[MRSG] Green Mtn Global Forum event, 4/3

[Mad River Sustainability Group]

Hi MRSG,

I'll admit that sometimes I don't bite on a good opportunity until at
least the second or third time I hear about it....here's one of those for
you to consider or reconsider as the case may be.

Dennis
dennisd at madriver.com
496-7662
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GREEN MOUNTAIN GLOBAL FORUM PRESENTS

THE QUESTION OF CARBON:  Composting, the carbon cycle, and what it means to
you, 7pm on 4/3 at the Valley Players' Theater in Waitsfield, free.

Concerned about the greenhouse effect? Want to learn about the carbon cycle?
Or are you a gardener who wants to hear about soil from a leading expert?


Malcolm Beck, author, lecturer, successful business entrepreneur, and
long-time composter, will address the carbon cycle and its role in
individual, regional and planetary health.


Don't miss this discussion, sure to be of interest to gardeners,
composters,
and lovers of locally grown foods.

Plus a Special Warren Elementary School Presentation on Worm Composting
Localvore and garden educator Kristen Getler and kids from Warren
Elementary
School who participated in the Worm Composting After School Program will be
on hand to demonstrate how to set up an effective home-scale worm
composting
system.

The Mad River Localvores are co-sponsors of this event and will be providing
locally sourced refreshments . This presentation is free and all are welcome.

Details
Where:  Valley Players, Waitsfield
Date:  Thursday, April 3, 2008
Time:  7pm; LOCALVORE Refreshments and discussion to follow presentation
Cost:  ***FREE***
More Info:  Call 496-4566

Robin





GREEN MOUNTAIN GLOBAL FORUM








For Immediate Release


Date:  March 11, 2008



Contact:

Marge Keough

Green Mountain Global Forum

Phone:  802-496-2111

Email: gmgf at madriver.com . Web site:  <http://www.vnrc.org/>  www.gmgf.org







            "The Carbon Cycle and Soil"




Waitsfield - "If we weighed the carbon missing from our farm and ranch lands
it would just about equal the excess carbon that is in the air," says Malcom
Beck, author of The Secret Life of Compost.



"Environmental problems, worldwide, can be solved by understanding and
working with the carbon cycle on our farms, ranches, gardens and
landscapes.
If man understood the laws of recycle and return, he would without delay put
back onto the land all manure and organic waste he generates.
Understanding
these positive laws will determine man's future on Earth," he adds.



Malcolm Beck has spent almost a lifetime in the study, experiment and
practice in the areas of soil building and maintenance and of the
recycling
of organic wastes. Malcolm owned and ran Garden-Ville, a successful organic
farm with its own marketing center, for decades. Gradually his interest
focused on how to achieve and permanently maintain the finest soil
quality.
Now he operates a successful business in composting and selling soil mixes
that enrich countless gardens and fields.



Author of numerous books and articles on building soils, compost, the carbon
cycle, and more, Malcom Beck is also the keynote speaker at the Vermont
Organics Recycling Summit on April 1st in Randolph.  We are fortunate he
is
able to visit the Mad River Valley to share his expertise while so far from
his Texas home.



Green Mountain Global Forum (GMGF) is proud to collaborate with the Mad
River Valley Localvores in hosting Malcolm Beck, on Thursday, April 3rd at
7
pm at Valley Players in Waitsfield. This presentation is free and open to
the public. Discussion and refreshments (supplied by the Localvores), will
follow the presentation.  For more information, go online to
<http://www.gmgf.org/> www.gmgf.org. Contact GMGF at gmgf at madriver.com or
496-2111.





ABOUT THE GREEN MOUNTAIN GLOBAL FORUM



Founded in 2002, The Green Mountain Global Forum provides a unique
opportunity in the Mad River Valley for the presentation and discussion of
significant global issues that define the times in which we live.



Our goal is to bring knowledgeable and thought provoking speakers and
documentaries to the public.  These presentations provide relevant
information about global issues, and give community members the
opportunity
to open a dialogue, build networks and inspire action.



All presentations are free and open to the public.  They are often aired on
local cable TV networks.  The organization runs solely on the hard work of
volunteers and the generous donations of local businesses and individuals.