[Scpg] {Path to Freedom} Seed Swap / GardenLAb party / 'Super Size Me' screening and more!

[Dervaes]

Please join us for these events (details below) :

Oct 14 -- Seed/Plant Swap
Oct 16 -- GardenLAb - closing party!!!!
Oct 17 -- SUPER SIZE ME screening 
Nov 11 -- Environmental Leadership Forum / Reception 

look for these coming events....

Knit Together
Cob Oven
Bokashi Workshop
Video Screening:  'Monumental' A film about David Brower's fight for wild America

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SEED/PLANT SWAP
Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.
~  Henry David Thoreau ~

Join us at the gardenLAb for our Fall Seed Swap.

Bring seeds, envelopes, containers and trade with fellow seed enthusiasts.
To make the trading run smoothly, beforehand make a list of seeds you "HAVE
to trade" and of seeds you "WANT".

Participants will be allowed to set up personal displays of their seeds --
"marketplace" version of seed swapping, whereby people negotiate individual,
material exchanges with each other.

Even if you don't have seeds, bring along barterable goods to trade instead.

When:  Thursday, October 14, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: the gardenLAb experiment
              art center college of design
              950 south raymond, pasadena, california
Cost:   FREE 
To RSVP contact Anais at anais at pathtofreedom.com 
Please bring some healthy snacks and drinks to contribute to the "munchies
table"

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GARDENLAB - Week Six 

GardenLAb is coming to a close, join Path to Freedom this Saturday afternoon at the windtunnel for events and closing party!

Scheduled Events

10|16_ gardenLAb saturday #6 

_ 2:00 - 4:00pm _ tours _ *los angeles urban ranger* campfire programs and guided hikes 

_ 4:00pm _ panel _ ecoartspace panel discussion / Rudolph Steiner believed that his blackboards were not merely illustrations, but a necessary part of the process of awareness: "This is not just a question of understanding things in one's head in order to express them in words, but a comprehensive and total experience." Joseph Beuys' public discussions-lectures on politics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and social relations that often served as catalysts for other work-exemplified his role as artist, teacher, and activist. Artists Kathryn Miller, Doug Buis, Ruth Wallen and Susan Leibovitz Steinman join together with special guests (TBA) in a panel discussion to explore the potential for artists to "TEACHART" through story-telling and idea sharing via performative lectures when addressing aesthetics and ecology.  Lecture series organizer, Patricia Watts, founder and curator of www.ecoartspace.org, will be the moderator.

_ 5:00pm _ films _ matias viegener and dave burns present films related to their piece: 'corn study'

_ 6:00pm _ presentation _ tim durfee & iris regn present their project 'olympic to sunset 2'

_ 7:00pm _ presentation _ phil ross 'tree-fetish'

_ 8:00pm _ !party! _ to celebrate the conclusion of the gardenLAb experiment _ if you can, take the gold line, get off at fillmore st. _ limited valet parking.  

Bring food and drink to contribute if you can.

When:  Saturday, October 9, 12 pm till 9pm
Where:  the gardenLAb experiment
              in the wind tunnel
              art center college of design
              950 south raymond, pasadena, california
              visit www.gardenlab.org for details on the calendar & the projects
Cost:   FREE

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SUPER SIZE ME 
Video Screening (98 minutes)

PLEASE RSVP

Why are Americans so fat? Find out in Super Size Me, a tongue in-cheek - and burger in hand -- look at the legal, financial and physical costs of America's hunger for fast food. 

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock hit the road and interviewed experts in 20 U.S. cities, including Houston, the "Fattest City" in America. From Surgeon Generals to gym teachers, cooks to kids, lawmakers to legislators, these authorities shared their research, opinions and "gut feelings" on our ever-expanding girth. 

During the journey, Spurlock also put his own body on the line, living on nothing but McDonald's for an entire month.

The film explores the horror of school lunch programs, declining health and physical education classes, food addictions and the extreme measures people take to lose weight and regain their health. 

Super Size Me is a satirical jab in the stomach, overstuffed with fat and facts about the billion-dollar industry besieged by doctors, lawyers and nutritionists alike. "Would you like fries with that?" will never sound the same!

When:  Sunday, October 17, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: PATH TO FREEDOM
              631 Cypress Ave
              Pasadena, CA  91103
Cost:   Suggested donation
To RSVP contact Anais at anais at pathtofreedom.com 
Please bring some healthy snacks and drinks to contribute to the "munchies
table"

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ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP FORUM & PASADENA OUTSTANDING RECYCLER AWARDS RECEPTION

Organic appetizers and refreshments will be provided.  

Patagonia Pasadena, in association with the City of Pasadena Department of Public Works and the Armory Center for the Arts, is proud to present an Environmental Leadership Forum.  The forum is part of the Tender Land festival and highlights the role commercial enterprise can play in addressing environmental issues.  

Pasadena Outstanding Recycler Awards will be presented (Path to Freedom being one of the recipients!)   

"Congratulations.  The City of Pasadena is happy to announce that Path to Freedom has been chosen as an Outstanding Recycler for 2004 in the category of Preservation of Natural Resources.  Your application was reviewed by an impartial panel comprised of representatives from Water and Power, Information Services, Human Services and Recreation, Public Affairs, and a past Outstanding Recycler recipient.

Path to Freedom's multiple practices of environmental stewardship could easily have captured recognition in several Outstanding Recycler categories.  The total use of your land to produce food for both humans and fauna is remarkable. To do so with an emphasis on recycling materials for composting and vermiculture, providing habitat for wildlife and minimizing the use of water is outstanding.  Your reuse of bottles and recycled objects for both art and functional purposes truly makes your home an outstanding example of the preservation of natural resources that can be incorporated into many urban gardens." ~ Jimmy S. Berryhill, Administrator Department of Public Works ~

Thanks Pasadena!

When:  Thursday, November 11, 6:30 pm 
Where: ARMORY CENTER for the ARTS
              145 N Raymond Ave 
              Pasadena, CA 
Cost:   This event is FREE.
Reservations are required
To reserve your seat or for more information call 805.218.7136 or email patagoniapasadena at yahoo.com 

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PATH TO FREEDOM
A Sustainable Living Resource Center
Jules Dervaes (founder)
631 Cypress Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
626.795.8400
dervaes at pathtofreedom.com
www.PathtoFreedom.com

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