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Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts at the Bean Tree Farm Ongoing and seasonal, The Bean Tree Farm combine workshops and delicious native foods, customized for the interests of the participants.
When: Saturday, December 4th, 10am - 3pm
What: Making Herbal Salves and Tinctures
For more information please visit: http://www.beantreefarm.com/
Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts at the Bean Tree Farm Ongoing and seasonal, The Bean Tree Farm combine workshops and delicious native foods, customized for the interests of the participants.
When: Saturday, November 20th, 9:30am- 12:30pm
What: Native Clays and Plasters, Cactus Juice Etc.
For more information please visit : http://www.beantreefarm.com/
Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts at the Bean Tree Farm Ongoing and seasonal, The Bean Tree Farm combine workshops and delicious native foods, customized for the interests of the participants.
When: Saturday, October 2nd, 9:30 a.m.-12:30
What: Beautiful Bean Trees- Sprouts and Snacks (9:30-12:30)
For more information please visit : http://www.beantreefarm.com/
Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts at the Bean Tree Farm Ongoing and seasonal, The Bean Tree Farm combine workshops and delicious native foods, customized for the interests of the participants.
When: Saturday, September 18th, 9:30 a.m.-12:30
What: Fermenting Evolution - Desert Borscht, Kombuchas and Vinegars
For more information please visit : http://www.beantreefarm.com/
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Optoelectronic Semiconductor Nanocomposites for Photovoltaics
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, November 16th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Spectral Sky Color
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Global Solar Updates on Production of CIGS PV Modules
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: A Hierarchical Framework for Management and Optimization of Solar Energy Resources
& Dr. Janet Wang, UA Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Water and Land Requirements for Solar Energy in the Southwest
Presenter: George Frisvold, UA Agricultural-Resource Economics Specialist
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, October 19th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Nanoarchitectured Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Applications
Presenter: Dr. Bob Norwood, UA Optical Sciences Professor
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Nanoarchitectured Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Applications
Presenter: Dr. Bob Norwood, UA Optical Sciences Professor
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Solar Concentrators, Illumination Uniformity and Conversion Efficiency
Presenter: Alan Kost, UA CIAN Engineering Research Center Administrative Director
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Solar Distallation
Presenter: Dr. Leslie Frame, UA Materials Science & Engineering Research Associate
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, September 28th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Planar Holographic Solar Concentrators for Photo-Voltaics
Presenter: Dr. Jose Castro, UA Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Assistant Professor
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, September 28th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: SOLON's Global Test Site Network
Presenter: Bill Richardson, Head of Research & Development, SOLON Corporation
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, September 21st, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: Polymorphism in Titanyl Phthalocyanine and its Implications on Small-molecule Third Generation Photovoltaics
Presenter: Diogenes Placencia, UA Chemistry/Biochemistry Research Graduate Associate
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, September 14th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
You are invited to attend the 2010 Solar Seminar Series. UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Topic: TEP Solar Test Yard Data vs. Models and Conference Corner (a list of solar power related conferences).
Presenter: Dr. Alex Cronin, UA Physics Associate Professor
Where: University of Arizona, Bldg: ECE, Room #: 530
When: Tuesday, September 7th, 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
The Tucson Children's Museum invites you to attend Sun Power. This is a free Labor Day fun in the sun event for the entire family. Learn about the importance of alternative energy resources as you visit with TFS and other local solar energy organizations and businesses. Also enjoy fun-in-the-sun children's activities and live entertainment by Za Boom Ba. Free Admission Sponsored by BRIGHT SOLUTIONS from Tucson Electric Power. For more information, contact the Tucson Children's Museum at (520) 792-9985.
When: Monday September 6, 2010 -- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tucson Children's Museum, 200 S 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
Cost: Free
Rainwater Harvesting TourNovember 13 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. WHAT: In the Australian Outback everyone does it. In the Sonoran Desert the rain in vain falls mainly down the drain. Visit a selection of sites including private homes, a housing co-op, neighborhood streets and a commercial site to study the myriad strategies for capturing rainwater. Calculate how much water can be collected off of your roof and property and how to divert and store water in both cisterns and in earthworks.
WHO: Leona Davis of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild will be the instructor.
WHERE: Meet at a Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St. Transportation is included.
COST: $52 museum members; $57 non-members.
To register call the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at 883-3086 or log ontowww.desertmuseum.org/sonoranstudies
Join us August 26th at 6:30pm for a captivating 1-hour talk, "Water Wanderings and More in the Middle East", with Brad Lancaster, author of the award-winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond.
In this presentation, Brad will share inspiring stories and images gleaned during two recent trips to the Middle East: a U.S. State Department-sponsored trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia in 2009, and a return trip to the region in 2010 to teach permaculture in Palestine and conduct research in Syria and Israel.
Topics Include: sustainable groundwater extraction with ancient gravity-fed qanats; the forgotten and refound cisterns of old Jeddah; revived Nabatean runoff farms producing almonds, carob, olives, pomegranates, grapes, figs, and more on just 4 inches (50 mm) of rain per year; rainwater tea; revolving community loan funds; water wise women of Jordan; tank culture in a water-truck culture, the spiral cisterns of the Bell Caves, salvaged plastic bottle irrigation, and kanafa.
Where: TFS's downtown location - 612 N. 7th Avenue, 85705. Car parking available on the North side of 5th Street. Plenty of bike parking available.
Cost: This is a free community presentation!
About Brad Lancaster:
Brad Lancaster is the author of the award-winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (www.HarvestingRainwater.com). Living on an eighth of an acre in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is less than 12 inches annually, Brad practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year. Brad is also a permaculture teacher, designer, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org).
RSVP Encouraged:
Please RSVP by August 19th. Light refreshments will be served. To reserve your spot, please email TFS community outreach coordinator Aimee King at aimee@tfssolar.com or call 740-0736.
