November 2008
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18:00
Locavolts Unite! 2008 Bay Area Clean Energy Caucus
(A Green Festival Event) Thursday, November 13, 6 - 9:30 pm, Freedom Hall at Glide Memorial Church, 330 Ellis Street, San Francisco Join Bay Area local energy enthusiasts (otherwise known as locavolts) to discuss what's working in local campaigns for clean energy including Community Choice, energy efficiency, solar financing, and green jobs. For details, see: http://localcleanenergy.org/caucus/2008 Speakers include * Paul Fenn of Local Energy on Community Choice; Food/refreshments will be provided. Donations (sliding scale $5 - 10) requested at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by the Green Festival, the Sierra Club San Francisco Group, and the Local Clean Energy Alliance. startdate: 13 Nov 2008 - 6:00pm enddate: 13 Nov 2008 - 9:00pm | ||||||
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19:00
**Closer to Home: Eating from Local Foodsheds** *is a panel discussion at UC
Berkeley that investigates the opportunities and challenges of eating locally grown food from the perspectives of public health, food access, school food service, and regional farmland vitality. *Panelists:* Ann Cooper, Director of Nutrition Services, Berkeley Unified *Moderator:* Jason Corburn, Assistant Professor in the UC Berkeley *November 20 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.* Doors to the auditorium will open at *112 Wurster Hall,* near the intersection of College Avenue and Bancroft Way The event is *free and open to the public*. RSVP requested at *Sponsors:* This forum is the third in a series exploring causes of the -- startdate: 20 Nov 2008 - 7:00pm enddate: 20 Nov 2008 - 9:00pm | ||||||
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10:00
Learn the basics of how to collect rainwater from your house and store it in cisterns or directly in your garden. Berms, basins, french drains, swales and diversion drains can help offset your need for irrigation entirely or minimize your water use in the summer as well as build soil fertility and stabilize soils. There will be two sections -- each will begin with a slideshow presentation and then work hand's-on including some of the following activities: diverting the EcoHouse downspouts to feed several features in the garden; installing a cistern to hold rainwater; creating earthworks and contouring to capture rainwater; planting native and drought tolerant plants.
Teachers: Babak Tondre of the EcoHouse & Ingrid Severson of Bay Localize.
Bring gloves, clothes to get dirty, bring lunch; will work with shovels, wheelbarrows. Participants will need to sign a liability waiver. Please RSVP and specify whether you would like to begin with the 10am or 12:30pm slideshow.
Time: Begins at 10am or 12:30pm.
Location: EcoHouse, 1305 Hopkins St., (enter via garden entrance on Peralta), Berkeley. Cost: $15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Info: 510-548-2220 x242, ecohouse@ecologycenter.org. startdate: 23 Nov 2008 - 10:00am | ||||||