Woo-hoo!<br><br>We had an amazing party this last weekend! 3 raised veggie beds and a whole load of trees, shrubs and herbs, sweet spontaneous music and delicious local food. I’m ready to do it again!<br><br>Check out a fresh clip from the party on Youtube:<br>


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOG2ajvsi0I" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOG2ajvsi0I</a> <br><br>As we celebrate what we’re up to here, let’s also celebrate what Grow Food Party Crew Ojai accomplished in the same weekend down south: 20 Gardens Installed - led by teens for elders and low-income families! This is a great bar-raising from our family down south. How will we match and surpass them?<br>


<br><br>Right now we are building the network of connections to get this vision thriving all over this county (and the world!) and this network will grow through the sharing of our excitement for growing food and celebrating life together. Let’s be conscious of this and spread the word about Grow Food Party Crew Santa Cruz. Share the Youtube with friends. Let people know about our email list (<a href="mailto:growfoodpartycrewsc@gmail.com" target="_blank">growfoodpartycrewsc@gmail.com</a>) so they can stay in the loop.<br>


<br>If you’re inspired to help beyond that, email us back and let us know how you want to contribute. Here are some of the areas we are looking for help: <br><br>-Donations or connections to resources: plants, compost, wood-chips, trucks for transport, food for parties, web design, financial contribution<br>


-Cooking/Aloha Chef for parties<br>-Music makers and bands<br>-Help facilitating the parties - from being an extra hand we can rely on to facilitating a project<br>-Help organizing for the Party Crew<br>-People willing to gather materials for parties (best if you have a truck or a van)<br>


-Permaculture Designers for people who want gardens<br>-Working with the media – connections to newspaper, radio etc.<br>-Greenhouse space for plant propagation<br>-Composting space and the design of a system for making large batches of compost in an easy way.<br>


-Donating money to help pay for shirts and other materials<br>-Donating money to support those that are running this organization – every bit nourishes our ability to spread the abundance.<br><br>Also, if you have any ideas or feedback about the Growing Food in the ‘Hood event or GFPC in general, let us know.<br>


<br><br>Thanks to everyone who made this possible behind the scenes and out “on stage!” I want to give special thanks to the following folks:<br><br>-Tereza, Tom &amp; Family for hosting us and setting up Food in the ‘Hood. For more info about Food in the ‘Hood contact Tereza - <a href="mailto:tereza@retrometro.com" target="_blank">tereza@retrometro.com</a> <br>


-Transition Santa Cruz - Michael Weaver &amp; Michael Levy &amp; the Food Working Group – For helping us launch the Party Crew here so quickly and for creating the space to design a resilient future here in Santa Cruz. Visit <a href="http://transitionsc.org" target="_blank">transitionsc.org</a> for more info.<br>


-Andy Webster of Waking Water Designs for jumping in and facilitating projects. See below for info about his upcoming workshop.<br>-Batya Keegen of Your Backyard Bounty – For sharing her knowledge and making it a welcoming, playful environment to be in. Visit <a href="http://www.yourbackyardbounty.com" target="_blank">www.yourbackyardbounty.com</a> for more info.<br>


-Kevin Porter - Kangen Water – For providing the alkaline, antioxidant Kangen Water to keep us hydrated. For more info and free Kangen water email or call Kevin. <a href="mailto:kaporter@sbcglobal.com" target="_blank">kaporter@sbcglobal.com</a>, (805) 643-0669.<br>


-Fat Cabbage Farm for that sweet-ass cabbage salad! For more info and setting up an account contact: <a href="mailto:BrianColtrin@hotmail.com" target="_blank">BrianColtrin@hotmail.com</a> <br><br>If we missed anyone, you know what you did. Thanks for making it all possible!<br>


<br><br>Upcoming workshops:<br>Creating an Edible Oasis<br>How-to and Hands-on Experience in Designing and Creating a Food Forest<br>Saturday &amp; Sunday, April 28 &amp; 29, 2009, 10-4PM<br>$30-50 sliding scale<br>Contact: <a href="mailto:devin@abundanceinbalance.com" target="_blank">devin@abundanceinbalance.com</a><br>


<br>Water Harvesting in the Landscape: Beyond Downspouts and Tanks<br>Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10am - 5pm<br>$90 or less for members or signing up for all 3 courses<br><a href="http://www.conexions.org/wordpress/?page_id=250" target="_blank">http://www.conexions.org/wordpress/?page_id=250</a> <br>

Contact: <a href="mailto:wakingwaterdesigns@gmail.com" target="_blank">wakingwaterdesigns@gmail.com</a><br><br>Feel free to forward this on to whoever you love or wish to know about what we&#39;re doing!<br><br>Remember - this is your life, your town, your Party Crew. What are you ready to create now?<br>

<br>With truck loads of love and mulch,<br>Devin Slavin<br>Abundance In Balance Design<br>Grow Food Party Crew member #529923857703295<br><br>PS. If you don’t want to be on the list, just let us know.<br>----------------------------------------------------<br>
<br>Fresh video footage of our last party:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOG2ajvsi0I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOG2ajvsi0I</a><br><br>The official Grow Food Party Crew mini-documentary:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwHWln08Z4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwHWln08Z4</a><br>