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Right To Know March

San Francisco, CA , United States

San Francisco Rally and March down Market St. in support of Yes on Prop 37 - Mandatory Labeling of GMO's. We believe all Californians have a Right to Know what's in our Food and we need to make sure people hear this message loud and clear!  This will also be the "Hub Event" for "Take […]

Hoes Down Harvest Festival

Guinda, CA (Yolo County) , United States

The Hoes Down is a celebration of the end of the harvest season. After the long summer, farmers need to kick off their boots, kick up their heels, dance, and have a grand time with their family. The Hoes Down is a fundraiser for over 30 local and regional community organizations.

2012 NorCal Permaculture Convergence: Building Bioregional Resiliency

Castro Valley, CA , United States

The Northern California Permaculture Convergence (formerly the Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence) is an annual event which brings together permaculture designers, sustainability enthusiasts, and communities in Northern California, the West Coast, and beyond for a weekend of intensive focus on a common goal: to design sustainable habitats, in accordance with nature, for humans, plants, animals, […]

Sustainable Food and Wine Production: CA

Santa Rosa, CA , United States

The hearing, titled Sustainable Food and Wine Production: California’s Future, will study the impact of state regulations on the sustainable production of local food and wine, a large and growing sector of California’s economy.  The hearing will consist of three panel discussions with legislators, invited stakeholders andpolicymakers discussing the impacts of state law and regulations […]

Labeling Genetically Engineered Food

San Francisco, CA , United States

Join a timely and highly relevant conversation between Michael Dimock, President of Roots of Change, and Peggy Duvette, Executive Director of WiserEarth, about Proposition 37, a Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative, which is on the November 6, 2012 ballot in California as an initiated state statute. DATE: Wednesday Oct 17th 6:30pm - 8pm […]

Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference

Los Angeles, CA , United States

Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference at UCLA Anderson School of Management Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM (PDT) Los Angeles, CA The Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference will highlight and focus on the economic opportunities as well as the environmental and societal benefits of embracing, developing and investing in sustainable agriculture practices, technologies […]

Food Day 2012

California , United States

Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Food Day, created by CSPI, is powered by a diverse coalition of food movement leaders, organizations, and people from all walks of life. Food Day takes place annually on October 24 to address issues as varied as health and […]

Sustainability, Sustenance and Social Change: Anna Lapp

San Francisco, CA , United States

Over the past decade, best-selling author Anna Lappé - respected for her work on food politics, sustainability, and social change - has travelled the world meeting with farmers, scientists and citizen activists who are creating alternatives to industrial agriculture.  Join the San Francisco Waldorf School for an informative evening with Anna as she debunks myths […]

2012 Russian River Watershed Symposium

Cloverdale, CA , United States

The Russian River Watershed Symposium is the only local conference focused on watershed management, agriculture, and restoration science for the Russian River Watershed. The symposium will bring together landowners, agricultural producers, local agencies, non-profits, students, and scientists for shared insight on the diverse challenges of our watershed.

Quivira Coalition Annual Conference

Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States

11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN 2012! November 14-16, Albuquerque, New Mexico How to Feed Nine Billion People From the Ground Up: Soil, Seeds, Water, Plants, Livestock, Forests, Organics, and People Global human population is projected to reach nine billion by 2050, which means food production will need to expand by 70% to keep up. Fulfilling this […]