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ORGANIC FARM\/RANCH TOUR . . . Anyone interested in organic farming is invited to tour Fulton Farms, a 2800 acre grass based operation, Monday, June 22, 2009, starting at 1:00pm. For directions, and more information, contact Kevin Fulton, 308.446.2520, or the Loup Basin RC&D, 308.728.3393.<\/p>\n

FOCUS ON THE NIOBRARA . . . Steve Shulz, UN-O Professor of Real Estate and Land Use Economics, will discuss the economic and social value of recreational floating on the Niobrara National Scenic River<\/a>\u00a0Monday, June 22, 2009, 3:15pm, at Hardin Hall Auditorium, on UN-L East Campus at 3310 Holdrege, Lincoln. The presentation is open to the public.<\/p>\n

LINCOLN PEACE VIGILS . . . Lincoln peace vigils continue at the Federal Building, 15th and O streets, every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00pm. Contact Mark at 402-499-6672 or e-mail mark [at] weddleton [dot] com for more information.<\/p>\n

LINCOLN GREEN DRINKS . . . Green Drinks<\/a>, an informal, self-organizing network of environmentally interested people, will meet in Lincoln on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Lazlo’s Brewery and Grill<\/a>, 210 North 7th Street, starting at 5:30pm. Around-the-room introductions will be at 6:00pm. Meet in the bar area, not the boardroom, this month. If you have any questions, phone Jean Waters, 402.554.6259, or email jwaters [at] mail [dot] unomaha [dot] edu. Green Drinks is now active in 533 cities worldwide.<\/p>\n

OMAHA PEACE VIGILS . . . Omaha peacemakers vigil every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, at StratCom\/UN-O, 6801 Pine Street, east of the Scott Technology Center on the Un-O campus. Free parking is available at the NE Corner of 67th Street and Pine in a student lot. For more information, phone Jerry Ebner, 402.502.5887. Every Saturday, 1:00-2:00pm, there is an Anti-War and Peace Vigil at 72nd and Dodge Streets. Contact Steve Horn at 402.426.9068.<\/p>\n

OMAHA PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL . . . There is a People’s Film Festival every Wednesday evening, 7:00pm, at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe<\/a>, 38th and Harney in Omaha. The event is always free and open to the public. This week’s film is Unnatural Causes<\/a>.\u00a0 Food and drink is available. A lively discussion follows each showing. For more information, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 The People’s Film Festival – Expanding Political Consciousness Since 2004.<\/p>\n

NET METERING FORUM . . . There will be an audio forum on net metering in Nebraska with State Senator Ken Haar on Friday, June 26, 2009, 10:30am. Log in as “guest” here<\/a> and call the number on the screen. Click here<\/a> for more information about Renewable Alternatives Forums.<\/p>\n

ANNUAL FWP PICNIC . . .\u00a0 The Annual Friends of Wilderness Park picnic will be Saturday, June 27, 2009, 11:30am, at the Wilderness Park Day Camp Area, 3001 South First Street (near 1st and Van Dorn), Lincoln.\u00a0 Bring a dish to share and tableware for yourself.\u00a0 All are welcome.\u00a0 For more information phone Adam at\u00a0402.421.8464.<\/p>\n

SQUAW CREEK BIKE RIDE . . . The Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter<\/a> is hosting a bicycle outing to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge<\/a> on Satuday, June 27, 2009.\u00a0 E-mail bobbygoetschkes [at] hotmail [dot] com or phone 402.614.4788 for details and to RSVP. Sierra Club outings are open to all.<\/p>\n

TRAIL TREK RIDE . . . The seventh annual Trail Trek Bicycle Ride to promote families and fitness will be Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Oak Lake Park<\/a>, Charleston Street and Sun Valley Boulevard, Lincoln. The ride is for everyone. 38 mile riders will start at 8:00am, 19 mile riders will start at 9:00am, and 10 mile riders will start at 9:10am, returning to Oak Lake Park by 11:00am for a barbecue and drawing for prizes. Click here<\/a>\u00a0to register online.<\/p>\n

BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL. . . . Join the local food revolution by shopping farmer’s markets and eating fresh foods grown in or very near your own community. Eating locally grows family farming, grows the local economy, and is thousands of miles fresher. Click here<\/a> for Nebraska Buy Fresh. Buy Local. information. Lincoln’s eight Markets are as follows:<\/p>\n

Old Cheney Farmers Market<\/b>, 55th Street and Old Cheney Road, 10:00am to 2:00pm, Sundays through November 1.
\nHistoric Haymarket Farmers Market<\/b>, North Seventh between P and Q streets, 8:00am to noon, Saturdays through October 10. During peak season, mid-June through mid-August, there are about 215 vendors.
\nHavelock Farmers Market<\/b>, north parking lot behind businesses between 62nd and 63rd streets and Havelock Avenue, 3:00 to 6:30pm, Wednesdays through October 28.
\nPiedmont Farmers Market<\/b>, 1265 South Cotner Blvd., parking lot of Piedmont Shopping Center, 8:00am to noon, Saturdays through September\/October.
\nJazz in June Market<\/b>, 12th & Q streets, Tuesday evenings in June, in conjunction with Jazz in June concerts.
\nSt. Paul United Church of Christ Farmers Market<\/b>, 1144 M Streets, 4:30 to 7:30pm, Tuesdays through September 8.
\nCommunity CROPS Farmers Market<\/b>, Pentzer Park, North 27th & Potter Streets, 4:30 to 7:30pm,Thursdays, June through September. Click here<\/a> for a map of local Community CROPS gardens.
\nCentennial Mall Garden Market<\/b>, 14th & M Streets, noon to 4:00pm, Wednesdays, July 1 through September 30.<\/p>\n

We are no longer the alternative; we are the imperative. –Rosa Clemente<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ORGANIC FARM\/RANCH TOUR . . . Anyone interested in organic farming is invited to tour Fulton Farms, a 2800 acre grass based operation, Monday, June 22, 2009, starting at 1:00pm. For directions, and more information, contact Kevin Fulton, 308.446.2520, or the Loup Basin RC&D, 308.728.3393. FOCUS ON THE NIOBRARA . . . Steve Shulz, UN-O … Continue reading Green Notes Week of June 21, 2009<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}