Energy Smart Charlotte » March 2010

Hike for Your Health

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:40:00 +0000

Event: Hike for Your Health
Location: Reedy Creek Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Road Charlotte, NC 28215
Date: March 30, 2010
Time: 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Phone: (704) 598-8857
Cost: Free
Description: Get outside, get moving and get healthy! Fresh air, sunshine, beautiful surroundings and wonderful people are included! This is a medium to fast paced walk. Ages 12 and older. Admission: FREE Location: Reedy Creek Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Road Charlotte, NC 28215
Directions: Traveling I-85 to or from Charlotte Follow I-85 to Exit 45-A (East W.T. Harris Blvd.). Travel on East W.T. Harris Blvd. to the 4th stoplight and turn left onto Rocky River Rd. Follow Rocky River Rd. for approximately ½ mile, turn left at the stop light, and then just past the fire station turn right into Reedy Creek Park and Nature Preserve. Follow the main park road to a t-intersection and stop sign, then turn right and proceed to the Nature Center parking lot. Presented by: Reedy Creek Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Road Charlotte, NC 28215

Community Acupuncture

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:02:40 +0000

Name: Community Acupuncture
Location: The Bindu
Date: March 28, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: Free
Description:
Come enjoy this FREE offering by our newest Bindu practitioner, Abe Rummage from AcuCare Clinic. Abe will lead a discussion on Community Acupuncture – what it is and how it differs from traditional acupuncture.

He will also be doing performing some treatments on those who desire to receive them. “Community acupuncture” makes acupuncture treatment more accessible to people of all income ranges by treating small intimate groups of patients instead of individual private treatments.

To register Click Here

LKN Green Drinks

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:21 +0000

Name: LKN Green Drinks
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Sabi Asian Bistro Harbour Place Drive (Exit 30 of I-77) Davidson, NC
Description:
Every month people who work in the environmental field, the eco curious, and the environmentally minded meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.

These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It’s a force for the good!

LKN Green Drinks currently meets the third Thursday of every month.

Start Your Raw Foods Kitchen

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:34:57 +0000

Event: Start Your Raw Foods Kitchen with Chefs Rian & Ami
Date: March 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Healthy Home Economist South Blvd Location Charlotte, NC
Phone: 704-522-8123
Description: Learn how to start your own RAW kitchen. Find out what tools are necessary and what you need to keep in stock in your pantry to prep your next Raw meal. It will be a great introductory class to Raw cooking for the Newbies, and for the more experienced Raw chefs out there and opportunity to learning some new tricks.

BOG Gardens with Dr. Mellichamp

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:07:31 +0000

Event: BOG Gardens with Dr. Mellichamp
Location: Matthews Community Center Street: 100 McDowell Street Matthews, NC
Date: March 2, 2010
Time:7pm to 8:30pm
Phone: 704 814 0877
Website: www.habitatsteward.org
Contact: HAWKncwf@gmail.com
Organized By: Carol Buie-Jackson Has all of this winter rain left the low spots in your yard looking like the Congaree Swamp? Well here at HAWK we say when mother nature hands you a bog, make a bog garden. Join us as the popular Dr. Larry Mellichamp leads a fun and informative discussion of this unique way to garden. Bog gardens are great for low lying, slow draining areas of our yards. Dr. M will talk about natural sites as well as offering hints for containers and formal beds. Bog gardens provide a showcase for many unique plants that only thrive in super moist conditions. We’ll learn how to select the best native varieties to provide maximum beauty and benefits to wildlife. Dr. Larry Mellichamp is a Professor of Botany at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and currently director of the UNCC Botanical Gardens. He travels and lectures worldwide; is the author of several books and in 2009 was the first recipient of the NC Native Plant Associations B.W. Wells Award in recognition of his educational efforts on behalf on native plants. The meeting starts promptly at 7pm and is free and open to everyone.

Charlotte Critical Mass

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:53:38 +0000

Name: Charlotte Critical Mass
Location: Common Market
When: Every Last Friday of the Month

Charlotte Critical Mass is a monthly event that anyone with a bicycle can join. The purpose of the event is to get out and have fun riding with bunch of nice people through our Charlotte area. The event purpose is to also create awareness and appreciation for bikes on the road. The group meets every last Friday of the month at 7:30PM. Meeting locations may vary but are usually at Common Market (Plaza and Commonwealth).

Charlotte is still in the growing stage and has room for what it can become. That means that Charlotte has a lot of potential to become a green leader for our state and our country, especially when it comes to road grids and infrastructure. The goal of Charlotte Critical Mass is to not forget about the bikes along the way. Road extensions ahead, the city can plan in the blueprint to have sidewalks and bike roads included. A smart grid for our roads, means Green Transportation, encouraging people to take a stroll by foot or on the bike. It will make the bike riding experience in Charlotte safer for bikers and the cars on the road, and looking through the big picture promote green transportation, and a healthier Charlotte.

Charlotte Critical Mass is a fun experience and a great way to promote Charlotte, North Carolina’s future.
For more information about Charlotte Critical Mass visit their Facebook: Charlotte Critical Mass

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