The workshops listed below are located in the two Activist Centers on Saturday. For three more special workshops in other locations, click here.

ACTIVIST CENTER 1

City Hall, 317 Broad Street

SATURDAY, 9:00AM - 5:00PM - FREE TO THE PUBLIC

No Impact Man Asks Us: How Will We Save The World?
9am-10am
Wake-up with Colin Beavan, the “No Impact Man”
Coffee, juice & baked goods served
NYC resident Colin Beavan went on a 365-day carbon cleanse. It meant eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also meant no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage. All this with his wife and daughter, living in the middle of Manhattan. Colin is here at Wild & Scenic to share his film, book and experience ... but in his workshop, he wants to hear from you. What can each of us do to make a difference?  Participate in this community forum, share your ideas, and let’s make a plan to change the world.  http://noimpactproject.org/

Get Your Film Out to the World!
10am-11am
Film distribution panel led by Steve Michelson, The Video Project
Learn about positioning your film for educational, semi-theatrical, specialty, home video, direct sales and the fast growing digital marketplace. Learn what it takes to create a successful campaign around your film. Steve will lead a discussion with some of today’s top documentary film distributors: Craig Malina, The Video Project; Danae Ringelmann, Indie GoGo; Suzanne Harle, Green Planet Films; Steve Ladd, Ladd Media. www.videoproject.com

The Revolution for Local Control!
11:15am-12:15pm
FREE Film by Global Exchange
Shannon Biggs, director of the Community Rights campaign at Global Exchange will introduce a cutting-edge approach called “RIGHTS-based organizing” that empowers residents to successfully block corporate assaults in our communities. Included in the presentation will be a free showing of a film made by Jeremy Kagan around the struggle for community rights in rural Pennsylvania. Shannon will discuss how to apply these models to any community campaign.  www.globalexchange.org

Brewing a Successful Sustainable Business
12:30pm-1:30pm
Learn how from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Sustainability Team
Want to improve the overall sustainability of your organization?  Sierra Nevada has managed to generate 85% of their energy needs through onsite, clean, renewable energy; divert 99.5% of their solid waste from landfills through creative reuse, recycling, and composting; cut water consumption in half compared to a typical brewing operation; and implement several CO2 emissions reduction projects.  The Sierra Nevada Sustainability Team will share their secrets for success and help your organization move on the same path. www.sierranevadabrewing.com

Culture and Adventure … Authentic Companions?
1:45pm-2:45pm
Join Patagonia Ambassador, Majka Burhardt, for global lessons learned in Namibia, Africa
In May 2009, Majka Burhardt led a small team of rock climbers into a landscape of translucent scorpions, laser sharp granite cracks, two meter-long cobra tracks, and the Himba people–one of the last great Southern African pastoral tribes. They were looking for not only a first ascent, but also a cultural connection. Namibia is Africa’s newest independent country and was the first country in the world to mandate conservation in its constitution. How does adventure complement, and conflict with, environmental understanding? See Majka in the film, Way Point Namibia on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. www.majkaburhardt.com

Making the Global Climate Movement Visible
3pm-4pm
Presented by 350.org
At Wild & Scenic, you see many films from around the world displaying incredible adventures and inspiring deeds. The 350.org campaign helps bridge these two worlds: Oct. 24, 2009, hundreds of events took place all over the planet, many of them adventures, all of them unified by a call for a safe climate. May Boeve and Jamie Henn, co-founders of 350.org, invite you to dig a little deeper and learn about the growing grassroots climate change movement and how you can get involved. www.350.org

The Future of Our Oceans
4:15pm-5:15pm
Join Jon Bowermaster as he explores the state of our oceans
Over the past five hundred years humans have taken from the ocean as if it was an unlimited resource. The result: the World Wildlife Fund predicts that by 2012 the last bluefin tuna will be caught and by 2050 all of the fish species we currently know will be gone. Jon’s explorations during the past twenty years have taken him around the world, exploring the health of the world’s oceans and the lives of people who depend on them. From Vietnam to Gabon, the Adriatic to Chile, over fishing is impacting every coastline, and every people. www.jonbowermaster.com

ACTIVIST CENTER 2 - FOOD FORUM

Nevada City Elementary, 415 Main Street

SATURDAY, 9:00AM - 5:00PM - FREE TO THE PUBLIC

At the Confluence of Energy, Food and Water
9am-10am
A Conversation with Brock Dolman
There’s an environmental crisis around every bend, yet there are solutions that can counter the unsustainable food, energy and water policies that threaten California bioregions. The WATER Institute at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center has been pioneering the fields of Conservation Hydrology, Permaculture, and site-specific energy production for decades. Brock Dolman, director of The WATER Institute and 2009 Bioneers Plenary Speaker, will wax poetic and practical upon the watershed movement at this watershed moment.  In conversation with SYRCL executive director Jason Rainey, Brock will share how his groundbreaking Basins of Relations program is weaving a regenerative place-based bioregionalism in the North Coast … and its application to the Greater Yuba watershed. (Brock is also featured in the film, Call of Life on Sunday morning in the Nevada Theatre.) www.oaecwater.org

Growing Your Own Food & Supporting Local Farms
10am-11am
Connecting with where your food comes from
John Tecklin of Mountain Bounty Farm has been farming in Nevada County for 13 years. Mountain Bounty Farm provides fresh, organic produce to the people of the Sierra Foothills through its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs and the Nevada City Farmers Market.  Patrick Rodysill, owner of Garden Fare, has been gardening and growing food for almost two decades and is now creating urban farms in the Bay Area as well as Nevada County.  Join these passionate farmers as they discuss how to grow your own food, where to get the best food from local sources, and their challenges and successes in the multifaceted local food scene. www.mountainbountyfarm.com, www.mygardenfare.com

The Future of Food
11:15am-12:15pm
Panel led by UC Davis Professor, Roger Ingram
Nevada County agricultural trends mirror state and national trends. According to Ag Census data, 35% of farms are operated by people 65 years of age or older, while 3% of farms are operated by people under 35. The challenges: keeping existing farms in operation and attracting a new generation of farmers. This workshop will provide information and ideas on meeting these twin challenges. This presentation will feature a panel of local innovative farmers who are staying viable and attracting a new generation to agriculture. http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/FarmAdvisors/Ingram/

Soil … at the Root of the Solution!
12:30pm-1:30pm
With Gretchen Taylor of Dr. Earth, Organic Gardeners
Creating healthy, living soil is the key to gardening success! Learn from Dr. Earth how to protect the health of your soil, organically. You’ll be rewarded with vibrant fruits and vegetables and a variety of other benefits that soil integrity provides, not only for our health but also for the health of our climate. Dr. Earth is the well respected producer of organic fertilizers and soil amendments. www.drearth.com

Go Local to Create Change
1:45pm-2:45pm
With Deborah Lindsay, Pacific Grove City Councilwoman and Radio Co-Host of “Tomorrow Matters” on KRXA 540 AM
Ever considered getting involved politically? To change the political landscape, we need eco-literate people on the front lines helping to relocalize our communities and transition us away from carbon-based fuels.  What’s “relocalizing”? It is the coming together of community groups to support a transition away from fossil fuel dependance with the goals of strengthening local economies and improving environmental and social equity. Whether through your city council, school board, or Rotary Club come get inspired on how to make progress happen. www.deborahlindsay.com

Permaculture: Living in Partnership with Nature
3pm-4pm
With Renee & Tom Wade, permaculturalists with the Local Food Coalition
Permaculture offers a pathway for re-envisioning and re-creating our experiences with nature. It is highly practical, emphasizing the use of techniques that enhance natural cycles and processes in order to create abundance. Can permaculture design help us create vibrant local and regional food systems? Can it help us forge an “eco-nomy,” a system where healthy ecologies and healthy economies support and enliven each other? The answer is an emphatic “Yes!” www.localfoodcoalition.org

Why Organic?
4:14pm-5:15pm
With Ari Derfel, organic chef and founder of Gather, the new restaurant at the David Brower Center in Berkeley
Grocery stores in the inner city, schoolyard gardens, reclaiming urban lots for farming, increasing numbers of farmer’s markets, backyard foraging, organic restaurants, permaculture centers, best-selling books and award winning movies are just some of the amazing endeavors that are reconnecting us to food that is good for our bodies, our communities and the earth. These efforts are re-creating a just food system locally and globally, and have far reaching impact, from workers rights to climate change. An entrepreneur, activist and chef, Ari will share inspiring stories and practical suggestions for things you can do to make a difference every day. www.gatherrestaurant.com

For workshop inquiries, please contact Susie Sutphin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .