Slow Down Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-I_NmW-Jg&feature=kp

The Consumer Pig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqRXBJgapQ

Das Rad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IjHxLm2kYw

Humane and Sustainable foods in MB

Here is a link of farms, local foods and restuarants that use humane and sustainable methods.

http://www.winnipeghumanesociety.ca/humane-certified-meat-and-eggs

Food Inc. - An Alternate View

For resources presenting an alternate view to the movie "Food Inc", Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba has put out a list of resources you and your students can access. It's a really good resource for class debates in the grade 10 geography Food From the Land cluster.

http://www.aitc.mb.ca/documents/FoodInc.-TheAlternativeViewResources_002.pdf

Ponnukokur Recipe

I'm lucky enough to have a ponnukokur pan from Iceland, but apparently you can make these on other fry pans.  :)

Ponnukokur (Icelandic Pancakes)

2 eggs
1/3 cup granulated sugar (sorry, Gary!)
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup whipping cream
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder

Beat eggs.  Add sugar, salt, vanilla and cinnamon.  In a separate bowl, combine milk and whipping cream.  Dissolve baking soda in a little bit of boiling water and add to milk.  Sift flour and baking powder together and add to egg mixture alternately with milk.  Stir well!

To fry, use a fairly heavy griddle pan.  Rub bottom of pan with butter tied in a small cloth.  Lift the pan while you pour about 1/4 cup of batter.  Tip the pan around to spread batter out thinly.  Set back on heat as quickly as possible.  Turn and fry on other side.  Sprinkle with brown sugar and stack.  When you are done frying, sprinkle a bit more brown sugar on each ponnukokur and roll up separately. Cut in half and serve.

Rhubarb Bread (from allrecipes.com):
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Rhubarb-Bread-I/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=rhubarb%20bread&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

Cruise Ship Environmental Report Card

In case you're looking into taking a cruise soon...my wife and I get a D+ for picking Carnival!!!http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/93/3d/a/2562/2012_cruise_ship_report_card.pdf

How did you spend your 16th birthday?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/11/malala-day-yousufzai-speaks-at-un.html

Resources for 'Anticipating Unintended Consequences' presentation:

Use of Pesticides:
 http://www.thersa.org/events/rsaanimate/animate/rsa-animate-21st-century-enlightenment
http://www.green-blog.org/2010/05/19/5-reasons-why-pesticides-are-bad/

Draining Wetlands for Farming:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/iwmp/willow_creek/documentation/ducks.pdf
http://www.pembinatoday.ca/2013/05/31/wetland-drainage-worsens-flooding-woes

Genetically Modified Crops:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H9WZGKQeYg

http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php

Farmed Fish:  http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/
            http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/fisheries/commercial/aqua.pdf

This sounds pretty sustainable...

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/worlds-largest-building-opens-in-chinese-city-of-chengdu-with-an-indoor-faux-ocean-beach-215199341.html

White Spotted Horse - Canadian Indigenous Historical Timelines

White Spotted Horse

UNDERSTANDING CANADA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

The first—and most important—step towards understanding the Canadian Indigenous history is to recognize that Indigenous people are strong people. In spite of the severity of the many issues that individuals, families and communities face, Indigenous peoples are demonstrating their resiliency and remergence to equal standing within the Canadian society.

The shared history between Indigenous peoples and European settlers is one of cultural disruption and missed opportunities. Generations of Indigenous peoples experienced profound, unsought and irreversible changes in their cultural and family life as a result of colonization. Many Indigenous people are working to change the cycles of abuse, the social and economic disruption, the loss of languages and the assimilation and lost of their cultures and identity.

Aboriginal people are building bridges of reconciliation and working to create educational communities where their children are respected and their cultures are reflected and appreciated in Canadian society. They are rebuilding their Aboriginal cultures and hope to right the relations of the past. However, many challenges still exist today. Education is a key to this positive change.

WE ARE ALL TREATY PEOPLE!

- quote from the website

Canada: Apartheid Nation (2011 - Official Trailer)

Canada: Apartheid Nation (2011 - Official Trailer)

"Canada: Apartheid Nation" is a documentary short which sheds light on the devastating situation that many Northern First Nations people in Canada are forced to live in. 

Animal rights

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/a-tiny-cage-is-not-a-life/article13117337/

The Dangers of Plastic Bags.ppt

Download danger of plastic bag power point. use download tab

Boyan Slat: How the oceans can clean themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROW9F-c0kIQ

Raw Brownie recipe

Brownie:
2 cups walnuts or pecans
13 oz pitted baking dates
1/8 tsp. coarse sea salt
1/8 tsp. orange zest
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 avocado, pitted and peeled
½ cup of raw cocoa powder

 

Frosting:
3 avocados, pitted and peeled
1/8 tsp. coarse sea salt
½ cup raw cocoa powder
½ cup raw agave nectar, plus more to taste

 

In food processor, mix all base ingredients, then pat down in an 8-inch square baking pan. Puree all frosting ingredients in a food processor and spread on base. Cover and freeze at least 3 hours. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve cold.

How Nature Sustains Life

: http://www.haikudeck.com/p/eSk3T2XH9k

Powtoon- a fun alternative to PowerPoint & Prezzi

http://www.powtoon.com/

http://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/festival-du-voyageur/mercredis-en-musique-concert-series/

Lunchtime concert series hosted by Festival being held on Provencher Blvd. every Wednesday until the end of August.

Funny Video

Funny Video - Blind Date Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luum91BRy_w

Habitat for Humanity Manitoba : Volunteers urgently rneeded for Saturday 13th July

I received this email from Habitat for Humanity today and they are looking for volunteers this Saturday. If you haven't done a Blitz Build for Habitat before it's lots of fun!! 
Heather


Hi everyone.
As you likely know we are in the middle of our Blitz Build event.
Unfortunately today we have had a large group cancellation for the build on Saturday 13th July. This means that we urgently need fifteen willing construction volunteers to sign-up for House 214 on July 13th. I have updated the Volunteer Hub to allow you to self book at this link:
http://habitatmbca.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=1376508
If you prefer then please feel free to email me or phone to reserve your spot....I am very willing, able and happy to do all the clicking for you! (save those iphone fingers!)
We also have spaces on some of the other houses so please join in if you can!
Building is at Fernbank Avenue (about 1.5km North of Chief Peguis Bridge along Main). We meet in the St Nicholas Tavelich Church basement at 7.30am

Thanks Greg!
gmallett@habitat.mb.ca
204-233-5160 ext 263

funny links

http://youtu.be/EBM854BTGL0
http://youtu.be/KWFfDyupGpQ

Rick Mercer - Canadian Government Explained

Rick Mercer

Red River Textiles

http://www.haikudeck.com/p/NkOFwU9Fed

Anyone have more links for local organic farms that will sell product directly to the public?

http://marl.mb.ca

Youth Leadership in Social Justice Program - thanks Heather E for introducing!
For more info you can email ed@marl.mb.ca

Empathy Group Presentation
By Heather, Lauren, Kristy, and David
http://prezi.com/fvxebpfh5bdu/present/?auth_key=yjrro39&follow=gb3en2on75pb

Empathy Group Presentation Resources 

Book resources demonstrating and explaining empathy

The Giving Tree.  New York, By S.Silverstein (1964).

The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Metis Story: Dorion, by Leah M. (2009). 

Ecoliterate: How educators are cultivating emotional, social, and ecological literacy, by Goldman, D., Bennett, L., Barlow, Z. (2012). 

Roots of empathy program website resources.

http://www.rootsofempathy.org/en/where-we-are/north-america/canada/manitoba.html

http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/roe/

http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/roe/rootsposter_en.pdf

http://www.mfnerc.org/programs/childhood-development/

Seeds of empathy program (for N-K)

http://www.seedsofempathy.org/

Videos showing empathy among animals

True friends never forget (elephant and dog)

http://youtu.be/qlajUJ1ygdI

Do animals feel empathy? (Bonobo apes sharing with strangers)

http://youtu.be/xLVcAHOzXKo

Elephants maurning the dead

http://youtu.be/Vx3B1VuGZro

Animal Odd couples-Blind horse and his Seeing Eye goat

http://youtu.be/uJjWwr-AjiQ

World Vision Anti Child labor campaign videos

http://youtu.be/bDLd5x-h-qw 

http://youtu.be/z_atUTEsoCs 

http://youtu.be/4J1sYC3zM2c 

RSAnimate Jeremy Rifkin The Empathic Civilization

http://youtu.be/l7AWnfFRc7g

The Declaration of Interdependence: A Pledge to Planet Earth by David Suzuki and Tara Cullis

http://youtu.be/FeOU5vydSBY

Funny Video - Pep Talk from Kid President

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o

Manitoba Envirothon

http://www.thinktrees.org/What_is_Envirothon.aspx

An engaging environmental education program for Gr. 9-12 students.  Get your students outside! 

A wonderful book about the "story" of our universe and our earth.

Bill Bryson- A Short History of Nearly Everything

Social Responsibility

Hey everyone,

Here is a link to a blog that highlights the activities and "goings on" with the Manitoba to Ecuador (to Manitoba) project coming out of Steinbach Regional Secondary School.

http://manitobatoecuador.wordpress.com/

Matheson's Natural Farm Products

Here's the link to my friends' website, Matheson's Natural Farm Products -- pork, poultry and honey products.

http://www.mathesonfarm.com/index.html

Is the chicken local?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRHJlE4PGI
Scene from the new IFC show Portlandia.

Thanks, Jason! Good stuff!

How to Foster Empathy in Your Classroom - Strong Ideas

- Building connections through a living library... have staff and students share their stories
- Sharing circle- have two buckets (1 empty, 1 full); if something positive happens to you, you fill the bucket; bucket dippers are people who try to empty your bucket
- Storytelling--> guest speakers, reading stories, telling your story i.e. have a newcomer come in to tell their story
- Have students create their own stories (something they have struggled with); it acknowledges their struggles... move toward some sort of action
- Volunteer exchange programs- initiated by students
- Students having pen pals in developing countries
- Skyping with another class; sharing stories, talk about classroom and family

Link to Story About Lord Selkirk Sister School

Lord Selkirk Sister School

Angie - Blackberry Salad with Creamy Feta

Here is the recipe for a blueberry salad that I am bringing for snack tomorrow.

Thought I would send it to you so you could post it - allergies and if people want to make it again!

Blueberry (Blackberry) Salad With Creamy Feta

1 recipe for Quick Pickled Onions (below)

4 oz. feta cheese

2 Tbsp. olive oil

  Dash crushed read pepper flakes (optional)

6 - 8 cups blueberries or blackberries

1/3 cup fresh mint leaves, large leaves torn

2 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel

1 Tbsp olive oil

1.  Prepare Quick Pickled Onions.

2.  Meanwhile, for creamy feta, in a food processor combine feta cheese, the 2 tablespoons olive oil, and red pepper flakes.  Process until smooth.

3.  In a large bowl gently toss blueberries, mint, sugar, lemon peel, and drained Quick Pickled Onions.  Arrange on a serving platter.  Serve with creamy feta; drizle olive oil.

Makes 12 servings.

Quick Pickled Onions

Thinly sliver 1 small or half a large read oinion.  In a bowl, toss onion, 3 tablesoons cider vinegar, 1 teasoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Cover; let stand at room temperatrue for 1 - 4 hours, stirring occsionally.

Sustainable South Osborne

Here's a link to Sustainable South Osborne.

Description from the website:

"Sustainable South Osborne Community Co-op (SSOCC) develops and supports local activities related to sustainable local food systems, active transportation, simplified living, and climate change. Our mission is to create a culture of sustainability and adaptability in our neighbourhood. Achieving this mission calls for energy, creativity, and inspiration of all of us that share the neighbourhood. Already we have lots of projects on the go. Participating in these projects makes our community a better place, so come and meet your neighbours and find common interests."

-Sorel

Grocery Store Wars

A great and funny video some of you might have seen:

Grocery Store Wars

Link to Farm Co-Op's in Manitoba

Link to Farm Co-Op's in Manitoba:
Community Supported Agriculture

The End of Food by Paul Roberts

"An indispensable book. . .the best analysis of the global food economy you are likely to find."  —Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma

"Everyone's got to eat, and this spellbinding book makes it clear why that may be a problem."  —Bill McKibben, The End of Nature 

Paul Roberts, best-selling author of The End of Oil, turns his attention to the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic needs is failing dramatically.
     In this carefully researched account, Roberts indentifies the forces that are undermining our capacity to produce food that is safe, nourishing, or adequate to meet the appetites of a rapidly growing population. In The End of Food, readers will see not only how our food systems are breaking down--but how they can be put back on a sustainable course.

http://www.theendoffood.com/

http://www.amazon.ca/End-Food-Industry-Destroying-Supply-/dp/1553651693/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373048087&sr=1-1&keywords=the+end+of+food

Anna Lappé & Food MythBusters -- Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uem2ceZMxYk

Aboriginal Writings of the Water

Aboriginal Writings of the Water

Tall Grass Bakery

http://www.tallgrassbakery.ca/bakeries.html

Documentary Link on Climate Change

Hey Folks,

Mike said that we could post interesting links on here that we might find useful in our classes. Some of you may have already seen the documentary "Chasing Ice" but if you haven't, or even if you have, please take a look at this link to a TED Talk from the creator of the documentary, James Balog.

What interests me most about this documentary is that we so often get caught up about talking about the science behind Climate Change but we can't necessarily 'see it' happening. This I find is especially true of our students. With this film, James Balog sought to show us using time lapse cameras focused on some of the world's largest glacial areas.

The TED Talk can be found here:

http://blog.ted.com/2012/11/26/on-our-must-see-list-james-balogs-chasing-ice/

The website for the film can be found here:

http://www.chasingice.com/

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Kevin

The Art of Deep Listening

Seth Galifianakis interviews Sean Penn

Welcome to the Education for Sustainability Summer Institute 2013