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SUMMARY:Spring Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Stock your garden with premium organic seedlings while supporting student education! Browse a huge variety of flowers\, vegetables\, herbs\, and strawberries—all grown by UCSC Farm staff\, students\, and volunteers in our greenhouses. Proceeds support the Center for Agroecology’s hands-on learning programs. \nView the full list of varieties here. \nSpecial Perks: \n\nFriends of the Farm & Garden members: 10% off all plants + early bird shopping at 9 AM (There will be a Friends membership table at the sale for those who would like to sign up or renew their membership that morning)\nUCSC students with valid ID: 25% off\n\nParking and logistics: \nPlease plan to park across the street from the Hay Barn in parking lot 116.  We encourage you to bring a basket\, wagon\, or other means to carry your plants. We will have a limited number of cardboard boxes available but encourage you to bring your own. \nPayment: \nWe accept cash\, checks made out to “UC Regents\,” or credit card (we do not have a traditional credit card reader; you will need a smart phone to scan a QR code and then manually enter your credit card number.) \nInterested in volunteering in the greenhouses in preparation for our plant sale? Fill out this form! \nThis event is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cfa-spring-plant-sale/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with co-editors Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug and contributor Tim Crews about their new book Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. Following the conversation\, we’ll enjoy a tasting of perennial treats\, and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. \nLiving Roots makes the case for putting perennial foods at the center of our farms and our plates\, to add flavor and nutrients to our diets while reducing emissions and making our food system more resilient to climate change and economic uncertainty. With contributions from James Beard Award-winning chefs\, Macarthur genius grant-winning scientists\, and a host of farmers who are leading the way on perennializing agriculture\, the book takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the largest food forest in the United States\, the test plots developing the first commercial perennial grains\, and the vast grasslands where Indigenous communities are returning bison to their prairie homelands. In the process\, each contributor shares their unique story of learning with these long-lived plants about how to root deeper in the face of existential challenges\, speaking directly to readers charting their own path on a rapidly changing planet. \nRSVP
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/living-roots-book-talk/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Deep Read: Faculty Salon on Entangled Life
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a salon-style event at the Hay Barn on campus where our participating Deep Read faculty\, Professors Benjamin Breen (History)\, Gregory Gilbert (Environmental Studies)\, and Donna Haraway (History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies) will give brief presentations and discuss Entangled Life with the Deep Read community in a Q&A moderated by Deep Read Faculty Co-Lead\, Laura Martin. Participants can also attend virtually. \n \nIn person at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn. Doors open at 5:30pm. \nEvent Logistics: Bicycling\, carpooling\, ridesharing\, and public transportation are encouraged as parking is limited on campus. If you drive to the event\, please plan to park in UCSC Lot #115 or #116. To reach these lots\, proceed through the main entrance to campus\, continue up the hill from the information kiosk on Coolidge\, then turn right at the Ranch View/Carriage House Road stoplight into the Carriage House/Campus Facilities parking lot. The Hay Barn is a 5-minute walk across the street from the parking lot. There will be directional signage to help you get to the correct parking lot and the Hay Barn entrance. Overflow parking will be available in lot #122. View the campus parking map here. \n\n \nThe Deep Read is an annual program of The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz made possible through the generous support of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation. We invite curious minds to think deeply about books and the most pressing issues of our contemporary moment.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-deep-read-faculty-salon-on-entangled-life/
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SUMMARY:Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism Book Talk with Thea Riofrancos
DESCRIPTION:Please join The Community Studies Department together with The Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies (CUES)\, in the (The Barn)\, for talk by Thea Riofrancos about her recent book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism.\n\nExtraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism Book Talk with Thea Riofrancos \n\nDate: May 21st @ 5pm\nLocation: Cowell Ranch Hay Barn\nLight refreshments\nGet Your Copy\n\nAbout Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism\nWill green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? “Clean” technologies and renewable energy are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment\, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose vexing dilemmas for the energy transition. These dilemmas are most dramatic at the extractive frontiers of green capitalism: where the natural resources needed to manufacture electric vehicles and build windmills are extracted. In this talk\, we will unpack these challenges through the lens of lithium\, a so-called “critical mineral” essential for its role in decarbonizing one of the most polluting sectors: transportation. With forecasters predicting an enormous surge in lithium demand\, exceeding existing supplies\, Global North governments and downstream firms scramble to “secure” lithium\, resulting in a new state-corporate alliance and the return of vertical integration. Meanwhile\, Global South governments are attempting to leverage critical mineral deposits into sustainable and sovereign economic development. And\, across the world\, environmental and Indigenous movements contest the rapid expansion of extraction\, defending ecosystems\, livelihoods\, and waterways already under pressure from global warming from a new boom in mining. It is in the play of these forces\, unfolding amidst geopolitical rivalry and economic turbulence\, that the energy transition will be forged. To conclude\, we will explore the possibility of a less mining-intensive pathway to zero carbon transportation. \nAbout the Author\nThea Riofrancos is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College\, a Strategic Co-Director of the Climate and Community Institute\, and a fellow at the Transnational Institute. Her research focuses on resource extraction\, renewable energy\, climate change\, the global lithium sector\, green technologies\, social movements\, and the Latin American left. She is the author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (W.W. Norton\, 2025) and Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador (Duke University Press\, 2020)\, and the coauthor of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso Books\, 2019). Her publications have appeared in scholarly journals such as Global Environmental Politics\, World Politics\, and Perspectives on Politics\, as well as in media outlets including The New York Times\, Financial Times\, Foreign Policy\, n+1\, Dissent\, and more.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/extraction-book-riofrancos/
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SUMMARY:The Deep Read: The Literature and Poetics of Fungi Salon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a salon-style event at the Hay Barn on campus where we will hold a salon focused on the literary and poetic influence of fungi and its relation to Entangled Life. The salon will feature Professors Hannah Cole (Assistant Professor of Literature at UC Santa Cruz)\, Brenda Hillman (Professor Emerita of Poetry at Saint Mary’s College)\, A. Laurie Palmer (Professor Emerita of Art at UC Santa Cruz)\, and Jennifer Tseng (Associate Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at UC Santa Cruz) in conversation with moderator Laura Martin and the Deep Read community. Participants can also attend virtually. \n \nIn person at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn. Doors open at 5:30pm. \nEvent Logistics: Bicycling\, carpooling\, ridesharing\, and public transportation are encouraged as parking is limited on campus. If you drive to the event\, please plan to park in UCSC Lot #115 or #116. To reach these lots\, proceed through the main entrance to campus\, continue up the hill from the information kiosk on Coolidge\, then turn right at the Ranch View/Carriage House Road stoplight into the Carriage House/Campus Facilities parking lot. The Hay Barn is a 5-minute walk across the street from the parking lot. There will be directional signage to help you get to the correct parking lot and the Hay Barn entrance. Overflow parking will be available in lot #122. View the campus parking map here. \n\n \nThe Deep Read is an annual program of The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz made possible through the generous support of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation. We invite curious minds to think deeply about books and the most pressing issues of our contemporary moment.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-deep-read-the-literature-and-poetics-of-fungi-salon/
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SUMMARY:“So\, There We Were...” – Celebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate another year of profound discoveries\, uplifting unheard voices\, and opening up the world for the next generation of students\, the Academic Senate is planning a year-end celebratory event on Wednesday\, May 27\, 5-7:30 pm (week 9)\, at the Haybarn. But lest you think this is yet one more end-of-year academic event with mind-numbing presentations and hard-to-read powerpoint slides\, think again. This Scholarly Event is an excuse for us to do what we never get to do: come together to share the real stories behind our work and\, most of all\, HAVE FUN! In this spirit we are launching a celebratory event to feature the true but unknown\, the odd\, the awkward\, and just plain unbelievable stories behind our research: \n“So\, There We Were…”\nCelebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries \nThese might be the adventures\, misadventures\, revelations\, miscues\, or simply the “you would never believe it all worked out” moments that we have all experienced but rarely talk about (at least not in public). These are the stories that our friends\, neighbors\, and students want to hear\, but never would make it into scholarly publications or presentations. These are the stories we swap with our colleagues over drinks. While this event is intended primarily for faculty\, the campus community and community members will be welcome to attend (in other words\, feel free to bring your kids\, your partner\, your neighbors). \nWe are therefore soliciting applications (or nominations if you know someone—including yourself—who really needs to share that story) to regale your colleagues with details about “that time that…(fill in the blank)\,” while showing how those hidden moments shaped what finally came out of that research. This is meant to be a lighthearted and fun event\, so while having the audience learn something about what you do and why it is SO COOL is very good\, our focus will remain on humor\, fun\, and engaging tales. As the Ig Nobel Awards put it: “First make them laugh…then make them think!” \nPresenters will give a ~10 min TED style talk. Talks must begin with the phrase “So\, there we were” (or “So\, there I was” ) and they should feature the adventurous\, the bizarre\, and ideally the humorous in your research. Absolutely no tedious powerpoints\, jargon\, or literature background review will be allowed.  \nA reception will follow. Or it may precede\, or even take place during\, the event. But rest assured\, we will be celebrating in style. Please submit your nominations following instructions below\, and we expect to see you there. \nFaculty\, for nominations of yourself (or someone else):\nPlease send to Senate@ucsc.edu\, with subject line “So there we were”\n \nFor you: By April 17\nA Title\, and a brief (no more than 500 words!) description of your proposed talk. It must begin with “So there we were” or “So there I was.” You must also include a statement that you understand this must be fun and that you understand that erudite jargon\, literature review\, or tedious explication are completely unacceptable. Any supporting details that demonstrate your enthusiasm for your subject and its presentation are welcome. \nFor someone else: Immediately! (or sooner)\nSubmit the person’s name\, email\, and the story or topic that makes you think they really should be harangued by us to apply.  \nNB: There may well be prizes. But we have not gotten quite that far yet.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/so-there-we-were-celebrating-the-untold-stories-behind-the-discoveries/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Barn Dance at the Hay Barn
DESCRIPTION:The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly\, gender-neutral\, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance\, and partners are not needed.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Open admission; tickets/registration not required.\n– FREE and open to the public.\n– Donations of any amount are welcomed and appreciated to support to support live music study\, performance\, and events like this.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit or ParkMobile.\n– Lot #170 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS).\n—\nThis program is open to staff\, faculty\, and students consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/barn-dance/2026-06-07/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Farm to Fork 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Agroecology for an evening at the Farm\nEnjoy a reception and benefit dinner on the UCSC Farm followed by dancing in the Hay Barn! This event will feature music\, appetizers\, tours\, and local wine followed by a seasonally-focused\, locally-sourced meal featuring produce from the UCSC Farm and local partners. As the sun sets\, head down to the Hay Barn for music\, dancing\, and dessert. \nThe evening’s program:\n4:00pm: Reception and farm tours followed by dinner\n7:00pm: Dancing in the Hay Barn \nIndividual Registration: $225.00\nTable of Six: $1\,300.00\nIndividual Registration Dance Portion Only: $30.00
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/farm-to-fork-2026/
LOCATION:UCSC Farm\, 152 Farm Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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