Green Events
It is springtime, which is why I chose to write about Bay Area sustainable gardening… again. The Bay Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition, a Berkeley non profit dedicated to sustainable gardening and landscaping in the San Francisco Bay Area, is hosting their annual Bay Friendly Gardening Tours this spring. The coalition partners with local Bay Learn More
The San Francisco Garden Show starts tomorrow, Wednesday April 21st and goes through Sunday the 25th. After looking at the program, there are tons of opportunities to learn about sustainable gardening, bringing gardening into a small urban environment and cool artsy ways to showcase plants. The show kicks off with seminars focusing on using water Learn More
The 2nd Annual San Francisco Green Film Festival starts tonight with a bang. This is the only Bay Area film festival that is dedicated to films and new forms of media that explore environmental issues and sustainability. Over 40 films will be shown in one week from today until March 7th at the SF Film Learn More
There is a great workshop series happening in February at the Ecology Center. The title of the series is “From Light Bulbs To Legislation” and it focuses on how to initiate energy conservation best practices and how to take the next steps to change energy legislation. Of course, changing out your old incandescent light bulbs Learn More
Every 4th Tuesday in San Francisco a group of green-minded business leaders meet to discuss sustainability in San Francisco, their role in promoting the green economy and how they can work together to promote Bay Area green values. This phenomenon is called Eco Tuesdays and is spreading to sustainable cities across the nation. It is Learn More
All you eco friendly, sustainably minded, environmentally conscious San Franciscans now have a place to congregate for an entire week and bask in your own glory as you watch every single film in the 2nd annual San Francisco Green Film Festival. It looks like a great event this year. You can see all the trailers Learn More
Being sustainable in the San Francisco Bay Area does not just mean recycling better or driving your car less. Yes, those things are green and good, but we need to teach our children the power of being resilient. Being resilient means being able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions and being able to Learn More
The Ecology Center is having a party today to celebrate their Farm Fresh Choice program. Farm Fresh Choice is the Ecology Center’s Food Justice Program that is bringing healthy, nutritious and organic food into the community. The program engages low-income residents of south and west Berkeley in reclaiming their optimal nutrition. Through partnerships with local Learn More
With the rainy season upon us, we can either walk around with grimaces on our faces, or with bright smiles. The smiles, of course, will come from knowing that you are using all of that rain water that comes off of your home to operate your home. That is right. You can use rain water Learn More
I am seeing more and more green conferences these days. If you were not aware, the Cleantech Open conference in San Jose just got started this morning. Normally, I am not a huge fan of trade shows or conferences. I don’t really like networking, tending a booth, or trying to sell myself, but these conferences Learn More
