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Request for Proposals: Farmers’ Market Cooking Demonstrations

February 8, 2014 by Ecology Center

The Ecology Center Farmers’ Market program is looking for individuals, businesses or organizations to run the cooking demonstrations at our Farmers’ Markets for the 2014 season, May – October. The cooking demonstrations at our Farmers’ Markets provide our market shoppers with meal ideas that are healthy, ethically-sourced, affordable, and easy to prepare. Good tasting food… Read more »

Poetry Soirée to Benefit Ecology Center, 1/25/14

January 16, 2014 by Ecology Center

You may have met poet David Griswold at our farmers’ market, writing sonnets on demand for customers. He’s putting together a collection of sonnets from his days at the farmers’ market, and is throwing this Farmers’ Market Poetry Soirée to collect votes on the favorites to publish. This unique gallery event will feature over 70… Read more »

Holiday Hours, Tips and Staff Picks for Gifts from the Ecology Center

December 19, 2013 by Ecology Center

Our Store, Farmers’ Market, Farm Fresh Choice and Recycling all have special holiday schedules in the next few weeks. Farm Fresh Choice and the Farmers’ Market will be closed between 12/23/13 and 1/1/14. Recycling will not be running pick up service on 12/25/13, and 1/1/14 but will resume Thursday, 12/26/13 – Saturday, 12/28/13, and Thursday,… Read more »

Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, 9/28/13

September 24, 2013 by Ecology Center

“Stand Up for the Earth” with Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Gary Snyder and Robert Hass, with Brenda Hillman, Matthew Zapruder, Brian Teare, Ann Fisher-Wirth (The Ecopoetry Anthology), giovanni singleton, Jennifer Elise Foerster, Barbara Jane Reyes, Mary Mackey, John Shoptaw, Alan Soldofsky, California Poets in the Schools, River of Words, Poetry Inside Out (K-12 Student Poets), The… Read more »

Kirk’s T-Shirts Are on Display at Berkeley Historical Society

June 6, 2013 by Ecology Center

A familiar sight to anyone who attends Farmers’ Market events, Kirk Lumpkin’s collection of vintage Ecology Center t-shirts are now a part of Berkeley history. The Berkeley Historical Society has included them in an exhibit “Berkeley: From Farm to Urban Farming 1850 – 2013.” Here’s a description of the exhibit from Berkeley Historical Society: “The… Read more »