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DESCRIPTION:Dirt on your suit never looked so good!\n\nJason Mark, Co-manager, Alemany 
 Farm; Editor-in-Chief, Earth Island Journal\nNovella Carpenter, Author, 
 Farm City\nChristopher Burley, Founder, Hayes Valley Farm\nDavid Gavrich 
 (aka The Goat Whisperer), Founder, City Grazing\nSarah Rich, Writer; 
 Editor; Co-founder, The Foodprint Project; Co-author, Worldchanging: A 
 User's Guide for the 21st Century - Moderator\n\nEnterprising city dwellers 
 are bursting from their pre-packaged lives and taking back their choices 
 for consumption. Urban farms foster community and healthy eating beneath 
 towering skyscrapers, where fast and easy often supersedes fresh and 
 home-grown. Like SF's own Alemany Farm and Hayes Valley Farm, these urban 
 crop spaces allow neighbors to trade their Swingline staplers for 
 pitchforks and break new ground. Fresh, organic veggies are grown and sold, 
 and the locavore food economy is epitomized. What's the appeal of throwing 
 away the chain grocery store for the neighborhood till? Come hear from 
 local leaders of the movement like Novella Carpenter, founder of Oakland's 
 Ghost Town Farm, and trailblazing San Franciscans Jason Mark, of Alemany 
 Farm, Christopher Burley, founder of Hayes Valley Farm, and David Gavrich, 
 "goat whisperer" and founder of City Grazing. They'll discuss the urban 
 farming movement's place in the world of organic, local-grown culture, and 
 how they're bringing the farm to the city - goats included!\n\nWe'll toast 
 these locavore legends with food from Mission Pie, Bella Viva Orchards, 
 Back to Earth Catering and wine from Russian River Vineyards. Thank you to 
 each of them for being our generous food sponsors for this event.\n\nLink: 
 https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1778\nLocation: SF Club 
 Office\nTime: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. networking 
 reception\nCost: $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid 
 ID)\nBuy the Book: Purchase Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by 
 Novella Carpenter from The Commonwealth Club's book store. If you purchase 
 an item fewer than 5 business days before the event, it will be available 
 for pickup at the Commonwealth Club offices on the day of the event. If you 
 purchase it more than 5 days before the event, the book will be sent to 
 your address.\nAlso know: Food and wine sponsored by Mission Pie, Bella 
 Viva Orchards, Back to Earth Catering and wine from Russian River 
 Vineyards.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/29/18646136.php
SUMMARY:INFORUM at The Commonwealth Club Presents: The Urban Farming Movement
LOCATION:The Commonwealth Club is at 595 Market St. in SF, Second Floor
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/29/18646136.php
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