Mayor Quan's Black History Month celebration to benefit mentors initiative (Community Voices)

Meg Bertoni Wed, 23 Feb at 8:51am

The San Francisco Chronicle recently published a story exposing Oakland's 39 percent high school dropout rate. Within that article, San Francisco was reported has having a 9 percent dropout rate, with the state of California overall at 22 percent.  

Take the East Bay Soy Bean Tour on March 22

Meg Bertoni Tue, 20 Apr at 2:40am

http://hodosoy.blogspot.com/

On March 22, take a tour with CUESA to Blue Bottle Coffee Co. and Hodo Soy Beanery, two East Bay businesses that have mastered the art of bean alchemy. James Freeman, owner of Blue Bottle, will lead a tour of his state-of-the art coffee roasting facility, showing how they create some of the Bay Area's most coveted caffeinated concoctions, and share a freshly-prepared coffee cupping.

April 21: Panel Discussion: Farmers for the 21st Century, with Lisa Hamilton, Carole Morrison and Jared Lawson

Meg Bertoni Sun, 25 Apr at 9:36pm

Straight from the Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology:

April 21, 2010
7:30-9:00 pm
U. C. Berkeley

April 7th: A Discussion of Farm City with Novella Carpenter with Nathan McClintock

Meg Bertoni Tue, 23 Mar at 6:51am

Photo by David Silver, http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidsilver/4414051042/

Novella Carpenter loves cities: the culture, the crowds, the energy. At the same time, she can't shake the fact that she is the daughter of two back-to-the-land hippies who taught her to love nature and eat vegetables.

"Ripple Effects" Benefit for Greywater Action on March 20

Meg Bertoni Tue, 16 Mar at 9:48am

Photograph by Emilie Raguso.

The first day of spring will present a paean to our most precious resource with "Ripple Effects," an evening of music, art and education about water.

In addition to offering music by Justin Ancheta, Strange Angels Blues Band, Koralie "Sugar" Hill and Walter Ogi Johnson, and artwork by Christina Bertea, Design Action Collective, Doug Minkler, Juana Alicia, Matthew Kertesz, Matlena Hourula, Phoebe Ackley, Street Art Workers and Sven Atema, the event is a benefit for multiple organizations.

Come see "Fresh"--Great Movie about sustainable food--on March 13th!

Meg Bertoni Tue, 16 Mar at 9:43am

Straight from the Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology:

Slow Food Bay Area: How to Make Good, Clean and Fair Food Accessible for Everyone

Meg Bertoni Thu, 11 Mar at 10:27am

photo by Stlbites, http://www.flickr.com/photos/stlbites/2867085201/

Straight from the Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology:

How do we close the food gap?

For those into sustainable food and food access--and willing to travel to San Francisco--this talk is a don't miss. Slow Food Bay Area will host a panel on how to make good, clean and fair food accessible to everyone.

March 10: Agrariana Presents Cultivating Change Authors Series: Jill Richardson with Michele Simon

Meg Bertoni Sat, 20 Mar at 7:34pm

Photo by stlbites, http://www.flickr.com/photos/stlbites/2867918712/

Straight from the Scoeity for Agriculture and Food Ecology:

The Maafa Experience

Meg Bertoni Sun, 14 Feb at 1:08pm

On Monday, February 15, from 12:30 - 5:00 p.m., Leadership Excellence will be offering a very unusual experience to the community. "Maafa," derived from the Swahili word for great tragedy or disaster, refers to the cataclysm of suffering surrounding 500 years of the African slave trade.