Local Food & Community Kitchens:

Preparing A Prosperous Future for All!

Join us

Thursday, March 29th - 7pm

At the Central Public Library

(55 York Boulevard in Downtown Hamilton)

Representatives from FoodShare Toronto will talk about their community kitchen programming, including:

• Basic food skills training for healthy eating
• Incubator facilities for food entrepreneurs
• Food skills employment training

The forum will also explore the possibilities for Hamilton. Sara Collyer will share Neighbour to Neighbour's vision for a community kitchen on Hamilton Mountain.

For more information, email contactus@environmenthamilton.org or call (905) 549-0900.

This event is presented by Environment Hamilton's Greening Our Local Economy (GOLE) project, which is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Festive Local Food & Frills Fair

Join Environment Hamilton and the GOLE Project for this wonderful event. You'll have the opportunity to support local businesses and artists committed to producing food and frill products locally. Vendors will be selling everything from locally roasted coffee to beeswax candles and local preserves.

WHEN: Friday, December 9th - 7pm - 9pm

WHERE: EH Offices - 22 Wilson Street in Downtown Hamilton

WHY: Because we want to help people to green up the holidays through relocalization!

GOLE @ Central Libary

GOLE will be at the Central Library tomorrow, July 14, to do fair trade outreach. If you are interested in learning more about fair trade and how Hamilton can become a Fair Trade Town, please come visit us! We will be giving out FREE fair trade coffee, buttons, pamphlets and other educational materials.

VIDEO: Retrofitting Our Future: Can Energy Conservation Create Good Green Jobs?

Retrofitting Our Future: Can Energy Conservation Create Good Green Jobs?

Join us on Monday, June 27th at 7pm at the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library for a panel discussion including:

Introduction from Judy Travis, Executive Director, Hamilton Training Advisory Board

Followed by ideas and perspectives from 4 panelists including:

• Brian Smith- Chief Conservation Officer - Hamilton Utilities
• Charles Honey - Green & Renewable Energy Programs, Mohawk College
• Dave Braden - Dave Braden Homes
• Pete Wobschall - Executive Director, Green Venture

More details here

Saturday, May 14th is World Fair Trade Day!

Come down to the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library to enjoy a free cup of fairly traded coffee, compliments of Ten Thousand Villages. Learn more about Fair Trade Hamilton while you're there!

11 am - 1pm

Main Floor - Central Library

Promoting Fair Trade Hamilton

Environment Hamilton, along with 10,000 Villages was in the lobby of the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library during Earth Week to promote Fair Trade Hamilton, our effort to see Hamilton designated a Fair Trade Town.

Want to know more about Fair Trade and the Fair Trade Town designation? Visit http://www.fairtrade.ca/. Send us an email at contactus@environmenthamilton.org or give us a call at (905) 549-0900 if you'd like to get involved in this effort.