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Eco Events - Here you will find events related to environment and ecology, sustainable living, food and sustainable farming, organic food, renewable energy, bioregionalism, sustainable transportation and biofuels, biodiversity, climate change, green business, localization, and other eco-related events.

Please feel free to share your listings for events, conferences, film showings, meetings, outings, courses, workshops, eco tours, etc. Generally events should be located in North America (Canada, US and Mexico) or of interest to North Americans.

Bee Keeping Course at Earthwalk

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Written by Garnet McPherson

Would you like to learn about keeping honeybees?

Beekeeping can be easy and pleasurable in your own back garden! Also get to know alt

the medicinal benefits of yourbeehive, nature’s treasure box of best-kept secrets.

Course outline:

* The bee hive.
* Tools, equipment, and apparel.
* The honeybee life cycle.
* A beekeeper's calendar.
* Honeybee nutrition and feeds.
* Identifying diseases, pests and predators.
* Chemical treatments and medicines.

Green Living Show 2010

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Written by The Editor

The Green Living Show, Toronto’s largest green show, is dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. It is April 23 - 25 this year, and visitors can shop the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations, and activities. We rank this show among the best around and a regular highlight of Earthweek.

2010 Sustainable Living Symposium

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Written by Garnet McPherson

The 2010 Sustainable Living Symposium will be held at Loyalist Collage in Belleville, Ontario, and will include workshops and a tradeshow (on March 20th), and a Green Homes Bus Tours (on March 21).

Saturday will feature a full day of Speakers and exhibits on Sustainable Living including at least 25 local experts participating in interactive sessions, and over 50 local businesses, organizations and products in an exhibitor area.

This show is a great example of a local community pooling its eco talent and resources to stage a sustainable living event that offers local solutions.

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Live Earth Report

Live Earth was a truly monumental music event that brought together a global audience on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. A historic event, Live Earth's 24 hours of music across seven continents delivered a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. Live Earth launched a multi-year campaign to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve the climate crisis.