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“The Need to Grow” Documentary in Whitefish, June 16, 2018

Friday, June 8th, 2018

By Catherine Haug, June 8, 2018

Thanks to Jean H. for letting me know about this documentary. It concerns a local algae aquaculture plant on F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co property, that uses industrial waste, like wood chips from the lumber plant, to create electricity and nutrient-rich soil amendments. This demonstration-scale greenhouse began operations in 2009; unfortunately, a 2015 fire destroyed the main powerhouse.

Filmmaker Rob Herring and his partner, Ryan Wirick, now present their documentary about this “game-changing” technology on June 16 at 7 p.m in Whitefish at the O’Shaughnessy Center,

To watch the documentary trailer, visit theneedtogrow.com; to purchase tickets for the Whitefish showing, go to algaeaqua.ticketleap.com/the-need-to-grow-whitefish; or for all screening locations: theneedtogrow.com/screenings

For more about this film, the technology, and the plant, see Flathead Beacon’s article flatheadbeacon.com/2018/06/08/the-need-to-grow/

References:

  1. Flathead Beacon: http://flatheadbeacon.com/2018/06/08/the-need-to-grow/

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Online documentary-series: GMOs Revealed

Saturday, March 17th, 2018

Frankenfood

By Catherine Haug, March 17, 2018, and updated same date, for the start date of the series (Image, right, used by permission from the Organic Consumer’s Association)

This new 9-part series, hosted by Dr. Patrick Gentempo, will be available for free viewing beginning today, March 17, 2018  The first episode (almost 2 hours long) is available now (the version on YouTube (1) says Aug 22-30, but that was in 2017). They must be doing a replay now, or this could be an updated version . This first episode features interviews with Dr. Zach Bush, Vani Hari, and Gunnar Lovelace.

You can register (2) to watch the entire 9-part series, GMOs Revealed, for free, prior to the  date the series premier begins, and also any day during the 9-days (but you may not be able to see prior days’ episodes). Each day, a new episode is up for 24 hours and the previous day’s episode is no longer available, for a total of 9 episodes in 9 days. See reference 2 for the link to register for this free showing. (more…)

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Event Notice: 2017 Community Cider Press, October 7, 2017

Wednesday, September 13th, 2017

Jeffrey & Betsy Funk

By C. Haug, from Jeffrey and Betsy Funk, Sept 2017; photo, right, by J. Helps, 2010

Our annual cider pressing is scheduled for October 7th this year, which is a Saturday.  All are welcome.  Please bring apples to press for yourself and to share with those who don’t have apples. 

Please note:  No groundfall apples will be accepted for pressing to minimize the possibility of E coli contamination.  Only apples picked from the trees are welcome. 

We will have bottles on hand for sale for fifty cents each, or you can bring your own clean containers. 

Look for things to start at about ten in the morning, and last until dusk.  Call Jeffrey or Betsy at 837-4208 for more information.

Location: Funk homestead at 990 McCaffery Road, Bigfork MT

Please share this with anyone you think might be interested.  Hope to see you and your friends and family.

Cat’s note: Bigfork’s Community Cider Press event was started by ESP, and originally held during Bigfork’s Tamarack Festival, on the deck of what was then La Provence restaurant. The first year, we used a small hand-crank apple grinder and cider press; subsequent years, Jeffrey Funk loaned us his foot-powered apple grinder that kept getting better each year. I’m sure he has improved it even more  since then.

See essentialstuff.org/?s=cider+press+summary for event summaries and photos of those first events. See also the following for recipes/instructions:

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Summer Classes and more, with Kathie Lapcevic

Friday, July 7th, 2017

Veggie Landscape Garden

by Catherine Haug, July 6, 2017 (Photo, right, from Dr. Mercola’s website (3))

Kathie is offering a home-canning class at FVCC, and something new: an e-course on ‘Savoring Summer Fun. Read on for more details from Kathie’s newsletter.

Also included in this post are the following from Kathie:

  • Useful Plants in the Flathead in July: chickweed, red clover, white clover, and yarrow;
  • Local Preserving Information: Beets, cherries, berries and zucchini

and from Mercola, on growing broccoli, and growing cilantro.
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Event Notice: Spring Herb Walk with Swan Valley Herbs, May 12, 2017

Monday, April 24th, 2017

Ripening Hawthorn Berries (C. Haug photo)

by Catherine Haug, April 24, 2017  (Photo by C. Haug)

  • What: Spring Herb Walk with Tom Tracey
  • When: Friday, May 12, 2017, 10 AM; NOTE: In case of rain, the walk will be cancelled.
  • Where: Meet at at Wayfarer’s Park (8600 Mt. Hwy 35, Bigfork, MT 59911).
  • Who: No charge, adults welcome. No reservation needed.
  • These herb walks are very popular and there’s lots to learn from Tom, who is an herbalist, dietitian and nutritionist, and is very knowledgeable about native edible plants and healing herbs.

For More Information:

Contact Swan Valley Herbs in Bigfork, (406) 837-5747 or at the store: Swan Valley Herbs (429 Grand Dr, Bigfork, MT 59911)

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Event: 3 Flathead Showings of documentary “Tapped”, Mar 23, 24 & 26, 2017

Sunday, March 19th, 2017

By Catherine Haug, March 19, 2o1y (Photo, right, from Water For Flathead’s Future website (2))

The following is from the Daily Inter Lake, Sunday, March 19, 2017 and Flathead Events (4):

The grassroots group Water for Flathead’s Future (who oppose the proposed bottling plant in Creston) is sponsoring three benefit screenings of the award-winning documentary “Tapped” this week in locations across the valley:

  • Bigfork showing is Sunday, March 26, 2017, 2 PM at Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts; Tickets are $10 at the door;
  • Whitefish: Thursday March 23, 2017, 7 PM at The O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937;  tickets are $10 at the door;
  • Kalispell: Friday, March 24, 2017, 7 PM at FVCC, Arts & Technologies Building, 777 Grandview Drive Kalispel; admission is free.
  • Donations to Water for Flathead’s Future are gratefully accepted.

Read on for more about the events, the film, and to view a trailer for the film. (more…)

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