FRIDAY, APRIL 23

9-5 PM // GREEN RISD 2010: LAST DAY // bayard ewing building

entitled nature, culture, innovation, this exhibition provides a review of recent work that offers the possibility of innovation, desire, and delight for our sustainable future. open to the public

THURSDAY, APRIL 22
5-8 PM // RISD + BROWN ‘MINDFUL MEAL’ // met + portfolio

an all locally sourced meal celebrating earth day and served at both Brown and RISD dining halls

WaterFire Providence invites all of our friends in the community to join us at the river for a pre-season Earth Day clean-up!
Thursday, April 22: 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 24: 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

There is a lot of ground (and river!) to cover in Waterplace Park- so gather your friends, brooms, gloves and sunscreen, and spend some time with us out in the springtime sunshine! We’re gathering volunteers to spruce up the paths and walkways of this beloved public space and rid our rivers of the tires, barrels, chairs and general bits of detritus that have accumulated since last season.

Please contact WaterFire’s Volunteer Coordinator Allison Montagnon – allison@waterfire.org or 401.273.1155 x170 – to sign up and participate in this great community building initiative!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21

6 PM // FILM SCREENING OF ‘FRESH’ // chace center

reception will include locally sourced hor’dourves + wine, music and slide show entertainment by the risd demo garden

6:30PM // FILM STARTS

FRESH, the latest installment on the green food revolution, celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system

8 PM // PANEL DISCUSSION

with local farmers + campus dining leaders

TUESDAY, APRIL 20

12 PM // NATURE LAB TOUR // waterman building

vermi-composting + flesh eating beetles; rediscover your favorite foundations location on this insider’s tour!

MONDAY, APRIL 19

8-10 PM // TRUCK FARM // salomon 101 at brown

a pick-up truck turned urban farm will visit brown to raise awareness around issues of sustainable agriculture. lecture and Q+A with the creators
Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney, filmmakers behind the films King Corn and The Greening of Southie. This event is being held in conjunction with Food on the Move: America’s Traveling Tastes, a collaborative exhibit between students in Brown University’s M.A. program in public humanities and the Johnson Wales Culinary Arts Museum. The exhibit opens to the public at the Culinary Arts Museum on April 16. For more information, Click Here.



Truck Farm: A Wicked Delicate Film and Food Project
Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium (101)

Sunday was the first RISD Earth Week event: the Demo Garden ‘Her/ban’ forage Tour and Workshop. If you missed it here is the summary of the day by Demo Garden Coordinator, Devon Miller.

We spent the first half talking about our experience with herbal medicine/remedies and then Rachael (Elmaleh) guided us on a tour outside. We looked at and learned about mullein, plantain, dandelions and violets among other herbs. When we returned to the nature lab we drank nettle-peppermint tea and talked about the different ways you can utilize the herbs -from tinctures and salves, to creams and teas. Rachael then demonstrated how to make an all-purpose healing salve. We watched as she poured the herb infused olive oil into a double boiler, added several drops of essential lavender oil and organic local beeswax. Once the wax had fully melted she poured the mix into small metal tins. After about 10 minutes the mixture had hardened and we each had a new healing balm to take home with us.

Sounds like a great time! Stay tuned for pictures of this and other earth week events to come.