> Remineralize the Earth - with Andy
Lopez, 'The Invisible Gardener'
> Knit-Together
(crochet too!) - This month bring your earliest project for "show &
tell"
> Biodiesel Mixer - with Maria Alovert (aka "Girl
Mark") homebrew biodiesel activist and inventor of the "appleseed biodiesel
processor"
> Biodiesel Workshop - with Maria Alovert (aka "Girl
Mark") homebrew biodiesel activist and inventor of the "appleseed biodiesel
processor"
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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REMINERALIZE THE
EARTH
With 'The Invisible Gardener' Andy
Lopez
Our most optimistic
expectations are no less than the realization of an old dream: 'What will
fertilizing with stone dust accomplish? It will turn stones into bread...make
barren regions (fruitful) (and) feed the hungry.'"
~ Julius Hensel; Bread From
Stones (1894) ~
WHEN: Sunday, May 1
TIME: 3pm - 4pm / followed
by a potluck 4pm - 6pm
FEE: $5 - $10
Free samples of rock dust will be given out.
POTLUCK: Event includes
a potluck afterwards, so please bring food and drink to
contribute.
May Wine Punch will be available at this
event (using sweet woodruff, edible flowers and fruit from our
yard)
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Research shows that many of our ordinary everyday foods have taken a significant
dip in mineral content over the last half-century.
Adding finely ground gravel dust to soils is a
tremendous boost to organic agriculture and can make it truly viable by adding
up to a hundred elements and trace minerals needed by all life. Rock dust also
nourishes the microorganisms in the soil, whose protoplasm is the basis of all
living things.
Mineral deficiencies due to soil deficiencies could
be behind dozens of common complaints, for without minerals, vitamins don’t
work. The body depends heavily on enzymic reactions for the production of many
of the living biochemicals needed for full health. Enzymes in turn are heavily
dependent on minerals and trace elements. Minerals are the bedrock of
life.
Adding rock dust to horse manure increases the
nutritional / mineral value of the manure.
Adding rock dust to your compost raises the energy
level of the compost, increasing the bacterial levels of the compost.
Feeding the soil rock dust, you will be feeding the
soils bacteria that is present in the soil, replenishing the soil with the vital
minerals it now lacks.
GUEST SPEAKER: Andy Lopez, The Invisible Gardener (www.invisiblegardener.com ), seen on PBS and heard on Don't
Panic It's Organic every sat mornings on CRNI.NEt radio, operates a
worldwide club called Club IG and has over 8,000 members will speak on Rock
Dust,
The Invisible Gardener Andy Lopez goes to
work with vinegar, a bag of flour, garlic cloves, peppermint soap, and a bottle
of Tabasco sauce. He may sound like a Cajun chef, but he's actually one of the
worlds most respected organic gardeners. He uses these items as pesticides. As
time passes, more and more so-called safe chemicals are outlawed, he says, after
society has been used as a guinea pig.
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KNIT-TOGETHER (crochet
too!)
Cast-away with yarn enthusiasts
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 10
TIME: 7:00 -
9:00 pm
FEE: Free for
knitters and crochetters
Event includes a potluck. Please bring some
snacks or drink to share
Creativity,
spirituality and meditation are all linked ~ Peg Butler
~
Join us for our monthly knitting circle
gathering. It's the perfect way to relax, meet
others, practice your technique and skills, share favorite patterns or
show off your latest creations.
THIS MONTH: Bring one of your early creations for
"show & tell."
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BIODIESEL MIXER
Meet Maria Alovert and other veggie oil enthusiasts
WHEN: Friday May 20
TIME: 6:30 -
9:30 pm
FEE: $5 -
$10
Event includes a potluck. Please bring some
snacks or drink to share
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Forget sky-high gas prices,
dump the petroleum addiction and learn more about a clean and renewable
alternative.
Biodiesel is an alternative carbon-neutral, sulfur-free fuel made from
recycled vegetable oil and is renewable, sustainable, domestically produced, and
oil dependence free. Homebrew a clean alternative fuel in your
backyard! Find out why small scale home production of Biodiesel is
efficient and sustainable.
GUEST SPEAKER: Maria
Alovert from Berkeley, California, is an activist who teaches classes on making
biodiesel and is the inventor of the fumeless water heater processor. See
her website http://www.localb100.com
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BIODIESEL WORKSHOP
Brew your own biodiesel using waste vegetable oil
WHEN: Sunday May 22nd
TIME: 10am - 2pm
FEE: $50 - $65
or
TIME: 4pm - 8pm
FEE: $50 -
$65
EVENT DESCRIPTION: "How-to" biodiesel class
for beginners on making fuel from restaurant "waste" oil. At this
workshop, you'll be involved in the nitty-gritty details of home-brewing
biodiesel.
Different basic aspects of homebrewed biodiesel will be addressed as well
as the kind of equipment you would need to start brewing your own
biodiesel.
INSTRUCTOR: Maria Alovert
from Berkeley, California, is an activist who teaches classes on making
biodiesel and is the inventor of the fumeless water heater processor. See
her website http://www.localb100.com
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PATH TO FREEDOM
Sustainable Living Resource Center
Jules Dervaes
631 Cypress Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
phone: 626.795.8400