2010 Travel & Speaking
JANUARY
TBD
FEBRUARY
2/12 - 15 Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance Conference, Tulum, MEXICO
2/26 - 28 MOSES Organic Farming Conference, La Crosse, WISCONSIN
Lisa and John will present "Share your story", tools and tactics to tell your story, market your business, grow the organic agriculture movement and transform the world. Lisa will also present on a rural women's panel, incoporating ideas from "PLANTING FRESH SEEDS"
MARCH
3/13 Family Farmed Expo, Chicago, ILLINOIS
Join Lisa Kivirist as she shares how to eat well on less.
APRIL
4/7 "First-Year Experience: One Person Can Make a Difference", Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MINNESOTA
4/8 "First-Year Experience: One Person Can Make a Difference", South Dakota State University, Brookings, SOUTH DAKOTA
4/12 "Ethical Eating on a Dime", The Ethical Eats Lectures, The First Unitarian Society, Madison, WISCONSIN
4/17 Isthmus Green Day, Madison, WISCONSIN
Join Lisa Kivirist as she shares how to eat well on less. John Ivanko will be holding down the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service booth.
MAY
5/12 "To Be a Kid" and "Flavors of the World" (Family Night) children's programs, Frank Knight Elementary School, Seneca Falls, NEW YORK
In these times of change, global awareness based on understanding, respecting and celebrating diversity is essential to successfully sharing our common home, Earth. Since 1996, the Global Fund for Children (GFC) has created books and resource guides for young readers that help expand their appreciation of the multicultural world in which they live; sales of these books support the grant-making work of GFC. For example, Ser Vecinos, the Spanish version of GFC Books' award-winning book Be My Neighbor that includes words of wisdom by Fred Rogers, celebrates the many different ways children live in a community with others. Kirkus Review described it as "a visually enticing tribute to diversity and the number of bonds that unite us in a common humanity". In 2008 alone, the GFC has disbursed 541 grants worth $3.16 million to grassroots children's programs around the world. Join co-author John Ivanko as he shares in the public Family Night program "Flavors of the World" and explore cultural diversity and build bridges to far away places based on his work with GFC.
JUNE
6/18 - 20 Midwest Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair, Custer, WISCONSIN (near Stevens Point)
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is a non-profit network for sharing ideas, resources and information with individuals, businesses and communities to promote a sustainable future through renewable energy and energy efficiency. The fair, held in Custer, is the world's largest renewable energy educational event with hundreds of workshops and demonstrations on solar and wind energy, alternatively fueled vehicles, sustainable living and more. Catch Lisa and John's workshops at the Energy Fair.
JULY
7/10 Farm Open House: Energy Independence Day and the Good Life
Join us for an all-day feast of friendships, food, fun and renewable energy. From 10am to 7pm, Inn Serendipity will host a farm celebration, welcoming those who yearn for a bit of the good life in the country. Children's activities, farm tours, and potlucks (bring a dish to pass) for lunch (12noon) or snacks (anytime). The day-long educational event is free of charge. Bring along a dish to pass (to share with 5-6 people), and your questions about wind turbines, solar panels, squash and the employment world of free-agency. For more information, visit the schedule of events for the Open House. Please RSVP, so we can anticipate how many chairs are needed. Copies of ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet before Profitsand Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life, co-authored by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, will be available for sale, as well as John's children's books.
7/24 - 25 Kickapoo Country Fair, LaFarge, WISCONSIN
AUGUST
8/7 Illinois Renewable Energy Association Energy Fair, Oregon, ILLINOIS
The Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA) supports sustainable energy development in Illinois. IREA provides hands-on opportunities for the Illinois public to learn about the benefits, potentials, and uses of renewable energy and energy-efficiency for our homes and businesses. Catch Lisa's workshop at the Energy Fair, SEE JANE GROW, based on her latest book, ECOpreneuring, as well as her "Organic Eating on a Dime".
8/11-13 National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Summer Conference, Amherst, MASSACHUSETTS
Join Kivirist and Ivanko for their "train the trainer" presentation that launches the Farm and Agriculture Resources for the Meida (FARM) program of NSAC.
8/13-15 Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, Amherst, MASSACHUSETTS (University of Massachusetts)
SEPTEMBER
TBD
OCTOBER
10/2 National Tour of Solar Homes, Inn Serendipity, Browntown, WISCONSIN
- Tour the farm, learning about renewable energy, energy conservation and sustainable living during this informal opportunity.
10/16 - 19 Community Food Security Coalition Annual Conference (pending), New Orleans, LOUISIANA
NOVEMBER
TBD
DECEMBER
TBD
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