BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Occidental Arts and Ecology Center | November 20 2007- November 14 2008 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T012531Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20071206T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20071206T220000Z UID:http://www.oaec.org/wildlands-biodiversity/wild-fermentation-workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oaec.org/wildlands-biodiversity/wild-fermentation-workshop SUMMARY:Wild Fermentation Workshop DESCRIPTION:

Instructor\: Sandor Ellix Katz\, hosted by local food expert\, Chas Moore

Cost\: $35\, which includes a jar of kimchi you'\;ll take home from what we make together.

Come experience how simple it is to make your own kimchi\, kefir\, mead\, and other fermented delicacies. Learn about the healing qualities of live-culture ferments and their illustrious history. Be part of the fermentation revival!

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This special tour on Saturday June 21\, will explore OAEC’s gardens from the perspective of our medicinal plant collection. Led by gardener Michelle Vesser\, the tour will cover plant identification\, medicinal and garden uses\, as well as ways of incorporating medicinal plants into the garden design. $25 (meal not included). For advance registration\, click here\, or call 707.874.1557 ext.201 for more information.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T012531Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080628T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080629T000000Z UID:http://www.oaec.org/mother-garden/tai-chi-of-garden-tools URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oaec.org/mother-garden/tai-chi-of-garden-tools SUMMARY:The Tai Chi of Gardening\: Building Strength ~ Avoiding Injury DESCRIPTION:

Offered\: June 28\, 2008

Time\: Begins at 9\:30 am and ends at 4 pm on the 28th

Instructor\: Michelle Vesser

Cost\: $110/$95 if registered two weeks in advance (lunch included)
For registration information\, click here.

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Date\: August 2\, 2008

Time\: 1pm - 3pm (meal not included)

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T012531Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080821T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080821T050000Z UID:http://www.oaec.org/Highlander URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oaec.org/Highlander SUMMARY:Highlander Research & Education Center Talk DESCRIPTION:

"\;Veiw From the Hill"\; - A Conversation with the Director and Two Organizers from the Highlander Research and Education Center

Date\: Wednesday\, August 20\, 7pm [Arrive 15 min early to be able to park and walk to theater\; Dress in layers]
Place\: The outdoor North Garden Theater at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
This is a Free Event • Please RSVP appreciated\, but not required\, to dhenson@oaec.org

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Time\: 7\:00 PM

Date\: 8/27/2008

Location\: Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School

$\\"\\"$ The Contemporary Issues Series is presented by Sonoma Country Day School to promote critical thinking about ideas of importance to the life of our community. Physicist\, ecologist and activist Dr. Vandana Shiva will discuss the world food crisis and other critical issues of our day. This event is presented in partnership with Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and the International Forum on Globalization (IFG).

Tickets are $20 in advance\, $10 for Students and $25 at the door and include a wine reception and book signing after the talk.

Click here for more information

Click here to purchase tickets.

Dr. Vandana Shiva is the winner of the alternative Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 (the Right Livelihood Award) and named by AsiaWeek as one of the top five most important people in Asia in 2001\,Vandana Shiva is a dynamic\, provocative thinker and commentator on the environment\, women’s issues\, and international affairs. She is the author of over three hundred papers in leading journals and numerous books\, including Biopiracy\: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge and Stolen Harvest\: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. Dr. Shiva is a founding board member of the International Forum on Globalization and the founder of Navdanya International\, a science and policy research center based in India.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T012531Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080909T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080909T050000Z UID:http://www.oaec.org/brad-lancaster-booksigning-2008 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oaec.org/brad-lancaster-booksigning-2008 SUMMARY:Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance\: Slide Show/Booksigning with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:

Offered\: Monday\, September 8th\, 7\:30 pm - 9 pm

Presenter\: Brad Lancaster

Cost\: Suggested donation of $5 to $10 to support Brad’s great work! No one turned away for lack of funds!

Location\: Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's North Garden Stage\, Occidental\, CA (directions)

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T012531Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081011T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081012T233000Z UID:http://www.oaec.org/courses/community-organizing-deep-democracy URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oaec.org/courses/community-organizing-deep-democracy SUMMARY:Community Organizing for Deep Democracy - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:

Offered\: Friday October 10\, 4pm – Sunday October 12\, 3\:30pm

Instructors\: Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap and David Cobb (see bios below)

Cost\: $250–$400 sliding scale\, depending on your income (includes meals and lodging at OAEC) - see below for detailed sliding scale information

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T012531Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081019T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081019T040000Z UID:http://www.oaec.org/mother-garden/seed-exchange-bioneers-conference URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oaec.org/mother-garden/seed-exchange-bioneers-conference SUMMARY:Seed Exchange at Bioneers Conference - San Rafael\, CA DESCRIPTION:

SATURDAY EVENING
6\:30 pm – 8\:00 pm

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