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Past Events (1836)

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November 29, 2011
Tuesday

  • Acterra 2012 Business Environmental Awards

  • Nov 29, 2011 at 2:00am to Dec 9, 2011 at 10:00am
  • Location: Now Open to Contra Costa County
  • Description:

    About Acterra


     Acterra is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet. 


    About the Business Environmental Awards

     Acterra’s Business Environmental Awards is dedicated to recognizing o
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
November 5, 2011
Saturday

  • Introduction to Bird Songs and Sounds

  • Nov 5, 2011 from 3:00am to 5:00am
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm
  • Description:

    The
    Gardens at Heather Farm presents a bird watching experience with Dan
    Stanton.  It’s delightful waking up to
    bird songs in the early mornings. Wouldn’t you like to know exactly what
    species of birds you are hearing? Birding by ear (listening to and id

  • Created by: Eileen Linn
November 2, 2011
Wednesday

  • Climate Reality Presentation at Lafayette Library

  • Nov 2, 2011 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Lafayette Library - Community Hall
  • Description: We all remember seeing or hearing about "Inconvenient Truth" back in 2007, but what's happened since then?  Founded and chaired by Al Gore, The Climate Reality Project is bringing the latest facts and reality about the climate crisis to communities a
  • Created by: Steve Richard
October 27, 2011
Thursday

  • San Ramon Valley Green Drinks

  • Oct 27, 2011 from 11:30am to 1:00pm
  • Location: The Hopyard @ Market Place Plaza
  • Description:

    Join us at our first Green Drinks event and meet other fun green-minded folks to informally socialize and network.

    The event is simple and unstructured where many have found employment, made new contacts, shared and developed new ideas, discovered new

  • Created by: Anne Cavazos
October 25, 2011
Tuesday

  • Greening Your School Summit

  • Oct 25, 2011 from 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Location: Danville
  • Description:

    A gathering to share successes and challenges with other local parents, teachers & administrators

     

    Connect, brainstorm and find support

    for green projects in

    Alamo, Danville and San Ramon Schools

     

    We're looking for 2-3 representatives (parents, teachers,

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
October 24, 2011
Monday

  • Slow Food in Schools

  • Oct 24, 2011 to Oct 25, 2011
  • Location: Pizza Antica
  • Description: When you either eat in or take out from Pizza Antica next Tuesday a percentage of your purchase will be donated to our Slow Food in Schools project. Just mention Slow Food Delta Diablo or Diablo Community Day School so your purchase will count. How e
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
October 23, 2011
Sunday

  • Food Day Community Celebration

  • Oct 23, 2011 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
  • Location: Lafayette Community Center
  • Description: Sustainable Lafayette and Urban Farmers invite you to celebrate the inaugural national Food Day on Sunday, October 23, from 5 to 8 pm at the Community Center, 500 St. Mary’s Road, Lafayette, for a delicious potluck and community-building event. Bring
  • Created by: Linda Riebel, Ph.D.
October 19, 2011
Wednesday
October 18, 2011
Tuesday

  • Green Business Network Mixer

  • Oct 18, 2011 from 11:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: The Fig Tree (formerly Nibblers) restaurant
  • Description:

    Networking event for sustainable businesses, organizations and others wishing to do business responsibly. This will be a casual and fun event. The format will be something like this; 5pm Networking begins. People can purchase their own drinks and add

  • Created by: Laurie Prindle
October 12, 2011
Wednesday
October 8, 2011
Saturday

  • Urban Farming Workshop

  • Oct 8, 2011 at 2:00am to Oct 9, 2011 at 12:00pm
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm (Rotary Room)
  • Description:

    Learn about SPIN (small plot intensive) farming and how a SCUFI (sustainable commercial urban farm incubator) program can help you with training, financing, and securing land to launch your own profitable sustainable urban farm, event if you have no

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
October 7, 2011
Friday
October 6, 2011
Thursday

  • Green Remodel Forum at Pleasanton Green Scene Fair

  • Oct 6, 2011 from 4:00am to 8:00am
  • Location: CarrAmerica Conference Center
  • Description: Green Remodel Forum will have a booth at the upcoming Pleasanton Green Scene Fair.  The Green Scene showcases products and services to encourage employees and residents to adopt a greener lifestyle at home and at work.  We hope to speak with attendee
  • Created by: Sundong Kwong
October 5, 2011
Wednesday

  • Villa Sobrante: A Natural Retrofit and Permaculture Project

  • Oct 5, 2011 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
  • Location: El Sobrante Library
  • Description: In October of 2008, four women bought a foreclosed and boarded up house on a 1/3 of an acre in El Sobrante. Their vision was to carry out a natural retrofit, and to create both a home and a center to learn and teach ways to live in a more sustainable
  • Created by: Femke Oldham
October 4, 2011
Tuesday

  • Lafayette Homeowner Workshop: Energy Savings & Rebates

  • Oct 4, 2011 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Lafayette Library Learning Center
  • Description:

    Get up to $9,000 in energy-upgrade incentives.

    Take advantage of this short window of opportunity in Contra Costa.

     

    Learn how your neighbor’s energy-upgrade helped to inprove comfort in their home, lower their utility bills, and protect the enviro
  • Created by: Tina King Neuhausel
October 3, 2011
Monday

  • Food Service Technology Center Open House

  • Oct 3, 2011 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: FSTC in San Ramon
  • Description:

    Please join the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC), for our Open House and Ribbon Cutting.

    The Open House is from 4 - 7pm, and the Ribbon Cutting is at 5:15pm.

    The Food Service Technology Center (FSTC), funded through PG&E, is a world-class energy-e

  • Created by: Janel
September 29, 2011
Thursday

  • Sugi Garden Blog

  • Sep 29, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Location: Pleasant Hill
  • Description:

    Join me at my new blog filled with our experiences and musings about the life lessons found in the garden, as well as beautiful photos, gardening tips, food-related specials and activities, recipes and tools for healthy living.

     

    Look for "Come and Get

  • Created by: Amy Erez
September 27, 2011
Tuesday

  • Stimulus Dollars at Work for the Residential Building Industry

  • Sep 27, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
  • Location: Walnut Creek Library, 1644 North Broadway
  • Description: Stimulus Dollars at Work for the Residential Building IndustryLearn about how you can get more than $10,000 in rebates and low-interest financing to make home improvements that increase the comfort, health and efficiency of the home for your clients.
  • Created by: Lois Courchaine