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*Bring your seeds!
*No need to bring seeds to participate.
July 11th, 9am to 1pm
Point Reyes Farmers Market, Toby’s Feedbarn
Hosted by Marin Organic in collaboration with other local seed libraries and seed initiatives including the Point Reyes Farmer’s Market, Sustainable Fairfax, etc!
Bring your interest in planting and gardening, bring enthusiasm, bring seeds (or not), bring yourselves, bring your kids/roommates/friends, bring your fingers and inspiration, and share! We’ll be giving away free seeds of some of our favorite plants, some mystery seeds, some wild seeds and some seeds for thought. This is an example of what we believe is the next step of sustainability, preserving varieties of food through nature’s perfect containers.
Put the date in your calendar and come on down to the market, learn a thing or two about how to save seeds, pick up some seeds for the soil and get really local with your food system!
Don’t forget to bring your stories of seeds. We can’t wait to hear them.
Hosted by Marin Organic and Osteria Stellina
Saturday, July 11 at 5:00pm
Come and enjoy an intimate dinner with author, Nicollette Hahn Niman,– author of Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms in support of Marin Organic at Osteria Stellina in Point Reyes. Christian Caiazzo, Osteria Stellina executive chef and owner will be featuring producer, Clark Summit Farm.
Nicolette Hahn Niman is a rancher, attorney, and writer. Much of her time is spent speaking and writing about the problems of industrialized livestock production. Previously, she was the Senior Attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance where she was in charge of the organization's campaign to reform the concentrated livestock and poultry industry.
Osteria Stellina showcases the best of Marin’s bounty. Osteria Stellina has created a venue where guests could gather and enjoy spectacular local products in dishes that would not only showcase their freshness but also support eco-friendly farming practices. Although a new restaurant it has already received rave reviews and has already been positively noticed by a number of food critiques. Prior to opening Osteria Stellina, Chef Christian Caiazzo studied Italian cooking with Roman chefs and went on to work with Wolfgang Puck at his prestigious San Francisco Postrio Restaurant.
Cost: $65.00 per person, wine, tax and gratuities are not included. Very limited seating, please RSVP by calling, Marin Organic at 415-663-9667
NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN
Saturday, July 11, 2009 7pm
Point Reyes Books
Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms, is a rancher, attorney, and writer. Much of her time is spent speaking and writing about the problems of industrialized livestock production. Previously, she was the Senior Attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance where she was in charge of the organization's campaign to reform the concentrated livestock and poultry industry.
LISA HAMILTON
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 7pm
Point Reyes Books
Lisa Hamilton, author of Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness (Counterpoint), is a writer and photographer who focuses on food and agriculture, particularly the stories of farmers. Her work has also been published in the Nation, Harper's, National Geographic Traveler, Orion, and Gastronomica.
MARION NESTLE - POSTPONED
Saturday, August 22, 2009,
7pm
Toby's Feed Barn
Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating, is the most respected nutritionist in America Today. Her book Food Politics was given the James Beard Award, the top award for food writing.
DAVID MAS MASUMOTO
Saturday, September 5, 2009,
7pm
Toby's Feed Barn
David Mas Masumoto, author of Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacy from the Land, Epitaph for a Peach and three other books, is a third generation organic peach and grape farmer, whose organic farming techniques have been employed by farmers across the nation.
EDWARD ESPE BROWN
Sunday, October 4, 2009,
1pm
Location to be Announced
Edward Espe Brown, author of The Complete Tassajara Cookbook: Recipes, Techniques, and Reflections from the Famed Zen Kitchen and The Tassajara Bread Book, is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest, an accomplished chef, who helped found Greens Restraunt with Deborah Madison, and author of five books. In 2007, Edward appeared in
How to Cook Your Life, a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary.
For details go to www.ptreyesbooks.com or www.marinorganic.com
SPONSORED BY:
June 18th, July 16th, August 6th & September 10th
Drake High School Theater, San Anselmo
Saturday, August 8th, 2-4pm
Join Marin Organic on a walking tour of the beautiful McEvoy Ranch. Visit the olive orchards and learn about the horticulture of olive trees including McEvoy Ranch’s certified organic practices and harvest techniques. Visit the milling room to see the process of extracting olive oil. The tour will conclude with an oil tasting and sensory evaluation and, of course, some suggestions of how best to enjoy the olive oil! All guests will come home with a gift of McEvoy’s sustainably grown, organic olives.
Ticket price for this event, including take-home gift:
$35 for non-members* of Marin Organic
$25 for members* of Marin Organic
*Membership cost for Marin Organic begins at $40.
To register, please call the Marin Organic office, 415.663.9667
Questions? Email: Paige@marinorganic.org
For more information about McEvoy Ranch, please visit their Marin Organic Member webpage: www.marinorganic.org/producers/producers_mcevoy.html and the McEvoy website: www.mcevoyranch.com
2nd Saturday of every month
Clark Summit Farm, Tomales
Open to all Ages, light hiking is involved.
Come and meet the happiest barnyard animals. Pigs that roll over to get their bellies rubbed, guinea hens roaming free, chickens luxuriating in green pastures, throw in some people-friendly guard dogs, and a couple of goat kids, and you've got a typical visit to Clark Summit.
Cost: FREE! But you may want to come prepared to purchase some eggs and other farm specialties.
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED, email liz@clarksummitfarm.com or call Liz & Dan 707.876.3516 to register as well as to get directions to their homestead.
July 5-8, 2009
Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA
Robyn Francis, a fabulous permaculturist from Australia, shares experience gleaned from 25 years designing and teaching permaculture. Her design work has encompassed everything from domestic edible landscapes, small property design, whole farm planning, public landscapes, community and large-scale eco-developments. In this course she will fast-track participants through essential skills with lots of simple shortcuts, handy tips and useful templates.
www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/advanced-permaculture-design-skills-%E2%80%93-beyond-the-pdc
Aug 24 - 27, 2009
Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA
Nature speaks to us through the fragrance of her plants. With this, she communicates to us her feelings and her healing power. If we listen to the plant’s natural language and understand it, we get to know how much healing medicine aromatic plants hold. We can then learn to use this knowledge for the healing and wellness of our bodies as well as our souls. Instructor Susanne Fischer-Rizzi is considered to be the pioneer of Aromatherapy in Germany and will bring her wealth of plant knowledge to share with us.
www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/the-healing-power-and-magic-of-fragrant-plant
Aug 28 - Sept 11, 2-week intensive
www.regenerativedesign.org/permaculture-design-certification-course-intensive-2008
Sept 19, 2009 - Aug 28, 2010, 4-seasons year-long course www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/4-seasons-permaculture-course-fall-2008
Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA
Permaculture design courses at RDI weave together the principles and practices of permaculture with wilderness awareness -- learning bird language, tracking and participating in activities that deepen your awareness and intimacy with the rest of the natural world. The programs are founded on the reality that we are nature and have an amazing role in our watershed ecosystems. Learn how to observe and use the same principles that make ecological systems self-sustaining, and apply them to integrated homes and gardens. In addition, learn how to apply these principles to energy systems and water supplies, healthy communities, meaningful and fulfilling work, ecological economies and global political movements for change.
Sept 23 - Oct 1, Holistic Management
Oct 3-7, Soil Food Web Analysis, Technologies and Applications
Oct 9-21, Broadacre Permaculture Design Course
Oct 23 - 25, to be announced
Oct 27-29, Pathways to Relocalization
Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA
Darren Doherty - Kirk Gadzia - Terry Gompert - Elaine Ingham - Paul Taylor - Brad Lancaster - Brock Dolman - Penny Livingston - Joel Salatin
This fall, we’re excited to present a unique opportunity to study with some of the world’s leading instructors in soil, permaculture, holistic management and local sustainability. These pioneering instructors – who speak and teach to eager crowds all over the globe – are converging at RDI for this series of courses that will bring a whole new perspective to the importance and value of permaculture in managing parks, ranches, farms and other large tracks of land.
www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/carbon-farming
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