Hi Meetup Member,

Here are a few items and events I thought you might want to know about. Note the events set for this Frday and Saturday!

Sure hope that you were part of the packed house for the special presentation by Dr. Michael Greger at our Veg Dinner Series in Owings Mills. The event featured a review and quiz on the latest nutrition research of the past year. Dr. Greger was amazing!

One of our members, Jamie Cohen, was unable to find her much-loved bunny shaped serving dish after the dinner. Please let us know if you can help us locate it.

There?s also information below on Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary?s annual open house, which is always a terrific event.

Hope to see you at Earthsave?s October dinner, which will feature Registered Dietician Debbi Kauffmann talking about a nondiet approach to weight management.

Be well!

Peace, Don Robertson


DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWING: of ?Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice?

Black Diamonds charts the escalating drama in Appalachia over the alarming increase in large mountaintop coal mines. These mammoth operations have covered 1200 miles of headwater streams with mining waste; demolished thousands of acres of hardwood forest; and flattened hundred of Appalachian mountain peaks. Citizen testimony and visual documentation interwoven with the
perspectives of government officials, activists, and scientists create a riveting portrait of an American region fighting for its life--caught between the grinding wheels of the national appetite for cheap energy and an enduring sense of Appalachian culture, pride, and natural beauty.

Sponsored by the Howard County Sierra Club
Contact - Brigitte Fortin -[masked] - [address removed]
http://www.maryland.sierraclub.org/hc/
www.blackdiamondsmovie.com

Friday, September 19, 7:15pm
Howard County Recreation and Parks office
7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD[masked]
FREE OF CHARGE
Filmmaker Catherine Pancake will take your questions after the film and the movie will
be introduced by local businesswoman Ginny Robertson, who has ties to Appalachia.

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Earthsave Dinner Lecture Series October 11 event:
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: FACT VS FICTION

We are bombarded daily with misinformation from the diet industry about what healthy weight is and how to achieve and maintain it. Come and hear what is the best way to achieve and maintain your healthy, natural weight.

Registered Dietician Deborah Kauffmann is one of the pioneers of the nondiet approach to weight management in the Baltimore area. Deborah has been providing nutrition counseling for disordered eating to adults and adolescents, as well as children and their families, since 1990. She is the former Director of Nutrition Services at the Center for Eating Disorders at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. She also offers Largely Positive, a free support group for adults of size.

DINNER GUESTS are asked to bring a dish made without animal products to serve five times the number in their party, along with a donation of $5 ($2 for members). Or you may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee ($10 for members). Please give 2 days notice if paying for dinner. Monthly dinner/lecture events are held on the second Saturday at the Learning Center/Yoga Studio of Your Prescription for Health, 10210 S. Dolfield Rd. in Owings Mills.

Other events, details and directions are at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/.

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HOLISTIC NUTRITIONIST KASIA KINES, has changed her location and is now with Holistic Nutrition of Baltimore at Green Spring Station. She still sees individual patients and has set up an exciting assortment of classes.

A GROCERY SHOPPING-COOKING CLASS "TRAINING" ADVENTURE
A THREE-CLASS SERIES
with a Holistic Nutritionist:

Sept 18, TH 7pm-8:30pm Guided Shopping Tour a Whole Foods Market. Don't be intimidated by an upscale health food store and high prices. Learn how to save money and become a savvy healthy shopper. We meet at the sitting area at Whole Foods Market in Mt Washington, 1340 Smith Ave, Baltimore MD 21209

Sept 19, F 7pm-8:30pm Gather to discuss the shopping tour yesterday and to decide what we will learn to cook tomorrow! Location: Heart's Gate Wellness Center, 1014, Dulaney Valley Ave, Towson MD 21204, right off the exit off 695 towards Towson

Sept 20, SAT 2pm-3:30pm Cooking Class! Now that you learned how to shop, let's cook ups some of the delicious yet unfamiliar foods! The foods are whole-food based, anti-inflammatory,
dairy, egg, and gluten free. Location: same as Sept 19, above

Fee: $95.00 per person for three sessions; register for all three only


8-WEEK TOTAL NUTRITION MAKEOVER
Change your Life this Fall!

Group meets weekly: Sept 29 - Nov 17
Every Monday 7:30pm-9:00pm
Fee: $299.00; 5-10 participants per group

Get support you need on your journey to a better health!
Have you have always been into nutrition and as you try to piece it together, you grow more frustrated with conflicting information and health fads?
Do you have tons of questions to ask about nutrition?
Do you want a strategy for a sustainable weight loss?

Each week will focus on one particular topic, e.g. fats, carbs, proteins, weight, stress,reading food labels, etc. You will be expected to take part, ask questions, argue, work in groups, have fun, and change your life ... for better! Expect at least one "Aha" moment too! For details, go to "Other Services" at www.kasiakines.com

Free Monthly Support Group Meetings
The meetings are for current and past clients and patients

Sept 20 SAT 10:30am-11:30am for current or past clients and patients
Oct 18 SAT 10:30am-11:30am
Nov 18 SAT 10:30am-11:30am
No meeting in December; will resume as of Jan, on 3rd Sat of each month, 10:30am.


THURSDAY EVENINGS WITH A NUTRITIONIST: at Green Spring Station

Sept 25, TH 7pm-8pm Sugar Blues..going, going...gone! Simple strategies to make your sugar cravings history! $30.00/person

Oct 23, TH 7pm-8pm Healthy Eating for Busy People, a workshop packed with delicious ideas and surprisingly simple stategies. $30.00/person

Nov 13, TH 7pm-8pm Secrets of a Happy-Tummy Holiday Season. Learn delightfully simple strategies to style during the holidays - with optimal energy and smooth digestion! No more lethargy and bloating.
$30.00/person

FREE DIABETES CLASS

Oct 3, Fri 6:00pm-7:00pm Healthy Snacks and Small Meals for Diabetes. All welcome but please pre-register by Oct 1. Call[masked]. Location: Manual Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine; 3612 Falls Rd, Baltimore MD 21211 (Hampden, near the Ave). If going north on Falls Rd south towards Hampden, turn R ito 36th St, then 1st R into Cairnes Ln. Park on R where it says " Falls Rd Medical Center Staff parking". Enter the back door.


30-DAY REJUVENATING DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM
at Green Spring Station $499/person

This is a life-changing yet gentle program, if you are ready! It includes group AND individual sessions and is highly individualized. You will lose weight and may begin to ..."glow"! For details and testimonials, go to www.kasiakines.com and click on "Detox Program" or come to a free introduction class listed below.

Fall Group Oct-Nov 2008

Oct 4 SAT 9:30am-10:30am FREE Detox Introduction Class
Oct 11 SAT 9:30am-12:30am 30-Day Program Kickoff
Oct 25 SAT 9:30am-10:30am Mid-program follow-up meeting
Nov 8 SAT 9:30am-12:30pm Program Ends

Winter Group Jan-Feb 2009

Jan 3 SAT 9:30am-10:30am FREE Detox Introduction Class
Jan 10 SAT 9:30am-12:30am 30-Day Program Kickoff
Jan 24 SAT 9:30am-10:30am Mid-program follow-up meeting
Feb 7 SAT 9:30am-12:30pm Program Ends


Kasia Kines MS CNS LDN
Lincensed Nutritionist
www.kasiakines.com
Holistic Nutrition of Baltimore
FALL WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS
Registration required; please register minimum 3 days before the class
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Poplar Spring Animal Shelter: Eleventh Annual Open House and Fundraiser
Sunday, October 12, 2008

1 to 5 p.m.

Our biggest event of the year ? and everyone?s invited! Come enjoy a live band, delicious catered food and drink, a fabulous silent auction, clowns and face painting, speakers, and the opportunity to stroll around and visit the rescued animals. No admission fee, but donations (of any amount) are very much appreciated. RSVP requested.
See more info at http://www.animalsanctuary.org/index.html.

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Baltimore's Farm Sanctuary Walk-A-Thon will be on Saturday October 18th in Pikesville, Maryland. Put on your walking shoes and take steps toward compassion for farm animals today. Help raise funds for and awareness about Farm Sanctuary's vital rescue, education, and advocacy efforts for farm animals in need. To register for the event, contact the local walk coordinator: Jamie Cohen by E-mail: [address removed] or call[masked]. Registering 3 weeks before the walk will guarantee you a T-shirt with the $15 registration fee. The day of the event, the fee is $20 and we can't guarantee the shirt. For more info about the farm, go to www.farmsanctuary.org

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WomanTalk Live Radio Show, with co-hosts Ginny Robertson and Ann Quasman, is moving on up! Their weekly program is now being carried on WCBM, 680 AM, and will be broadcast on Saturday nights from 6-7 pm.
Their first show on the new station and timeslot will be this Saturday, September 20th, and the topic will be ?Roomates or Romance: What?s Your Relationship Like??
You may also listen to recordings of nearly all of Ginny and Ann?s previous programs by going to http://www.womantalklive.com/podcasts.html. One earlier program you might like to check out is the interview with Earthsave Baltimore director Don Robertson talking about ?Eating Green,? the program on 6, 25, 08. For more info, go to http://www.womantalklive.com/index.html