Last month we wrote about City Tree, a green oasis in a historical building in central Tel Aviv. This urban environmental group focuses on restoring their 1920s apartment with ecological renovation methods (such as recycled paper construction and milk based paints), teaching urbanites how to compost, and cooperating with the Good Energy Initiative in order to promote energy efficient lighting.
Another important aspect of what they do is organizing Eco Salons – workshops, lectures, and discussions – that bring together the city’s environmentally conscious communities. And this summer their Eco Salon schedule is packed.
Their summer Eco Salon season includes:
Sustainable Economy: A lecture about sustainable economy, tour of the eco apartment, and food tasting from their wild kitchen. July 19th (contact [email protected] for more details).
Public Involvement and Investment in Renewable Energy Projects: Lecture about a renewal energy cooperative project and local and international examples. July 24th (contact [email protected] for more details).
Conscious Energy Usage in the City: A lecture about conscious electricity usage, a tour of the eco apartment, and tastings from the wild kitchen. July 26th (contact [email protected] for more details).
Friendly Mobility: A lecture about considerate transportation in the city, a tour of the eco apartment and tastings from the wild kitchen. July 29th (contact [email protected] for more details).
Moderate Consumerism: A lecture about moderate consumerism, a tour of the eco apartment and tastings from the wild kitchen. August 2nd (contact [email protected] for more details).
Whole Foods: A lecture on whole foods, a tour of the eco apartment and tastings from the wild kitchen. August 6th (contact [email protected] for more details).
Judaism and Ecology: A study session with Rabbi David Lazar about Judaism and ecology. September 18th (contact [email protected] for more details).
City Tree is also offering some hands-on workshops this summer, so get your hands dirty with:
Tuesdays and Thursdays in Tami’s Wild Kitchen: Join Tami, one of the branches of the City Tree, as she makes her daily choices in the kitchen. Starting July 18th every Tuesday and Thursday (contact [email protected] for more details).
Milk Without Bothering a Single Cow: Learn how to make milk beverages and foods out of natural ingredients. July 22nd (contact [email protected] for more details).
Compost Workshop: Learn how to make compost in an urban environment. July 25th (contact [email protected] for more details).
Learn more about green urban communities:: How Does Your (Community) Garden Grow? and Green Maps: Navigate Your Way Through Eco-Living
Author: Karen Chernick
Much to the disappointment of her Moroccan grandmother, Karen became a vegetarian at the age of seven because of a heartfelt respect for other forms of life. She also began her journey to understand her surroundings and her impact on the environment. She even starting an elementary school Ecology Club and an environmental newsletter in the 3rd grade. (The proceeds of the newsletter went to non-profit environmental organizations, of course.) She now studies in New York. Karen can be reached at karen (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
through this blog, i will no longer wonder why people would address Tel Aviv a very nice and wonderful place to live in. people who are staying in the area are really blessed of having this that's why it is really a great idea to do stuffs of taking care of the area. i just hope all people around the world will do the same thing for nature too. anyway, thank you for posting this one. it's really good. God bless.