The Sequatchie Valley Institute invites you to come out Saturday April
16th and join us on our second Spring Wildflower hike, led by Christine
Bock, TN Aquarium Head Horticulturist and UTC Env. Science alumnus, on
April 16th  at 11 am central time (12 noon Eastern).  Come out and
enjoy the amazing wildflowers on the mountainside in the beautiful
Sequatchie Valley.
The hike will last about two hours. We will observe the wonderful
changes in diversity and color from the first hike.
BLOOMING NOW:  SHRUB BUCKEYE, PINK AND WHITE AZALEAS, BLUE PHLOX,
MAYFLOWERS, WHITE TRILLIUM,  GOLDEN RAGWORT, AND MILK VETCH--and MORE.
YOU MAY CATCH THE BRIEF FLOWERING OF TROUT LILY.  THE DOGWOODS AND
RED-BUDS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!
There will be a longer, rougher hike that continues into the late
afternoon.  We are only 45 minutes from UTC by car, but an infinite
distance in peace and quiet with the opportunity to enjoy the natural
world, hike on trails in a
pristine forest, and experience our sustainable lifestyle.

You are also invited to see our innovative natural buildings, solar
electric system and permaculture gardens and orchards, as well as hike
on our nature
trails.  Please call or email to let us know if you plan to come and we
will provide you with directions and more information.
The program is free, but donations for our non-profit educational
programs are accepted.  The Como Se LLama Crafts Gallery will be open,
with exceptional art made by our staff.  Profits benefit Sequatchie
Valley Institute.  Featured now:  Carol's Leaf Tiles and Ashley's Glass
Bead Jewelry.

See below for the remaining Spring events.

Carol Kimmons, Education Director
Sequatchie Valley Institute
Research and Education in Ecology and Sustainable Living
Rt. 1 Box 304
Whitwell, TN 37397
423 949-5922
Website:  svionline.org


April 23rd - "Lunch and a Log" Shiitake Mushroom Workshop for Aquarium
Members (and the public too; please register through the aquarium). 9am
- 1pm
Central Time. Learn how to grow your own delicious and nutritious
shiitake mushrooms, eat a delicious fresh garden and mushroom luncheon,
and take home a log that will produce mushrooms for several years!

April 24th - "Lunch and a Log" Shiitake Mushroom Workshop:  Cancelled

May 14th - "Wine in the Woods" wine-tasting fundraiser. For SVI members
only. You can
become a member at the door.

May 19-29th - Natural Building Workshop. This year's natural building
workshop is
scheduled for May 19-29th - it'll be an intensive 10 day workshop
covering a variety of
natural building methods, including cob and timber framing.

June 23-26th - "Food For Life" Workshops. The Sequatchie Valley
Institute at Moonshadow
invites you to the seventh annual "Food For Life" in the new millennium.
A gathering about
the source and protection of life held in beautiful rural Tennessee on
June 23-26, 2005.
Our sixth annual comprehensive food conference includes skill-building
workshops as
well as discussion-oriented political dialogues. Learn various food
preservation strategies
including canning, fermentation (miso, sauerkraut, kimchi, wine, beer,
mead and
champagnes) as well as different methods of cooking and diet choices,
macrobiotics,
health and nutrition. Attend workshops on edible and medicinal plants,
seed saving,
permaculture, biodynamic and organic gardening practices. Engage in
theoretical and
political explorations of the social and ecological implications of
industrial agriculture.
Discuss strategies for mobilizing against biotech and agribusiness, and
promoting
sustainable community based food systems instead of global monopolies.
Contact Moonshadow for a brochure which explains the schedule and fees
(available in
spring).
All workshops at the Sequatchie Valley Institute are intentionally
affordable using a sliding
scale based on your income. Food exchange is available.
For more information:
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(423) 949-5922
or see our website svionline.org