The recent Film Night hosted by Tweed Green-Up and St. John’s United Church was a great success! The documentary, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, wonderfully highlighted the Cuban approach to combating oil dependency by turning to community-based eco-energy solutions, such as small, local, organic farms, wide-scale public transportation, solar heating, and increased biking and walking. The message was clear: community matters. Support your local farmers, take pride in the natural and cultural heritage of your community and get to know your neighbours!
Over 45 people attended the event, not only from Tweed but from as far away as Picton, Stirling, Belleville, and Madoc. It was inspiring to see such great support for an environmental film. It really proves that our community is ready to tackle current issues of global significance, such as our society’s high dependency on oil and its implications for climate change. Tweed, with its ideal setting amongst rich natural resources and its increasingly eco-savvy residents, could easily develop into one of Canada’s greenest communities. The promising turnout for this recent event is a wonderful step in the right direction. Thank you, Tweed!
To keep the momentum rolling, there will be an Eat Local! Workshop the evening of November 14 at St. John‘s United Church. Janet Craig, a local personal chef (www.satisfiedsoul.com) will be cooking up a 100 Mile Menu and Louise Livingstone, will be showing us the bounty available locally on the Hasting Stewardship Council‘s new website, www.HarvestHastings.ca. They will both be expanding on the numerous benefits to eating locally, including reduced transportation costs, fresher food and support for small, local farmers. So come out…it will be a lot of fun to experiment with these foods, meet the people who grow them and learn something new! Watch for more details soon regarding this event.
For any questions or comments, please contact Gerann Murphy (613) 478-9912, greencoordinator@gmail.com.
