Green Calendar

This calendar is an effort to provide a snapshot of sustainability-related activities happening on campus.  We hope it will also be an opportunity to highlight community events and even further reaching activities; following the think globally act locally mindset.

This is a new initiative so check back often.  If you would like to see an event posted, let us know and we will do our best.  Please keep in mind that most events included will be organized by and hosted by others.  Sharing these is an effort of the Sustainability Office to support you in helping to reduce our collective impact on the environment and work toward a more just and equitable world.

December

December 1-20 OC Donation Drive.  Drop off donation for One City Peteroborough in the donation box outside of the OC Office.  Items they are looking for include: Clothing, socks, toiletries, blanets, flashlights/batteries, waterproofing spray and nonperishable snacks.

December 4 Wildlife Conservation Day! World Wildlife Conservation Day falls every December 4th to raise awareness and engage conversations about species that are endangered or under threat of extinction because of poaching, trafficking, and other environmental factors. Wildlife conservation is the act of protecting endangered and near-extinct species by preserving their natural habitat.

December 5 5-6:30pm (Hosted by The Seasoned Spoon) Learn to brew kombucha workshop! Participants will go home with a jar of brew and the SCOBY so you can prepare it on your own and share it with your friends. Email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com

December 5 International Volunteer Day! Take today to learn more about how volunteering can support your next steps through Trent's Co-Curricular Record or contact the Sustainability Office to volunteer.  Whatever you choose - all volunteering is good volunteering <3

December 5 World Soil Day!  World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources

December 6 (Hosted by the UN) COP15: Biiodiversity Conference 2022. Tune in Virtually to the 2022 United Nations Conference on Biodiversity being hosted in Montreal! The main objective of this conference is to adopt the 2020 global biodiversity framework which addesses conservation, protection, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems for the next decade.

December 11 International Mountain Day! Mountains are home to 15% of the world´s population and a quarter of the world’s land animals and plants. They provide fresh water for everyday life to half of humanity. Their conservation is a key factor for sustainable development and is part of Goal 15 of the SDGs.

December 22-January 6th Sustainabilty Office closed for the holiday.  We wish everyone a Happy, safe and sustainable holiday.

November

November 1, 2-3pm (Hosted by KWIC) KWIC Conversations: Allyship. Gzowksi College partnered with BIPOC student leaders in 2021-2022 to talk about “uncomfortable” things and we’re here to continue that conversation! Everyone is welcome to attend.  Event will be presented in a hybrid format both online and in person. If attending in person, visit KWIC E.Y.E Centre in ESC B101 at Trent University. A Zoom link will also be sent out in advance.  Registration is required. Please register on Eventbrite.

November 1 World Vegan Day! Trent is a great place to celebrate world vegan day with vegan options available across campus!  Never been to the Seasoned Spoon?  Stop in today and taste vegan done delicious!

*Co-Hosted by Trent's Sustaianbility Office* November 2, 11-2:30pm in the Peter Robinson Dining Hall.  Join us as we celebrate Fair Trade week with samples of Fair Trade Coffee, cookies made with Fair Trade Chocolate chips, information on Trent's Fair Trade Campus status, a raffle and more! 

*Hosted by Trent's Sustainability Office* November 2, 3-5:30pm. Join us for a cross-campus tour of the ways that sustainaibility is embedded in Food Services.  We will hear from partners farming on campus, spearheading waste reduction programs, offering vegan options, Smudge certified coffee and much, much more.  We will end the tour with a visit to the Trent Apiary and honey samples!  Meet at '76 Sips in cafe for the tour.

November 6-18 (Hosted by the UN) Climate Chnage Conference (COP27) tune in remorely to session where world leaders make critical descisions on action against cliamte change.

November 6, 11am-4pm.  Virtual or in Toronto. The 2022 EcoFair Toronto will be a mix of exhibitors, tasty and local sustainable food (come by for lunch!), games, kids' activities, and more, all designed to inform and inspire greener and more sustainable choices in our communities and daily lives. The event also showcases environmental non-profits and environmentally-friendly businesses to celebrate their success and inspire everyone to join them in taking action.

November 14, 5-7:30pm, cost $5 (hosted byt The Seasoned Spoon) Join the Seasoned Spoon, Trent Vegetable Gardens, and Sonyo Kitchens as we make vegan, gluten-free kimchi.  Sonyo kitchens will guide us as we chop, mix and ferment fresh veggies from the TVG, using their grandma’s traditional recipe that has been reimagined, using shiitake and kelp-based broth. Please register through The Seasoned Spoon website: https://www.seasonedspoon.ca/workshops 

November 15, 5:30-7pm (Hosted by Trent Veggie Gardens) Community Medicine Making Workshop!: Echinacea Tincture Stage three: bottling and usage. The last stage of a medicine-making seminar series. During the second workshop, located at Hutchison House Museum, just two days later, we will prepare the roots for tincturing and discuss their care and preservation and extraction process. During the third workshop, also located at the Hutchison House Museum, we will strain the tincture, bottle, label, and discuss usage.

*Co-Hosted byt Trent's Sustainability Office* November 16 11am-3pm (Co-hosted with TKE and in support of OPIRG's Free Market) Join us in the foyer of Ontonabee College for a Free Clothing Sawp.  Come and donate clothes that you no longer need want (or fit!) and pick up something new (to you!) for FREE.

November 16 2-3pm (Hosted by Life After Trent) The Conservation Biology Edition.  Come and listen to guest speakers Stephanie Landers, Dylan Radcliffe and Isa Profet to hear about their careers (and adventures) in conservation biology after the graduated from Trent. LHS 212

November 17 Take A Hike Day!  What better place is there than Trent to celebrate Take a hike day.  Gather your friends, head out to our 30 kms of Trails and take a hike! 

November 26 6:30pm start (Hosted by Peterborough Community Garden Network at All Saints Pulican Church) Film screening of Growing Cities.  RSVP at pcgn@greenup.on.ca

November 28, 5pm, cost $5 (Hosted by the Seasoned Spoon) Come cook with Hola! HOLA will be teaching us how to prepare and cook authentic dishes from various regions of Latin America. You will leave knowing how to prepare these foods at home and recipes.

October

October is Sustainability Month and Circular Economy Month!  Trent’s Sustainability Office, campus partners and groups across campus are all offering a wide variety of activities and programming this month.

October 1-31 (Hosted by Reep Green Solutions): Zero Waste Challenge. Track your landfill waste for the month and learn how you can move to zero waste habits through the choices you make, reuse and optimizing composting and recycling.

October 3, 2-3pm (Hosted by Food Services): Teaching Kitchen with Executive Chef Joe Pirie. Otonabee Commons Room. Learn how to make 3 easy, healthy, affordable meals using only 1 store bought rotisserie chicken! Chicken Caesar salad or wrap, one pot Southwest rice & chicken casserole and simple chicken noodle soup. Ask questions, learn new skills, have a blast & eat yummy food! Registration required. Find the link in the @trentfood bio

October 3-9 (Hosted by Flap Canada): Global Bird Rescue.  Timed with the peak of bird fall migration in North America, this effort strives to promote awareness and action to reduce bird-building collisions.

October 4, 2-3pm, Zoom (Hosted by Kawartha World Issues Centre): KWIC Conversations Reconcili-ACTION

October 5 (Hosted by Food Services): Connecting Through Food. Join us in the dining halls on Wednesday, October 5th to help student food security! All proceeds from the following meals will be donated to the TCSA Grocery Assistance Program: LEC- chicken twister wrap, CC- create your own noodle bowl, OC- Love me tenders chicken fingers, GZ- build your own pasta dish.

October 6 (Hosted by Food Services): Pay What You Can Harvest Lunch. All food service providers have joined together for a PWYC Harvest Lunch to support food security on campus! Join us on October 6 beginning at 11:30am in the Champlain Great Hall. Debit, credit, TrentU card & cash accepted. Lunch will be served on a first-come, first-serve basis. All meal proceeds will be donated to the TCSA Grocery Assistance Program on campus. Buffet lunch includes seasonal soup, garden salad, braised harvest cabbage, glazed carrots, roasted mini potatoes, oven baked chicken, (vegan option: herb & garlic baked tofu steak), canned beverages and apple strudel!

(Hosted by OCUSP, Ontario College and University Sustainability Professionals): Decolonizing Sustainability, 12:30-1:30pm. Please register to join our speaker Dan McGregor at this free event where he will help us take a look at identifying and assessing normative colonial constructs within Environmental and social sustainability programming. 

*Hosted by Trent's Sustainability Office* October 12 3-5pm: Food Sustainability Campus Tour. Please register for this free and exciting look at sustainability efforts across campus related to food.  This will include many stops talking to experts across campus who are working every day to make food on campus more sustainable including a campus farmer, visiting a farmed green-roof and a campus root cellar.  You will learn about Trent's Fair Trade campus designation, our Green Restaurant certifications, Trent's own blend of locally roasted coffee and much more!

October 17 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): Circular Economy Monday. This event kicks-off a week of themed days organized by Waste Reduction Canada. Today's theme of Circular Economy is designed to be informative and help individuals and organizations start to see their role in the Circular Economy. 

October 18 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): Textile Tuesday. Every piece of clothing we own has an environmental impact and 95% of clothing sent to landfill could have been reused or recycled.  WRWCan is raising awareness about the role of textiles in the circular economy.

October 19 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): e-Waste Wednesday.  With technology changing so rapidly the associated waste is increasing, rising to 53.6 million metric tonnes globally last year.  Use today to learn how we can do better.

October 20 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): Plastics Thursday. The world is looking to reduce the amount of single-use plastic we use.  We have given up straws and carry our own water bottles and utensils.  Use today to learn about how this movement is developing and what you can do.

October 21 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): Food Waste Friday.  Food that is lost or wasted every year (globally) adds 3,300,000,000tonnes of CO2e to our greenhouse gas emissions - not all food; just food that is not consumed.  Join WRW Canada today and take the pledge to reduce this waste.

October 21 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): Sharing Economy Saturday. One way to address waste and greenhouse gas emissions is to reconsider what we need/want to use verses what we need or want to own.  A growing opportunity to share resources is opening up opportunities to save money and reduce impact.

October 21 (Hosted by Waste Reduction Week Canada): Swap and Repair Sunday. Extending the life of everyday products by repairing or reimagining their use is becoming increasingly popular.  Not handy?  Take today to learn about resources that can help!

October 30, 7-9pm (Hosted by B!KE) Halloween Glow Ride.  The Peterborough Community Cycling Hub, 293 George Street  “Come help us carve a Hallowe’en jack-o-lantern across the Peterborough streetscape with a parade of glowing bicycles and spooky costumes. Meet in the back alley at BIKE at 6:45 pm for a 7 pm departure. Or pick a spot along the route to watch the spectacle. Family-friendly!”