Cooking with Zero Waste (Zoom Event) Tues, January 9 at Noon

Hosted by the Kathleen Clay Library

Join authors Margaret “Mei” Li  And Irene Li for a Zoom book discussion about Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking.

The book written by Mei and her sister Irene Li is a combination cookbook and guide for consumers to reduce food waste at home.

Readers can discover techniques for shopping and meal preparation in fun and creative ways.
The sisters are self-taught cooks and have experience as cookbook writers and owners of a food business.

To register, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

Historical Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and Capitalism: From Global to Local - March 23rd

 

Please save the date for the 2023 keynote address in UNCG's premiere lecture series:   Thursday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. Elliott University Center (EUC) Auditorium Dr. Ruha Benjamin is a professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab, and author of the award-winning book Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code, among many other publications.

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We also invite you to join us before the keynote address for this special panel discussion:

Historical Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and Capitalism: From Global to Local Thursday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m. EUC Auditorium Drs. Crystal Eddins, Deborah H. Barnes, and Sahan Savas Karatasli will discuss the Haiti Revolution; Lynchings in Greensboro; and Capitalism, Racism, and 14th Century North Africa. Learn more >>

'Food is a Solution' series with innovator, educator and community advocate - James Gardner - February 16th at 11am on Zoom

Future Tech for Environmental Analysis, Zoom, Monday, February 6, 7 - 8 pm

 

Dr. Narcisa Pricope, Professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, UNCW will share how she and her students have used a broad range of technology to conduct environmental analysis. Discover how the tools of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), GIS modeling, and remote sensing data are used to monitor environmental changes and the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations. To register for this zoom session, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov 

 

Melanie Buckingham, Environmental Resources Librarian

Kathleen Clay Library

1420 Price Park Rd.

Greensboro, NC 27410
336-373-2923

melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

High Tunnels & Composting - St. Phillips AME Zion Church - Wednesday, February 8th 6-7:30pm

If you are interested in attending, please call/text Brandon King at 336-549-7783 so the organizer knows the audience size. 

 

Small Changes: How to Reduce Your Garbage - Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library - Friday, February 3, 12-1:30pm

Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch, 1420 Price Park Rd.

Have you ever wondered how one person’s choices could save the world? Join the Greensboro Recycling Team for a discussion on how to stay positive while making small changes every month to reduce your garbage. To register, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

 

Masey DeMoss (she/her)

Recycling and Waste Reduction Educator

Office: 336-373-2342

www.facebook.com/GSOGoesGreen

Seasonal Food and Sustainability - Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library January 27th 2-4pm

 

• Date: 01/27/2023 2PM - 4PM Location:Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library1420 Price Park Rd.Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
  Cost: Free

Discover how to grow fruits, veggies, and herbs year-round at your home or community garden. Discover the  importance of gardens to a healthy diet and sustainable lifestyle. Also enjoy some seasonal winter veggies prepared by dietetic interns from UNCG Nutrition Department. 

Learn from several local experts through this program: 

Plaxedes Chitiyo, Associate Director for UNC Environment and Sustainability 

Nicki Mangili, Farm Manager at Guilford College 

Gardener, Denise McCollough 

Crystal Mercer, Guilford County Cooperative Extension 

Julie Hale, Greensboro Parks and Recreation Gardener

To register, e-mail Melanie Buckingham.