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People's Grocery Summer Youth Program
Applications due May 15.
West Oakland youth ages 16 - 22: want a summer job? Earn your money while
learning where food comes from, how it is produced, who profits from it, and
what the impacts of food are on personal, community and environmental
health.
Call 510-652-7607 or e-mail xan@peoplesgrocery.org for an
application.
SOL 5th Birthday Party
Sat, May 17, 3p.m., 1236 23rd St, Oakland.
Sustaining Ourselves Locally, an urban sustainabilit cooperative in Oakland, will celebrate its 5th birthday with a barbeque, fruit and wine tastings, speakers, presentations, DJs, live music and specially-concocted drinks.
Tickets are on a sliding scale from $5 to $20, and plants will be on sale all day.
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In Search of Good Food Bike Ride
Sun, May 18, 1p.m., 16th & Mission, San Francisco.
Meander around the City on your bike visiting sites that relate to the efforts of San Franciscans past and present to eat good food. The tour will finish at Alemany Farm in time for their weekend work day. Guest speakers will be waiting for riders at certain stops.
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Weaving the Worlds
Thu, May 22, 6:00 p.m., Fusso Gallery, San Francisco.
The Women's Earth Alliance presents an evening to unite women on the frontlines of environmental causes. Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute and CAFF's own Temra Costa will talk about the food price crisis. Featuring special guest musician Tina Malia.
Tickets cost $15, and are available from the Women's Earth Alliance website.
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More Events
As far as lists of food-related events around the state go, we find that Om Organics' list is pretty comprehensive. With a list this long, you're sure to be able to find a food related activity that matches your taste and your budget.
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Frugal Foodies
Weekly Budget Gourmandizing Parties!
Frugal Foodies, is a constantly-changing weekly gathering at which up to 15 strangers work together to make a shared, mostly local, organic and vegetarian meal. Every Tuesday night in south-west Berkeley.
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BALT Local Wine Tasting
Tue, Apr 22, 5-7:00p.m., Co. Co. County Wine Company
Come and sample a scintillating selection of local wines at the Co. Co. County Wine Company. Tastings are $50 per person, and proceeds will benefit the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust.
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Jim Hightower benefit for ALBA
Thu, Apr 24, 7:30 p.m., Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave.
America's most irascible and hilarious curmudgeon (Thieves in High Places) turns a benevolent eye on the brave souls who have found ways to break free from corporate tentacles and redefine success in business, politics, and life in general. Join the undaunted Jim Hightower for a fun evening at the Capitola Book Café.
Proceeds will go towards ALBA to help with its work training farmers in the business of environmentally responsible farming.
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Spring Fling at Slide Ranch
Sat, Apr 26, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Slide Ranch's seasonal celebration features live music, local organic cuisine and farm and craft activities. Children and adults can pet chickens, goat kids and lambs. A full range of activities is listed on Slide Ranch's website.
$20/person in advance, $25 on the gate.
Family tickets $75. Children 2 years and under free.
Slide Ranch is located at 2025 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach.
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More Events
As far as lists of food-related events around the state go, we find that Om Organics' list is pretty comprehensive. With a list this long, you're sure to be able to find a food related activity that matches your taste and your budget.
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Arbor Day 2008
Celebrate the Environment on Saturday, March 8th
Arbor Day is a nationally observed day that honors trees. Plantings events are widespread so check with your local environmental groups for activities near you. For Arbor Day events in San Francisco, you can go to http://www.sfarborday.org.
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Bee Symposium 2008
Sat, Mar 8 at Summerfield School & Farm, Santa Rosa
In this time of global ecological challenges, the honeybee is an indicator species
reflecting the enormous changes taking place in our world. Bee populations are dying and pollination ecology is deeply affected. As beekeepers, we must become stewards of the earth and change paradigms.
This one-day symposium offers information and speakers with new perspectives on honeybees and native pollinators, beekeeping practices, innovative approaches and ecological strategies for beekeepers.
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Food, Farming and the Future
Sat, Mar 22, 5p.m. at Toby's Feed Barn, Point Reyes Stn.
This evening celebrating the Spring Equinox will begin with a taste of spring flavors made from local Marin Organic produce and products. The reception will be followed by a lively presentation and dialogue with our panelists, Wendy Johnson, Janet Brown and Sara Tashker. Tickets are $10.
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ALBA Farmers' Market Conference
Free training for farmers Mar 17 & 18, Monterey.
Learn the ins and outs of direct market selling, and how to run a market at ALBA's free-of-charge conference. There will be two tracks to the conference, one for market managers and one for farmers. uest presenters and mentors who are national leaders in farmer training and the farmers' market movement will speak on issues focused on farmers' markets. Spanish interpretation will be provided. Registration deadline March 10.
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Sustainable Agriculture and Fair Trade Conference
Feb 15 - 17 at UC Santa Cruz
The California Student Sustainability Coalition and United Students for Fair Trade present the largest 2008 Pacific Northwest conference for high school and college students. This groundbreaking conference will provide the means to:
- Develop and strengthen inter-school connections and collaboration in order to deepen and expand the sustainable food and the fair trade movement
- Increase the number of skilled, knowledgeable and confident youth leaders in the western United States.
- Broaden the scope of the convergence to integrate fair trade and sustainable food-based initiatives in an effort to foster new alliances and partnerships toward creating more just and sustainable communities and institutions.
- Form relationships, light fires, and have fun.
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Slow Food Nation Town Hall
Fri, Feb 15, 1 p.m. at Milton Marks Conference Center, SF
Non-profits are invited to Slow Food Nation Town Hall to determine how they will all connect on Changemakers Day, a day-long convention at Slow Food Nation for organizations that work on social justice, environmental, education and food acccess issues. Get in touch with Lauren at Slow Food Nation for more information.
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Sustainable Seafood Dinner
Thu, Feb 21, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at FISH in Sausalito
Marin Organic invites you to join them for a local seafood feast, featuring crab, oysters, clams, mussels and more. The evening will benefit the Marin Organic Salmon Safe Program. Salmon Safe is a certification program designed to verify local producers' efforts in managing their operations with extra care for Marin's watersheds and helping in the return of Coho salmon and Steelhead trout to Marin County.
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Global Water Crisis Evening
Wed, Feb 20, 7:30 p.m. at 1st Cong. Church, Berkeley
International Forum on Globalization, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, Oakland Institute, Food & Water Watch, and Cody's Books present Maude Barlow, one of Canada's foremost water rights activists.
"Clean water is the bottom line of all bottom lines-and Maude Barlow shows, with compelling reporting, that we're about to go H2O-broke. But she's also a leader of an emerging movement for water justice, one that is starting to score victories in the desperate fight to keep a thirsty planet slaked." -Bill McKibben, author of "Deep Economy" and "The End of Nature"
More information >>
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Job Opportunity with BALT
Brentwood Ag Land Trust seeks Marketing Associate
BALT, the County Co-ordinator for Contra Costa's Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign, is looking for a marketing associate to work 15 hours per week.
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Eco-Farm Conference
January 23-26, Pacific Grove
The 28th annual Eco-Farm conference is selling out quickly, but at the time of writing there are still some places left. It's an essential event for those who work in the organic food industry.
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Slow Food Alameda Mambership Drive
5p.m. Friday, February 1 @ Rosenblums
Mark your calendars for the Slow Food Alameda Membership Drive and Kick off Event. Raffles, great wine, good food and guest speakers including Renato Sardo, Anya Fernald, Sylvan Brackett, Lorenzo Scarpone and Carmen Tedesco from Slow Food USA, Slow Food Nation, Slow Food San Francisco, Slow Food Berkeley, Chez Panisse, and the 2008 Golden Glass.
Please email Mark Hardwick: mark@slowfoodalameda.org, or Steve Rich: steve@slowfoodalameda.org with any questions.
Water Got You Down?
Farm bureau offers incentives for cover crops.
The Central Coast Agricultural Water Coalition is offering $200 incentives for cover crops planted in the Pajaro River Watershed.
Please contact Chris Goodson for more information at 831-477-0404.
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Central Coast Holiday Party -
Alphabet Soup
Dec 7, 5:30 - 9:00 pm
Celebrate the seasons and the sustainable agriculture community on the Central Coast with this annual potluck celebration! Join CAFF, CCOF, OFRF, WFA, ALBA, CFL and CASFS (sorry for all the abreviations!) for a great evening at Gizditch Ranch. For more info, contact Sam Earnshaw at sambo@cruzio.com or call the Central Coast office at (831) 761-8507.
UC Davis specialty crop conference & bus tour
Dec 12, 9am-5pm @ UC Davis ARC
The Small Farms Center Specialty Crops conference will address issues of consumer preferences, offer tips on what to grow and will play host to discussion on particular crops, such as blueberries and dragon fruit (pictured). There will also be a bus tour to markets in the Bay Area.
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Green Festival this weekend in SF
Nov 9 - 11, San Francisco
Come learn about all that is new and groovy at this year's Green Festival! Great speakers, worshops and exhibitors. Check out their website for more details. Green Festival SF
Green Career Conference in Berkeley
Nov 17 @ UC Berkeley
As the global issues of climate change and peak oil become increasingly urgent, we must rethink the way we occupy the planet and satisfy our basic needs, including food, shelter, transportation and energy.
Redesigning these basic needs will create a plethora of new jobs, entrepreneurial ventures, and exciting opportunities.
Join the Solar Living Institute and its cadre of sustainable living professionals for an interactive day of practical information that will help you find a rewarding career, and make a living while making a difference!
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Saturday, October 6
Hoes Down Harvest Festival
Capay Valley, Yolo County
On October 6 & 7, the 20th annual Hoes Down Harvest Celebration will take place at Full Belly Farm. According to co-owner of Fully Belly, Judith Redmond, the event is "Dedicated to honoring and promoting the knowledge of agricultural arts and sustainable rural living through inspiration and education". The farm is known throughout the state, nation and beyond as a model of sustainable farming. We encourage you to check it out for yourself! You can visit their website at http://hoesdown.org to learn about the details, activities and to get directions.
Sunday, October 7
Eat It to Save It! Ark of Taste Harvest Dinner
Brentwood, Contra Costa County
At Knoll Farms - home of Tairwà Produce, 5pm-9pm.
$125 per person, tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets.
Renew American food traditions with Slow Food Ark of Taste Chair, Poppy Tooker and Rick and Kristie Knoll! The storied flavors featured in this multi-course meal will include wild-caught Louisiana seafood paired with Knoll Farms specialty heritage produce and locally produced wines from award-winning Bloomfield Vineyards! A retinue of Bay Area chefs will transform these inspiring ingredients into magical courses for a once-in-a-lifetime evening in the bucolic setting of the fragrant fig orchard at Knoll Farms.
All proceeds will benefit Slow Food Nation, to be held in San Francisco in July, 2008.
For more information contact Poppy Tooker: poppy@poppytooker.com
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Wednesday, Oct 10
Local chefs and farmers pair up in the Cellar Kitchen at Macy's
Union Square, San Francisco, 6:00 pm
Warren Weber of Star Route Farms teams up with Cal Peternell of Chez Panisse Cafe team up to create a delicious dish. Seating is first-come, first-served. A $10 donation to CUESA will get you a seat at the demonstration, a sample of the featured dish, a glass of wine from Benziger Family Winery, a Ferry Plaza Farmers Market tote, and a sample of Origins' new organic skin care line.
Information: www.cuesa.org
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Thursday, October 11
Society for Food and Agriculture Ecology Film Screening
"Our Daily Bread and We Feed the World"
Berkeley, Alamdeda County
Guests will enjoy a conversation with San Fransico area breadbakers Steve Sullivan (founder Acme Breads), Julie Cummins (CUESA) Phoenix Pastaficio, moderated by Renato Sardo (ex. President of Slow Food International)
At the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, 6:30pm
Our Daily Bread is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas.
We Feed the World is a film about food and globalization, fishermen and farmers, long-distance lorry drivers and high-powered corporate executives, the flow of goods and cash flow-a film about scarcity amid plenty. With its unforgettable images, the film provides insight into the production of our food and answers the question of what world hunger has to do with us.
Free to the public. For information: agrariana.org/film-series
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Friday, October 12
People's Grub Party
Oakland, Alameda County
Free and open to the public.
6pm-9:00pm
3230 Market Street, Oakland CA 94608
Featuring:
* Nutritional cooking demonstration
* Food Justice Presentation from our Peer2Peer Program
*Spoken Word by Tureeda Mikell
*Meet and talk with Bryant Terry co-author of "Grub"
*Good Food, music and community
Contact Jeannine at: Jeannine@peoplesgrocery.org or (510) 652-7607
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Saturday, October 13
Facing Sustainability: Putting a Face on a Sustainable Food System
Davis, Yolo County
At the TS Glide Ranch in Davis, CA (home of the Community Alliance with Family Farmers), 2-5pm.
The California Institute for Rural Studies is pleased to invite you to help us celebrate our 30th anniversary. Featured speakers include Don Villarejo, Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Kirke Wilson. We will be featuring local foods and wines, music and a silent auction.
Tickets are $40/general public and $15/students (if purchased by September 21st). A limited number of scholarships are available. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website at: http://cirsinc.org/Celebration.html or call 530-756-6555.
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Thursday, October 18
UAS Green Movie Night: Food Justice & Forest Gardening
San Francisco
Little Roxie Film Center, 3125 16th Street, San Francisco, 6-9pm
Food Justice is a documentary about the food justice movement, made by Martina Brimmer and Zora Tucker in 2006. The extraordinary vision of various organizations in West Oakland and San Francisco brings to light the spirit of the food justice movement.
Forest Gardening - both informative and inspiring, this video features Robert Hart in his pioneering Shropshire garden, explaining the principles and practice of forest gardening; Ken Fern of Plants for a Future, who grows 1500 species of useful perennial plants on a windy plot in Cornwall; and Mike and Julia Guerra who have created a tiny garden behind their maisonette in Hertfordshire, using permaculture, forest gardening and organic principles. For as little as two hours work a week, they can supply produce for six months of the year.
Forum Speakers:
Michael Scribner, Executive Director for the Haight Ashbury Food Program
Temra Costa, Program Manager - CAFF
Admission:
$9 general admission, $5 for seniors and New College students, payable at the Roxie box office two doors down. Additionally, a discount is available to qualified UAS members - for more info go to http://www.UAS.coop/join
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Thursday, October 18
Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology film screening of Fed Up, Fowl, Pollen Nation and Islands at Risk
Berkeley, Alameda County
The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street
6:30 pm
Enjoy a conversation with Singeli Agnew+ Josh Fisher (filmmakers); Angelo Sacerdote (film-maker); Claire Kremen (bee expert); Renata Brillinger (Cal GE Free)
Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials, and activists Fed Up! presents an entertaining and informative overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution and what we can do about it.
Fowl is a short documentary examining how chicken has become central to the revolution in how we produce our food. The film looks at how society has become disconnected from what we eat and how our food system has become dependent on fossil fuels.
Pollen Nation follows the journey of third generation beekeeper Jeff Anderson from the honey harvest on the High Plains to the warm winter-feeding grounds of California. It also explores the history of human interaction with bees, from ancient Egyptian beekeepers to professional bee brokers in the 21st century.
Islands at Risk: Genetic Engineering in Hawai'i looks at some of the possible impacts, including allergic and immune system responses from exposure to biopharmaceutical crops -both in humans and in Hawai'i's endangered species- and contamination of regular food crops such as papaya, taro, coffee and corn with genetically modified versions of those crops.
Discussion theme: bees, transgenics and the prospects for pastoralism
Free to the public. For information: agrariana.org/film-series
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Saturday, October 20
Zest
Capay Valley, Yolo County
At Capay Valley Vineyards & Full Belly Farm, 2pm-10pm.
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers and Arriba Adventures invite you to a singularly spectacular evening on the farm with world-renowned master chefs Charles Phan of the Slanted Door and Russell Moore of Chez Panisse. This fundraiser supports: Bay Area Buy Fresh Buy Local, helping connect eaters with more locally produced and seasonal food, and helping family farmers increase their visibility in the marketplace; and The Mosaic Project, uniting school-grade children from different socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds in week-long outdoor programs focused on building respect, self-esteem and community.
To purchase tickets, contact Temra Costa (510) 832-4625 or email temra@caff.org
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Sunday, October 21
Suisun Valley's 2nd Annual Fun Family Farm Days
Suisun Valley, Solano County
Suisun Valley Harvest Trails vendors invite the public out for a day of Fun Activities, Family Outings and Farm Experiences. Sunday, Friends and Families can U-Pick flowers, peppers, tomatoes and carrots, take a wagon rides or sample home made jams. Kids will enjoy watermelon spitting contests and crafting projects. Bring a picnic lunch, sit and relax at any one of the local winery/tasting rooms. Tour and taste Suisun Valley award winning, premium, local wines along with barrel tasting and facility tours. Visit each month to see the season and fresh produce change. Grape harvest starts in late September and the pumpkins are ready for picking by October. Stay informed by going to www.suisunvalley.com and printing out your Fun Family Farm Days activity map.
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Wednesday, Oct. 24
Society for Food and Agriculture Ecology film screening
"The Power of Community and Crude Awakening"
Berkeley, Alameda County
Enjoy a conversation with Monica Moore (Pesticide Action Network, North America) and Miguel Altieri (Prof. of AgroEcology, UC Berkeley) Willow Rosenthal (City Slickers Farms) Antonio Roman-Alcala (Allemany Farm).
At the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, 6:30pm
Crude Awakening tells the story of how our civilization's addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Shot on location at oil fields in Azerbaijan, Venezuela, the Middle East and Texas, the film visits with the world's top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion - our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled.
Discussion theme: What will Agriculture look like post-peak oil?
Free to the public. For information: agrariana.org/film-series
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Saturday, October 27
FoodQuake II: What We Eat Now
Berkeley, Alameda County
UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave., Room 208, Berkeley, 9 am-6 pm
In the Bay Area we are faced with a myriad of choices when it comes to buying and preparing food--should you choose locally grown or organic products? Who is producing these products? Are they truly embracing organic or "green" standards? What are the economic implications for consumers and business owners? Join the conversation as we examine issues related to food production, and sustainable businesses and communities. Presented by UC Berkeley Extension course fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.
Facilitated by award-winning food writer Jeannette Ferrary
Speakers include:
Larry Goldman and Michael Wild (BayWolf Restaurant)
Mark McLeod (Downtown Restaurant)
Bill Fujimoto (Monterey Market)
Ecology Center's Berkeley Farmers Market
The Cheese Board Collective
$195, includes continental breakfast and lunch. For more complete information and to enroll please visit www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course1177.html or call (510) 642-4111.
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Saturday, October 27
Cuesa's Fall Harvest Festival
San Francisco
Meet the farmer, 10:30 am
Watch a half-hour interview with one of the farmers or artisans in the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Cooking Demonstration 11 am
Seasonal cooking demonstration with Jay Foster of Farmer Brown. Featuring ingredients purchased that morning at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Sample the recipe and take home a copy to try for yourself.
Free to the public. North Arcade of the Ferry Building in Cuesa's Dacor teaching kitchen. Information: www.cuesa.org
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Tuesday, October 30th
Fall Fruit 'n' Fright
Berkeley, Alameda County
At the Tuesday Berkeley Farmers' Market, Derby Street at MLK, Jr. Way, Berkeley
3-7pm
Enjoy Pears, Pomegranates and Persimmons, a Pumpkin Carving Contest, Day of the Dead festivities, and Fall Fruit Pies by Mission Pies. Celebrating 20 years as a program of the Ecology Center, the Berkeley Farmers' Markets offer a wide range of mostly organic produce and healthy, locally-produced foods. Tuesday Berkeley Farmers' Market is near Ashby BART and buses on MLK and Shattuck, street parking.
Admission is free. For more information contact: 510-548-3333, http://www.ecologycenter.org/bfm/
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Tuesday, October 30th
Society for Food and Agriculture Ecology film screening: Sneak Peek of King Corn
Berkeley, Alamdeda County
plus conversation with Michael Pollan (author, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Botany of Desire), Aaron Woolf (film maker), Ian Cheney+Curtis Ellis (film stars).
At the Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, 7:30pm
Two recent graduates from a college on the east coast move to the heartland in central Iowa and plant one acre of America's most productive, most subsidized crop-corn. With the help of skeptical neighbors, genetically-modified seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, and herbicides, they attempt to follow its path into the food system. What they find raises troubling questions about how we eat, and how we farm.
Free to the public. For information: agrariana.org/film-series
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A Day in the Country - Sunday, September 9
Historic Harlan Ranch, woodland, ca
The Yolo Land Trust's 19th Annual "Day in the Country" event will be held at the Historic Harlan Ranch, the home of Blake and Melissa Harlan, just SW of Woodland. This popular event highlights Yolo, Sacramento, Napa and Bay Area restaurants preparing creative dishes from fresh produce grown by Yolo County farmers. Wineries will serve wines made in Yolo County or made from grapes grown in Yolo County. There will also be a silent auction featuring local goods. For more information, call (530) 795-3110 or visit their website at Yolo Land Trust.
Food + Farming Film Festival, Tuesday, September 11
presented by SAFE (SOciety for Agriculture and Food Ecology)
Hillside CluB, BERKELEY, CA
6:40 PM
"Harvest of Shame" aired on CBS the day after Thanksgiving in 1960, this report, narrated by Edward R. Murrow, followed migrant farm workers from their Florida homes to farmlands across the nation. The film likely was the first to document the appalling living and working conditions of these families. Morrow quotes a Southern farmer who says of his workers, "We used to own our slaves. Now we just rent them."
Panelists: Christopher Cook, Author, "Diet for a Dead Planet"
Ann Lopez, Farmworkers Journey
Jason Mark, farmer, journalist
Carey Knecht, Greenbelt Alliance
Hillside Club - 2286 Cedar Street at Arch
Food + Farming Film Festival, THURSDAY, September 13
presented by SAFE (SOciety for Agriculture and Food Ecology)
The Green City Gallery, berkeley, ca
6:40 PM
Sustainable Campus Foodsystems - a teach-in with John Jeavons!
This meeting celebrates the launch of the "Greening Campus Cuisine! Initiative" (GCCI pronounced 'geekie') a project of SAFE, STEAM and the CSSC. Featuring a talk by esteemed bio-intensive pioneer, John Jeavons author of "How to Grow More Vegetables", now in its 6th edition, as he shares is latest research on low-energy agriculture. Other speakers include Tim Galarneau, CAFF and Grace Voorheis of CAN ( Community Agroecology Network).
The Green City Gallery - Shattuck Ave at Berkeley way
Tour D Organics, Sunday, September 16
SONOMA COUNTY, CA
Join in the bicycle fun by riding 35, 65 or 100 miles through Sonoma County. Stopping at farms and eating organic fruits and veggies is what this ride is all about. The ride starts in Sebastopol and lunch is provided for 65 and 100 mile riders. Register and learn more about this low impact and agricultural experience here: Tour D Organics.
Carmel Tomatofest - Sunday, September 16
Quail Lodge Resort, CARMEL, CA
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The 16th annual Carmel TomatoFest, "America's Favorite Tomato Harvest Festival", will be held at the spectacular countryside setting of Quail Lodge Resort, 8205 Valley Greens Drive in Carmel, California
You will experience; 350 heirloom tomato varieties from around the world for the tasting; tomato dishes created by 60 of America's top chefs; a tasting of more than 100 premium wines; an amazing "Salsa Showcase"of 100 tomato salsas; the pleasures of an old-fashioned country BBQ; and more. Live music and dancing under the stars. Phone: (800) 965.4827
Harvest Celebration - Saturday, September 22
Brentwood Agricultural Land TrusT, BRENTWOOD, CA
Join BALT at their annual celbration, this year at the Historic Taylor Ranch!
This evening of Local Food and Wine is BALT's annual fundraiser to help protect and preserve agriculture. Bay Area chefs will create local delicacies for your delight. There will also be a live and silent auction and music provided by the Six String Band. For more information and to get tickets, please contact Teri Sandholdt at (925) 634-6738 or go to Brown Paper Tickets Harvest Celebration.
Suisun Valley's 2nd Annual Fun Family Farm Days - Sunday, September 23
SUISAN VALLEY, CA
Suisun Valley Harvest Trails vendors invite the public out for a daSuisun Valley Farm Trails logoy of Fun Activities, Family Outings and Farm Experiences. Sunday, Friends and Families can U-Pick flowers, peppers, tomatoes and carrots, take a wagon rides or sample home made jams. Kids will enjoy watermelon spitting contests and crafting projects. Bring a picnic lunch, sit and relax at any one of the local winery/tasting rooms. Tour and taste Suisun Valley award winning, premium, local wines along with barrel tasting and facility tours. Visit each month to see the season and fresh produce change. Grape harvest starts in late September and the pumpkins are ready for picking by October. Stay informed by going to www.suisunvalley.com and printing out your Fun Family Farm Days activity map.
UCSC Fall Festival - Tuesday, September 25
UC Santa CruZ, CA
3:30-6:30 PM
UCSC Dining Services is featuring a local, sustainable meal for over 3,000 students and campus community members. CAFF is co-sponsoring a Sustainable Foods Tent featuring BFBL farmers and food system based organizations to raise awareness of Local Foods Month and has worked with UCSC to create the second annual Campus Food Guide modeled after our Local food Guide which will be distributed. Tickets for the meal are available for $10 day of and free music, events, and demonstrations will be ongoing on the OPERs East Field at UC Santa Cruz.
CAFF Fall Fundraiser Dinner for Farm to School - Sunday, September 30
Santa Cruz, CA
This fall CAFF is planning an engaging evening meal to raise awareness of our Central Coast programs and share a harvest meal together. The artisan dinner will be taking place at La Posta in Santa Cruz on September 30th featuring local, sustainable cuisine and wines. Tickets are $125 for the event and reservations can be made by calling our central coast office at 831-761-8507. More information will be forthcoming in August on the date and location of this timely event for Farm to School!
CUESA's Fifth Annual Sunday Supper - Sunday, September 30
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
6:00 PM
CUESA's fifth annual Sunday Supper fundraiser on September 30, 2007, showcases the abundance of delicious produce offered at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and the supreme culinary talent of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sunday Supper 2007 also celebrates the 15th anniversary of the very first Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in September of 1992.
6:00 pm - Reception in the Ferry Building Marketplace
7:30 pm - Supper, served family style in the Grand Hall
For tickets click here: Sunday Supper
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The Urban Wine Experience - August 18
Rosenblum Cellars, Alameda, CA
3-6 PM
Get a taste of the East Bay as the East Bay Vintners Alliance (EBVA) along with local restaurateurs and SLOW FOOD farmers, specialty food and produce purveyors come together to put on the "2007 Urban Wine Experience". This unique event will be held at
Rosenblum Cellars,
2900 Main Street in Alameda, CA.
Tickets are $45 per person at the door, or $35 per person in advance. Co-sponsored by East Bay Vitners Alliance, Slow Food and Buy Fresh, Buy Local.
Sustainability Film Screening - August 18
The Secret Garden, North Oakland, CA
6:30 - 10:00 PM
Join City Slicker Farm on Saturday, August 18th at 6:30 pm for an outdoor screening of films focusing on urban farming and the lives that are affected by food justice movements all over the world. By exposing more community members to sustainable practices we hope to raise awareness of the need to grow organic and healthy produce in all communities. Featuring: Local Organic Food Tastings, Local Artists, and Urban Farming Documentaries.
The Secret Garden 5105 Genoa Street
North Oakland, CA
$15 (No one turned away for lack of funds)
Call for more information (510) 763-4241 or email us at cityslickerfarms@riseup.net
Jazzy Tomatoes at the Saturday Berkeley Farmers' Market -
August 25
Berkeley Farmers' Market, berkeley, ca
Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival concert featuring Mike Marshall and Jovino Santos Neto paired with delicious tomato dishes from Venus Restaurant. View the Ecology Center's website for more info at: Ecology Center
Suisun Valley's 2nd Annual Fun Family Farm Days -
Aug. 26, Sep. 23 and Oct. 21
Suisun Valley, CA
Suisun Valley Farm Trails logoSuisun Valley Harvest Trails vendors invite the public out for a day of Fun Activities, Family Outings and Farm Experiences. Sunday, Friends and Families can U-Pick flowers, peppers, tomatoes and carrots, take a wagon rides or sample home made jams. Kids will enjoy watermelon spitting contests and crafting projects. Bring a picnic lunch, sit and relax at any one of the local winery/tasting rooms. Tour and taste Suisun Valley award winning, premium, local wines along with barrel tasting and facility tours. Visit each month to see the season and fresh produce change. Grape harvest starts in late September and the pumpkins are ready for picking by October. Stay informed by going to www.suisunvalley.com and printing out your Fun Family Farm Days activity map.
Taste of Marin -
August 26
Marin, CA
4 -10 PM
On Sunday, August 26, from 4-10 pm, Marin Organic and Marin Agricultural Land Trust and Marin Farmers Market are teaming up this year to create the local food of the event of the year
-Taste of Marin 2007- an event dedicated to supporting and promoting Marin's agricultural, bounty. Marin's finest chefs will be on hand, presenting delicious treats created from food grown and produced in Marin. The incredible event brings together local farmers, ranchers, cheesemakers, and vintners with the best of local restaurants and celebrity chefs to showcase some of the Bay Area's most phenomenal food-all presented in the magical atmosphere of St. Vincent's 19th century mission-style buildings.
The event begins at 4 pm with hors d'oeuvres, drinks, silent auction, and an opportunity to meet the farmers and ranchers who grew the food, as well as the chefs who prepared it. At the close of the silent auction, the guests will be led to a dazzling sit-down dinner, with each course prepared by a different restaurant. A rousing live auction, engaging speakers, and toasts to the talents of farmers and chefs will serve as the dining entertainment, followed by dancing under the stars to the romantic blues and vocals of Maria Muldaur. It is an evening not to be missed.
Tickets are $150 per person and are selling fast. To order tickets, you can purchase online at Taste of Marin or call the Marin Organic office at (415) 663-9667.
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Fifth Annual BALLE Conference -
May 31 - June 2
University of California, Berkeley
Join the Buisness Alliance for Local Living Economies on May 31 - June 2, 2007 to learn about economic relocalization! Temra Costa, of the Bay Area Buy Fresh, Buy Local program will present during the pre-conference workshop "Buy Local First Campaigns" and during the conference as well. For more info about how local campaigns are changing communities and to sign up for the conference you can view BALLE's website.
Golden Glass - Saturday, June 9
Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Slow Food San Francisco's annual fundraiser featuring Italian wines, top Bay Area restaurants and Buy Fresh, Buy Local Producers. Come sip and savor, get a copy of the newly released Bay Area Local Food Guide and support the wonderful work of Slow Food.
Additional Event Information: http://thegoldenglass.com
Buy Fresh, Buy Local Celebration - Sunday, June 10
Jack London Square Market at Broadway, Oakland
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join CAFF, Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association and Jack London Square as we celebrate our First Edition, Bay Area Buy Fresh, Buy Local Food Guide. Join us by the waterfront for a delicious seasonal breakfast, get a copy of our new Guide, see cooking demos and meet local food enthusiasts!
Cost: $5 for Children; $20 for Adults; $100 to be a Buy Local Supporter with special seating and gifts. Seating is limited so reserve your ticket online at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/13631. In addition, you can purchase tickets at any Sunday
Jack London Square Market leading up to the event.
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