Silicon Valley Reads 2010 Features Sustainable Food, Gardening

Silicon Valley Reads 2010 has selected Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food as the book it will invite Silicon Valley students, families, workers and communities to read together in February 2010. This self-proclaimed "Eater's Manifesto" offers practical guidance and solutions to eating in a sustainable way, and is a great follow up to Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma.

Silicon Valley Reads also features two children's companion books with similar themes around sustainable food: Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens and Seed Folks by Paul Fleischman.

So Many Things To Do!

I don't know if Mom and Dad will be able to take me to any of these, but Dad found these 3 fun food events in the next few weeks:

1. Sat, 9/26: Tomato U-pick at Mariquita Farm in Hollister. Dad is excited that organic tomatoes are only $0.50 lb. I'm excited that I can pick tomatoes right off the vine like at Grandpa's garden. http://www.mariquita.com/events/tomupick09.html
2. Sun, 10/4: Full Moon Potluck at Hidden Villa in Los Altos. Dad thinks I'll like the music from the acapella group from Stanfurd. I'd just like to feed the chickens and pet the sheep like I did last time at Hidden Villa. http://hiddenvilla.org/calendar9.php
3. Sat, 10/17: Gardening with Your Children class at Common Ground Organic in Palo Alto. Dad is not sure I'll be able to sit through the class. But it would be fun to see more gardens. http://gardenchildren.eventbrite.com/