Santa Fe Green Drinks
The Santa Fe Green Drinks currently has no one organizing these events. Feel free to contact edwin@greendrinks.org, if you are interested in taking this on. Good Luck!
I'm proud of the three years that I ran Green Drinks in Santa Fe. Here is a recap of the speakers, topics and restaurants that we explored. -Kathleen Chambers
Santa Fe Green Drinks – Celebrating 3 years of bringing the environmentally minded community together - Earth Day/April 2008 – October 2011
Contact: Joseph Lewis p)505 216 7529 e)admin@wiseimprovements.com
Santa Fe Green Drinks: Where being environmentally aware is not just for hippies anymore!
Green Drinks is a “green” social hour for learning and networking active in almost 800 cities worldwide. In Santa Fe, Green Drinks happens the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at a local business that recycles or practices some form of sustainability. Open to anyone working on or interested in environmental issues, from non-profit groups, business, government, academia to individuals who just want to network and learn.
2008
April 22: Sustainable Santa Fe, Katherine Mortimer at Second Street Brewery
May 27: Socially Responsible Investing, Cliff Feigenbaum, Publisher of Green Money Journey at Railyard Restaurant & Saloon
June 24: Water Harvesting, Nate Downey, author of Harvest the Rain and owner of Santa Fe Permaculture at Railyard Restaurant & Saloon
July 29: Local Energy, Mark Sardella, Executive Director of Local Energy at Rio Chama’s President’s Room
August: 26: Biodynamic, Lance Hanson, Owner and Founder of biodynamic-certified Jack Rabbit Hill Estate Winery and Peak Spirits Distillery at Rio Chama’s President’s Room
September 24: Farm to Restaurant Project, Chef Joel Coleman of Mauka & Vicki Pozzebon, Executive Director of Santa Fe Alliance at Mauka
October 29: The Cultural, Political and Market Impact of Green Building, Faren Dancer at Santa Fe Brewing Company
2009
January 28: Conservation issues in the legislative session, Sandy Buffet, Executive Director of the Conservation Voters of New Mexico at La Casa Sena Wine Cellar Lounge
February 25: Commercial Recycling: Fact or Fiction, Nancy Judd, Recycle Runway & Randall Marco, City of Santa Fe Solid Waste at Backroad Pizza
March 25: Green Building: New Codes and Incentives, Kim Shanahan of Santa Fe Area Homebuilders Association, Katherine Mortimer of Sustainable Santa Fe, Jody Lee of Homewise at Backroad Pizza
April 29: Ride the SF Southern Railway to the Galisteo Basin Preserve, Ted Harrison, Commonweal Conservancy at Santa Fe Depot
May 27: Permaculture, Joel Glanzberg, Regenesis at Backroad Pizza
June 24: Farmers Market, Tim Vos, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Farmers Market at Zia Diner
July 29: Power of Cooperatives, Mark Sardella, Local Energy at Teahouse
August 26: Renewable Energy Improvement Financing, Duncan Sil, Santa Fe County Economic Development at Joe’s Diner
September 30: Bioneers, Kenny Ausubel & Nina Simons, Co-founders of Bioneers at Flying Star
October 28: EcoWise Communities Institute, Jan-Willem Jansens, Executive Director of Earth Works Institute at BODY of Santa Fe
2010
January 26: Conservation issues in the legislative session, Sandy Buffet, Executive Director of the Conservation Voters of New Mexico at La Casa Sena Cantina
February 24: Community Supported Agriculture, Steve Warshawer of Beneficial Farms CSA at Second Street Brewery at the Railyard
March 31: Community Gardens, Bianca Sopoci-Belknap, Earth Care International at Backroad Pizza
April 22: Green Business, Scott Cooney, author of Build a Green Small Business & green business consultant at Rio Chama Steakhouse
May 26: How a restaurant can become Green, T.C. Gritt, Community & Recycling Organizer at Catamount Bar & Grille
June 30: Green Rails, Carol Raymond, President and General Manager of Santa Fe Southern Railway at Santa Fe Depot
July 23: Green Filmmaking, Holly Roach, Green Production Resource (Rained out) at Bishop’s Lodge Resort & Spa
August 25: Santa Fe Waste, Regina Wheeler, Director of Solid Waste for the City of Santa Fe at La Choza
September 29: Local Food Talk & Tasting, Kate Manchester, publisher of Edible Santa Fe at Flying Star Cafe
October 27: Permaculture & how it ties into local living economies, Scott Pittman, Permaculture Institute at Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill
2011
January 25: Legislative issues after the election of Gov. Martinez, State Representative Brian Egolf, Senator Tim Keller and Senator Peter Wirth at La Casa Sena
February 23: Local Food and Sustainable Wine, Executive Chef Megan Tucker and Sommelier Mark Johnson at Amavi
March 30: Green Filmmaking, Holly Roach, Founder of Green Production Resource at La Fonda on the Plaza
April 27: Community Homesteading, Amy Hetager & Lisa Styles, Home Grown New Mexico at Joe’s Restaurant
May 25: Americorps Youth Cadre, Presenting individual interns working for local organizations on local food issues at Backroad Pizza
June 29: Santa Fe River, Felicity Broennan, Executive Director of Santa Fe Watershed Association and Brian Drypolcher, River & Watershed Coordinator for the City of Santa Fe at Louie’s Corner Café
July 27: Socially Responsible Investing, Kimberly Kiel, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, at Junction
August 31: Sustainable Business, Real Food Nation Creative Director & Owner Blythe Timken, Chef Kim Muller and Resident Farmer, Karen at Real Food Nation
September 27: 3rd Annual Green Drinks on the Train featuring Bon Appetit Catering at Santa Fe Southern Railway
October 26: Quivera Coalition, Courtney White at Inn of the Loretto Living Room Bar