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Past Events (1794)

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June 11, 2011
Saturday

  • New Plants for Contra Costa County

  • Jun 11, 2011 from 3:00am to 6:00am
  • Location: The Ruth Bancroft Garden
  • Description:

    New Plants for Contra Costa County

    Saturday, June 11th

    9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    $20 RBG or Garden Conservancy Members

    $25 General Admission

    To be held at The Ruth Bancroft Garden.

    Tired of the same plants in your garden year after year? Looking to incorporate so

  • Created by: Sophie Damerel
June 5, 2011
Sunday

  • Free Screening of "Tapped"

  • Jun 5, 2011 from 7:00am to 9:30am
  • Location: San Ramon Library
  • Description:

     Sustainable San Ramon and the San Ramon Library invite the community to a screening of the award-winning “Tapped”.

    Snacks and refreshments donated by Whole Foods and other local businesses will be served before the event.  And after the film, we will

  • Created by: Anne Cavazos
June 4, 2011
Saturday

  • Urban Agriculture Summit

  • Jun 4, 2011 from 3:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Sunnyside Organic Seedlings
  • Description:

    Urban Agriculture Summit

     Vice Mayor Tom Butt and Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia are collaborating to host the first ever Urban Agriculture Summit to bring together leading urban agriculture organizations. This is part of the City’s efforts

  • Created by: Kendra Tietjen
June 3, 2011
Friday

  • Bay Area Nutrition Forum 2011

  • Jun 3, 2011 from 2:30am to 11:00am
  • Location: Richmond Memorial Auditorium
  • Description:

    “Out of the Box & Into the Community”

     

    In this free, day long “coming together”, participants will learn about:

    ~ How “out-of-the-box” physical activity approaches can transform public health

    ~ How to increase physical activity in culturally diverse set

  • Created by: Kendra Tietjen
June 1, 2011
Wednesday

  • June Nature Walk

  • Jun 1, 2011 from 11:30am to 2:00pm
  • Location: Camino Pablo Road
  • Description: Bid farewell to the wildflowers, enjoy magnificent views of the San Pablo Creek watershed, and learn about the importance of healthy hills in our watershed. This walk is a moderate, uphill hike. We will meet at the turnout just north of Hwy 24 along
  • Created by: Femke Oldham
 

  • Green Business Network of Contra Costa luncheon

  • Jun 1, 2011 from 6:00am to 7:30am
  • Location: Memo's Mexican Restaurant
  • Description: Please join us Wednesday, June 1 for our monthly Green Business Network lunch at 12 Noon at Memo's Mexican Cuisine restaurant in downtown Concord. RSVP or questions contact organizer Laurie Prindle, Blue Heron Graphics. 
  • Created by: Laurie Prindle
May 21, 2011
Saturday

  • Grow a Garden for Birds, Butterflies and other Pollinators

  • May 21, 2011 from 4:00am to 7:00am
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm
  • Description: Turn your garden into a fascinating sanctuary for birds, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. We’ll start with images of wildlife gardens, great plants for each season, and some of our local birds and pollinators. We’ll look at several top habi
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 20, 2011
Friday

  • Green on the Green Golf Benefit for EarthTeam

  • May 20, 2011 from 7:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: Tilden Park Golf Course
  • Description:
    EarthTeam will be hosting their 1st Annual Golf Benefit this month!  All proceeds will help support EarthTeam's mission to provide award-winning, top quality environmental education programs for low-income Bay area schools and communities. The Green
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 16, 2011
Monday

  • Hunter Lovins' "Hero of the Planet"

  • May 16, 2011 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Firehouse Performing Arts Center
  • Description:

    Dubbed by Newsweek as a "Green Business Icon" and named by Time Magazine the "Hero of the Planet," Hunter Lovins is an internationally acclaimed author, keynote speaker and educator.  In her most recent work, Climate Capitalism, she delivers the busi

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 13, 2011
Friday

  • GIVE YOUR STUFF AWAY DAY

  • May 13, 2011 to May 14, 2011
  • Location: EVERYWHERE
  • Description: The World's Biggest Giveaway Event

    Free stuff will be available in neighborhoods all over the place. It’s an event Mike Morone is hoping to establish twice annually. This event could
    help millions, while diminishing landfills, lowering costs, and hel
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 7, 2011
Saturday

  • Come to the Table: Change the Food, Change the Future

  • May 7, 2011 from 3:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Mt. Diablo High School
  • Description:

    HUNGRY FOR CHANGE?

    Please join Wellness City Challenge and individuals and organizations throughout our county to learn how we can work together to change the way we feed our families!

    • Healthy Breakfast & Lunch will be prepared and served by students f
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 4, 2011
Wednesday

  • Green Business Network of Contra Costa luncheon

  • May 4, 2011 from 6:00am to 7:30am
  • Location: Nibblers Eatery
  • Description:

    Please join us Wednesday, May 4 for our monthly Green Business Network of Contra Costa lunch. Doors open at 11:45 for networking at Nibblers Eatery in Pleasant Hill. RSVP is required. Cost is $20 which includes lunch, tax and tip. Drinks and side ord

  • Created by: Laurie Prindle
May 1, 2011
Sunday

  • Bringing Back the Natives Tour

  • May 1, 2011 from 4:00am to 11:00am
  • Location: Alameda and Contra Costa County
  • Description:

    This delightful c

    Pollection of gardens ranges from Jenny and Scott Fleming’s 50-year-old collector's garden to brand new installations, from five acre lots to small front-yard gardens, from local native plants to natives from throughout California, a

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
April 30, 2011
Saturday

  • "FRESH!" - New Thinking about What We're Eating!

  • Apr 30, 2011 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Walnut Creek Library
  • Description:

    See it FREE this Saturday in Walnut Creek!

     

    Fresh! celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are reinventing our food system.  Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and c

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • Keeping your Garden "Green": Sustainable Gardening

  • Apr 30, 2011 from 4:00am to 6:00am
  • Location: The Ruth Bancroft Garden
  • Description: The Ruth Bancroft Garden will kick off the Garden Workshop Series with a preview of a rating system that will ‘green’ the world of gardening. Now in its pilot stage, the Sustainable Sites Rating System sets benchmarks to help gardeners design, constr
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • "Fill Your Plate With Green" Bay Area Green Schools Summit

  • Apr 30, 2011 from 2:00am to 11:00am
  • Location: Mexican Heritage Plaza, San José
  • Description:

    Teachers, parents and other school leaders are invited to the 5th Bay Area Green Schools Summit. This year's focus is on bringing healthy, locally grown food into schools around the Bay Area, along with other topics on how schools are greening their

  • Created by: Stefanie Pruegel
April 23, 2011
Saturday

  • Lafayette's 6th Annual Earth Day Picnic and Celebration

  • Apr 23, 2011 from 5:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Downtown Lafayette
  • Description: Sustainable Lafayette, the City of Lafayette, and the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce invite you to Lafayette’s 6th annual Earth Day Picnic & Celebration!  For over 40 years, Earth Day–April 22nd–has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations
  • Created by: Sheila Hill