This event will bring together farmers, eaters, and local leaders to discuss how we can turn the challenges facing farmers into opportunities for sustainable development in our rural and urban communities. All are welcome! Tasty treats, featuring local ingredients, will be served.

San Francisco and Oakland have been ranked by SustainLane as two of the United States’ most sustainable cities in a new book, How Green is Your City? The SustainLane US City Rankings. Author Warren Karlenzig will moderate a panel discussing how the largest 50 cities in the nation were ranked using a peer-reviewed study in 15 categories, ranging from green buildings, sustainability management and climate change policy to air quality and local ...

Don’t miss out on this chance to discuss Toronto’s transportation issues AND the chance to speak with a young councilor and community activist as well as an expert transportation engineer!!

Throughout Earth Day Week, April 22-26, 2008 in San Francisco, California, the Ecocity World Summit (7th International Ecocity Conference) will be convening an international community of inspired change-makers.

Join the Toronto Tree Tours and the Pocket Residents’ Association for a tree tour of Phin park and surrounding East Toronto neighbourhood. Learn about issues facing the urban forest and the many revitalization efforts of local citizens. The tour will be led by LEAF’s certified arborist Todd Irvine and local expert Jeff Otto. Afterwards stay for some informal discussion and kids activities.

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Margaret Zeidler, President of Urbanspace Property Group, Toronto, will be speaking at this seminar.

Brian Denney, Chief Administrative Officer, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority will be speaking at this seminar.

The SUE-MoT conference theme is Sustainable Urban Development: Meeting the Challenges of Whole Life Assessments.

Urban Water Planning & Management 2007 focuses on implementation and problem solving.

“Growing Your Community Food System” is an intensive, hands on, training workshop offering diverse groups the opportunity to learn, plan, develop, operate, and sustain community food projects.