The CENTER for AGROECOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS http://casfs.ucsc.edu Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 18 May 2013 13:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 School Food Innovations Toward Increasing Specialty Crops: A Systems Approach http://casfs.ucsc.edu/school-food-innovations-toward-increasing-specialty-crops-a-systems-approach http://casfs.ucsc.edu/school-food-innovations-toward-increasing-specialty-crops-a-systems-approach#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 13:16:37 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/school-food-innovations-toward-increasing-specialty-crops-a-systems-approach Title: School Food Innovations Toward Increasing Specialty Crops: A Systems Approach
Location: New Brighton Middle School, Capitola
Link out: Click here
Description: A free workshop on increasing fresh fruits and vegetables in schools. Please use the link to register.
Start Time: 08:30
Date: 2013-06-19
End Time: 15:00

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/school-food-innovations-toward-increasing-specialty-crops-a-systems-approach/feed 0 Register for the June 23-26 Statewide Sustainability Conference and Field-to-Fork Preconference http://casfs.ucsc.edu/chesc http://casfs.ucsc.edu/chesc#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 13:10:08 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/?p=4943 Join nearly 1,000 students, staff, faculty, and campus partners across UC-CSU-CCC and Private Colleges at UC Santa Barbara June 23rd through 26th for a statewide conference on sustainability efforts in higher education.

On Sunday, June 23rd the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) will partner with the Real Food Challenge for the annual “Field to Fork” pre-conference workshop. Registration for both is online at the conference website. Click here for the pre-conference flier.

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/chesc/feed 0 Guided Farm Tours Offered Monthly Starting June 2 http://casfs.ucsc.edu/tours http://casfs.ucsc.edu/tours#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 23:12:45 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/?p=4936 Take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa

UCSC Farm garden Cruz. Guided tours are offered the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 pm and meet at the Louise Cain Gatehouse on the UCSC Farm. The first guided tour will take place on Sunday, June 2.

Founded in 1971, the UCSC Farm offers thriving examples of organic farming and gardening practices as well as hosting education programs and research to improve organic farming techniques. Perched on a meadow near the campus entrance, the farm also offers spectacular views of the Monterey Bay.

Visitors can enjoy touring the organically managed greenhouses, hand-worked garden beds, orchards, row crop fields, and children’s garden, while learning about the history of the site and the basic concepts of organic farming and gardening.

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.


Please note that the UCSC Farm and the 3-acre Alan Chadwick Garden (located on upper campus below Merrill College) are open daily to the public from 8 am – 6 pm. Group tours can be scheduled outside of the monthly free tour times by contacting the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (see contact information, above).

For more information or to schedule a guided group tour, call (831) 459-3240, email casfs@ucsc.edu, or see http://casfs.ucsc.edu. Tours are cosponsored by the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems and the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden.


]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/tours/feed 0 Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-6 http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-6#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:54:36 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-6 Title: Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
Location: UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Description: On Sunday, November 3, take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa Cruz. Guided tours are offered the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 pm and meet at the Louise Cain Gatehouse on the UCSC Farm.

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.

Note: Heavy rain cancels
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-11-03
End Time: 15:30

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Location: UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Description: On Sunday, October 6, take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa Cruz. Guided tours are offered the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 pm and meet at the Louise Cain Gatehouse on the UCSC Farm.

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.

Note: Heavy rain cancels
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-10-06
End Time: 15:30

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-5/feed 0 Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-4 http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-4#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:47:49 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-4 Title: Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
Location: UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Description: On Sunday, September 1, take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa Cruz. Guided tours are offered the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 pm and meet at the Louise Cain Gatehouse on the UCSC Farm.

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-09-01
End Time: 15:30;

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-4/feed 0 Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-3 http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-3#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:46:05 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-3 Title: Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
Location: UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Description: On Sunday, August 4, take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa Cruz. Guided tours are offered the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 pm

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-08-04
End Time: 15:30

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-3/feed 0 Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-2 http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-2#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:44:53 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-2 Title: Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
Location: UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Description: On Sunday, July 7, take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa Cruz. Guided tours are offered the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 pm

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.

For more information or to schedule a guided group tour, call (831) 459-3240, email casfs@ucsc.edu, or see http://casfs.ucsc.edu. Tours are cosponsored by the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems and the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden.

Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-07-07
End Time: 15:30

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm-2/feed 0 Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:42:24 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm Title: Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
Location: UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Description: Take a free, guided tour of one of Santa Cruz’s most beautiful locations—the 30-acre organic farm at UC Santa Cruz. Guided tours are offered from 2-3:30 pm on the first Sunday of the month starting June 2, 2013.

The UCSC Farm is located 1/4 mile up the gravel road above the Blacksmith Shop; free public parking is available in the parking lot at the corner of Coolidge Drive and Carriage House Road, near the main entrance to the UCSC campus. For directions, see http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions-2.

For more information or to schedule a guided group tour, call (831) 459-3240, email casfs@ucsc.edu, or see http://casfs.ucsc.edu. Tours are cosponsored by the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems and the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden.

Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-06-02
End Time: 15:30

]]> http://casfs.ucsc.edu/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm/feed 0 Save Our Seas: Marine Conservation and Sustainable Seafood http://casfs.ucsc.edu/save-our-seas-marine-conservation-and-sustainable-seafood http://casfs.ucsc.edu/save-our-seas-marine-conservation-and-sustainable-seafood#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:40:17 +0000 mtbrown http://casfs.ucsc.edu/save-our-seas-marine-conservation-and-sustainable-seafood Title: Save Our Seas: Marine Conservation and Sustainable Seafood
Location: Interdisciplinary Science Bldg (ISB) 221, UC Santa Cruz
Description: On Wednesday, May 22 from 5 pm-7 pm, marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols joins representatives from the local fishing industry (Faces of California Fishing) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program for a panel discussion on the impact of fishing on the ocean ecosystem and what we can do to save our seas! Questions? email nattran@ucsc.edu
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2013-05-22
End Time: 19:00

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