Events :: Oct 2006
| Oct 3rd | Free lunch for CAFF farmers at Bon Appetit Managment Company |
| Oct 7th & 8th | Hoes Down Festival |
| Oct 19 | "The Future of Cotton" Sustainable Cotton Project Farm Tour 2006 |
| Oct 16 - 22 | Local Food Week at UC Davis |
| Oct 21 | Buy Fresh, Buy Local Harvest Festival |
| Oct 22 | Third Annual Pumpkin Pickin' Potluck at Canvas Ranch |
| Oct 23 - 31 | Local Food Events at UC Davis |
Free lunch for CAFF farmers at Bon Appetit Managment Company
Date:October 3rd, 2006
Location: Southern California locations (32 KB)
Northern California locations: email anya@caff.org
Admission: FREE for CAFF farmers!
Description: Celebrate the Eat Local Challenge day with CAFF's Bon Appetit Management Company. For the Eat Local Challenge, over 400 Bon Appetit chefs around the US prepare a meal made entirely from farms located within 150 miles of the kitchen! All CAFF's farmer members are invited to a free lunch at any of their sites on Tuesday, October 3rd to celebrate the event.
Contact: Anya Fernald at anya@caff.org.
Hoes Down Celebration 2006
Date: Saturday & Sunday, October 7th and 8th, 2006
Location: Full Belly Farm, Guinda
Admission: Festival: Adults $15
Children (2-12): $5
Under 2: Free
Camping
(Saturday night only):
$15 per car
Contact: info@hoesdown.org
"The Future of Cotton" Sustainable Cotton Project Farm Tour 2006
Date: Thursday,
Oct. 19, 2006
Time: 7:00am-5:30pm
Location: Fresno, California
Admission: Open to all
Contact: Dawn Van Dyke 530-756-8518 ext. 27 or dawn@caff.org to register and for more information.
Description:
A one-day tour of the San Joaquin Valley that will challenge your perceptions about what agriculture is and what it could become.
Between late September and mid October, when cotton is harvested and farms throughout the state are at the height of activity, The Sustainable Cotton Project offers a one-day tour. Visitors travel a central loop through the San Joaquin Valley, gaining a behind-the-scenes look at the many sides of conventional, BASIC (Biological Agriculture Systems in Cotton), and organic cotton production.
The tour leaves from the Piccadilly Inn-West Shaw in Fresno.
Tour invitation (336 KB)
Local Food Week & Events for Book of the Month, "The Omnivores Dilemma", by Michael Pollan
Date:Week of October 16
Location: UC Davis Campus
Admission: FREE Open to the Public
Description: Celebrate Local Food Week and the book of the month, "The Omnivores Dilemna".
Contact: For more information, please contact the Students for Sustainable Agriculture, at SUSTAINABLEAG@GMAIL.COM
October 16 12:10-1 pm |
Local Food Week: Farm to School Program: Local Food in the Lunchroom | DeCarli Room, MU | Gail Feenstra, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program |
4:10-5:30pm |
A Multi-factorial Perspective on Obesity | East Conference, MU | Catherine Adams, Trisha Calvo, Carl Keen, Ray Rodriguez, Judith Stern |
October 17 12:10-1:00 |
Local Food Week: Going Local at UCD: Making Campus Food Service More Sustainable | ASUCD Coffee House, MU (Southwest Dining Room | |
October 18 11-2pm |
Local Farmers Quad Market | MU Patio | |
12:10-1:30 pm |
Food Marketing's Impact on Children & What to Do about It | MU Art Gallery, 2nd Floor | Gary Ruskin, Director of Commercial Alert |
| 6:00-8 :00 | Food Marketing aimed at College-Age Adults, | MUII | Gary Ruskin, Director of Commercial Alert |
October 19 7-9pm |
Local Food Week: "Ripe for Change" (film screening & discussion) | ASUCD Coffee House, MU (Southwest Dining Room) | |
| 12:10-1:30pm | Local Food Week: Social Justice on the Farm, | DeCarli Room, MU | Maria Orozco (small business owner and former agricultural laborer), Ron Strochlic (the director of the California Institute for Rural Studies |
October 20 3:00-5:00 pm |
Local Food Week: Tour of UCD Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | meet at ASUCD Coffeehouse, MU | |
| 6:00-8:00 pm | Art and Films about Food: "The Future of Food" | Chemistry 179 | |
| 1-3pm | Local Food Week: "A Taste of the Coffee House" | ASUCD Coffee House (Southwest Dining Room) | |
October 21 10-11am |
Aggie Parents Meet The Omnivore's Dilemma (book discussion) | King Lounge, MU |
Buy Fresh, Buy Local Harvest Festival
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2006
Time: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Dinner at 6:00 pm)
Location: Crystal Bay Farm Pumpkin Patch, Central Coast
Admission: $30/ticket or $100 for four tickets ($10 under 7 yrs, $15 under 18). Book online at brownpapertickets.com keyword “caff”
Description: Pig Roast, Pumpkin Patch, Local Wine, Outdoor Film Showing!
Come celebrate the harvest season with CAFF! Surround yourself with the vibrant colors, aromas, and flavors of Autumn while supporting a local campaign devoted to the family farming community of the central coast.
Following dessert, relax under-the-stars with a glass of wine to watch the award-winning documentary "The Real Dirt on Farmer John"
Contact: Marisol Asselta in the Watsonville office at: (831) 761-8507
Download the invitation (32 kb)
Third Annual Pumpkin Pickin' Potluck at Canvas Ranch
Date: October 22, 2006
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: 755 Tomales Road, Petaluma, CA 94952
Admission: FREE, but bring a dish to share (include the recipe, too!)
Description: Help celebrate the harvest season. Bring the family and join CSA members and friends at Canvas Ranch for a good old-fashioned potluck and social. Tour the farm, pick a pumpkin (free for CSA members!), browse homemade farm products, comb a cashmere goat, pet a miniature southdown sheep, build a barn owl nesting box for Canvas Ranch, and so much more! Rain cancels. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Contact: Please RSVP to 707-766-7171 or info@canvasranch.com
Local Food Week & Events for Book of the Month, "The Omnivores Dilemma", by Michael Pollan
Date:Week of October 23
Location: UC Davis Campus
Admission: FREE Open to the Public
Description: Celebrate Local Food Week and the book of the month, "The Omnivores Dilemna".
Contact: For more information, please contact the Students for Sustainable Agriculture, at SUSTAINABLEAG@GMAIL.COM
October 23 7-9pm |
Book Discussion: What Do I Eat Now | Davis Public Library | Stephanie Abundo |
October 25 4:30-8 pm |
Farm to College, a sustainable dinner OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
Segundo, Tercero, Castilian, and Oxford Dining Halls | |
| 11-2pm | Local Farmers Quad Market | MU Quad | |
October 26 12:10-1:30 pm |
Bringing Healthier Food to Low-income Neighborhoods: Convenience Stores , Farmers Markets, and Food Security | MUII | |
October 27 12:10- 1:30 pm |
A Hill of Beans: A History of the World's Most Ubiquitous Peasant Food, | 2203 Social Sciences and Humanities | Ken Albala, Professor of History at the University of the Pacific |
| 6-8 pm | Film Screening: "Super Size Me" | Chemistry 194 | |
October 28 9:00 am-1:00 pm |
Avenue of the Scarecrows: Davis Farm to School Connection Showcase | Davis Farmers Market, Central Park | |
October 30 6-8pm |
Book Discussion: Local Food for Davis Omnivores | Davis Food Co-Op-Community Room, 620 G Street, Downtown Davis | Beth Tausczik and Doug Walker |
October 31 12:10-1pm |
Book Discussion: The Omnivore's Expanding Options - Where's the Dilemma? | 164MU | Steve Vosti, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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