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May 20, 2013

Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Dr. Kristin Joos When first introduced to the term “Social Entrepreneurship” in 2000 by an Ashoka Fellow, UF Professor Dr. Kristin Joos said she felt disappointment. Considering that her Ph.D. work was focused on studying … Continue reading →

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UF Water Institute Director, Wendy Graham Surrounded by water in the Bahamas where she grew up, Wendy Graham’s lifelong intrigue with water began. While spending her days sailing and swimming in the crystal clear Caribbean Sea, she found that municipal … Continue reading →

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High Springs Farmers Market

May 23, 2013 at 2:00 pm

High Springs

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Porters Community Farm Workday

May 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Porters Community Farm, 518 SW 3rd St

The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is:
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23 Events on May 23, 2013 High Springs Farmers Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: May 23, 2013 - 6:00 pm Location: High Springs Description: Visit http://www.farmersmarket.highsprings.com for more. More details... High Springs Farmers Market May 23, 2013 at 2:00 pm High Springs Visit http://farmersmarket.highsprings.com/ for more. View full event details... Porters Community Farm Workday May 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm Porters Community Farm, 518 SW 3rd St The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is: View full event details... GO Enhance RTS Study Open House & Workshop May 23, 2013 at 6:00 pm GRU Administration Building Multi-Purpose Room The City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) invites you to an open house and workshop to review proposed "premium transit" services based on public input from the January 22 View full event details... Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition Film May 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm PBS - WUFT in Gainesville Produced by Elam Stoltzfus and featured on PBS TV, the film features a collection of stories and experiences woven together in a documentary format. Discover the rivers, swamps, prairies, springs View full event details...

24 Events on May 24, 2013 Free Community Meditation Group May 24, 2013 at 8:45 am Sancutary Yoga, located in the Seigle building, 408 W University Ave., No. 112. Free Community Meditation Group meets every Friday. Sessions start with 15 minutes of breathing work and stretching, a half hour of seated practice and then everyone takes a couple of View full event details... Porters Community Farm Workday May 24, 2013 at 1:00 pm Porters Community Farm,518 SW 3rd St, The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is: View full event details... Thronebrook Village Farmer's Market Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: May 24, 2013 - 6:00 pm Location: Thornebrook Village, 2441 NW 43rd Street Description: The vendors sell local produce, preserves, vegetarian food, honey, and orange marmalade made from citrus grown in Gainesville backyards. More details... Thronebrook Village Farmer's Market May 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm Thornebrook Village, 2441 NW 43rd Street The vendors sell local produce, preserves, vegetarian food, honey, and orange marmalade made from citrus grown in Gainesville backyards. View full event details... Our Village Market May 24, 2013 at 4:00 pm 22050 Highway 441 N, Micanopy Visit http://www.hogtownhomegrown.com/Farmers_Market.html for more. View full event details... Our Village Market Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: May 24, 2013 - 8:00 pm Location: 22050 Highway 441 N, Micanopy Description: Visit http://www.hogtownhomegrown.com/Farmers_Market.html for more. More details... Critical Mass Bike Ride May 24, 2013 at 5:30 pm UF Plaza of The Americas Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. View full event details... 8th Ave. Bike & Coffee House Ride and Dine May 24, 2013 at 6:30 pm 235 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville Every Thursday Ryan of The 8th Ave Bike & Coffee House will be leading a Ride and Dine. This social ride is open to anyone with a bike and an View full event details...

25 Events on May 25, 2013 Haile Village Farmers Market Starts: 8:30 am Ends: May 25, 2013 - 12:00 pm Location: S.W. 91st Terrace, Haile Village Center, Haile Plantation Description: Visit hailefarmersmarket.com for more. More details... Alachua County Farmers Market Starts: 8:30 am Ends: May 25, 2013 - 1:00 pm Location: 5920 Northwest 13th Street Description: Visit http://www.441market.com for more. More details... Alachua County Farmers Market May 25, 2013 at 8:30 am 5920 Northwest 13th Street Visit http://www.441market.com for more. View full event details... Haile Village Farmers Market May 25, 2013 at 8:30 am S.W. 91st Terrace, Haile Village Center, Haile Plantation Visit hailefarmersmarket.com for more. View full event details... Living History Days May 25, 2013 at 9:00 am Morningside Nature Center History comes to life at the little farm in the Piney Woods of Morningside Nature Center. Join us for Living History Days as park staff and volunteers interpret day-to-day life View full event details... Black Holes May 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm Santa Fe College, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83rd Street Building X-129 Gainesville Currently in distribution to more than 25 fulldome theaters worldwide, narrated by Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson, Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity brings the current science of black View full event details...

26 Events on May 26, 2013 Highlands Community Garden Workday Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: May 26, 2013 - 2:00 pm Location: Highlands Presbyterian Church garden: 1001 NE 16th Avenue Gainesville, FL Description: Join your fellow community members at Highlands Community Garden (1001 Northeast 16th Ave) every Sunday at noon for good company and work (fun) in the garden. They currently have 14 vegetable beds and are working to create more. They hope that this site will become a hub for the varied groups in Gainesville working to create sustainability in the community. Future plans include an edible food forest as well as a composting site, both of which will be used to educate interested parties in the basics of gardening and permaculture practices. More details... Highlands Community Garden Workday May 26, 2013 at 12:00 pm Highlands Presbyterian Church garden: 1001 NE 16th Avenue Gainesville, FL Join your fellow community members at Highlands Community Garden (1001 Northeast 16th Ave) every Sunday at noon for good company and work (fun) in the garden. They currently have 14 View full event details... Sunday Local Market May 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm Citizens Co-op, 435 S. Main Street Gainesville, Florida 32601 Local & Fresh - Produce, Free Range Eggs, Baked Bread, Hot Dishes, & more! View full event details... Sunday Local Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: May 26, 2013 - 5:00 pm Location: Citizens Co-op, 435 S. Main Street Gainesville, Florida 32601 Description: Local & Fresh - Produce, Free Range Eggs, Baked Bread, Hot Dishes, & more! More details... ACEL Bikes de Mayo May 26, 2013 at 6:00 pm Cycle to the High Dive to celebreate National Bike Month with ACEL's Bikes de Mayo social event! ACEL Bikes de Mayo is a fundraiser for ACEL's advocacy initiative to have View full event details...

28 Events on May 28, 2013 Porter's Community Farm Workday May 28, 2013 at 7:00 am Porters Community Farm, 518 SW 3rd Street The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is: View full event details... Garden Workday at Downtown Farmers Garden May 28, 2013 at 9:00 am Downtown Farmers Garden @ Alachua County Administration Bldg. 12 SE 1st St. Volunteer gardeners are needed every Thursday at 9 AM. Your contribution can be as little or as much as you wish. To volunteer or host a gardening event please contact View full event details...

29 Events on May 29, 2013 Porter's Community Farm Workday May 29, 2013 at 7:00 am Porters Community Farm, 518 SW 3rd Street The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is: View full event details... Barnyard Buddies May 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm Morningside Nature Center On this farm every Wednesday youngsters, with an adult, can meet and greet farm animals by helping staff with afternoon feeding. With a sheep here—and a cow there— learning about View full event details... Union Street Farmers Market Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: May 29, 2013 - 7:00 pm Location: Downtown Gainesville Description: Visit http://www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com for more. More details... Union Street Farmers Market May 29, 2013 at 4:00 pm Downtown Gainesville Visit http://www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com for more. View full event details...

30 Events on May 30, 2013 Green Globes Professional (GGP) Training May 30, 2013 at 12:00 am UF TREEO Center, 3900 SW 63 Blvd Become a GGP Now! Register today and earn your GGP credential. (http://ufl.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c830fdada7c2b626c317c0001&id=8bc3a9f8c3&e=dbf1cc6eb6) The Green Globes building assessment and certification program is supported by independent Green Globes Professionals (GGPs). Until now, View full event details... Santa Fe River Springs Basin Working Group Meeting May 30, 2013 at 9:30 am Opera House (above the Great Outdoors Restaurant, 65 N. Main Street, High Springs) The Alachua County Environmental Protection Department invites residents to the Santa Fe River Springs Basin Working Group Meeting. The Santa Fe River Springs Basin Working Group is a public forum View full event details... High Springs Farmers Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: May 30, 2013 - 6:00 pm Location: High Springs Description: Visit http://www.farmersmarket.highsprings.com for more. More details... High Springs Farmers Market May 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm High Springs Visit http://farmersmarket.highsprings.com/ for more. View full event details... Porters Community Farm Workday May 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm Porters Community Farm, 518 SW 3rd St The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is: View full event details... City of Gainesville Bike Pedestrian Advisory Board Meeting May 30, 2013 at 7:00 pm Alachua County Admin. Bldg (Grace Knight Conference Rm - 2nd Fl) 12 South East 1st Street - Gainesville, Florida Board information and meeting materials can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/btr825b View full event details...

31 Events on May 31, 2013 Free Community Meditation Group May 31, 2013 at 8:45 am Sancutary Yoga, located in the Seigle building, 408 W University Ave., No. 112. Free Community Meditation Group meets every Friday. Sessions start with 15 minutes of breathing work and stretching, a half hour of seated practice and then everyone takes a couple of View full event details... Porters Community Farm Workday May 31, 2013 at 1:00 pm Porters Community Farm,518 SW 3rd St, The volunteers for the GIFT Garden Installations and Porters Community Farm are switching to their summer schedules to accommodate the heat. The new workday schedule for Porters Community Farm is: View full event details... Thronebrook Village Farmer's Market Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: May 31, 2013 - 6:00 pm Location: Thornebrook Village, 2441 NW 43rd Street Description: The vendors sell local produce, preserves, vegetarian food, honey, and orange marmalade made from citrus grown in Gainesville backyards. More details... Thronebrook Village Farmer's Market May 31, 2013 at 3:00 pm Thornebrook Village, 2441 NW 43rd Street The vendors sell local produce, preserves, vegetarian food, honey, and orange marmalade made from citrus grown in Gainesville backyards. View full event details... Our Village Market Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: May 31, 2013 - 8:00 pm Location: 22050 Highway 441 N, Micanopy Description: Visit http://www.hogtownhomegrown.com/Farmers_Market.html for more. More details...