Lecture/Talk
Mushroom Medicine: The Nutritional and Health Benefits of Fungi, Wild and Cultivated with Christopher Hobbs
West County Herb Company 3641 Main Street, Occidental, CA, United StatesJoin Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D., L.Ac. in this benefit for the Sonoma County Herb Exchange.
Talk at West County Herb Company 10:00AM-12:00PM, then a walk at Salmon Creek School from 1:00-4:00PM!
Free First Mondays at West County Herb Company
West County Herb Company 3641 Main Street, Occidental, CA, United StatesLocated in scenic downtown Occidental, California, the West County Herb Company is a comfortable, community-oriented shop featuring artisan herbal products and wares.
Pairings: Cultivating a Taste for Science Through Food
Exploratorium Pier 15, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us on second Thursdays for robust presentations and refreshing conversations designed to inspire your scientific palate.
Monthly Meeting of the Peninsula Astronomical Society
Room 5015, next to Parking Lot 5, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, United StatesThe PAS holds meetings on the second Friday of each month at 7:30PM. Each meeting features a speaker (or speakers) bringing us up to date on different topics in astronomy.
Mushroom Identification with Trent Pearce
Canyon Meadows Staging Area, Redwood Regional Park 7867 Redwood Road, Oakland, CA, United StatesCalifornia is experiencing its wettest winter in three years, and the fungal kingdom is racing to reproduce. Come on a walk with Naturalist Trent Pearce and explore what’s fruiting. We’ll focus on common fungal families and genera. This walk will not include tasting or collecting!
Wild Edible Plants Foray
Sienna Ranch 3232 Deer HIll Road, Lafayette, CA, United StatesJoin Kevin Feinstein (Feral Kevin) on a guided tour of local edible wild plants in the hills East of the Caldecott tunnel. Sample the promise of what the cool rainy season brings to our area in terms of foraging.
The Nutritional Wisdom of Traditional Diets
Three Stone Hearth 1581 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThree Stone Hearth co-founder Jessica Prentice will provide an introduction to the work of Weston A. Price, and the 11 Characteristics of Traditional Diets.
The Gleaners and I
Grange at SHED 25 North Street, Healdsburg, CA, United StatesThe Gleaners and I is an award-winning documentary from the the idiosyncratic French filmmaker Agnes Varda which explores gleaning as not only an expression of community but a way to reduce waste and bring fresh produce to those who need it.
No One Here Gets Out Alive: The Science, Politics, and Law of Death and Dying
Exploratorium Pier 15, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin host David Faigman and Dr. John Luce and Dr. Laura Petrillo of the University of California at San Francisco to discuss the facts, legal ramifications, and ethical concerns surrounding physician aid in dying. Learn how medical professionals can facilitate a peaceful and personally meaningful dying process, and share your insights on this important topic.
Mindfulness and the Possibility of Freedom: a dialogue with Angela Davis and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Scottish Rite Center 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, United StatesIn a racially unjust world, what good is mindfulness? What is the relationship between individual transformation and collective liberation? Mindfulness and the Possibility of Freedom, Angela Davis and Jon Kabat-Zinn in Dialogue, is a fundraiser to support the East Bay Meditation Center.