Marissa Guggiana, author of, Primal Cuts: Cooking with America's Best Butchers, will answer every question you ever pondered about meat and the behind-the-counter world of butchers. Christian Caiazzo, chef and owner of Osteria Stellina, will craft a nose-to-tail, 5-course tasting menu featuring pork from Clark Summit Farm and freshly picked local produce. AUTHOR TALK AND […]
The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) is hosting a day-long workshop for organic and transitioning farmers and ranchers on how to shape the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services programs so that they work better with organic agriculture systems. Limited space is available - please RSVP by November 5 if you want to attend. […]
Do you think about where your food comes from? Are you interested in understanding solutions for a broken food system? Do you want to take action to ensure access to safe, healthy food for you and your family? Join Food & Water Watch and our allies on Monday, November 15th at 6:30 pm in Fresno […]
For the next Kitchen Table Talks in San Francisco on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, we’re going beyond shiitakes and portabellas with a group of mushroom maestros as our guides to the little-known wonders of the mushroom world. They will give us an overview of the science, history and lore, dispel myths, and offer hands-on practical information. […]
This panel discussion investigates how local and organically grown produce shapes San Francisco cooking and dining. Panelists include: Mark Sullivan, chef, Spruce; Dave Stockdale, Executive Director of (CUESA) the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture; Sam Mogannam, owner of Bi-Rite Market; and Jeannette Ferrary, food writer and historian. The moderator will be Dava Guthmiller […]
Joel Salatin, world famous sustainable farmer and international speaker from Polyface Farms, who was featured in Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma, Academy Award Nominated Food Inc., and Fresh The Movie, will be speaking Monday, Jan. 17, at the Chico Family Masonic Center. Tickets are $14.00
Soil organic matter is the #1 factor in soil quality and water-holding capacity (according to the USDA-NRCS Soil Quality team, as well as soil scientists from the 1930s). Participate in an informational and strategy session with those concerned with climate and sustainability, production and policy, and practitioners of carbon ranching. Sponsored by Morris Ranch, the […]
Michael Dimock, president and co-founder of Roots of Change, an organization focused on developing and supporting a collaborative network of leaders and institutions on California with interest in establishing a sustainable food system, will be speaking 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, on the topic of Go Local!
Soil organic matter is the #1 factor in soil quality and water-holding capacity (according to the USDA-NRCS Soil Quality team, as well as soil scientists from the 1930s). Participate in an informational and strategy session with those concerned with climate and sustainability, production and policy, and practitioners of carbon ranching. Sponsored by Morris Ranch, the […]
Join us in conversation with Michael O'Gorman, a pioneering organic farmer who leads the Farmer-Veteran Coalition, who will bring a few veterans with him and share a preview of the program he will deliver at the 2011 Eco-Farm conference (The Ecological Farming Association's Annual Conference).