The Urban Farmer

The Edible City – How We Can Grow More Food in Urban Areas

Given the opportunity, you would probably choose to live in a beautiful natural environment. You would prefer to eat healthy, locally grown organic food. You would feel good about supporting other species and would enjoy seeing them in your yard. Along with countless others, you are likely looking for ways to do your part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to conserve life-giving resources like water and healthy soil. You may be about ready to chuck your gas powered lawn mower and the endless hours of watering, cutting and weeding … .

If any of this is true for you, you have come to the right place!

The Urban Farmer (http://www.theurbanfarmer.ca/) is an Edmonton-based organic gardening and specialty landscaping service. Our mission is to support the development of natural, sustainable, and edible landscapes in urban areas. We work with homeowners, families, individuals, community groups and organizations who have the desire to integrate environmentally sustainable landscape practices into their own yards and communities.

Not sure where to begin? Don’t feel like you have the knowledge or the skill to take this on? Feel overwhelmed with the yard you already have? Your intentions are good but your time is in short supply? You have already started on this path but would like to take the next step in creating a truly sustainable landscape?

Sponsored by the Lethbridge Healthy Communities Committee and Active, Creative, Engaged Communities (ACE) in association with AB Parks and Recreation.

Date: Thursday, March 11 - New Date
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Fee: No fee
Location: U of L Student Union Building B
Presenter: Ron Berezan
Register with: Lisa Mitchell at 403-388-6677

Promoting Physical Activity for All in Your Community

Discussions Towards Inclusion: half-day information session and group discussion

Date: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010.
Time: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm (lunch provided)
Location: Lethbridge College Canbra Room


What makes physical activity easy in your community? What makes it difficult? What changes could your community work towards?
Discuss these questions and much more at this special session facilitated by the Alberta Centre for Active Living.

This session will help you:

· understand the many barriers to physical activity that are often faced by people or groups of people in your own community

· brainstorm on approaches towards inclusion, network with your peers and community leaders, and consider practices and policies that support inclusion

· think about practical means in which you or your organization can work to create supportive environments that contribute to inclusiveness

For more information, contact:
Sherri Sterling
Lethbridge Healthy Communities
Building Healthy Lifestyles
Phone: 403-388-6521
sherri.sterling@albertahealthservices.ca

Angela Torry, Education Coordinator
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Phone: 780-415-8885
Alberta toll-free: 1-800-661-4551angela.torry@ualberta.ca

WIN a Fitter First: Balance and Fitness for Life Package
Schools that send a minimum of 10 students to represent their school to The Weight of the World evening session on November 24 at the Public Library will be entered to Win the below B.A.S.E.C Body Program Package/FitterFirst (Balance and Fitness for Life). See below package from the Be Fit for Life Centre.

Description:

B.A.S.E.C Body Program- Students get a lot of variety with this introduction to circuit training. They will learn basic fitness through balance, agility, strength, endurance and core training using a variety of FitterFirst (Balance and Fitness for Life) equipment to challenge their bodies in a fun, safe and appropriate manner. Delivery of the program can be done in two ways:
1. a BFFL representative will visit the school and take each classroom through the program
2. A BFFL representative will visit the school for a professional development session teaching the teachers and staff how to present the information to their students.

Please contact Stephanie @ 403-320-3202 x 5379 or blocked::mailto:stephanie.wierl@lethbridgecollege.ab.ca to book your session.

Lethbridge Healthy Communities Presents:

The Weight of the World

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery

Are you wondering what can be done about the "Obesity Epidemic"?

Join us for an interactive evening to Build Solutions for your Healthier Life. We’ll view “Weight of the World”, a Fun and Informative David Suzuki movie that looks at how we got into the shape we are. Families, Parents, and Youth, create practical ways to take immediate Action and Enjoy Doing It!

Take home your FREE Toolkit and start taking action.

Join us for a FREE Movie & Popcorn Night. The first 50 people to register will receive a FREE pedometer from Alberta Active, Creative, Engaged Communities.

To register please contact Lisa @ 403-388-6677.

For more information go to the Weight of World Website at: www.weightoftheworld.ca

Summer Garden Party with the Lethbridge Bridge Brass Quintet

Summer Garden Party Celebration with the Lethbridge Bridge Brass Quintet

Volunteers Planting the Garden

Fleetwood Ms Staples' Grade 1 & 2 Class

Strawberry Planting

Flower Planting

I love Worms!

Fleetwood Elementary Mrs Parkinson's Grade 3 Class with Lethbridge Aboriginal Seniors

Community Volunteers

Aboriginal Seniors Planting Saskatoons

Planting the Black Walnut Tree

Lethbridge Communities in Bloom

Lakeview Elementary Schoool Mr Howg's Grade 4 Class