Pedal-powered inspirations


Bicycle Music Festival San Francisco 2010

"The mission of the Bicycle Music Festival is to promote sustainable culture in general and bicycle culture in particular, by physically engaging and immersing our community in the magic of bike culture, and cultivating and nurturing a network of local sustainable musicians, through our staging of free, community participatory, bicycle-based music events. It is the largest 100% bicycle-powered music festival in the world. The free, all-day (and late into the night) event takes place annually in San Francisco, California on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice.
The festival features a 2000 watt pedal-powered PA system, as many as 15 bands, multiple festival stops, outrageous Critical Mass-style bicycle party caravans between festival stops, and zero use of cars or trucks. With its completely bike-haulable stage, the event is packed up and deployed numerous times: staged sequentially at different public parks and also on a moving “Live On Bike” stage which rolls down city streets."
http://bicyclemusicfestival.com/about_bmf/

Stuck on Earth: Going Where no Band has Gone Before
The Ginger Ninjas tour 5000 miles through Mexico, hauling all their gear and powering their sound systems with their bicycles.
http://gingerninjas.com/


The Pleasant Revolution from Jonathan Grevsen on Vimeo.

The Pleasant Revolution: "More than a bike tour or music festival, this is a new movement for an evolving culture of transportation cycling, renewable power, and greener music/community events. Our tour will pass through the UK, Holland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, and and everywhere in between. We are on a mission to lighten up the view of a sustainable lifestyle – from one of sacrifice and restriction to one of abundant health, happiness, and a deeper sense of connectedness: thus, it is the Pleasant Revolution."
http://www.pleasantrevolution.net/

Recent recipes



Mom's Birthday Carrot Cake

Ingredents:
1 cup organic whole wheat flour
1 cup organic unbleached white flour
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons non-aluminum baking powder
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups grated carrot
1/4 cup safflower oil or extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup organic maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
or allspice
1/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup water
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 cup walnuts, pumpkin seeds, or pecans, toasted

Method:
Preheat the oven to 375°. Mix the flours, sea salt, baking powder, raisins, carrots and cinnamon or allspice together in a mixing bowl. Combine the oil, maple syrup, almond milk, water and vinegar. Mix well. Pour into the mixing bowl and stir until the batter is smooth. Lightly oil an 8" round cake pan and lightly dust it with a little flour. Pour out the flour. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Remove and allow to cool before adding your favorite icing or topping. I used vegan cream cheese icing and shredded carrots, unsweetened shredded coconut, and toasted walnuts and pumpkin seeds.

Tempeh Pad Thai
Ingredients:
Rice noodles (1 package)
Tempeh (1 package)
2 Tablespoons shoyu or tamari
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger root, finely grated
1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sesame oil
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium carrot, julienned
1 cup scallions, cut into 2 inch lengths
1 cup mung bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
2 Tablespoons unsalted, roasted organic peanuts, chopped
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped

Method:
Place the pasta in a large bowl, pour warm water over to cover and soak 20 minutes until tender.
Mix together the shoyu, maple syrup, lime juice, water and ginger. Set aside.
Heat the hot pepper sesame and olive oil in a large skillet or wok. Sauté the garlic for 1 minute. Add the carrots, scallions, mung bean sprouts, and cubed tempeh. Sauté 1 to 2 minute. Add the shoyu and lime juice mixture. Drain the pasta and place in the skillet. Toss until the pasta is hot and softens, about 2 minutes or so. Toss in the parsley and serve with the peanuts on top for garnish.

*recipes adapted from http://www.edenfoods.com/recipes/

Destinations and Venues

Oakland
-Hot Mess (house show)


Ano Nuevo State Reserve




 San Jose (I'm highly considering omitting San Jose because if we go straight there from Oakland we will miss out on Half Moon Bay, San Gregorio Beach, Butano State Park & Ano Nuevo)
-Anno Domini Zine Library
150 S. Montgomery St. Unit B, San Jose CA 95110
408-271-5151
www.galleryAD.com

Santa Cruz
- The Fabrica
Community Textile Arts & Salvage Workshop
thefabrica@riseup.net
703 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(at Spruce Street next to the Bike Church)
Tuesdays 10AM – 1PM
Thursdays 2 – 5PM
Saturdays 4 -7PM



-Bike Church Tool Co-op
http://bikechurch.santacruzhub.org/index.html
703 PACIFIC AVENUE SANTA CRUZ (enter on spruce)
(831)425 BIKE

Big Sur
-Henry Miller Memorial Library

Every day 11 AM - 6 PM (CLOSED TUESDAYS)
831-667-2574
47540 Hwy 1, Big Sur Bakery & Restaurant, Big Sur, CA 93920



Santa Maria
-street performance
-Pismo Beach (about 20 mi North of Santa Maria)



Santa Barbara
-Santa Barbara Infoshop
421 N Alisos St. #A, Santa Barbara CA 93103
sbinfoshop@gmail.com; sbinfoshop.org
open noon-6pm Tues-Sun

Santa Monica
-street performance on the pier


Los Angeles
-Bike Kitchen/ Bici Cocina
706 N Heliotrope Dr, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 662-2776 ‎ · bicyclekitchen.com
Mon: 12:00pm to 5:00pm  & "Bicycle Bitchen" (Ladies & Transgendered only): 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Tues-Thurs: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat: 12pm - 4pm
Sun: 12pm - 6pm
 -Pehrspace
325 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90026
pehrbooking@gmail.com
to schedule an appointment to view our current exhibit, please call 213.483.7347
 -Bici Libre
1205 W. 6th St, Los Angeles, 90017
Tues/Thurs/Fri 4-7pm; Wed 6-9pm, Sat 12-5pm
310-800-BICI (2424)
bobby@la-bike.org or brenda@la-bike.org



San Diego
-City Heights Free Skool
4226 Wightman, San Diego CA 92105
619-528-8060
cityheightsfreeskool@riseup.net; cityheightsfreeskool.org, bang.calit2.net/freeskool/
-Bikes del Pueblo
saturday city heights farmers market, intersection of fairmount and wightman
& the bike stand: sdsu farmers market every thursday from noon-3pm
snowdrop house in city heights
http://bikesdelpueblosd.blogspot.com/