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Lectures and panel discussions

September 10, 2009 ~ The Fruits of Their Labor

Hear a frank conversation between four experts on Farmworker's rights: Sandy Brown, co-owner of Swanton Berry Farm, Alida Cantor of California Institute for Rural Studies, Alegría De La Cruz, staff attorney for Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment, and Maisie Greenawalt of Bon Appétit Management Company. listen iconDownload (mp3) (around 90 minutes)

March 31, 2008 ~ Climate-Friendly Eating

Global climate change is now inescapable, but the good news is that you can lessen your climate impact by eating well. Come learn about which foods have the biggest carbon footprint and how you can make cooler food choices. Panelists: Helene York, Director of Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation and Project Director of the company’s Low Carbon Diet program Gail Feenstra, Food Systems Analyst at the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and member of the the UC Davis/Bon Appétit Low Carbon Diet Project team; Laura Stec, chef and author of the forthcoming book Cool Cuisine: Taking The Bite Out of Global Warning; Moderator: Bonnie Powell, Cofounder of the Ethicurean food-politics blog and deputy editor of Edible San Francisco. listen icon Download (mp3)

February 28, 2008 ~ Agriculture in a Warmer World

What will happen to local farms as the effects of climate change become more pronounced, and what will it mean for Bay Area consumers? How will climate change impact food supply, food distribution, and food security around the world? Two researchers present their perspectives on these questions. Dr. W. Michael Hanemann is the Director of the California Climate Change Center at UC Berkeley and Chancellor’s Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, and Dr. David Lobell is a Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University’s Program on Food Security and the Environment. listen icon Download (mp3)

January 7, 2008 ~ Is it Safe to Eat?

E. coli, GMOs, pesticides…every week, it seems, news arrives of another potential danger in our food supply. When the very thing that is meant to nourish us may also do us harm, how can consumers be conscious without becoming paranoid? A panel of food safety experts describe strategies for making our food safer and discuss the forces that are keeping the status quo in place. Learn about the latest advocacy efforts, proposed legislation, and legal actions these groups are taking to ensure that our basic human needs are met without compromising our health. Find out how your food choices can make a difference. Panelists: C. Noelle Ferdon, Senior Organizer, Food and Water Watch; Kevin Zelig Golden, Staff Attorney, Center for Food Safety; and Elisa Odabashian, Director of the West Coast Office, Consumers Union. listen icon Download (mp3)

Meet the Producer interviews and talks

April 26, 2008

CUESA staff member Julie Cummins interviews three sellers about their waste-wise practices to celebrate the launch of our Waste Wise Farmers' Market initiative

April 19, 2008

CUESA volunteer Earl Shaddix interviews Brandon Ross of Ella Bella Farm

April 12, 2008

CUESA staff member Sarah Henkin interviews Nigel Walker of Eatwell Farm

    • April 5, 2008

    CUESA volunteer Delphine Lai interviews Warren Weber of Star Route Farms

    • March 22, 2008

    CUESA staff member Julie Cummins interviews Stan Keena of Petaluma Farms

    • March 15, 2008

    CUESA staff member Maggie Gosselin interviews Jesse Kuhn of Marin Roots Farm

    • March 8, 2008

    Blogger Jennifer Maiser (life begins @ 30) interviewsWill Brokaw of Brokaw Nursery

    • March 1, 2008

    Esther Pruitt of Hare Hollow talks about her vinegar- and oil-making operation.

    • February 23, 2008

    Helene Marshall of Marshall's Farm Natural Honey talks about her apiary.

    • February 9, 2008

    David Little of Little Organic Farm and Eric Tucker of Millennium Restaurant speak about their relationship as farmer and chef. Facilitated by CUESA staff member Sarah Henkin.

    • February 2, 2008

    CUESA staff member Julie Cummins interviews Yuk Hamada of Hamada Farms