Earthday 2012 | Miami, Florida
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2012 Earthday Events | Miami, Florida
April 14-15 | Fairchild Garden Food and Garden Festival location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL 33156 time: 9:30am-4:30pm web: Fairchild Tropical Garden Event Website Fairchild Tropical Gardens annual celebration of local foods and gorgeous gardens features local growers, food proveyors and plant enthusiasts and the Garden's 33rd Annual Spring Plant Sale, Experience food and recipe demonstartions, landscape design lectures, and a vendors area bringing togethers some of South Florida's local growers and gourmet food producers April 15 | Edible Community Gardens Project - Ice Cream Social location: Merrick House | 907 Coral Way | Coral Gables, Florida time: 3pm-6pm web: Event Poster tickets: Tickets $20 per adult, children under 12 years free. rsvp: Contact exileatmed@comcast.net. Limited space, please reserve and pay by check before April 12. Checks payable to: Edible Community Gardens Project, 915 Castile Plaza, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Details available when you reserve. The Edible Community Gardens Project invites the Coral Gables community to “Sundays on the Porch with George” for an Ice Cream Social, featuring Azucar Ice Cream Company and local band Southbound Suspects. Parking is available behind the Merrick House. April 15 | Earth Day 2012 Festival at Pinecrest time: 11am-4pm location: Pinecrest Gardens (the former site of Parrot Jungle) address: 11000 Red Road | Pinecrest, Florida Pinecrest Gardens will celebrate Earth Day 2012 with a festival featuring a local farmers market, landscape and wildlife demonstrations, local foods and eco friendly workshops presented by the CLEO institute. The Greater Miami Youth Symphony will also perform. April 18 | Great Park Summit time: 8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road,Miami, FL 33156 web: Flyer Join county leaders, architects, urban designers, planners and landscape architects in an engaging discussion about enhancing cities through innovative design, planning and stewardship of public space. The Miami-Dade County Parks and Open Space Master Plan provides a framework for a healthier, more sustainable and economically viable. The Great Park Summit is the place where communities come together and the best ideas take root. For additional information contact Eric Hansen at erich@miamidade.gov or by calling 305.755.5460. April 19-25 | Sustainatopia 2012 time and location: Various Venues and Events web: http://www.sustainatopia.com/ A unique seven-day fusion event focused on impact investing and sustainability in Miami, Florida. The conference is packed with eco-friendly tours, films, author and networking events geared toward Miami eco-entrepreneurs. April 21 & 22 | Earth Day: Party for the Planet @ Zoo Miami time: 11am-4pm location: Zoo Miami | 12400 SW 152 Street | Miami, FL 33177 tickets: Regular Admission Rates apply. free admission: During Party for the Planet, guests can come in free of charge if they turn in a cellphone as part of the Zoo's ECO-CELL phone recycling program. Zoo Miami’s Earth Day 2012 will feature fun “green” activities and entertainment for the entire family as well as animal enrichment demonstrations with recycled items and/or natural materials like newspapers, cardboard tubes, bamboo, old tires, fire hoses & more. The Tropical Flowering Tree Society of Miami, Florida will also be hosting their annual world’s largest flowering tree plant show and sale. April 22 | First Annual “Gables Earth Fest” time: 12pm-5pm location: Coral Gables City Hall | 405 Biltmore Way | Coral Gables, Florida web: www.Facebook.com/GablesEarthfest The City of Coral Gables is hosting its first annual Gables EarthFest, a celebration of planet friendly children activities, exhibits and vendors geared to encourage environmental responsibility and sustainable practices. Gables EarthFest will feature planet-friendly exhibitors and vendors showcasing products and services that offer the community alternatives to live a more sustainable life. There will also be hybrid/electric vehicles displays to promote low emissions transportation and a bike valet for those who are interested in riding to the event. eScrap will be available to collect old computers, batteries, and flourescent lights for recycling. April 22 | MiChiMu’s Green Team Earth Day Extravaganza time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. location: Miami Children's Museum | 980 Macarthur Causeway, Miami tickets: Regular Admission Rates apply. Join MiChiMu’s GreenTeam for a spectacular Earth Day Celebration! Find out what it means to be “green”. Through games and crafts learn about clean energy, recycling, and conservation. Discover things you can do at home to protect our planet. April 22 | Earth Day 2012 Fontainebleau Miami Beach time: 3pm location: Fontainebleau Miami Beach | 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach 33140 Fontainebleau Miami Beach is going green. As part of Fontainebleau Miami Beach eco-initiatives and commitment to sustainability, the resort will commemorate Earth Day by giving back to Mother Nature. Bleau Signature, Fontainebleau’s logo retail store, will be offering a complimentary green FB recycled logo shirts with any purchase of $20 or more. FBKIDS’, Fontainebleau program for children ages 4-12 will plant a tree at 3 p.m. and learn about protecting the environment. Over the years, Fontainebleau has implemented a variety of creative green solutions to provide guests with an eco-friendly experience; priority is given to sustainable principles and practices that conserve resources without compromising the guest experience. Green practices include linen and towel re-use (they will be refreshed upon request), eco-friendly laundry and cleaning products, organic menu options and green-certificated air filters. |
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