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Earth week at CCCC

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Staff

Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro is holding several activities to honor and celebrate Earth Week April 19-23. All events are free and will be held in the Multipurpose Room in Building 2. They include:

• Earth Week Kickoff – Natural Chef Program, Information Fair and Film on Monday at 4 p.m. The Natural Chef Program includes a screening of the film Food Inc., an Oscar-nominated documentary describing the impact of our current food system on our environment, economy and health. Prior to the film, attendees can meet local producers and chefs for a tasting reception. Food is provided by Angelina’s Kitchen, ECO, My Neighborhood School, Chatham Marketplace and others.

• Facility Tours and Meeting with LEED Architect Louis Cherry – Tuesday, 6 p.m. Cherry is the architect for the new Chatham Community Library, a joint library for the county and CCCC, as well as the new Sustainable Technology Building on the CCCC campus in Pittsboro.

• Farmers Dinner & Student Farm Tour — Wednesday, 5 to 8 p.m. Student farmers celebrate local agriculture with dishes made with local foods. Local farmers eat free, but others are asked to bring a local food-products potluck-dinner item to share. You also can bring pizza dough and fixings to cook in the newly crafted pizza oven at CCCC.

• “Toward a Sustainable Energy Future” — Thursday, 6 p.m. David McNelis, director of the Center for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development (CSEEED) at the UNC Institute for the Environment, is the featured speaker. McNelis’ research at CSEED focuses on understanding how the energy system of the state, nation and world will transition to sustainability in the coming decades.

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