and human relationships will be the focus of Kansas State University's eighth annual Season for Nonviolence, Jan. 30-April 4.

The community-wide event is dedicated to promoting nonviolent relationships and takes place on the 64 days between the assassination anniversaries of two world-famous peacemakers: Mahatma Gandhi, who was killed Jan. 30, 1948, and Martin Luther King Jr., who was shot April 4, 1968. The observance was started in 1998 and has grown into an international event.

"An underlying aim of nonviolence is to encourage people to change our individual and collective minds about how we deal with the inevitable conflict in our lives," said Susan Allen, director of K-State's nonviolence education programs. "One way to do this is to take into account a more complex and realistic range of response options beyond polarities like 'fight or flight.' This includes expanding the alternatives beyond commercial agriculture or sustainable agriculture, either meat eating or no meat eating, local foods or imports, and so on.

Allen said we all have a relationship with the Earth and with our food. "The more nonviolent that interaction becomes the more sustainable the relationships will be. Healthy relationships are like good nutrition; the key is balance," she said.

K-State Season for Nonviolence events, all free and open to the public, include:

* Monday, Feb. 9: Rhonda Janke, professor of sustainable agriculture at K-State, will present "Connecting the Dots at K-State: Sustainability, Food Systems and Nonviolence," at 7 p.m. in the K-State Student Union's Little Theatre. Janke will discuss sustainable agriculture and how the local food system supports nonviolence every day.

* Tuesday, Feb. 10: Carol Barta will lead the discussion "Favorite Food Books: Talk and Tasting" from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Manhattan Public Library's auditorium. Barta, who works at the library and is on the board of directors of the People's Grocery Cooperative in Manhattan, will lead a discussion about food systems authors such as Barbara Kingsolver and Michael Pollan. A local dessert will be served.

* Tuesday, Feb. 17: A showing of the film "King Corn" at 6:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Public Library auditorium. The showing is sponsored by the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice.

* Wednesday, Feb. 18: A showing of the film "The Future of Food" at 7 p.m. in the Manhattan Public Library auditorium. The showing is sponsored by the People's Grocery Cooperative.

* Monday, Feb. 23: "Change How You See, Not How You Look" by Woody Winfree, founder of the I Am Beautiful Project, at 7 p.m. in Union's Forum Hall. Related to the event and as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the film "The I Am Beautiful Project" will be shown at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Union's Little Theatre. The event is organized and sponsored by K-State's Sensible Nutrition And body image Choices, or SNAC, peer education group.

* Monday, March 9: "Vegetarian or Carnivore -- Wait! There's More!" will be a panel discussion guided by K-State student Cathy Benco, senior in dietetics, Manhattan. The panel will consist of a variety of eaters including carnivores, vegetarians, vegans and lacto-vegetarians.

* Thursday, March 26: The film "Black Gold: A film about Coffee and Trade" will be shown at 7 p.m. in Hale Library's Hemisphere Room. The film follows Tadesse Meskela, general manager of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union in Ethiopia as he seeks a fair trade market for more than 74,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers. Summer Lewis, K-State alum and former Equal Exchange employee, will introduce the film. Fair trade tea and chocolate will be served.

* Saturday, April 4: the Local Food Fair will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Long's Park and feature local farmers and producers, community groups and grocery stores that support the local food economy.

During K-State's Season for Nonviolence, event organizers plan to raise $500 to buy and give a life-sustaining calf to a family in Africa through Heifer Project International.

More information and a full listing of events is available at http://www.k-state.edu/nonviolence

(From:

http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/jan09/nonviolent12309.html)