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Wellspring School Wholistic Nutrition Program Certification - Program Enrollment Open
1/2/2012 - 2/15/2012
Wellspring School for Healing Arts
214 SE 18th St, Portland, OR
The Wellspring School is thrilled to announce the opening of the enrollment period for their very first Wholistic Nutrition Program in Portland! Between January 2nd and February 15th only they will be accepting applications from anyone interested in pursuing program level certification for their nationally recognized program. Classes for this program will run between January 2012 and June 2013 and the enrollment period runs in tandem with new class dates.
Incorporating Eastern (Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory) and Western principles, The Wellspring School Wholistic Nutrition Program offers a unique opportunity for acupuncturists, Asian body workers, physical therapists, personal trainers, healthcare practitioners, individuals seeking to start a stand-alone practice, or anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of Wholistic Nutrition!
The 280-hour program consists of 18 classes that meet one weekend a month to accommodate busy work schedules and real life demands! This format is ideal for commuters, full-time jobs and anyone with a busy schedule. Classes can also be taken individually for continuing education credits or personal enrichment.
Whether you want to pursue a career as a Certified Holistic Nutritionist or learn more about nutrition to benefit your friends and family, these classes really do offer something for everyone!
**For the first group the application fee is waived and the registration fee reduced! Contact the school at 503.688.1482 for more info.
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Eco Voices Toastmasters Club
1/25/2012 - 6/6/2012: Every Wednesday 6:15-7:15 PM
Portland State School of Business Adminstration Rm 550
631 SW Harrison St, Portland, OR
Do you have a need to speak about sustainability and the environment but find it difficult to speak in public?
-Are you working in the renewable energy or energy efficiency sectors and need to host effective seminars and workshops?
-Or do you want to join Oregon’s green workforce but need to brush up your communications skills?
Whatever your story, developing good public speaking skills can help you to be an effective participant in the transition to a sustainable economy.
Additional directions: The School of Business is located on the corner of SW 6th and Harrison - opposite corner from the McDonalds! Please take the elevator to the 5th floor. Turn left after exiting the elevator and proceed to the end of the corridor. Room 550 is the Faculty Lounge.
ECO VOICES TOASTMASTERS IS EVERY WEDNESDAY!
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Abby's Table - Weekly Family Style Dinners (Wed/Thurs)
2/2/2012 - 8/1/2012: Doors open at 7 PM
Abby's Table
609 SE Ankeny, Portland, OR
Join Abby’s Table for their weekly family style dinners. On Wednesdays and Thursdays they feature Portland’s local produce in beautifully themed menus that are 100% gluten, dairy and soy free. Their accessible, family style 4 course format offers omnivore and vegan options to please any palate.
Abby’s Table dinners are by reservation only. Doors open at 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday. On Saturdays they feature rotating chefs in conjunction with The Open Kitchen for wellness focused dinner events, as posted on the calendar.
Register for the dinners through the event page; contact them at 503-828-7662 with questions.
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PDX Green Drinks: Green Sex! Sustainable Love & Intimacy
2/7/2012: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Ecotrust Building
721 NW 9th Ave, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Portland, OR
Join to hear from Good Clean Love Founder and author Wendy Strgar about Sustainable Love & Intimacy. You'll learn about the art of love & transformative intimacy practices that make love, passion and intimacy endure and thrive.
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, the speaker starts promptly at 7:00. Announcements will follow the speaker and networking will continue until 8:45.
Food / Drinks: Hot Lips will be selling beer and wine upstairs. You'll still need to go downstairs for any food but are welcome to bring it upstairs.
Donation: We ask that you donate $5 to help us cover our costs. All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a gift from our sponsor.
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Operating in the Green: Foundations for Sustainable Business
2/9/2012 - 2/10/2012: Thursday 3PM-8PM; Friday 8AM-12PM
University of Oregon in Portland - White Stag Block
70 NW Couch St, Portland, OR
Want to learn about how we can make the American business model stronger? Learn what it takes from leaders in the business and legal sectors, policymakers, and members of academia at the two day 2012 Green Business Symposium focused on:
-Corporate Governance in a Social Enterprise
-FTC Green Guides and Green Certifications
-Intellectual Property and Economic Development
-Realignment of Capital for a more Sustainable Economy.
Featuring keynote speeches by Dr. Stuart Graham, Chief Economist of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Andrew Kassoy, Co-Founder of B Lab.
Cost of Attendance: Professional/Attorney/General Public: $100 two-day ticket / $55 one-day ticket; Government/Nonprofit: $75 two-day ticket / $40 one-day ticket; Student: $30 two-day ticket / $15 one-day ticket. Ticket price includes CLE credits, dinner on Thursday evening featuring King Estate wines and Ninkasi beer, as well as breakfast on Friday morning!
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The Open Kitchen Wellness Dinner: Chinese 5 Element Dinner
2/11/2012: Starts at 7 PM
Abby's Table
609 SE Ankeny, Portland, OR
Join the Open Kitchen for a guided tour of winter foods viewed through the lens of the Chinese 5 element theory of food. This ancient tradition teaches how to balance the body through nutrition based on the five elements: fire, earth, metal, water, wood. The winter season is represented by water, so we will focus on spicy, hearty meals to bolster up the human body system during winter time.
Throughout this 4 course meal Dr. Elise Wong from Essential Family Medicine will educate guests on the lore of the Chinese approach to a balanced diet. Each plate is minutely designed by Chef Abby Fammartino (in a gluten, soy and dairy free kitchen) using ingredients suggested by Dr. Wong. In essence, each plate will be the study guide of this Eastern dining workshop focused on “Food as Medicine.”
Cost is $45. Click on the event link to see the menu and to register your spot!
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InFARMation (and Beer!)
2/14/2012: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Holocene
1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR
Friends of Family Farmers hosts InFARMation (and Beer!) monthly. This is an opportunity to bring the issues that Oregon family farmers face onto the radar of urban consumers, and the community in general. The topic changes each month, but always focuses on the larger picture of the connection between food and farms in our state. When eaters connect with farmers, it makes our food web stronger and real changes in our local food system are possible.
InFARMation (and Beer!) is always free and open to the public, AND NOW THEY ARE ALL AGES!
5:30-6:30 – Arrive, networking, enjoyment of food and beverages
6:30-8:00 – Topic: Genetically Modified – Farmers Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds and Clint Lindsey of A2R Farms to discuss what GM Beets and GM Wheat mean to the Willamette Valley.
8:00-8:30 – Additional discussion, networking & enjoyment of food and beverages.
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Clark County Environmental Services - Green Business Program Kick-Off Event
2/14/2012: 12-2PM
The Heathman Lodge - Fort Vancouver Ballroom
7801 NE Greenwood Drive, Vancouver, OR
Clark County Environmental Services is pleased to announce the launch of a new green business recognition program designed to help Clark County businesses get green and stay green. Please join them in honoring the first recipients of the Clark County Green Business designation and learn how you too can earn this important recognition.
Lunch will be provided. Spots are limited - please register online in advance through the event web page.
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Green Professionals Conference 2012
2/16/2012
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR
The purpose of the Green Professionals Conference is to bring together people and organizations that are committed to an economically and environmentally sustainable future. This event seeks to drive innovation and progress by providing talented individuals with the knowledge and networking they need to succeed within the industry.
The 2012 conference will expand the educational tracks (energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainability and job growth) to include topics such as food sustainability, urban development, habitat restoration and the electric vehicle market.
*Registration opens beginning of December.
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Solar Drinks
2/16/2012: Doors at 6:30PM; Event begins at 7:00PM
Historic Kenton Firehouse
8105 N Brandon St, Portland, OR
Solar Drinks has monthly topic discussions and networking opportunities for solar enthusiasts and professionals.
Please join for the first Solar Drinks of 2012 at the Historic Kenton Firehouse! At this solar powered firehouse in North Portland, John Patterson will be presenting his recent trip throughout China's solar industry.
Solar Drinks is a free event, but they are asking for a $5 suggested donation from non Solar Oregon Members to help them cover the costs of providing this event.
They expect a large turnout for this event, so please RSVP (through the event website)!
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Green Hour - Portland Business Alliance
2/23/2012: 5 PM - 7 PM
Tonkon Torp office
888 SW 5th Ave, Suite 1600, Portland, OR
Tonkon Torp LLP is the business being showcased at this Portland Business Alliance Green Hour network event. It's a leading business and litigation law firm serving public companies, substantial private enterprises, entrepreneurial businesses and individuals throughout the Northwest.
See, learn and grow at the next Green Hour.
Green Hour events will take place on a quarterly basis. If your business would like to showcase its sustainable practices through a Green Hour event, please contact Christine Gatlin, membership events manager, at cgatlin@portlandalliance.com or 503-552-6742.
Members online $10.00; door $15.00.
Non-members online or at the door $20.00.
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Neighborhood Fix-It-Fair
2/25/2012: 8:30 AM - 2 PM
Jefferson High School
5210 N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR
Fix-It Fair is a FREE event where you can learn simple and affordable ways to save money and be healthy at home this winter.
Meet the experts and get answers about water and energy savings, home and personal health, food and nutrition, financial wellness, recycling and composting, yard and garden care, lead testing and more!
Take part in hands-on workshops to improve your home, garden and personal health and save
money on your utility bills.
If those weren't reasons enough to attend there will also be great giveaways, lunch provided and free on-site childcare, and bike repair!
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The Open Kitchen Wellness Dinner: Heart Healthy Foods
2/25/2012: Starts at 7 PM
Abby's Table
609 SE Ankeny, Portland, OR
The Open Kitchen Wellness Dinners in Portland, Oregon are a collaboration of health practitioners and culinary professionals. The goal of this partnership is to help guests attain a greater understanding of the importance of local and seasonal foods to their health and well being.
This dinner features a collaboration with both Dr. Shannon Weeks (from the Elixia Wellness Group) and Dr. Alexis Shields (from the Montavilla Wellness Center) with Chef Abby Fammartino from Abby’s Table. The naturopathic physicians forwarded a list of ingredients to the Open Kitchen specifically focusing on heart healthy foods. Chef Abby and the Open Kitchen designed a four course meal intended to be the table of contents for this dining workshop. Guests will be able ask the doctors questions about these foods, their relationship between food and health, and the “food as medicine” movement.
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Better Living Show - Home, Garden & Lifestyle
3/23/2012 - 3/25/2012: Fri 12 -9 PM; Sat 11 AM - 9 PM; Sun 11 AM - 5 PM
Portland Expo Center
2060 N Marine Drive, Portland, OR
Compare, Shop, Try and Buy! Earth-friendly products for you, your Northwest home & garden and your budget. From cutting edge solar technologies and eco-chic fashion to better energy efficiency and sustainable outdoor living, if it's green and it's beautiful - it's at the Better Living Home Garden & Lifestyle Show! And best yet, admission is FREE.
This show will introduce you to businesses and groups in our region that will help you make choices you feel good about. All presented in an entertaining way like you've never seen before. If you are looking for green products, this festival is simply too good to miss.
Some key show features to definitely check out are the eco-fashion shows by Semper Fashion, Energy Trust's Good Energy Pavilion, NW Natural's 1,110 square foot demonstration home, the Wellness Pavilion, Vegan Village and more!
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Semper Eco-Fashion Shows
3/23/2012 - 3/25/2012: Fri 8PM; Sat 1PM (youth show), 4PM & 8PM; Sun 2PM
Sustainable Life Stage @ the Better Living Show
Expo Center @ 2060 N Marine Drive, Portland, OR
Come check out the newest looks of eco-fashion proving once again you can look good while taking care of the environment! SEMPER Fashion is organizing five 20-minute fashion shows to take place on the Sustainable Life Stage at the Better Living Show.
“This is the perfect chance to experience eco-fashion and beauty in the flesh,” said SEMPER Fashion’s Tod Foulk, founder of Portland Fashion Week also known for his productions “Fashion Palooza” and the “Rock the Runway” series.
Featured designers are Lizzie Parker, Saffrona, CrowningLori Hats, Stash, Pacadudz, Shelz Jewels, Rock on Jewelry, Lidia Covaci Tuxedos, TK Couture, Bon 'Lou, Cocoon Silk, Accents of Grace.
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Albertina Kerr - Race for the Roses
4/1/2012: Varied start times for 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon
Around Portland
Portland, OR
Join more than 5,000 runners and walkers at Albertina Kerr’s Race for the Roses. Meet inside the warm, dry Oregon Convention Center. Fast and accurate courses wind over bridges, along the waterfront and through the heart of downtown Portland. You’ll enjoy a tech t-shirt, finisher’s rose and commemorative event photo. Most importantly you’ll be giving back at this outstanding local event.
Albertina Kerr's race to support Oregon children and families began more than 100 years ago and is just as urgent today. From providing a child a safe home, to offering community involvement to an adult with a developmental disability, Albertina Kerr provides invaluable support to our neighbors in need.
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