Measuring the Usability of Thermostats and Other Really Annoying DevicesSpeaker: Alan Meier, LBNLPart of the Spring 2011 i4Energy Seminar Series. Live broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast; Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. The schedule for the spring i4energy series is at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/i4energy-spring2011
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Is Sustainable Food and Agriculture the Future?What: Join farmer Joel Salatin and distinguished scholars and experts Dr. Ignacio Chapela and Sibella Kraus to discuss the prospects and challenges of sustainable food and agriculture.Why: As the emerging sustainable Food Movement calls for a departure from industrial farm systems, and critics claim that sustainable agriculture "can't feed the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sonoma Environmental Film Festival6:30PM - Opening Night ReceptionAdmission: $10.00 (general, student, senior)Meet and mingle with filmmakers, sponsors and guest speakers and enjoy complementary snacks and award winning wine! The Café is open all weekend featuring a menu of fresh seasonal food prepared in the venue kitchen by guest chefs and event volunteers. Yum!7:15PM ...
Where: SonomaCost: $10
An Evening With Joel Salatin - SOLD OUTJoel Salatin, a third-generation alternative farmer in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, is coming to Berkeley to talk about symbiotic farming, local food, and the ethical and spiritual thread that "connects the field to the plate." Joel's family farm, Polyface Farm, is an innovative model of community-supported agriculture that seeks to develop ...