Farm City author Novella Carpenter.
There are some events coming up in the San Francisco Bay Area that might interest Shareable readers:
-
Later this month, I'll be interviewing Ecotopia
author Ernest Callenbach on Novella Carpenter's farm--the three-way dialog will appear here on Shareable.net in July as part of our Shareable Futures series. Who is Novella Carpenter? She's the author of a great memoir of urban agriculture called Farm City and she'll be celebrating its paperback release tonight, July 16, at Green Arcade Books in San Francisco, 7 pm.
-
The next night, June 17 at 7 pm, I'll discuss my books The Daddy Shift
and The Compassionate Instinct
at the Redwood City Downtown Public Library, as part of its city-wide "Community Building" series. The following Saturday, June 19, I'll be at Green Arcade Books celebrating the paperback back release of The Daddy Shift
- On Thursday, June 24, 2010, 6:30 in San Francisco, Shareable.net will co-host a discussion with Wolfgang Hoeschele about his forthcoming book, The Economics of Abundance: A Political Economy of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability. Details about the event are here.
- Want to set up your own urban farm project? On Monday, July 12, Shareable contributor Janelle Orsi will be running an "Urban Agriculture Legal Meet-Up" at the Hub Berkeley. That day, Janelle and attorneys from her Sustainable Economies Law Center will also be providing free 30-minute legal consultations with folks interested in setting up their own urban agriculture projects. To sign up for a session, email Chris Curran at curranc(at)uhastings.edu with a few sentences describing your project and legal issues you might like to discuss.
Are you aware of any shareable events in the Bay Area or elsewhere? Please tell us about it in a comment....in the meantime, just to make you happy, here's a video of Frances England's wonderful song "Tricycle":
Comments
Debbie Ramirez wrote on 06.16.10, 2:51pm:
Sunday, August 23: Northern CA Bicycle Expo.
The event is a bike swap with great individual and business vendors selling new and used bikes, parts, gear, clothing, and bike-related arts and crafts. AND, it’s a festival, featuring live music, performances, and fabulous food vendors. It’s in beautiful Juilliard Park in Downtown Santa Rosa from 11a.m – 4 p.m. The Expo is the finish for the Nimble Break the Cycle Ride, a benefit for the Sonoma County YWCA and Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
allison wrote on 06.16.10, 3:59pm:
This Sunday, I'll be judging the Homegrown Produce category at Urban Eats, part of the SF Giants County Fair. Why not enter your kale, favas, or onions?! There will also be workshops on backyard chickens, container gardening, and urban beekeeping. For details on the event: http://www.cuesa.org/events/urban_eats.php
Raine wrote on 06.17.10, 12:24pm:
We're planning a sustainable communities field trip from the Bay Area to existing w/openings and planned cohousing neighborhoods in Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, Folsom, and Sacramento... by Amtrak and bus/van. Tentatively July 10. Details will be posted on the Cohousing California and East Bay Cohousing website, but we need expressions of interest now in order to pursue working out the details.
Janelle Orsi wrote on 06.17.10, 9:39pm:
Urban Agriculture Legal Meet Up
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/728187027
Hosted by the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 6:30pm
The Hub, Berkeley (2150 Allston Way, Suite 400)
Please join us for:
- Workshop on legal issues that arise for commercial and nonprofit urban farmers.
- Presentation describing SELC’s research on hot legal topics.
- Group discussion on legal issues and ways to break down legal barriers to urban ag.
- Mixer to continue the conversation and build community!
The Sustainable Economies Law Center facilitates the growth of sustainable, localized, and just economies, through legal research, professional training, resource development, and education about practices such as:
• Urban agriculture
• Barter and local currencies
• Cooperatives
• Community-supported enterprises and local investing
• Intentional communities and ecovillages
www.SustainableEconomiesLawCenter.org
Ashoka Youth Venture wrote on 07.20.10, 1:41am:
You are Cordially Invited to Attend a Fundraising Event on July 30, 2010
Time: 6:30- 9:30pm
Location: Numi Tea Garden
Listen to NY Times bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen and award winning Ashoka Youth Venture participant, James Berk.Participate in our Silent Auction. Eat local, sustainable and organic plates prepared by talented local chefs and Enjoy our open bar!
Join Ashoka Youth Venture and the Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative as we raise awareness and funds for Just Food, a program supporting Bay Area youth in creating food justice-themed social ventures.
To Purchase Tickets Click the Link Below:
http://alturl.com/grwgt
Thank you for your support of JUST FOOD! General admission tickets are $85. All proceeds benefit the
JUST FOOD program.
Lick-Wilmerding High School wrote on 02.04.11, 1:23am:
“1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18.''
What are you doing to stop the violence?
Join us February 11, 2011 as Lick-Wilmerding High School presents The Vagina Monologues. The production is part of V-Day, a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. All funds raised through the performance will benefit both Bay Area and Haitian charities that are dedicated to preventing the physical and sexual abuse of women.
Date: February 11, 2011
Time: 6:30 - 8:00pm
Location:
Lick-Wilmerding Ehrer Theatre
755 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
Tickets: To reserve seating, tickets will be sold online at lwhs.org for $5. Unreserved tickets on a first come first serve basis will be available at the performance for a suggested donation of $5.
Pastries will be sold before and after the performances outside the theatre! All proceeds from the bake sale will also go towards supporting the beneficiaries of The Vagina Monologues.
For More Information Contact:
Ariella Neckritz
email: Ariellaneckritz@yahoo.com
Brianna Robinson
email: bmjrobinson@gmail.com
Forum for Hindu Awakening wrote on 07.05.11, 4:02pm:
FHA Presentation on Gurupaurnima At Fremont Hindu Temple
Friday July 15th 2011 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Program
- Begin with the Guru poojan & Aarti
- Presentation on Who is a Guru? Importance of Guru
- Currently how Guru’s are treated in the society
- Presentation on preserving Dharma
- How can I contribute?
- Conclude with Gratitude
- Question and Answer session
Visit www.forumforhinduawakening.org to learn :
Dharma Basics : Achardharma (Practicing Dharma), Class System and Stages of life (Ashram vyavastha), Hindu's 16 Sanskars
Hinduism Practices : Vastu Shashtra, Ritualistic worship, Family religious traditions and social customs
OK, it's kind of a long time from now, but on October 22 the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center is hosting a day-long seminar on "the psychology of a meaningful life": http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/news_events/event/gratitude_and_taking_i...