Eat: Vegetarian Cooking Class - The Joy of Vegan Baking
Whether you want to bake dairy- and egg-free for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, The Joy of Vegan Baking cooking class will show you how you can have your cake and eat it, too! Join Compassionate Cooks' founder Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, author of the award-winning cookbook, The Joy of Vegan Baking (www.joyofveganbaking.com), in her monthly fun-filled cooking classes that celebrate healthful and humane eating that features local, seasonal, mostly organic ingredients. Cost: $55, plus $5 food/materials fee due on day of class. Register online or mail a check to Compassionate Cooks, P.O. Box 18512,  Oakland, CA 94619.
February 28, 10am-1pm
First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St, at Castro, Oakland
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Live: Fruit Tree Basics Workshop: Pruning, Planting, and Maintenance 
Come to this hands-on workshop and learn everything you need to grow thriving fruit trees. We will cover how to plant and care for bare-root trees, including tips to help them get established, pruning and basic care for young trees, and maintenance for more established trees. Go to website for details.  Instructor: Scott Havill, Ploughshares Nursery Propagationist
February 28, 11am-1pm
Ploughshares Nursery, 2701 Main Street, Alameda
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Live: Sustainable Gardening/Farming for Kids & Parents
Join teacher John Ryan to explore sustainable gardening. Activities will include soil preparation, composting at home for your own garden, starting your own seedlings, choosing what to plant in a small space and much more! Bring your children and be ready to dig into the soil. Activities will help guide the novice and expand the possibilities for the seasoned gardener. All skill levels welcome! Drop in OK. Rain or shine! Ages 4-9yrs. Call to sign up. $50/child+parent team for 5 weeks; $10/child+parent team per class.
February 28, 10am-Noon
East Bay Waldorf School, 3800 Clark Rd., (at Wildcat Canyon in the Upper Field), El Sobrante
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Eat: Healthy Foods for Kids
Too much mac and cheese? Tired of cooking separate meals for kids and adults? Learn and share strategies for why and how to feed kids healthfully. Bring favorite cookbooks, recipes or resources for show and tell. Taught by Nishanga Bliss. All workshops are free and open to all CoG members, their friends, and anyone else interested in participating in the classes and learning more about The CoG. Non-members will be welcome to shop the shelves at the warehouse after class. Email any questions, comments, RSVP.
February 28, 2-4pm
The Cooperative Grocery, 1450 67th Street, Emeryville
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Go: Veggie Oil 101
An overview of concepts, issues and descriptions of converting a diesel car to run on Straight Vegetable Oil. This class will include guest speakers who specialize in a diversity of Veggie Oil conversions. Taking this class is a great way to educate yourself if you are entertaining the idea of getting a veggie oil conversion. To enroll, please email with the subject heading: March 1st class, or call 510-665-5509, Biodevas@biofueloasis.com. Cost: $40.
March 1, 11am-3pm
Biofuel Oasis, 2465 4th St, at Dwight Way, Berkeley


Live: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Save Money at the Same Time
During four weekly sessions in an Ecology Center Climate Change Action Group, you will work in a team with a small group of Bay Area residents to: Calculate your personal carbon footprint; Create a measurable action plan to reduce your footprint; Learn ways to be a climate change leader in your household and community, green your workplace, neighborhood, school district and more. Write to debra@ecologycenter.org or call 510-548-2220 x240 to sign up.
March 2, 9, 16 and 23 or March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 6 - 8pm
Email for details.
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Live: "Ask Mr. Green" with Sierra Magazine’s Mr. Green, AKA Bob Schildgen
When is the right time to replace an old refrigerator? Is it more environmentally correct to buy your beer in bottles or cans? And is it okay to knit a sweater with acrylic (petroleum-based) yarn? Join Bob Slidgen as he reads from his recently published compilation of environmental advice columns, Hey Mr.Green. Schildgen (aka “Mr. Green”) has been answering real-world questions like these in his Sierra magazine column. You get a refreshing dose of common sense. Green/Schildgen considers how the environment, politics, religion, and other issues intersect—often at the dinner table.
March 6, 7pm
St. Joseph the Worker Church Chapel, 1640 Addison St, Berkeley
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Live: Designing with Native Plants
This workshop will help you recreate your outdoor living space by integrating native plants to create a thriving, drought-tolerant garden. We will learn about the advantages of using native plants, selecting plants, and garden design techniques. For details, please visit the website. Instructor: Jocelyn Bentley-Prestwich, JocelynAlyssa Garden Design.
March 7, 10am-Noon
Ploughshares Nursery, 2701 Main Street, Alameda
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