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).
A young farmer and an older one will speak about the joys and frustrations of food production in the wilds of Oakland and in a Hudson River village. From chard and soybeans to chicken and hogs; death lessons, life lessons,and growing lessons from the authors of Farm City and Growing, Older.
Over the past 10 years, non-profits, grower cooperatives, and small businesses have developed marketing efforts to bridge localized small scale producers with established distribution chains in order to meet the demand for “Locally Grown” foods. These aggregation and distribution centers are diverse in ownership, scale, and strategies, but they share common objective of providing a […]
This year the 31 st Annual Ecological Farming Conference celebrates a holistic, ecological view of food and farming that is driving a national conversation about personal, public and environmental health.