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For a Listing of CCOF signature programs and events visit this webpage
Saturdays beginning May 31st
American River Ranch Farm Stand, Rancho Cordova, CA
The farm stand features fresh, seasonal, local and organic vegetables and fruit. Stop by every week and enjoy a country experience in the city. We encourage you to bike or walk to the ranch and bring your shopping bag. Cash and EBT accepted. More information at soilborn.org/events
July 1 , 2008
California Agricultural Vision, San Luis Obispo, CA
12:00pm-3:00pm
You are invited to join California Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, and the State Board of Food and Agriculture President, Al Montna and Board members at a public
listening session to help develop a strategic vision for a more productive, competitive and innovative agricultural sector by 2030.
Session purposes
• To bring agricultural stakeholders together to solicit comments for a strategic vision for California agriculture.
• To share information and answer questions about the California Agricultural Vision and how to get involved.
Please RSVP by email at least three days prior to each session and indicate if you are speaking or listening. To ensure that we are able to capture your views, please provide a written statement. If you are unable to attend a session, please submit your comments to agvision@cdfa.ca.gov by July 8, 2008.
For more information about the California Agricultural Vision, visit
www.cdfa.ca.gov/agvision/. (specific locations on the website).
July 2 , 2008
California Agricultural Vision, Tulare, CA
10:00am-1:00pm
You are invited to join California Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, and the State Board of Food and Agriculture President, Al Montna and Board members at a public
listening session to help develop a strategic vision for a more productive, competitive and innovative agricultural sector by 2030.
Session purposes
• To bring agricultural stakeholders together to solicit comments for a strategic vision for California agriculture.
• To share information and answer questions about the California Agricultural Vision and how to get involved.
Please RSVP by email at least three days prior to each session and indicate if you are speaking or listening. To ensure that we are able to capture your views, please provide a written statement. If you are unable to attend a session, please submit your comments to agvision@cdfa.ca.gov by July 8, 2008.
For more information about the California Agricultural Vision, visit
www.cdfa.ca.gov/agvision/. (specific locations on the website).
July 5, 2008
Bug Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand,
Carmel, CA
Kids of all ages learn about beneficial insects and help us release ladybugs into our fields. Fun for the whole family! $5/child (includes goodie bag), adults free. 11am–noon. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
July 7 , 2008
California Agricultural Vision, Ventura, CA
12:00pm-3:00pm
You are invited to join California Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, and the State Board of Food and Agriculture President, Al Montna and Board members at a public
listening session to help develop a strategic vision for a more productive, competitive and innovative agricultural sector by 2030.
Session purposes
• To bring agricultural stakeholders together to solicit comments for a strategic vision for California agriculture.
• To share information and answer questions about the California Agricultural Vision and how to get involved.
Please RSVP by email at least three days prior to each session and indicate if you are speaking or listening. To ensure that we are able to capture your views, please provide a written statement. If you are unable to attend a session, please submit your comments to agvision@cdfa.ca.gov by July 8, 2008.
For more information about the California Agricultural Vision, visit
www.cdfa.ca.gov/agvision/. (specific locations on the website).
July 8, 2008
California Agricultural Vision, Escondido, CA
9:00am-12:00pm
You are invited to join California Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, and the State Board of Food and Agriculture President, Al Montna and Board members at a public
listening session to help develop a strategic vision for a more productive, competitive and innovative agricultural sector by 2030.
Session purposes
• To bring agricultural stakeholders together to solicit comments for a strategic vision for California agriculture.
• To share information and answer questions about the California Agricultural Vision and how to get involved.
Please RSVP by email at least three days prior to each session and indicate if you are speaking or listening. To ensure that we are able to capture your views, please provide a written statement. If you are unable to attend a session, please submit your comments to agvision@cdfa.ca.gov by July 8, 2008.
For more information about the California Agricultural Vision, visit
www.cdfa.ca.gov/agvision/. (specific locations on the website).
July 12, 2008
Chef Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Join Farmer Mark Marino and special guest chef Ken MacDonald of Esteban Restaurant at Casa Munras Hotel for a walk in our fields to pick your own organic vegetables, learn about the benefits of organic farming, and get insider tips from the chef. After the walk, enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and take home great recipes. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon.To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
July 12, 2008
2nd annual Doof-a-Palooza, Mountain View, CA
The second annual Doof-a-Palooza family food event encourages kids to say “no!” to prepackaged, preservative-laden foods and “yes!” to creating and consuming their own mouth-watering healthy delicacies. This year’s Doof-a-Palooza one-day food extravaganza promises to educate, entice, and entertain Bay Area kids in a fun food-filled experience. This ticketed event, which raises funds for DooF (that’s food spelled backwards), a ground-breaking public television food show to air in 2009, will feature celebrity chefs, cookbook authors, local farmers, and Google’s innovative cafés. The television show aims to get kids excited about good food through humor, science, live action, animation, music, and cooking.
Cost: Adults $20; 17 years and under $12; under five years free.
Tickets: Order online at www.foodbackwards.com or purchase at the door the day of the event. Each ticket-holder who orders online will also receive a free DVD of a “DooF” episode.
July 14-15, 2008
The Organic & Natural Experience (ONE), Los Altos, CA
ONE (http://organicandnaturalexperience.com) is an initiative by Chicago based MusicMatters and their partner brands to make it easy for people to learn about the benefits of incorporating organic and natural products into their lives. The ONE tour and twenty partners are travelling through the country, bringing The Organic & Natural Experience to millions of people all across the nation. They will be appearing in the bay area at the Los Altos Arts and Wine Festival. www.losaltos-downtown.org
July 15, 2008
Deadline to Apply for Organic Fruit Grants, Santa Cruz, CA
OFRF to Invest $450,000 in Organic Fruit Projects Over Three Years. Deadline is July 15, 2008. More information at http://ofrf.org/pressroom/releases/071116_stretchislandfunding.html or call 831 426 6606
July 17 and 18, 2008
Organic Winegrowing Conference, Rutherford, CA
The Napa Valley Grapegrowers presents the only all-organic conference in the wine industry. The event is held at the beautiful Frog's Leap Winery in Rutherford and provides a wealth of information and networking opportunities for those interested in organic farming. http://www.napagrowers.org/owc.html
July 19 , 2008
Summer Fruit Tree Pruning, UC Santa Cruz, CA
10 am - 1 pm, Louise Cain Gatehouse, UCSC Farm
Learn the basics of summer fruit tree care from pruning pros Matthew Sutton and Jeffrey Caspary. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a snack. $15 for Friends' members; $20 for non-members, payable at the workshop (cash or check only). No pre-registration necessary. For more information, call 459-3376, or email Martha Brown.
www.casfs.ucsc.edu
July 19, 2008
Harvest Walk , Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Follow Farmer Mark Marino through our fields on a fun and informative walk, harvesting fresh organic produce to take home. $15/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 11am–noon.
To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
July 19, 2008
Garlic Braiding , Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Learn to make fabulous garlic braids. You pay only for the garlic, herbs, and flowers by weight; instruction is free. 12:30pm–2:30pm. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
July 19-20, 2008
Community and Green Business - Ecovillage Design and Community Celebration , Santa Cruz, CA
Permaculture is a practical design methodolgy that applies common sense and ecological principles toward the creation of human settlements and the restoration of habitat. Learn more about this ongoing class series at www.terranovalandscaping.com/blog or call Ken Foster at 831 425 3514
July 26, 2008
Flower Walk , Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
We'll take you into our fields to pick your own fresh organic blooms, and then give you tips for unique ways to present your flowers at home. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
July 26, 2008
Garlic Braiding , Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Learn to make fabulous garlic braids. You pay only for the garlic, herbs, and flowers by weight; instruction is free. 12:30pm–2:30pm. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
July 26, 2008
6th Annual Mendocino Herb Fair, Mendocino, CA
The small but popular fair features a variety of products from herbal purveyors and healers, including fragrant plants and medicinal herbs, natural perfumes and aromatherapy, flower essences, oils and spices, medicinal remedies and teas, fairy-inspired accessories and trinkets, botanical salves and creams, and edible treats. Free. www.sonomagardens.com/mendocinoherbfair.html
July 31, 2008
"From Field to Fork" Pre-Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA
The "From Field to Fork" Conference will bring together food service managers, chefs, campus administrators, faculty researchers, professionals, and students from across California to explore cutting edge food procurement projects, green business practices, ongoing research, and recent innovative campus food service efforts. The event will include interactive roundtable discussions and an afternoon mixer at the Cal Poly Organic Farm. The aim of the pre-conference is to help create a vision of how campus food systems will be transformed over the next 20 years. CCOF will be present with a booth at the adjoining Resource Fair. Learn more about the "From Field to Fork" pre-conference.
This is a pre-conference to the 2008 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference.
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August, 2008
August 2, 2008
Bug Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand,
Carmel, CA
Kids of all ages learn about beneficial insects and help us release ladybugs into our fields. Fun for the whole family! $5/child (includes goodie bag), adults free. 11am–noon. www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
August 9, 2008
Harvest Walk , Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Follow Farmer Mark Marino through our fields on a fun and informative walk, harvesting fresh organic produce to take home. $15/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 11am–noon.
To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
August 9, 2008
Pumpkin Scratching , Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Scratch words or designs into pumpkins still growing in our fields — return in about a month to find your design etched on a fully grown pumpkin! Ages 10 and up. You pay only for the pumpkin by weight at the end of the growing season. 12:30–2:30pm. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
August 16, 2008
Kitchen and Store Sale, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
All Day! To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
August 23, 2008
Chef Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Join Farmer Mark Marino and special guest chef Sarah LaCasse for a walk in our fields to pick your own organic vegetables, learn about the benefits of organic farming, and get insider tips from the chef. After the walk, enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and take home great recipes. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon.To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
August 24, 2008
Planting the Thanksgiving Feast, UC Santa Cruz, CA
10 am - 1 pm,
Louise Cain Gatehouse, UCSC Farm
August is the time to plan your fall and winter vegetable garden. Get timely tips on what to plant and how to plant it to extend your harvest through the winter. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a snack. $15 for Friends' members; $20 for non-members, payable at the workshop (cash or check only). No pre-registration necessary. For more information or directions, call 459-3240, or email Joan Tannheimer.
www.casfs.ucsc.edu
August 29-September 1 , 2008
Slow Food Nation, San Francisco, CA
Slow Food nation will hold an unprecedented public event, "Slow Food Nation", at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Slow Food Nation will aim to bring individuals and grassroots organizations into a new, united activism that changes the way America produces food and the way Americans eat. For updated information as it becomes available, visit: www.slowfoodnation.com
August 30 , 2008
Corn Crazy Celebration, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Free Admission!
11:00am-3:00pm. It's the grand opening of our organic corn maze! We're crazy about corn, so we're having a corn husk doll workshop, a corn-on-the-cob eating contest, corn cooking demos, and more. Don't miss the fun! To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
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September, 2008
September 6, 2008
Bug Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand,
Carmel, CA
Kids of all ages learn about beneficial insects and help us release ladybugs into our fields. Fun for the whole family! $5/child (includes goodie bag), adults free. 11am–noon. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
September 8-9, 2008
The Organic & Natural Experience (ONE), Mountain View, CA
ONE (http://organicandnaturalexperience.com) is an initiative by Chicago based MusicMatters and their partner brands to make it easy for people to learn about the benefits of incorporating organic and natural products into their lives. The ONE tour and twenty partners are travelling through the country, bringing The Organic & Natural Experience to millions of people all across the nation. They will be appearing in the bay area at Mountain View Art and Wine Festival. www.miramarevents.com/mountainview .
September 13, 2008
Heirloom Tomato Sale, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand,
Carmel, CA
All Day Event! To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
September 14-18, 2008
Harlan II: An International Symposuium: Biodiversity in Agriculture, UC Davis, CA
“Conserving and utilizing agricultural biodiversity is an integral part of the sustainable management of agricultural and natural ecosystems. ”Organized by the UC Davis Departments of Animal Science, Human and Community Development, and Plant Sciences of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the UC Genetic Resources Conservation Program, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources with guidance from an international advisory committee. More Information at harlanii.ucdavis.edu
September 20, 2008
Flower Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
We'll take you into our fields to pick your own fresh organic blooms, and then give you tips for unique ways to present your flowers at home. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
September 20, 2008
Jam Jar Vase Workshop, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Create charming hanging vases using twisted wire, beads, and jam jars. $10/person includes materials and instruction. 12:30pm–2:30pm. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
September 27, 2008
Chef Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Join Farmer Mark Marino and special guest chef Jeff Rodgers of Quail Lodge for a walk in our fields to pick your own organic vegetables, learn about the benefits of organic farming, and get insider tips from the chef. After the walk, enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and take home great recipes. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon. www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
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October, 2008
October 4, 2008
Harvest Festival and "Food for Thought" Forum at the Farm, UC Santa Cruz, CA
11 am - 5 pm, UCSC Farm. You don’t want to miss our annual Farm celebration, as we host our biggest "open house" of the year, including our second "Food for Thought" forum on local food issues. Great music, food, apple tasting, an apple pie bake-off, garden talks, hay rides, kids’ events, tours, displays by local farmers, chefs, and community groups make this a great event for adults and kids. Free for Friends’ members and kids 12 and under; $5 for non-members. Call 831.459-3240 for more information or to volunteer for this wonderful community event. www.casfs.ucsc.edu
October 4, 2008
Bug Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand,
Carmel, CA
Kids of all ages learn about beneficial insects and help us release ladybugs into our fields. Fun for the whole family! $5/child (includes goodie bag), adults free. 11am–noon. www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
October 4, 2008
Corn Husk Doll Workshop, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand,
Carmel, CA
Make folk art that's fun for all ages. 12:30pm–2:30pm, Free Admission.
www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
October 11 , 2008
Flower Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
We'll take you into our fields to pick your own fresh organic blooms, and then give you tips for unique ways to present your flowers at home. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
October 13-14 , 2008
The Organic & Natural Experience (ONE), Half Moon Bay, CA
ONE (http://organicandnaturalexperience.com) is an initiative by Chicago based MusicMatters and their partner brands to make it easy for people to learn about the benefits of incorporating organic and natural products into their lives. The ONE Tour and twenty partners are travelling through the country, bringing The Organic & Natural Experience to millions of people all across the nation. They will be appearing in the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival. Festival. www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest .
October 18, 2008
Harvest Festival, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Free Admission! Bring the whole family to our grand harvest celebration. We'll turn the Farm Stand into a pumpkin-packed wonderland for a great fun-filled day on the farm, with games, pumpkin carving demos, squash and pumpkin tastings, music, farm tours, train and hay rides, and more! October 18. 11am–3pm. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
October 24-27 , 2008
PMA, Produce Marketing Association, Fresh Summit, Florida
In Orlando, Florida USA for the 2008 Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition, PMA - Produce Marketing Association www.pma.com.
October 24 , 2008
CCOF's 3rd Annual Organic Beer & Wine Tasting in San Francisco
Join CCOF for our popular Organic Beer & Wine Tasting event in conjunction with the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market's Annual Harvest Festival. Sample premium brews and wines and learn about the benefits of organics. Visit http://ccof.org/ccoftasting.php for information and updates.
October 25, 2008
Chef Walk, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Join Farmer Mark Marino and special guest chef Cal Stamenov of Bernardus Lodge for a walk in our fields to pick your own organic vegetables, learn about the benefits of organic farming, and get insider tips from the chef. After the walk, enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and take home great recipes. $20/adults, $5/children 12 and under. 10am–noon. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
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November 5 , 2008
Napa Valley Viticultural Fair, Napa, CA.
A must-attend trade show for the premium wine industry. Attendees learn about the latest services and products available and fulfill PCA credits at the various seminars. The indoor booths provide networking opportunities for growers and suppliers, while equipment exhibitors staged outside will conduct demonstrations throughout the day and give attendees a chance to experience new equipment on the market first-hand. For more information visit www.napagrowers.org.
November 6-9 , 2008
This Way to Sustainability IV Conference, CSU Chico, CA
Topics will include: Taking Action, Food and Agriculture, The Green Economy, Cutting Edge Technologies, Cultural, Ethical & Spiritual Issues, Teaching Sustainablilty, Images of the Natural World, Sustainability 101, and More! FInd more information at www.csuchico.edu/sustainablefuture/events/2008conference
December 5-6, 2008
7th Annual Sustainble Pest Management Conference
Enhance your skills, earn continuing education credits and enjoy beautiful San Luis Obispo! Featuring innovative pest management practices for sustainable agriculture. Sponsored by CCOF and SARC. More information here.
December 6, 2008
Holiday Wreath Making Workshop, Earthbound Farms Farm Stand, Carmel, CA
Twist organic grapevines into a wreath, then decorate it with natural greenery. Bring your gardening gloves! $15/person. 11am–1pm. To register for events or get more information, call 831-625-6219, or e-mail farmstand@ebfarm.com. We look forward to seeing you! www.ebfarm.com/OurFarmStand/Calendar
January, 2009
January 18-20, 2009
34th Winter Fancy Food Show · San Francisco, California
More information here.
February, 2009
February 10-12, 2009
World Ag Expo · Tulare, California
Held in Tulare, California, the second week of February each year. The show is the world's largest agricultural exposition, with 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, over 1,600 exhibitors, and more than 100,000 attendees. here.
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