UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY CALENDAR 
Ongoing Events
- University Office of Sustainability (UOS) Office Hours. Wednesdays, 12:30 - 2 PM 107 Nesmith Hall. A chance for UNH students to ask questions, get quotes and information for stories, and learn more about sustainability at UNH.
- Durham Community Dinners. Held the second Friday of each month and open to all! 5:30-7:00 PM, Waysmeet Center, across from Lot C, Mill Road, Durham. Durham Community Dinners promote sustainability and ease hunger in our community. Come and enjoy a delicious, healthy vegan and vegetarian meal with other folks in the community. Co-sponsored by the UNH Organic Garden Club, the Waysmeet Center, and the Cornucopia Food Pantry. Donations of food are always welcome, and volunteers are welcome from 2:30pm on! For more information, visit the Waysmeet Center online calendar or contact Larry Brickner-Wood at 862-1165.
- The UNH Arts & Entertainment Page has all the latest happenings at UNH, from the world-class Celebrity Series and the Traditional Jazz Series to the Art Gallery exhibitions and films.
- Energy Club Meetings. The meetings take place every Monday, 6PM - 7PM, Kingsbury Hall S145. Come join the UNH Energy Club meetings to discuss and learn about energy. You don't need to have any prior knowledge of the subject, we aim to educate our members! Our meetings will consist of presentations by faculty and students, open discussion sessions and information about our upcoming events. Find out more about us and our special events by visiting our website.
- Living Routes Program. This program brings students to Ecovillages around the world and inspires students to make change on a grass roots and personal level through self exploration, communal living, community outreach, and sustainability projects. Living Routes offers accredited study programs (January, Summer, Semester and Year Abroad) in Ecovillages in Australia, India, Peru, Scotland, Israel, Senegal, Brazil, Mexico and the U.S. Ecovillages are communities striving to create cooperative lifestyles in harmony with their local environments. From consensus decision making to ecological design to green building to community-scale renewable energy to women's empowerment and organic farming they offer positive visions and alternatives for humanity and the planet. Please contact Gregg Orifici, Director of Admissions, or 888-515-7333 with any questions you may have.
- 2009 New Hampshire Farmers' Markets. The Seacoast Growers Associatiosn list of Farmers' Markets taking place in southern New Hampshire. Feel free to email them with any questions. Durham Market: Mondays, 2:15 - 5:30 p.m. Pettee Brook parking lot. Kingston Market: Tuesdays, 2:15 - 5:30 p.m. "On the plains," Main Street/Route 111. Hampton Market: Tuesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Route 1 in the Sacred Heart Church School parking lot. Newmarket Market: Tuesdays, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Located on Timothy Street. Dover Market: Wednesdays, 2:15 - 6:00 p.m. 835 Central Ave. *new location * Exeter Market: Thursdays, 2:15 - 6:00 p.m. Swasey Parkway. North Berwick Market: Fridays, 3:00-6:00 p.m. Starting June 12th Town Hall Parking Lot. Portsmouth Market: Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1 Junkins Ave. in the City Hall parking lot.
- Great Bay or Isles of Shoals Discovery Cruise. Join the UNH Marine Docents this summer for a day cruise aboard the university’s research vessel, the R/V Gulf Challenger. Find out what UNH researchers are learning about the marine and estuarine environments, and get up close and personal with coastal creatures and local history. Cruises depart from the UNH pier in New Castle. Children ages 10 and older are welcome with an adult. For more information or to make a reservation, click here. Discovery Cruises are sponsored by UNH Cooperative Extension and N.H. Sea Grant.Isles of Shoals Discovery Cruise, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., $40. Click here for cruise dates. Great Bay Discovery Cruise, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., $25 For more information click here.
- Slow Food Seacoast Events: Slow Food Seacoast is the local chapter of the worldwide Slow Food movement. Together we work towards a healthier food system, slowing down the pace of life by focusing on the pleasures of good, clean, and fair food. Together, the volunteers of Slow Food Seacoast host events that focus on education and celebration. We seek to learn how food is produced and prepared by skilled farmers, artisans, and chefs, what we can do to support farmers and their land, and how to appreciate fresh, seasonal, and local food.
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