RELATED LOCAL EVENTS
COLORADO BIONEERS
Oct. 17-19
 Bioneers (www.bioneers.org) is the preeminent international gathering of leading scientific innovators and environmental visionaries who offer practical solutions to the most pressing environmental and social issues of our time. Bioneers, in its 19th year, uniquely and authentically connects the dots between environment, health, social justice and spirit. Bioneers offers virtual conferences to educational institutions and community centers around North America. There is great potential for community networking and local organizing in Beaming Bioneers. The community-based nature of the satellite conferences facilitates a vibrant exchange among participants and allows for experiential activities and workshops. The program is designed to support individuals and organizations in learning about their own ecosystems, including urban environments, and how they can take action locally.
 In its sixth year, the Colorado Bioneers companion event creates community opportunities for sharing, learning and action, and brings together the region's progressive ideas, people and organizations. This is a uniquely affordable community event that brings together people from all walks of life working for social change. The 5th annual Colorado Bioneers features a live satellite feed of the main Bioneers plenaries, and is locally enriched with the Green Living Marketplace; film, music and arts; networking; children's eco-activities; service projects, and sessions and workshops on regional issues and community solutions.
Bioneers in Colorado is produced by University of Colorado Environmental Center in collaboration with numerous partner organizations, and is co-sponsored by Transition Boulder County.
THE NATURE OF CITIES
Documentary film fund-raiser, Oct. 25
 How can we stay connected to the nature around us in the cities where we live? How can we make our cities more than just sustainable, but also regenerative?
Director Chuck Davis (Transforming Energy) and Professor Timothy Beatley invite you to a fund-raising event and screening to help them finish their new PBS film, The Nature of Cities.
Come enjoy food, music and drink, and a 15-minute tour of model green cities around the world in a preview screening of scenes from the film in progress, plus a talk by Urban Planning Professor Tim Beatley (University of Virginia) on Green Urbanism.
Boulder Public Library, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Saturday, October 25.
TRANSITION-RELATED EVENTS IN COLORADO... AND BEYOND!
 To view (or post) Transition-related events throughout the state, please visit the TransitionColorado website. Utilizing social networking technology, this site will put you in touch with the heart of the Transition movement in Boulder, Lyons, Longmont, Louisville, Boulder Mountain Towns, Denver, Westminsiter, Evergreen, as well as at the University of Colorado and Naropa University.
And if you're interested in Transition events in the rest of the nation, see the Transition U.S. website!
ABBO-REGIONAL SEEDS UPDATE
As we enter times of severe economic struggle, it's a better time than ever to start thinking about where our food comes from and how we can increase our own ability and skill to provide for our sustenance. Seeds are one of the most renewable and sustainable sources of energy on the planet.
Abbondanza Organic Seeds and Produce will be offering its 2008 seed packs at a discounted price for the remainder of the 2008 season. Seed packs will be offered 2/$5 or $5/10. Take advantage of this savings and stock up for next year and beyond! Invest in seed stock and transform organic waste into soil that will continually provide fresh food and seed. In short, build soil, plant seeds!
Abbondanza will have seeds available the Boulder Farmers' Market for the remainder of the season as well as at their Farm Stand in Lafayette, special events, and through e-amil. Check the Abbondanza website for the 2008 seed listing.
Keep an eye out for the 2009 Abbo-Regional seed listing/catalog featuring even more diversity than years past! Questions? Email seeds@eatabbo.org.
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