STILL IN THE EAST VILLAGE, LONG BEACH - Saturday Farmer's Market - 9a - 2pm on 1St Street between Linden and Elm - Closed to vehicle traffic for FRESH foods, fresh baked goods now! and Produce! Come have a taste of Long Beach! Every Saturday!

YOU IN? Every Wednesday is Date Night in Downtown and each Thursday is Happy Hour in restarants and fun stops on Pine, Rainbow Harbor & Shoreline Village! For more information Call the DLBA at (562) 436-4259

Starting Saturday July 3rd, Phat Beets - Produce will join North Oakland Pediatrics in opening a new Farmers' Market in North Oakland rooted not only in sustainable food, but in food justice. The grand opening will feature a variety of organic, pesticide free, and local fruit and vegetable growers, local bakers socially grounded food businesses, local crafts as well as live jazz music, live art, and free cooking demos. Local http://oaklandlocal.com/article/oaklands-phat-beets-prepares-launch-north-oakland-farmers-market

Sunday, July 11, 2010 -EcoHouse Tour - Urban Drought Solutions: Greywater, Rainwater Catchment, Earthworks. Learn how to turn your house and yard into a water saving site with greywater systems,rainwater catchment, earthworks, and appropriate landscaping choices. You'll learn about the greywater system at the EcoHouse, the first permitted residential constructed wetland/greywater system in the State of California and the first greywater system in Berkeley to be permitted. We will discuss the principles and process of safely irrigating with shower, bathroom sink, and laundry waste water and include a presentation of greywater design and the application process. Return home with ideas and plans of your own!
Instructor: Babak Tondre. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). This workshop is not wheelchair accessible. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Time: Tours begin at 10am and at 1pm.
Cost:$15 general, $10 EC members, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Info: 510-548-2220 x239, register@ecologycenter.org.

Saturday, July 17, 2010 -Introduction to Permaculture - Permaculture is the conscious design of cultivated ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. Come learn more from teacher Christopher Shein. Christopher runs Wildheart Gardens, an edible & native permaculture nursery, design, and landscaping business in Oakland. He teaches at Merritt College, and helps run the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library and other urban agriculture projects. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). Time: 10am - 1pm. Location: EcoHouse, 1305 Hopkins St., (enter via garden entrance on Peralta), Berkeley. Cost: $25 general, $20 EC members, no one turned away for lack of funds. Info: 510-548-2220 x239, register@ecologycenter.org, ecologycenter.org. Wheelchair accessible.

Thursday, July 22, 2010 -Introduction to Natural Building, a 2-Part Lecture Series Part 1 on July 22: Natural Building Around the World. What is natural building and where does it derived from? This talk/slideshow will take you on a tour of traditional, natural building methods around the world. Part 2 on August 5: Natural Building Now, Reinventing the Wheel. What happens when industrial cultures, like our own, begin to take interest in biodegradeable and traditional building methods? We will also look at examples of "modern" natural building and touch on the current context for codes and regulation of natural construction. This series is offered by Sasha Rabin and Massey Burke of Vertical Clay Construction. For more information visit www.verticalclay.com. Sasha and Massey have been practicing and teaching natural building in the Bay Area and northern California since 2004. Time: 7pm - 9pm , Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley.Cost: Free.Info: 510-548-2220 x233, erc@ecologycenter.org.

July 23; Friday Poetry at the Ecology Center w Open Mike -7:00 pm.Ecology Center Bookstore -2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (San Pablo at Blake St., just south of Dwight Way) There will be an event opening circle where everyone gets to share one short poem followed by Art Goodtimes and Kirk Lumpkin performing their poetry and an open mic.

Accessibility: Public transportation?Buses on San Pablo Ave. and Dwight Way, street parking, wheelchair access. For More Information: (510) 548-2220, ext. 227; www.ecologycenter.org.

Saturday, July 31, 2010 -The Art of Solar Cooking Solar cookers are used as a humanitarian tool in many parts of the world, such as Kenya and India, to help alleviate the high costs and terrible health risks associated with wood-burning stoves. Did you know that you, too, can benefit from the efficiency and high quality cooking provided by solar cookers? This workshop will teach participants about the use, design, and practical applications of solar cookers and demonstrate several different professional designs and several made from recycled materials. Space is limited, call/email to pre-register. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). Time: 10am - 1pm Location: EcoHouse, 1305 Hopkins St., (enter via garden entrance on Peralta), Berkeley. Cost: $15 general, $10 EC members, no one turned away for lack of funds. Info: 510-548-2220 x239, register@ecologycenter.org. Wheelchair accessible.

Thursday, August 5 -The Current State of Natural Building Natural Building Now, Reinventing the Wheel. What happens when industrial cultures, like our own, begin to take interest in biodegradeable and traditional building methods? This talk/slideshow will address how natural building was reintroduced into the industrial world, and what is happening with it now. We will talk about how the practice of natural building is affecting our culture, and how our interest in traditional methods is affecting the cultures that are the sources of those methods. We will also look at examples of "modern" natural building and touch on the current context for codes and regulation of natural construction. This series is offered by Sasha Rabin and Massey Burke of Vertical Clay Construction. For more information visit www.verticalclay.com. Sasha and Massey have been practicing and teaching natural building in the Bay Area and northern California since 2004.Time: 7pm - 9pm Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley. Cost: Free. Info: 510-548-2220 x233, erc@ecologycenter.org. Wheelchair accessible.

Friday, August 6, 2010 - The Sustainable Reconstruction of Haiti, a Benefit -Berkeley architect Martin Hammer will show slides and discuss his recent experiences advocating for and helping to implement the sustainable reconstruction of Haiti. Martin was a member of reconnaissance teams with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute in March and the World Monuments Fund in April, assessing buildings in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel. He is also representing Builders Without Borders in Haiti, working on many facets of sustainable reconstruction, including the revival and improvement of vernacular building traditions, investigating the applicability of strawbale, straw-clay, bamboo, reinforced adobe, and alternative masonry units, as well as efficient cooking technologies and rainwater catchment and alternative wastewater systems. All with an eye towards empowering local populations to build safe, affordable, culturally appropriate shelter, and healthy, sustainable communities, while attempting to reverse decades of environmental degradation. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). Time: 7pm - 9pm Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley. Cost: $5 to $50 at the door, benefit for Builders without Borders. Info: 510-548-2220 x233, beck@ecologycenter.org, ecologycenter.org. Wheelchair accessible.

Sunday, August 8 - EcoHouse Tour -Tour the Ecology Center's environmentally friendly demonstration site. Learn about a broad-spectrum of simple improvements that can be made to green an urban home. The tour includes: Berkeley?s first city-permitted wetland / greywater system, solar panels, on-demand and solar water heater, water saving fixtures, natural and recycled building materials, rainwater cistern and water catchment strategies, a living roof garden, organic permaculture gardening, native drought tolerant plants, mushroom cultivation, earthworks raingarden, and more. Note: The interior of the home is not included on the tour. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). Time: Tours begin at 10am and at 1pm Location: EcoHouse, 1305 Hopkins St., (enter via garden entrance on Peralta), Berkeley. Cost: $15 general, $10 EC members, no one turned away for lack of funds. Info: 510-548-2220 x239, register@ecologycenter.org, http://www.ecologycenter.org/. Wheelchair accessible.

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Saturday, August 21, 2010 -Fruit Tree Guilds and Food Forests Learn how to Create a Food Forest in your yard. Fruit tree guilds have a central element (fruit tree or nut tree), mulch plants, nitrogen fixer, nutrient/dynamic accumulators, insectaries for beneficial insects, vine layer, mushrooms and the soil food web. The fruit tree is a way of blending certain categories like edible, ornamental, artistic and functional. The food forest is on a larger scale. There are seven layers of the food forest; the canopy layer, the understory, the shrub layer, the herb layer, the ground cover layer, the vine layer and the root layer. Come see how you can put these in action in your yard at this summertime workshop. Taught by Christopher Shein. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). Time: 10am - 1pm Location: EcoHouse, 1305 Hopkins St., (enter via garden entrance on Peralta), Berkeley. Cost: $25 general, $20 EC members, no one turned away for lack of funds. Info: 510-548-2220 x239, register@ecologycenter.org. Wheelchair accessible.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

The International Pacific Marine Educators Network (IPMEN) will convene its third biennial conference this week, July 7 to 9, 2010, at the Outrigger on the Lagoon, on the island of Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. Hosted by the Institute of Applied Science and the Division of Marine Studies, University of the South Pacific (USP), the conference will address ways marine education can help Pacific communities prepare for the new millennia.

Key topics include climate change impacts on children, incorporating traditional and place-based knowledge to build healthy coastal communities, the changing role of women in fisheries, and filling in the gaps in existing marine education projects, curriculum and materials to address these issues.

Friday, August 6, 2010 - The Sustainable Reconstruction of Haiti, a Benefit -Berkeley architect Martin Hammer will show slides and discuss his recent experiences advocating for and helping to implement the sustainable reconstruction of Haiti. Martin was a member of reconnaissance teams with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute in March and the World Monuments Fund in April, assessing buildings in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel. He is also representing Builders Without Borders in Haiti, working on many facets of sustainable reconstruction, including the revival and improvement of vernacular building traditions, investigating the applicability of strawbale, straw-clay, bamboo, reinforced adobe, and alternative masonry units, as well as efficient cooking technologies and rainwater catchment and alternative wastewater systems. All with an eye towards empowering local populations to build safe, affordable, culturally appropriate shelter, and healthy, sustainable communities, while attempting to reverse decades of environmental degradation. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance). Time: 7pm - 9pm Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley. Cost: $5 to $50 at the door, benefit for Builders without Borders. Info: 510-548-2220 x233, beck@ecologycenter.org, ecologycenter.org. Wheelchair accessible.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
The Global Forum On Oceans, Coasts, And Islands Announces The 5th
Global Oceans Conference

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