01
Jan
Be a part of the local Slow Money movement
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By Jeff Wade, Chapter leader, Slow Money San Luis Obispo County aka Slow Money SLO email contact, SlowMoneySLO@gmail.com The Slow Money San Luis Obispo County chapter is now active and growing. Four meetings were held in 2012, instigated by Woody Tasch’s presentation at the Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences benefit event.... Read More
03
Dec
Report from the Bioneers pre-conference intensive “Catalyzing a Resilient Communities Network”
“We’ve been borrowing from the future, and the debt has fallen due. The science says we have physically entered a period of great change, a synchronized, related crash of the economy and ecosystem. The Great Disruption will ultimately take human society to a higher evolutionary state. We have the opportunity to build a society that... Read More
03
Dec
GreenWorks open house to be held at Liberty High School
All are invited to the open house on Saturday, December 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Liberty High School’s outdoor classroom behind the softball field at 800 Niblick Road in Paso Robles. Students of the school’s GreenWorks class will be on hand to demonstrate their projects, which include a rainwater catchment system, a... Read More
28
Oct
Assemblymember Bill Monning drops in to introduce keynote speaker
As it turns out, CCBioneers keynote speaker Dr. Richard Jackson and Assemblymember and State Senate candidate Bill Monning worked together on pesticide regulation and legislation in the 1980’s. Mr. Monning was able to make room in his busy schedule to introduce Dr. Jackson to a full house Friday night, Oct. 19 at the Monday Club,... Read More
28
Oct
Announcing the Green Chef Cook-off winners
Cal Poly’s Real Food Collaborative gave CCBioneers/Central Coast Ag Network Food & Farming Celebration participants an experience they will never forget Saturday night, Oct. 20 at the Green Chef Cook-off event. Fifteen teams of student chefs vied for cash prizes as they brought out dish after dish to the hungry crowd from the Monday Club... Read More
28
Oct
Fun in the forest – the 2012 Central Coast Bioneers conference
The 3rd annual Central Coast Bioneers Conference is now a wrap and the comments are rolling in. “Wind Wolves was a fabulous experience, an amazing place to see.” “Plenaries were uniformly awesome.Richard Jackson’s keynote was great.” “All plenary speakers were beyond amazing, passionate and well-prepared.” “Organic farm tour and green homes were great!” “Youth panel... Read More
14
Oct
Come join the fun and taste some great food at the Green Chef Cook-off
Fourteen teams of Green Chefs will be vying to create the most delicious, sustainable and creative dishes at the Real Food Collaborative Green Chef Cook-off Saturday night, October 20 at the Monday Club. What is the secret ingredient they will be given to work into their recipes? We don’t know either, but you’ll find out... Read More
14
Oct
Learn about the connection between health issues and poor community design at CCBioneers keynote lecture
Dr. Richard Jackson, host of the PBS series Designing Healthy Communities, will deliver a keynote lecture at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 at the Monday Club as part of the Central Coast Bioneers Conference. Dr. Jackson is Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health at the University... Read More
14
Oct
Special pre-conference screening of Money & Life hosted by HopeDance FiLMs
On Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Palm Theater in San Luis Obispo, HopeDance Films will have a special pre-Central Coast Bioneers Conference screening of a rough cut premiere of a film about transformation, Money & Life. This cinematic odyssey takes us on a journey exploring the origins of money all the way to... Read More
08
Oct
Extreme Green Car Show to be featured at the 2012 conference October 20-21
New this year for the CCBioneers conference is our first Extreme Green Car Show, which will take place Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express parking lot, across the street from conference headquarters at the Monday Club. Why is this car show Extreme? Because only cars already meeting... Read More