Blog entry by Jonathan Darr, Pe....
Last updated at Tue, 22 Feb at 7:19am.

People's Grocery has 400 people joining us for our Harvesting Justice fundraising brunch at UC Berkeley on Sunday 2/27.  We've had an incredible response!  To manage an event of this size, we're hoping to enlist new and returning volunteers to help us.  If you are interested, please contact jonathan@peoplesgrocery.org. 

We are looking for:

Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Tue, 15 Feb at 9:56am.

Over the last couple of years,  most community groups and civic organizations, have realized the benefit of utilizing social media and online communications to reach their audiences.

Blog entry by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Wed, 2 Feb at 8:30am.

Can you feel that sun? It’s like the universe knew that we needed the reminder.

Article by Jess Watson.
Last updated at Fri, 28 Jan at 2:42pm.

(Editor's note: The following is part of our continuing series that looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

Jason Harvey is a jack-of-all trades: chef, Farmer's Market manager, youth educator, garden builder, as well as the executive director of a vibrant East Oakland food justice organization, Oakland Food Connection. Harvey's many skills are all focused on one goal: “To educate youth and adults about the process of food from seed to table.”

Blog entry by Oakland Food Conn....
Last updated at Wed, 19 Jan at 7:25am.

Intentionally set in the parking lot of Giant Burger Restaurant, and located merely 100 feet away from t

Blog entry by Rebecca McCurdy.
Last updated at Thu, 13 Jan at 8:19am.

Aprons showed up in City Hall yesterday when representatives from the Oakland Food Policy Council presented the group’s initial proposals for strengthening the city’s food system. The independent advocacy group called on City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee to take ten ‘first-steps’ toward reaching a series of food system goals.

Blog entry by Oakland Food Poli....
Last updated at Tue, 11 Jan at 7:51am.

The Oakland Food Policy Council's presentation to the Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee is just one week away! We are presenting our PLAN FOR ACTION on Tuesday, 1/11 at 4:00 pm!

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Wed, 17 Nov at 10:23am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society.

We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning food education/justice movement with the tools to become economically sustainable, and to link the emerging green industrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign networks.

Article by CB Smith-Dahl.
Last updated at Tue, 16 Nov at 7:32am.

It's a well documented fact - your gender, income level, racial/ethnic background and the community you live in are all closely tied to your health.

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 5:40am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society.

Article by Irene.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 5:36am.

By Irene Florez and Cynthia Joseph

Rosaura Marin’s son isn’t obese, but his weight is going up.

Marin noticed the tell-tale love handles about a year ago and says that his weight is increasing.

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 4:00am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society. We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning food education/justice movement with the tools to become economically sustainable, and to link the emerging green industrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign networks.

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 3:58am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society. We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning food education/justice movement with the tools to become economically sustainable, and to link the emerging green industrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign networks.

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Sun, 17 Oct at 7:01am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society. We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning food education/justice movement with the tools to become economically sustainable, and to link the emerging green industrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign networks.

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Wed, 13 Oct at 7:10am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society. We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning food education/justice movement with the tools to become economically sustainable, and to link the emerging green industrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign networks.

Blog entry by Gavin Raders.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Oct at 6:17am.

Our vision is for a democratic, worker-owned, advanced industrial ecology society. We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning food education/justice movement with the tools to become economically sustainable, and to link the emerging green industrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign networks.

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