Upcoming Events:
Fertile Earth requests the presence of your company
"Feast on the Farm" Fundraising Dinner Party & Silent Auction at Paradise Farms to benefit the the Fertile Earth Foundation's projects, including "Fertile Roots Miami."
Please join us to celebrate the beginning of "Fertile Roots Miami" a food composting initiative with the City of Miami and participating restaurants, hotels and local urban gardening projects. We are diverting what was once food waste and turning it into a rich soil amendment to grow food for our local communities and close the food loop.
Four course organic dinner will be served by top local chefs, in the beautiful surroundings of the organic Paradise Farms. A live auction of spa, restaurant, hotel packages and more are to follow.
Menu co-created and prepared by:
Amarylis Guindin, Chef/Owner of Galerie Gourmet
Lynn Moulton, Area 31/Epic Hotel
Micah Edelstein, Grass Restaurant & Lounge
Dionette Kalkhofer, Om Garden Restaurant
Silent auction items:
* Mandarin Oriental Hotel Package (2 night stay, Dinner for two, Massage) - $1695 value
* Area 31 Gift Certificates - $100 value each
* Epic Hotel (2 night stay)
* Sunday brunch for 4 at Perricone's - $100 value each
* Plus many more auction items (restaurant, spa, yoga, alternative therapies, massage, etc)!
Only 19 tickets left!
$100 Donation. No tickets will be sold at the door. To purchase tickets, click here.
More events:
Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference, Miami Beach Convention Center, March 17 – 19, 2009 (www.connectionmiami.com)
Please check our blog for our most up to date list of events!
Event Experience
September 30, 2009
Future Classic Festival is a revolutionary event experience combing music, art, dancing, actions sports, video gaming, and much, much more.
See Fertile Earth Foundation photos and learn how participants amde this years event something to remember.
Events Listing
Greening the Hospitality Industry
Learn how to reduce expenses and boost revenues all by going green, taught by Lanette Sobel
January 15, 1 - 5 pm
Green Urban Living Center, Miami Dade Community College North Campus
Traditional Composting Class
Learn to compost in your own backyard, taught by Lanette Sobel
January 19, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Fairchild Tropic Botanical Gardens
Greening Your Home Class
Learn ways to green your home that promote good health & save money, taught by Lanette Sobel
Feb 3rd, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fairchild Tropic Botanical Gardens
Fertile Earth booth & Educational Workshop
February 6, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Coral Gables Museum Green Market Day
Merrick Park in front of City Hall at LeJeune and Biltmore Way
Greening the Hospitality Industry
Learn how to reduce expenses and boost revenues all by going green, taught by Lanette Sobel
February 6, 9 am - 1 pm
Green Urban Living Center, Miami Dade Community College North Campus
Beer Making Class - "Seed to Suds!"
When the apocalypse comes, you'll want to be prepared. Taught by Zach Krochina.
February 21th, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Fertile Earth NING
Composting With Worms Class
Master the art of producing nutritious soil from food scraps, taught by Lanette Sobel
February 24th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Fairchild Tropic Botanical Gardens
City of Plantation Green Day
GREEN Day! Is a Free & Fun....
Saturday, February 27th, 9 am - 3 pm, Liberty Tree Park, 7421 NW 5th Street
Dinner in Paradise
Fundraising Dinner Party & Silent Auction to benefit the Fertile Earth and our projects, including the "Fertile Roots Miami" Project.
March 7, 5:00 - 9:00 pm (See this page)
"Sustainable Food Waste Diversion in Urban Areas"
Presentation for the Southeast Recycling Conference, Destin, FL
March 9, 2010 @ 1:30 pm
Composting Worms Lecture (free)
March 13, 2010 @ 9 am
Farmer's Market Coral Gables
http://www.coralgablesmuseum.org
SVC/SE, Miami – 2010
March 17th - 19th, 2010
Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference
"Vermiculture in the Growing of Fruit Trees"
Lecture about worms and fruit
May 12th, 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Rare Tropical Fruit Council