Transforming Food Loss into Commercial and Nutritional Products: Innovations, Collaborations for Creative Financing and Supportive Legal Approaches
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCommunities, businesses, governments and non-profits are developing creative mechanisms for purchasing and transforming “food loss” from harvest, slaughter and catch into foods and other products to support rural economies and the nutrition needs of consumers. The 2020 World Food Law Institute Symposium, co-sponsored with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, continues and…
Honoring Native American Heritage Month at COCC
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United States“Responding to a Pandemic: An Indigenous Perspective,” is the focus of a talk on Thursday, Nov. 12, via Zoom: https://cocc.zoom.us/j/92847837717. Hear firsthand stories from presenters Emily Washines (from Yakama Nation, with Cree and Skokmish heritage) and Chuck Sams (of Cayuse, Walla Walla, Cocopah and Yankton Sioux heritage) of the different ways in which tribes have…
Bend COTA Work Events
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhen: Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where: Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite: Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…
How to Cost Effectively Build Zero Energy Homes (2-part series)
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesEliminate barriers to ZE home construction and earn a 'Zero Energy Professional' designation Join EEBA and Earth Advantage for this two-part webinar series on affordable Zero Energy (ZE) home design and construction in Oregon. Learn how to eliminate common barriers to Zero Energy (ZE) home construction, benefit from the rapid trend towards ZE, and earn a 'Zero Energy Professional' designation. Zero…
How to Cost-Effectively Build Zero Energy Homes
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesZero Energy (ZE) homes are a big part of the future of homebuilding business. While the materials and equipment to reach zero energy are available, designers and builders must create a bundle of energy-efficiency features that matches their climate, customers, and business constraints. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. This training will will lay out numerous…
5th Annual Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesFill Your Pantry is a community bulk buying event created so YOU can fill up your pantry, freezer, and root cellar full of great local products for the winter. Say bye-bye to busy holiday lines and produce that has traveled farther than you during holiday vacations, and say hello to a cupboard full of local…
FORUM ON RACIAL INEQUALITIES
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesAs part of an ongoing series of discussions on race and equity, Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is hosting a virtual community forum titled “Addressing Racial Inequalities and Responding to Hate Speech” The event is free and open to the public; attendees must register in advance. The one-hour forum will include a range of items, including…
2021 Wild Desert Calendar Virtual Exhibit
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin for the opening of ONDA’s 2021 Wild Desert Calendar virtual exhibit, “A Year in Oregon’s High Desert.” Tour our virtual gallery of the impressive images of Oregon’s high desert landscapes and wildlife featured in the 2021 calendar. You'll also enjoy behind-the-scenes stories, a special opportunity to purchase a print of the cover image, and…
Virtual Farmer Chat: Food and Racial Justice
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis is a continuation of the conversation on the intersection of food and racial justice. FOFF will continue the discussions and explore one of the most popular emergent themes from this work. Mutual aid has always been part of the landscape for communities not served by the existing system. Since the pandemic, some of these…
Combating Climate Change: Impacts on your life and solutions for your home
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesLearn about the impacts climate change has on your life and discover simple and inexpensive solutions for your home and community. This 2-part event will first focus on how worsening climate impacts are affecting all of us. Presented by Climate Reality’s Paul Alcantra and Candy Baunsgard, this first part will discuss the latest impacts from…