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SUMMARY:(Vacaville) Pleasants Valley Demonstration Permaculture Site Planting Day
DESCRIPTION:Pleasants Valley Demonstration Permaculture Site Installation\n8:30 am-4 pm\, Register for Address\, Vacaville \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pleasants-valley-demonstration-permaculture-site-installation-tickets-338530894017 \nLearn about sustainable landscape design and help plant a demonstration site based on permaculture principles at a Pleasants Valley farm! This public\, hands-on installation workshop will create a demonstration permaculture site on Vacaville farmland\, providing an opportunity to learn about rainwater capture\, water efficient drip irrigation and how to plant and mulch for a water wise\, resilient garden that builds healthy soil and yields food. Join other community members interested in sustainable agriculture\, outdoor education and regenerative practices as we make this site a reality! Learn more and register here. \nAbout the demonstration permaculture site:\nThis Pleasants Valley site in Vacaville is the future home of a demonstration farm site that will showcase different regenerative practices and techniques. The permaculture demonstration portion of the site is a joint project between Sustainable Solano and Pleasant Valley School\, which is in development on the property and will offer outdoor education experiences and Waldorf-inspired instruction. The farm also has plans for a biodynamic garden.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/vacaville-permaculture-demonstration-farm-site-installation/
LOCATION:Vacaville (Register for address)
CATEGORIES:food forest,installation,local food
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SUMMARY:(Dixon) Bounty of the County: Ruhstaller Farm Tour & Beer Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Come see how beer is “grown”! \nAt this special Bounty of the County event\, guests will take a tour through the fields\, the cellar and the brewery while learning how Ruhstaller Farm transforms their own organic hops into unique\, delicious craft beers. Small food tastings featuring produce from neighboring family farms will be paired with the beers along the way\, with recipes and quick cooking demos by Sustainable Solano staff. Guests will have plenty of Q & A time with the brewmasters and also learn about Ruhstaller’s regenerative farming practices that bring the hops from the dirt to the deck and strive to leave the land better than they found it. Proceeds will support Sustainable Solano’s local food program\, which includes free cooking classes and youth cooking programs. \nSpace is limited to 25 tickets! Register here! \n$15 per person. Tastings are for 21 and over; must show ID upon arrival. \nSpecial Notes: Supervised children are welcome to tag along (please bring their own snacks/drinks!) Wear comfortable walking shoes. The tour includes about 2 flights of stairs. \n** \nThe 2022 Spring Bounty of the County will highlight Solano County wineries and breweries in May and then culminate in a celebratory Bounty of the County event at the Solano County Fair on June 18! Join us from noon-2 pm May 14 at Mangels Vineyards in Suisun Valley for a wine and food tasting event\, and at 1 pm May 22 at Ruhstaller Farm in Dixon for a beer and food tasting event and tour! Then learn more about local food\, watch cooking demonstrations\, have fun activities for the kids and more at the Solano County Fair on June 18. Learn more about Bounty of the County and sign up for more information here. \nRegistration coming soon!
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/dixon-bounty-of-the-county-beer-and-food-tasting/
LOCATION:Ruhstaller Farm\, 6686 Sievers Rd\, Dixon
CATEGORIES:Bounty of the County,cooking,local food
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220514T140000
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SUMMARY:(Suisun Valley) Bounty of the County: Wine and Food Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this special event where three Suisun Valley winemakers team up with Sustainable Solano for food and wine tastings\, cooking demos and more! Winemakers from Tolenas Winery\, Mangels Vineyards and Suisun Creek Winery will each pour one of their varietals and give some background on its creation. Each wine will be paired with a small food tasting featuring local\, seasonal produce from Suisun Valley farms\, along with recipes and brief cooking demos by Sustainable Solano staff. Following the food tasting\, guests will have the opportunity to taste additional wines\, chat further with the winemakers and sign up for wine club memberships. Proceeds will support Sustainable Solano’s local food program\, which includes free cooking classes and youth cooking programs. \nSpace is limited to 40 tickets! Register here! \n$15 per person. Tastings are for 21 and over; must show ID upon arrival. \n** \nThe 2022 Spring Bounty of the County will highlight Solano County wineries and breweries in May and then culminate in a celebratory Bounty of the County event at the Solano County Fair on June 18! Join us from noon-2 pm May 14 at Mangels Vineyards in Suisun Valley for a wine and food tasting event\, and at 1 pm May 22 at Ruhstaller Farm in Dixon for a beer and food tasting event and tour! Then learn more about local food\, watch cooking demonstrations\, have fun activities for the kids and more at the Solano County Fair on June 18. Learn more about Bounty of the County and sign up for more information here.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/suisun-valley-bounty-of-the-county-wine-and-food-tasting/
LOCATION:Mangels Vineyards\, 4529 Suisun Valley Rd.\, Fairfield
CATEGORIES:Bounty of the County,cooking,local food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T160000
DTSTAMP:20260618T081818
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SUMMARY:(Vacaville) Morningsun Herb Farm Open House (& SuSol Cooking Demo)
DESCRIPTION:Join SuSol’s Local Food program manager and chef\, Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan\, at Morningsun Herb Farm’s annual open house at 11 am on May 7. The live cooking demonstration will feature two quick and easy fresh herb sauces\, perfect for grilled veggies\, meats and more! Chef Steph will demonstrate an Italian-inspired Salsa Verde with Arugula and Parsley\, and also a Moroccan style Chermoula with Cilantro. How to store fresh herbs\, substituting dried herbs with fresh ones\, and tips for reducing food waste will be discussed along with Q&A time. Audience members will receive recipes and small herb starts for planting at home (while supplies last). \nThe open house will have herbal education\, garden walks and garden talks\, food and drink\, and local vendors. \nLearn more here! \nFree admission and parking.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/vacaville-morningsun-herb-farm-open-house-susol-cooking-demo/
LOCATION:Morningsun Herb Farm\, 6137 Pleasants Valley Rd.\, Vacaville
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food,partner event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T160000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Cooking Class - Mother's Day 'Market to Table' Brunch
DESCRIPTION:May marks the start of many farmers markets around Solano County\, and of course Mother’s Day! What better way to celebrate than preparing a delicious “Dutch Baby” – a large fluffy pancake excellent for breakfast\, brunch\, lunch\, or dessert. \nLearn more and register here \nJoin Chef Lisa Núñez-Hancock as she prepares a savory “market to table” version\, packed with spring vegetables. This verdant Dutch Baby is festive and fast\, and gets its striking color\, freshness\, and flavor from the addition of spinach and tender herbs. Chef Lisa will also prepare a refreshing Springtime mocktail/cocktail using seasonal farmer’s market produce. Sustainable Solano staff will moderate the class with an audience Q&A at the end.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-cooking-class-mothers-day-market-to-table-brunch/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food,online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220505T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220505T180000
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SUMMARY:(Vacaville) Regenerative Agriculture Event - Solano Local Food System Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder what goes into regenerative agriculture practices that are promoted as healthy for the planet and people? Learn about regenerative agriculture at an event hosted by the Solano Local Food System Alliance. This event will have speakers on regenerative agriculture\, permaculture and biodynamics\, and you’ll have a chance to learn about a demonstration food forest SuSol is installing in Pleasants Valley in partnership with Pleasant Valley School. The Solano Local Food System Alliance’s quarterly meetings are free and open to the public and feature speakers on topics that are important to Solano County’s local food system. The meeting will also explore the vision for Pleasants Valley to become a model region for regenerative agriculture practices that can be better for the environment\, for communities and for the farmers who adopt these methods! \nLearn more and register here! \nSpeakers:\nRose Curley with Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) — Regenerative Agriculture\nMichael Wedgley\, Sustainable Solano — Permaculture and plans for a demonstration permaculture site at the farm\nHarald Hoven — Biodynamic Agriculture and plans for a biodynamic garden at the farm \nThis free public event is part of the Solano Local Food System Alliance’s quarterly educational meetings. \nAbout the demonstration permaculture site:\nThis Pleasants Valley site in Vacaville is the future home of a demonstration farm site that will showcase different regenerative practices and techniques. The permaculture demonstration portion of the site is a joint project between Sustainable Solano and Pleasant Valley School\, which is in development on the property and will offer outdoor education experiences and Waldorf-inspired instruction. \nAbout the Guest Speaker \nRose Curley is a GrizzlyCorps fellow\, completing her service term with Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) in Davis. Rose works for CAFF’s Ecological Farming Program helping small farmers conserve natural resources\, adapt to and mitigate climate change\, and build on-farm resilience. Rose’s day-to-day work includes conducting on-farm research and demonstration projects\, developing educational and extension materials\, and facilitating farmer-to-farmer learning opportunities. In addition to serving with CAFF\, Rose works on a small diversified vegetable farm in the Capay Valley. \nRose graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Molecular Environmental Biology and Food Systems. She was a research assistant in the Berkeley Agroecology Lab studying the relationship between soil and human health. She was raised in the foothills of California’s Central Valley (Yokuts and Mono lands). \nAbout the Alliance:\nThe Solano Local Food System Alliance brings together a variety of stakeholders to leverage each other’s knowledge and shared vision around a strong local food system and engage the wider community to promote the local food economy\, educate about the multiple benefits of local food\, and advocate for improvement to the local food system that increases everyone’s access to local food. \nLearn more about the Alliance here
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/solano-local-food-system-alliance-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Vacaville (Register for address)
CATEGORIES:Alliance,local food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T160000
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SUMMARY:(Benicia & Vallejo) Annual Demonstration Food Forest Tour
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever seen a food forest? Are you interested in growing your own food or want to replace your lawn with a more sustainable landscape? Our Annual Food Forest Tour is back! Do not miss out on the chance to tour our demonstration edible gardens fed by secondary water (roofwater and/or laundry-to-landscape greywater system) in Benicia and Vallejo! \nLearn more and register here! \nLearn simple techniques that you can apply to your own yard to create a vibrant\, food-producing ecosystem using water wisely. Ask our food forest keepers questions\, enjoy the gardens\, be inspired and get ideas on how you can work these design principles into your own yard! \nHow it will work: \n\nYou can choose to tour for the whole day or for half a day on Saturday\, April 23\nBenicia Demonstration Food Forest Gardens will be open 10-1 pm\nVallejo Demonstration Food Forest Gardens will be open 1-4 pm\n\nItinerary pickup and special events: \n\n9-11 am: A detailed itinerary with garden locations will be distributed at Avant Garden in Benicia (400 First St.) This itinerary will include all of the demonstration food forest gardens in Benicia (open in the morning) and Vallejo (open in the afternoon).\n9 am: Sustainable Solano Program Manager Michael Wedgley will give a talk at Avant Garden on how to have garden abundance with healthy soil biology\, including the creation of compost extracts and teas to add soil biology where it’s needed. He will then apply compost extract to the community shared plot at the garden\, which grows food for donation. ***Bring a mason jar and get some compost extract while supplies last.\n12-1 pm: Itineraries for the Vallejo garden sites (open in the afternoon) will be available at St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School (1500 Benicia R.\, Vallejo)\n12 pm: Learn about Sustainable Solano’s local food program at St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School. The Local Food team will have details about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs in Vallejo and Benicia where you buy directly from local farms\, favorite family recipes from our Youth Cooking Program students\, information about local farms\, agritourism\, and how to engage in food rescue and recovery. Stick around for student demonstrations and check out beehives and honey there on campus\n\n 
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/benicia-vallejo-annual-demonstration-food-forest-tour/
LOCATION:Benicia & Vallejo Gardens
CATEGORIES:food forest,garden,local food,tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220406T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220406T180000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Cooking Class - Zero Waste 'Tops to Roots'
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that food waste from our kitchens affects climate change? Rotting food in the landfill creates methane gas that heats the atmosphere. Learn how you can cut back on household food waste\, save money and resources\, and be part of the solution! \nLearn more and register here \nJoin Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan\, Sustainable Solano’s Local Food Program Manager\, for a cooking class that explores what to do with those beet greens\, carrot tops\, potato peels and more! Chef Steph will walk through several recipe ideas\, discuss meal planning strategies and food expiration dates\, and demonstrate a simple vegetable broth made from scraps as well as a seasonal pesto. Information on new food waste laws affecting Benicia will start the class and an audience Q & A will take place at the end. \nThis class is generously funded by Republic Services.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-cooking-class-zero-waste-tops-to-roots/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food,online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220318T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220318T180000
DTSTAMP:20260618T081818
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SUMMARY:(Online) Cooking Class - Spring Greens
DESCRIPTION:Early spring is prime time for leafy greens in the garden and at the farmers market. \nLearn more and register here! \nThis class welcomes back cooking instructor and personal chef Laura Doyle\, who will demonstrate three recipes that can be made with a variety of different greens\, from the well-known to the unfamiliar. Chef Laura will saute up a big batch of garlicky greens and talk about how to use them throughout the week\, whizz up a batch of flavorful chimichurri and mix up a salad starring some of the more overlooked bitter greens such as mizuna\, radicchio (and whatever else she finds at the market that week!) Sustainable Solano staff will moderate the class with an audience Q & A at the end.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-cooking-class-spring-greens/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food,online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220204T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220204T170000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Cooking Class - Dried Bean Basics
DESCRIPTION:Dried beans are versatile\, inexpensive\, healthy and almost always in season. \nLearn more and register here! \nWith a little advance planning\, this pantry staple can be used in soups\, sides\, burgers\, appetizers and more. Join chef Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan\, Sustainable Solano’s Local Food Program Manager in a live virtual class that covers the basics of bean cookery\, from different soaking techniques to flavor combinations. Chef Steph will demonstrate Cannellini Beans with Garlic & Sage (made from scratch) and an easy make-ahead Black Bean Burger recipe (made from either canned or “from scratch” beans). Storing dried beans and health benefits will be covered\, with an audience Q & A at the end.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-cooking-class-dried-bean-basics/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food,online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T180000
DTSTAMP:20260618T081818
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SUMMARY:Solano Local Food System Alliance Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Solano Local Food System Alliance meets four times a year\, with a focus in 2022 on having public\, educational speakers for each of the meetings. \nMeetings are scheduled for \n\nFeb. 3\nMay 5\nAug. 4\nNov. 3\n\nThe Solano Local Food System Alliance includes a wide variety of stakeholders committed to fulfilling the mission of creating an environmentally sustainable\, economically viable\, socially just and equitable local food system in Solano County. \nLearn more about the Alliance here
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/solano-local-food-system-alliance-meeting/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alliance,local food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T180000
DTSTAMP:20260618T081818
CREATED:20220111T172933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T172935Z
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SUMMARY:(Online) Cooking Class - Immune Boosting Foods
DESCRIPTION:Soup is great for cold\, mid-winter days\, and it’s even better with some immune-boosting foods! \nLearn more and register here! \nJoin guest chef Lisa Núñez-Hancock who will walk us through a Japanese-inspired soup designed to promote health and vitality featuring sweet potatoes\, shiitake mushrooms\, miso and more. In this live\, virtual class\, Chef Lisa will discuss other foods that boost our immune systems so you can make the most of seasonal\, winter produce. Where to source local ingredients around Solano County will also be covered. This class will be moderated by Sustainable Solano staff\, with an audience Q & A at the end.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-cooking-class-immune-boosting-foods/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food,online
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