"Council of All Beings” (COAB) : Gather with others to explore your life within the natural world through the voices of plants, animals and other natural elements.
Choose a part of nature and give it voice within our Council as we listen
and learn about our natural community and the impact of human activity.
We will acknowledge the crisis and pain as well as the wisdom and life force
within all beings. Explore and deepen your natural connection through
meditation, song, movement and a focusing intention with clear ideas and
wisdom for ways to reconnect with nature through this living ceremony.
Join Real Compost and Reiki Peace and Wellness Arts on October 2nd from 10am to 4pm at May Creek Farm in Bloomington, Indiana. Limited spaces. Registration required. To reserve your place, email healingart@gmail.com and mail your payment to – COAB Workshop, P.O. Box Bloomington, IN. Limited number of work scholarships available.

Sponsored by Real Compost, Reiki Peace and Wellness Arts, Indiana Holistic Health Network, May Creek Farm, Quilter’s Comfort, Green Dove Network, Inc, Local Food Bloomington and Love Works

Questions call – Patricia at 812- 331-0886 or Dave at 812-824-6875
http://www.hartrock.net/councilofallbeings102010.htm

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Come to Bloomington and join the Center for Sustainable Living and the Bloomington Permaculture Guild for a weekend of sustainability, permaculture, and simply living! . The event is designed to provide information about simple and sustainable living through lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and tours. Saturday is the main event, with a full day of workshops, lectures, green vendors, family activities and hands-on demonstrations for only $15. There will also be guided tours on Sunday and guest lectures by Eric Brende ("Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology") Thursday and by Aaron Newton ("A Nation of Farmers") on Saturday.

Come for the whole weekend or just drop in to learn about your favorite topic, whether it’s food production, alternative energy, green building, protecting our ecosystems, or alternative transportation. Many events are FREE and day passes for Saturday are only $15.

Want more details or information about becoming a vendor? Check out our website: www.simplylivingfair.org

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Lots of weekend events! Friday breakout session at Century Center, South Bend 3 to 4pm for Eco-Fest Downtown South Bend, then Sat opening of Urban Garden Market with Unity Garden booth 8 to 1pm, then Sat 9am Girl Scout rally and event with over 400 girls meeting for "Building Unity in our Community" day and proceeding to 31 of the Unity Gardens throughout Saint Joseph County! Another Unity booth at Howard Park Sat highlighting Unity initiatives throughout the area.

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Tried to enter a Crown Jewel in the profile box and could not do it. What am I doing wrong? I want to direct others to do this also and really need to know how to do it. Thank you for the help.

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Simply Living Fair and Wellness Expo focusing on Living Simply Well, Community Building, Eating Local and Eating Healing Meals will take place November 12-14th, 2009. Keynote is Diana Leafe Christian, Editor of Communities Magazine, author of "Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities and Transition Towns”. The Indiana Holistic Health Network has posted links to information on ecovillages (sustainable communities and transition towns.

Vendors displaying and demonstrating wellness services, green businesses and products ; Workshops for mind, body and spirit ; a four course Local Food Dinner, dessert, and beverages hosted and co-sponsored by Food Works for Middle Way House. A Moderated Community Conversation with Marcia Veldman, Dave Parsons, Lucille Bertuccio, and keynote Diana Leafe Christian moderated by Marti Crouch; Healing Sound Concert with opening words by Rev. Mary Ann Macklin with Tom Roznowski, Alain Barker, Daryl Breeden, Steve Pollit, Patricia C. Coleman, Deb Phelps, Carol Marks and Karen Taborn.

Keynote presentation, Vendor area and the Moderated Conversation are Free to the public! Attend workshops for only $15/17 general admission, Seniors and Students $10/12 for the day! Experience the delicious Local Food Dinner and hear Dr. Kellie Osmon speak on the healing properties of foods for only $35! Join in the Healing Sound Concert for $15/18, Students and Seniors only $12/15!
It is the goal of Indiana Holistic Health Network and Local Food (Green Dove projects) and other Simply Healthy Conveners to educate and inspire through the exploration of some of the many possibilities available locally and beyond that can be utilized to support our becoming a healthier, more sustainable community.

For more information visit the website at http://www.simplyhealthy.net If you have questions, contact Patricia at simplyhlthy@gmail.com.

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LOCAL FOOD DINNER fundraiser co-sponsored by Food Works for Middle Way House, Kellie Osmon speaking on Healing Foods. Enjoy a four course dinner, dessert and beverages. Unitarian Universalist Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Reservations, $35 Friday, November 13th, 2009, 6:00pm.

Tickets available at Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, Bloomingfoods stores, Simply Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities website at http://www.simplyhealthyfair.net/tickets.htm and Food Works for Middle Way House - http://foodworksforlocalfood-efbevent.eventbrite.com

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Tell your thoughts about the Conference and what inspired you....

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This company is not sustainable and not community oriented. If it was it would at least offer the community it has invaded and taken from some of its own water in a sustainable way- through pipes and not the eco-unfriendly bottle.
It would not price its neighbors out of buying its product. This company takes millions of gallons of water out from underneath other people's property and sells it for private personal profit. It uses huge, noisy, carbon-dioxide spewing trucks to sell this water at pennies a gallon to Kroger, but asked community members $4 for a 750ml bottle and requires a 10 case minimum.
This company has taken a quiet, little farm-based community and turned it into an industrial trucking center with no regard for its neighbors. It has a "security" light on the back of it's building which, instead of shining down at the parking lot, shines out and blinds anyone who looks in its direction.
This company does not harvest water from the small spring that used to exist and feed the surrounding countryside. It has drilled down and made it unnatural and now pumps the water out. In all honesty it should be called Walnut Grove Drilled and Pumped Water. Don't believe D. Wayne Smith's clever P.R. It is green-washing.
This company is not community-friendly. It has several untruths on its website. This is a company who takes our community's precious water resource without compensation and ruins our quality of life. Please consider taking this off your "sustainbable" list.

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Anyone know someone who could benefit from living a more simple lifestyle? Join us as we discuss Voluntary Simplicity as a 5 week workbook series. It's free except for $20 for the cost of the workbook. This is a great series that is bonding and give like minded people a change to gather and have productive discussion on living gently upon the earth and in our society. More info at http://www.uuccdanville.org/events.htm Call Amy to sign up at 317-441-2111

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It's winter but Basic Roots Community Foods is still networking with LOCAL growers to provide our members with greens, eggs, and a variety of produce and product once a month.

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