Multnomah County Green Team

The Multnomah County Green Team is the volunteer arm of the county’s Sustainability Program and promotes sustainable practices through education and outreach projects.

Multnomah County Green Team

 

 

The 2008 Green Team on the Central Library Eco-Roof

Green Bag Lecture - January 7th "Let's Talk Trash!"

Event
When: 
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 12:10pm - 1:30pm

Multnomah County Green Team
Green Bag Lunch & Learn Lecture Series:

 

Let's Talk Trash!

Sust. Meredith Sorensen

 

Sust. - Trash

Green Bag Lunch & Lecture 

THURSDAY JANUARY 7TH
12:10 - 1:30 PM
MULTNOMAH COUNTY BOARD ROOM
501 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD.

What does Belgium have in common with Nicaragua? Fantastic recycling! Join traveler Meredith Sorensen as she explores the ins and outs of waste management in 15 countries. This lunchtime slideshow will showcase stunning scenery, talking trash, and tips on how to pimp your recycling bin.

Our guest lecturer is Meredith Sorensen. Meredith is an avid garbologist, recycling ninja and composting queen. She has worked in the solid waste industry since 2002 and currently works for Harvest Power, a renewable energy company that derives power from organic waste. She was the 2008-09 recipient of the Stevens Traveling Fellowship, a nine month research grant to study waste around the world that is the basis for this Green Bag Lecture.

For more information, please contact:
Terry Baxter - terry.d.baxter@co.mulnomah.or.us

We hope to see you there!

Please note: County employees to attend on their own time.

 

 

Location

MULTNOMAH COUNTY BOARD ROOM
501 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD.
Portland, OR

Synopsis of Multnomah Food Initiative

Submitted by Jeremy on November 26, 2009 - 8:01pm

Portland Premier: "Ingredients"

Event
When: 
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Link: 
http://ingredientsfilm.com/

INGREDIENTS is a seasonal exploration of the local food movement

At the focal point of this movement, and of this film, are the farmers and chefs who are creating a truly sustainable food system. Their collaborative work has resulted in great tasting food and an explosion of consumer awareness about the benefits of eating local.

Attention being paid to the local food movement comes at a time when the failings of our current industrialized food system are becoming all too clear. For the first time in history, our children’s generation is expected to have a shorter lifespan than our own. The quality, taste and nutritional value of the food we eat has dropped sharply over the last fifty years. Shipped from ever-greater distances, we have literally lost sight of where our food comes from and in the process we've lost a vital connection to our local community and to our health.

A feature-length documentary, INGREDIENTS illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize that connection. Narrated by Bebe Neuwirth, the film takes us across the U.S. from the diversified farms of the Hudson River and Willamette Valleys to the urban food deserts of Harlem and to the kitchens of celebrated chefs Alice Waters, Peter Hoffman and Greg Higgins. INGREDIENTS is a journey that reveals the people behind the movement to bring good food back to the table and health back to our communities.  

Location

McMenamins Bagdad Theater
3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR

Better Soil, Less Toil: Putting Compost to Work For You

Event
When: 
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Link: 
http://www2.co.multnomah.or.us/County_Management/Sustainability/green_team_docs/2009-07-01_Greenbag_MultCo_Compost.pdf

 
Multnomah County Green Team
Green Bag Lunch & Learn Lecture Series:

Better Soil, Less Toil: Putting Compost to Work For You
Composting

Composting
Green Bag Lunch & Lecture 
WEDNESDAY JULY 1st
12:00 - 1:00 PM
MULTNOMAH COUNTY BOARD ROOM
501 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD.

Nothing is more important for your plants' health than compost. This presentation will focus on the value of compost and how easy it is to get your own compost pile started. Learn how to make and use compost so your soil can generate some of its own fertilizers and even till itself! From no-fuss methods of turning fruit, vegetable and yard trimmings into rich compost to easy techniques for applying compost to your garden to using worms to make compost, you'll return home with essential tips for soil fertility success.

Since 1994, Glen Andresen has been Metro's natural gardening educator. The program offers presentations, a summertime garden tour, and information on how to have healthy yards and gardens without the use of pesticides. Glen has been a Master Gardener since 1991.

Since 1985, Glen has tended a 3/4-acre organic garden at a retreat center near Eagle Creek in Clackamas County. He is the host of the 1/2-hour edible gardening show, "The Dirt Bag," heard the second Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. on community radio station KBOO, at 90.7 FM in Portland; he also writes "Ground View," a monthly gardening column for The Portland Alliance newspaper.
Glen is an avid hobbyist beekeeper, keeping approximately 30 colonies of bees - give or take a swarm or bear attack.

He has degrees in economics and music but still would rather play in the dirt.


For more information, please contact:
Terry Baxter - terry.d.baxter@co.multnomah.or.us

We hope to see you there!

Please note: County employees to attend on their own time.  Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Location

Multnomah Building, room 100
501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR

Everything's Cool

Event
When: 
Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Link: 
http://tinyurl.com/MultCoSustainability
Associates: 
Everything's Cool

Please join Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, City of Portland's Michael Armstrong and the county’s Green Team for an evening of fun at McMenamin’s Bagdad Theater.

Commissioner Cogen and Michael Armstrong will be presenting the draft 2009 Portland/Multnomah Climate Action Plan for public comment and answering questions from the audience.

Location

Bagdad Theatre & Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR
Link: 
http://www2.co.multnomah.or.us/Public/EntryPoint?ch=77bfb8e61f189110VgnVCM1000003bc614acRCRD