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August 2nd SUNDAY Garden Work Party!

August 8, 2010
12:00 pmto4:00 pm

Join us from 12pm to 4pm and
enjoy a day in the garden. Activities for the day will include
harvesting delicious fruits and veggies for a locally- sourced,
organic meal, pruning, chicken-care, seed starting, weeding, and
trestling. We will share meal together and trade
skills, starts, and stories.

Looking forward to seeing you then.

Love,
the solmates
Amanda
Cass
Miriam
Morgan
Olivia
Patrick
Salima
Yvonne

Urban Agriculture Legal Meet Up

Hosted by the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)

Monday, July 12, 2010 at 6:30pm
The Hub, Berkeley (2150 Allston Way, Suite 400)

Please join us for:

- Workshop on legal issues that arise for commercial and nonprofit urban farmers.

- Presentation describing SELC’s research on hot legal topics.

- Group discussion on legal issues and ways to break down legal barriers to urban ag.

- Mixer to continue the conversation and build community!

Snacks will be served!

Suggested Donation: $5 to $10

And/or bring some fresh harvested or foraged fruit or veggies to share!

To RSVP, click here or see below.

FMI, email: Chris Curran curranc@uchastings.edu or Janelle Orsi Janelle.orsi@gmail.com

The Sustainable Economies Law Center facilitates the growth of sustainable, localized, and just economies, through legal research, professional training, resource development, and education about practices such as:

· Urban agriculture

· Barter and local currencies

· Cooperatives

· Community-supported enterprises and local investing

· Intentional communities and ecovillages

www.SustainableEconomiesLawCenter.org

URBAN BEETS – SOL Celebrates 7 Years!

May 8, 2010 12:00 amtoMay 9, 2010 2:00 am

Come celebrate our 7th Birthday & help us raise funds for our super awesome summer youth internship

Location: sol 1236 23rd Ave Oakland, CA 94606 (between E12th & International Blvd.)

Bring yo’ Motha’- A night of fermented beverages to benefit City Slicker Farms

¡Ferment Change!—Saturday April 17th 7 pm
fermented beverage skill-share/pro-biotic party

learn how to make:

kombucha, mead, ginger beer, coconut keifer…

@ Oakland Sol 1236 23rd Ave btwn 12th St & International Oakland

fermentchange.org <-see for other upcoming fermenting events
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=116820534997731

April 2nd Sun & Mural Celebration

April 11, 2010
2:00 pmto4:00 pm

Join us for some early spring harvesting & planting! As well as an extra special feast in celebration of our Mural Project completion.

Featured herb being harvested: Mugwort

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Reduce Your Footprint in 2010: A Free Community Workshop

February 25, 2010
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

The City of Berkeley, the Berkeley Energy Commission, the Ecology Center, and the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists invite you to a fun and informative workshop to help you and your community group reduce global warming emissions. At this workshop you will: Find out how your lifestyle practices and the choices you make as community groups impact greenhouse gas emissions; Discover how you can significantly reduce your personal and community emissions though an exciting and no-cost 4-session program; Be given the opportunity to participate in, form, or have the Ecology Center facilitate a free Climate Change Action workshop series in your community; Receive information for implementing energy efficient and renewable energy options in your home, workplace, congregation, school, and other shared spaces. Come join us!

Time: 7pm.
Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St., @ Bonita, Berkeley.
Cost: Free.
Info: 510-548-2220 ext. 240, debra@ecologycenter.org, http://www.ecologycenter.org/.

The Global Food Crisis and Local Solutions

January 27, 2010
6:00 pmto8:30 pm

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So that we can plan, please RSVP to: LAutler@GrassrootsOnline.org, or
info@oaklandinstitute.org; 510-469-5228

We hope to inspire your financial support, so please bring your checkbook!
Donations will support the work of Grassroots International and the human
rights to land, water and food.

Join Online and Support the Oakland Institute

BIKE TO WORK DAY

May 13, 2010

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January 2010 2nd Sunday

January 10, 2010
12:00 pmto4:00 pm

Interested in learning more about SOL and helping support our work?
Come put your hands in the earth and help us get our garden ready for
a bountiful 2010. We will share stories (we have some good stories,
ideas, and exciting plans) and a delicious family-style, vegan, local
meal.

Looking forward to seeing you then!

12-4
Lunch @ 3pm
sol – 1236 23rd ave at international blvd.

December 2009 2nd Sunday

December 13, 2009
12:00 pmto4:00 pm

Join us for our monthly work party and local, seasonal vegan lunch!

Projects for this Sunday include:  sheet mulching, turning compost, chicken coop maintenance and weeding.

Skill-Share topic: Bay Friendly Gardening: Landscaping with Native & Drought Tolerant Plants with Shereen & Beatrice

12-4  2pm
Lunch @ 2pm
skill-share @ 2:30pm
sol – 1236 23rd ave at international blvd.