Latest Past Events

Celebration of International Year of Pulses

Centro Del Pueblo 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco

The United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses - with good reason!  Pulses, or legumes, are an important type of food and crop throughout the world. They provide protein, fiber and other nutrients to our diets, without the saturated fat and cholesterol that accompany animal-based protein. They are grown with a small fraction of the resources it […]

Sunday Brunch – Ecological Imperialism

Centro Del Pueblo 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco

Join us for our second Sunday Brunch of the summer! Topic: Ecological Imperialism We’ll introduce the concept of ecological imperialism and discuss the effects of 524 years of colonization and eurocentrism on North American environments and food systems. Sunday Brunches are held at The Secret Garden every first Sunday of summer months. A donation of $12 is suggested, but nobody […]

Soil Not Oil Conference

Soil Not Oil is an International Environmental Conference that takes place in Richmond, Ca. This year, Nassim Nobari of Seed the Commons and Matthew Loisel of Lazy Millennial Farms will give a talk titled "Veganic Farming: a New Proposal for the Food Movement". Don't miss it! Conference website.