March 1: No Meat March Kick-Off Party:
6pm - Florida Voices for Animals (FVA) is joining with The Girls Gone Green of Jacksonville to present No Meat March in the Tampa Bay Area! No Meat March is an opportunity to pledge to go meat-free for the entire month of March. We will have our kick-off event at Mellow Mushroom Pizza where we can order a variety of vegetarian and vegan pizza toppings, meet others on the path to a meat-free diet, and get your questions answered. Any and all vegan items (meat and dairy-free) ordered off the menu at our kick-off party will receive a 15% discount. We will also be giving away special gifts on a first-come, first-served basis. You won't want to miss our No Meat March kick-off party! Mellow Mushroom, 11955 Sheldon Road, Tampa FL 33626
March 2: Visit Seminole Heights Community Gardens:
Seminole Heights Community Gardens (SHCG) has volunteers in the garden every Saturday from 9 - 11 am. Stop by any Saturday between these hours, introduce yourself to the friendly folks there and take a look around. Find out how to start a community garden, how to join this one, how to grow fresh fruits and vegetables and more. This community garden is located in a residential neighborhood half a block from beautiful Rivercrest Park on the Hillsborough River.Bring a picnic lunch and head over to the park after your visit at the community garden. (Please note the park has no bathroom facilities.) Here is the SHCG Facebook page: Click here for their Meet Up information. Here is the link to the park. 407 W. Violet Street, Tampa FL
March 2: Compost Happens Workshop:
8:30am - 9:30am - Learn how to compost to grow fruits and vegetables. Free classes for Hillsborough County residents. Also offered from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. is a Water-Wise Workshop and from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. a Rainwater Harvesting Workshop. Registration information at link below. Out-of-county residents may take classes for a fee. Click here for details. Hillsborough County Extension Service, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner 33584
March 5: Presentation on Composting and Organic Vegetable Gardening:
6:30pm - 8 :00pm. - Master gardener Bob Dickey explores how to compost, select, prepare and grow vegetables organically without pesticides. Presented in partnership with Hillsborough County Extension Service. To learn about other classes offered click here: In the Community Room of Riverview branch library at 10509 Riverview Dr., Riverview, FL 33578-4367
March 9: Tampa Heights Community Garden:
9:30am - Come join us at the Tampa Heights Community Garden for a brief tour and to learn how to start a community garden, how to join this one and how to grow fruits and vegetables in a small plot of land. Click here for their website or check out an article on the gardens here. 605 E. Frances Avenue, Tampa FL
March 14: Reducing Cancer Risk Through Diet -- A Special Presentation by George Eisman:
6:00pm - Come and enjoy a delicious vegan buffet dinner at Loving Hut Restaurant for only $11.95 to be followed by an informative presentation on wealth by registered dietitian George Eisman. George Eisman, Director of Nutrition for The Coalition for Cancer Prevention, has been a Registered Dietitian for over 30 years. He has taught nutrition at Florida State University, Broward College and Miami-Dade College, and is the author of Don't Let Your Diet Add to Your Cancer Risk and The Most Noble Diet. Learn which foods increase our risk of getting cancer, which fruits and vegetables are the healthiest, what is the best kind of milk (if any) to drink, and much more. http://www.coalitionforcancerprevention.org/ 1905 E. Fletcher Avenue, Tampa FL
March 16: Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary Tour:
10am to 2pm - Come join us for volunteer work at Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in addition to a tour and lunch on Saturday. Everything we need is provided for the work party (rakes, gloves, etc.) but feel free to bring anything that will make your time there more comfortable. Wear closed toe shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather and for working at the sanctuary. The work party begins promptly at 10 a.m. with a tour of the farm for new volunteers. This will allow you to meet the animals and become familiar with the layout of the sanctuary as well as potential safety considerations. It will also allow time for KSS staff to find out more about your expectations and preferences in relation to your work. The tour is followed by some of the sanctuary's big farm "projects" (raking, mucking, hay clean-up, cleaning barns, limb/brush clean-up, etc.) and the day winds down with a vegan lunch, which is provided. Work parties are limited to 15 participants. If you would like, you may bring produce to feed the animals during our tour. This is not required but lots of fun to do. They love carrots, apples and other raw produce.Horse and dog treats are great, too! *Children are always welcome at the sanctuary when accompanied by a parent or guardian but due to the intense nature of some of the physica l work completed during the work parties, the sanctuary finds that scheduling a tour separately works better for very young children. If you have a youngster who would like to participate with the work party, 10 years of age is the youngest permitted. Learn more about Kindred Spirits Sanctuary here: http://www.kindredspiritssanctuary.org/ 12600 US Hwy. 27 North, Ocala FL 34482
March 23: Free showing of award-winning film, Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home:
3pm - You won't want to miss this award-winning film which is being shown by Florida Voices for Animals at no cost at the public library. Viewers' comments across the globe have been overwhelmingly positive after viewing this film. A riveting story of transformation and healing, Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home explores the awakening conscience of several people who grew up in traditional farming culture and who have now come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. Presented through a woven tapestry of memories, music, and breathtaking accounts of life-altering moments, the film provides insight into the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also making clear the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led them to their present dilemma. Interwoven with the farmers' stories is the dramatic animal rescue work of a newly-trained humane police officer whose sense of justice puts her at odds with the law she is charged to uphold. With strikingly honest interviews and rare footage demonstrating the emotional lives and intense family bonds of animals most often viewed as living commodities, this groundbreaking documentary shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, farm animals themselves. Duration: 1hr 18 minutes. To view the trailer and to learn more about the film, the awards it has won and the subjects of the film click here. Tribe of Heart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribeofheart Platt Regional Library -- 3910 S. Manhattan Avenue, Tampa FL
6pm - Florida Voices for Animals (FVA) is joining with The Girls Gone Green of Jacksonville to present No Meat March in the Tampa Bay Area! No Meat March is an opportunity to pledge to go meat-free for the entire month of March. We will have our kick-off event at Mellow Mushroom Pizza where we can order a variety of vegetarian and vegan pizza toppings, meet others on the path to a meat-free diet, and get your questions answered. Any and all vegan items (meat and dairy-free) ordered off the menu at our kick-off party will receive a 15% discount. We will also be giving away special gifts on a first-come, first-served basis. You won't want to miss our No Meat March kick-off party! Mellow Mushroom, 11955 Sheldon Road, Tampa FL 33626
March 2: Visit Seminole Heights Community Gardens:
Seminole Heights Community Gardens (SHCG) has volunteers in the garden every Saturday from 9 - 11 am. Stop by any Saturday between these hours, introduce yourself to the friendly folks there and take a look around. Find out how to start a community garden, how to join this one, how to grow fresh fruits and vegetables and more. This community garden is located in a residential neighborhood half a block from beautiful Rivercrest Park on the Hillsborough River.Bring a picnic lunch and head over to the park after your visit at the community garden. (Please note the park has no bathroom facilities.) Here is the SHCG Facebook page: Click here for their Meet Up information. Here is the link to the park. 407 W. Violet Street, Tampa FL
March 2: Compost Happens Workshop:
8:30am - 9:30am - Learn how to compost to grow fruits and vegetables. Free classes for Hillsborough County residents. Also offered from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. is a Water-Wise Workshop and from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. a Rainwater Harvesting Workshop. Registration information at link below. Out-of-county residents may take classes for a fee. Click here for details. Hillsborough County Extension Service, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner 33584
March 5: Presentation on Composting and Organic Vegetable Gardening:
6:30pm - 8 :00pm. - Master gardener Bob Dickey explores how to compost, select, prepare and grow vegetables organically without pesticides. Presented in partnership with Hillsborough County Extension Service. To learn about other classes offered click here: In the Community Room of Riverview branch library at 10509 Riverview Dr., Riverview, FL 33578-4367
March 9: Tampa Heights Community Garden:
9:30am - Come join us at the Tampa Heights Community Garden for a brief tour and to learn how to start a community garden, how to join this one and how to grow fruits and vegetables in a small plot of land. Click here for their website or check out an article on the gardens here. 605 E. Frances Avenue, Tampa FL
March 14: Reducing Cancer Risk Through Diet -- A Special Presentation by George Eisman:
6:00pm - Come and enjoy a delicious vegan buffet dinner at Loving Hut Restaurant for only $11.95 to be followed by an informative presentation on wealth by registered dietitian George Eisman. George Eisman, Director of Nutrition for The Coalition for Cancer Prevention, has been a Registered Dietitian for over 30 years. He has taught nutrition at Florida State University, Broward College and Miami-Dade College, and is the author of Don't Let Your Diet Add to Your Cancer Risk and The Most Noble Diet. Learn which foods increase our risk of getting cancer, which fruits and vegetables are the healthiest, what is the best kind of milk (if any) to drink, and much more. http://www.coalitionforcancerprevention.org/ 1905 E. Fletcher Avenue, Tampa FL
March 16: Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary Tour:
10am to 2pm - Come join us for volunteer work at Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in addition to a tour and lunch on Saturday. Everything we need is provided for the work party (rakes, gloves, etc.) but feel free to bring anything that will make your time there more comfortable. Wear closed toe shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather and for working at the sanctuary. The work party begins promptly at 10 a.m. with a tour of the farm for new volunteers. This will allow you to meet the animals and become familiar with the layout of the sanctuary as well as potential safety considerations. It will also allow time for KSS staff to find out more about your expectations and preferences in relation to your work. The tour is followed by some of the sanctuary's big farm "projects" (raking, mucking, hay clean-up, cleaning barns, limb/brush clean-up, etc.) and the day winds down with a vegan lunch, which is provided. Work parties are limited to 15 participants. If you would like, you may bring produce to feed the animals during our tour. This is not required but lots of fun to do. They love carrots, apples and other raw produce.Horse and dog treats are great, too! *Children are always welcome at the sanctuary when accompanied by a parent or guardian but due to the intense nature of some of the physica l work completed during the work parties, the sanctuary finds that scheduling a tour separately works better for very young children. If you have a youngster who would like to participate with the work party, 10 years of age is the youngest permitted. Learn more about Kindred Spirits Sanctuary here: http://www.kindredspiritssanctuary.org/ 12600 US Hwy. 27 North, Ocala FL 34482
March 23: Free showing of award-winning film, Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home:
3pm - You won't want to miss this award-winning film which is being shown by Florida Voices for Animals at no cost at the public library. Viewers' comments across the globe have been overwhelmingly positive after viewing this film. A riveting story of transformation and healing, Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home explores the awakening conscience of several people who grew up in traditional farming culture and who have now come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. Presented through a woven tapestry of memories, music, and breathtaking accounts of life-altering moments, the film provides insight into the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also making clear the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led them to their present dilemma. Interwoven with the farmers' stories is the dramatic animal rescue work of a newly-trained humane police officer whose sense of justice puts her at odds with the law she is charged to uphold. With strikingly honest interviews and rare footage demonstrating the emotional lives and intense family bonds of animals most often viewed as living commodities, this groundbreaking documentary shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, farm animals themselves. Duration: 1hr 18 minutes. To view the trailer and to learn more about the film, the awards it has won and the subjects of the film click here. Tribe of Heart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribeofheart Platt Regional Library -- 3910 S. Manhattan Avenue, Tampa FL
