Events and Activities Supported by Measure 43
Upcoming 2012 Events
Spring Food Week Activities: May 14–19
Strawberry Justice Festival, May 17th, 4–6 pm, UCSC Farm
This year the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and UCSC’s Food Systems Working Group will once again host a campus-oriented Strawberry Justice Festival at the UCSC Farm. The event will include a panel discussion on strawberry production, along with live music, fresh organic berry tasting, a social justice self-guided tour, an art and mural expression zone on justice and agriculture, and more! Stay tuned for details. Measure 43 funding supports this free event.
UCSC Dining's Farm Fridays
UCSC Dining is introducing a new way to recognize and appreciate the local farms and farmers that supply fresh produce to student diners. "Farm Fridays" will feature produce from one of the many local farms—including the UCSC Farm—in new menu selections, and a chance to chat with students from UCSC's Farm Systems Working Group, who work throughout the year to educate students about food systems issues. See the UCSC Dining website for additional details and a schedule of upcoming Farm Fridays, along with Meatless Mondays and Beefless Thursdays.
Food System Learning Journey Sign Ups Open, April 10, 9 am
Sign ups for 2012 spring quarter Food System Learning Journeys open on Tuesday, April 10 at 9 am for UCSC students. This spring’s learning journeys include a bike tour of local farms, a visit to Harley Farms to learn about goat cheese making, a canning workshop at Happy Girl Kitchen, and a visit to India Joze to learn about integrating spices with local produce for farm fresh cooking. These journeys are supported by UCSC’s Measure 43 funding. Sign ups for staff, faculty, and Santa Cruz residents begins on Wednesday, April 11. Check the UCSC Recreation website for information on how to sign up for spring-time learning journeys.
Winter/Spring/Summer 2012 Fruit Tree Care and Gardening Classes at the CASFS/UCSC Farm
Thanks to Measure 43 funding, UCSC students can enjoy a special $5 entry fee to a series of gardening classes taking place in 2012. Classes include fruit tree care, seed starting, chicken and duck care, bee keeping, medicinal and culinary herb workshops, a cut flower class, composting classes, a summer fruit tree care class, and a fall gardening workshop. Classes begin on January 7, 2012 and take place at the UCSC Farm and at local nurseries. See the CASFS web site home page under Upcoming Events for details. Cosponsored by the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden and CASFS.
Applications for 2012 Measure 43 Speaker Grants
UC Santa Cruz undergraduates are invited to apply for funding to support visiting speakers related to the goals of UCSC Measure 43, Sustainable Food, Health and Wellness. The deadline for speaker grant funds for winter quarter is January 20, 2012; grants are also available for spring quarter.
Speaker Grants Application Form
Past Events, 2011–2012
Winter 2012 Food System Learning Journeys
Thanks to Measure 43 funding, UCSC students took part in a variety of low-cost Food Systems Learning Journeys through the UCSC's Recreation Programming, including a canning workshop at Happy Girl Kitchen, a "farm-to-fork" visit to Fogline Farm and Main Street Café, a tour of local pizza joints, and workshop on do it yourself urban homesteading.
Discovering the EcoMind Connection: A Panel Discussion led by Frances Moore Lappé
On November 11, 2011, Frances Moore Lappé headlined a panel that included John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America, along with Transition Santa Cruz founder Michael Levy and ocean scientist, author and advocate Dr. Wallace J. Nichols for a talk based on Lappé’s new book, EcoMind: What’s in Your Head Can Heal Our Planet.
Food Day, October 24, UCSC Farm
UCSC students were invited to take part in Food Day activities on the UCSC Farm, including pumpkin carving and a movie screening. UCSC’s Dining Halls served 100% locally sourced meals and organic specials throughout the day. More details here. Food Day is a project of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Fall Harvest Festival - Sunday, September 25, CASFS/UCSC Farm, 11 am - 5 pm
We held a wonderful celebration on the UCSC Farm to celebrate the fall harvest season. This campus and community event featured great food, live music, lots of information booths, cooking demos, gardening talks, kids' activities, and much more. Entry to the Harvest Festival was free for UCSC students, with support from Measure 43.
OPERS Fall Festival Sustainability Tent - Tuesday, September 20, 2011, East Field, UCSC
The Food Systems Working Group in conjunction with the Student Environmental Center and Sustainability Office hosted the annual Sustainability Tent at the OPERS Fall Festival. The event allowed the community to come together to celebrate the launch of the school year and explore all the many ways in which students can get engaged with activities, clubs, internships, and more!
Spring 2011 Food Systems Learning Journeys
UCSC students enjoyed bike tours of local farms, canning workshops, farm fresh cooking and more as part of the Spring 2011 Food System Learning Journeys.
Strawberry & Justice Festival, May 5, 4-7 pm at the UCSC Farm
This year the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and UCSC’s Food Systems Working Group hosted a campus-oriented event featuring a dynamic panel discussing organic strawberry research and production as well as exploring the impacts of newer conventional fumigants on the Central Coast. The event included live music, fresh organic berry tasting, a social justice self-guided tour, an art and mural expression zone on justice and agriculture, and more! This year we partnered with the University Café group to host an interactive community discussion on furthering social justice in our individual actions and organizational/structural systems.This free event was supported by UCSC’s Measure 43 funding.
Garden Cruz: A Week-Long Gardening Intensive
The first ever week-long organic gardening intensive offered by staff of the CASFS Farm & Garden
Apprenticeship and invited experts took place from March 19-26, 2011 (spring break week) at the UCSC Farm. The Friends of the Farm & Garden, CASFS staff, and UCSC's Recreation Department teamed up to offer the "Garden Cruz" course for those who want to learn or improve their organic gardening skills through an intensive week of lectures and hands-on practice. "Garden Cruz" is an ideal program for students and community members involved in campus and community gardens, or looking to enhance their ability to grow food at home. Measure 43 funds helped underwrite the cost of UCSC student participation in the Garden Cruz class.
Winter 2011 Food Systems Learning Journeys
Canning, cooking, a “pizza tour” and an exploration of Cabrillo College’s Horticulture Center were all on the menu for the Winter 2011 Food System Learning Journeys.
Presentations by Winona LaDuke
Measure 43 funding supported two presentations on December 7 by food systems activist Winona LaDuke: a brown bag lunch presentation at Bay Tree's Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room, and a standing-room-only evening lecture at the UCSC Arboretum's horticulture building, where students, community members, and food justice activists gathered to hear LaDuke talk about her work to promote food justice and sovereignty.
