October 15 Harvest Festival celebrates Berkeley’s sustainable food culture

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September 29, 2022

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October 15 Harvest Festival celebrates Berkeley’s sustainable food culture

Head to Cedar Rose Park for a day of activities, including live music, a seed swap, food contests, tables to meet City employees across a range of departments, and even an event to learn more about electric bikes, scooters, and cars.

Come out for our annual Harvest Festival, a chance to honor the Fall with food, live music, and kids' activities that celebrate our city's thriving culture of growing and making our own food.

You can also come to learn more about how we serve Berkeley by meeting staff from a variety of City Departments, including 311, Public Works, Aging Services, Mental Health, Police, Fire, the Library, and the Rent Board.

This free festival showcases foods grown, harvested, and prepared by members of the Berkeley community.

Harvest Festival
October 15, 2022
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cedar Rose Park, 1300 Rose St

Whether you’re coming for the festival or a chance to mingle with City staff, join us.

Swap crops, seeds, and enter food contests

To inspire more urban farming, more homemade food, and healthier eating, the Food and Garden Exhibitions will host:

Crop Swap - Bring your garden's surplus and exchange it with other gardeners. All types of fruits and vegetables are welcome.
Seed Swap - Swap garden seeds and share gardening tips. Don't have any seeds to swap? No problem! Come and learn from others.
Food Contest - Enter your best baked goods, preserves, pickled vegetables, pie, and "Sugar-Free" foods. Submit your food in the contest for free.
- Food contest is from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
- Judging is at noon. All participants will receive recognition and ribbons will be awarded in each category.
- All food entries must feature a main ingredient that could feasibly be grown in Berkeley, though the actual ingredient does not need to have been grown in Berkeley.

Fun activities for kids, live music, and Ride Electric event

At the “Kids Zone,” children can conquer a climbing wall, ride a zipline, jump on giant inflatables, or make a scarecrow. They can also decorate pumpkins, visit a petting zoo, frolic in a Tot Zone, and play carnival games with prizes.

Live music will be provided by Smokehouse, United We Fam, and Funky Latin Orchestra.

Check out electric cars, and test ride electric bikes and scooters at the Ride Electric event (11:00 am – 3:00 pm) at the Cedar Rose basketball courts. You can talk to local electric vehicle owners and e-bike riders and learn about discounts, rebates, and more.

In keeping with the spirit of this event, sustainable practices are strongly encouraged. Bike parking will be located at the park. Public transit is available via AC Transit #52; also, Cedar Rose Park is within walking distance from North Berkeley BART.

This event is organized by the City of Berkeley's Recreation Division, which offers dozens of camps, classes, and other activities for participants of all ages. Learn more and sign up via our registration portal and see more opportunities on our events calendar.

If you are interested in volunteering at this event, call Jasmine (510) 981-6671.

Come out October 15 and enjoy live music, participate in kids’ activities, and celebrate our City’s thriving culture of making their own food.

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Oct. 3 meeting: new plaza, street design at Ashby BART station to better serve community

Give input, ask questions, and learn more at a virtual meeting about the design for a large new community plaza at the Ashby BART station.

The plaza and a reconfigured Adeline Street will be created as part of BART’s development of the station parking lots, which will be converted into housing.

We’ll share potential designs for this new plaza, which will extend on the west side of Adeline Street all the way between Ashby Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

The plaza itself will serve as a communal space, including for the Berkeley Flea Market. But the redesigned street will also be more inclusive for however people prefer to move. Each version will:

have southbound protected bike lanes alongside the plaza
prioritize buses through the corridor
increase safety for pedestrian crossings

Come to the meeting, see what’s being proposed, and weigh in.

Read more at berkeleyca.gov

Saturday night documentary showing outdoors at Berkeley Marina: “Oceans”

Bring family, friends, or neighbors out on a Saturday night under the stars for a brief discussion about the conservation of our seas and then dive into the issue further by watching a critically acclaimed documentary, "Oceans.”

The discussion and screening will be in front of the Shorebird Park Nature Center, which is nestled out upon the bay at the Berkeley Marina.

The outdoor movie will be shown on a large portable 20-foot by 12-foot inflatable movie screen with premium audio-visual movie equipment for outdoor cinemas.

Oceans
Saturday, October 1, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Shorebird Nature Center, 160 University Ave

To request an accommodation, please contact Anthony DeCicco at naturecenter@cityofberkeley.info or call or (510) 981-6720 at least two days before the movie date.

Read more at berkeleyca.gov

Register to vote by October 24 to vote in the November 8 election

Register by Monday, October 24 to vote in the November 8 election, which includes the state offices and propositions, as well as local candidates and ballot measures.

If you are already registered, check your registration status before October 24 to confirm that your information is correct. You need to re-register if you have moved, changed your name, or wish to change your political party preference.

Read more at berkeleyca.gov.