Upcoming workshop offerings at Mulberry Haven:
Sat. Feb. 12
FRUIT TREE PROPAGATION BY CUTTINGS, to be presented by Kody Ryan, Biodynamic orchardist, from 10 am to 12 Noon at Mulberry Haven. Cuttings from our 5 mulberry varieties, Black Mission fig, Spanish olive, plum, apricot, and other fruit trees may be taken home to root and plant in your own yard or orchard. A tour of our 170+ trees of 58 varieties of 25 different fruits is included. $15 or weeding by arrangement. RSVP Carol at 640-1897 or cvesecky@igc.org
Sat. Feb. 19
RAINWATER HARVESTING WITH RAIN BARRELS will be presented by Kate Riley of Inner Landscape Design from 10 am to 12 Noon, also at Mulberry Haven. We are in process of installing gutters, downspouts, and rain barrels here at the Haven. A tour of our of our diverse orchard is included. $10 or weeding by arrangement. RSVP Carol at 640-1897 or cvesecky@igc.org
12-1 Eurasian lunch by Irina follows the workshop on Feb. 19 If sufficient signups; write back for menu and price
Picking of our small, black Spanish olives can be arranged both Saturdays for those interested, plus discussion of how to cure the olives
Location of both workshops: Mulberry Haven, 913 Oso Rd., Ojai 93023
(near the Land Conservancy trailhead; directions on request)
Note: Rooted Nopal cactus, Aloe, and Jujube are on sale in pots at our Farm Stand!Two mature Sunshine grapefruit trees are also on offer along with plenty of limes, Meyer lemons, carob, and Sunshine grapefruit.
*Mulberry Haven is a 100% organic fruit farm established by Gordon and Marie Kennedy in 1978. It is known to some as the oldest mulberry farm in North America. The mulberries in five varieties number 66 mature trees, their berries being marketed each year in late spring and summer. Included among the 100+ other fruit trees are carob, pomegranate, persimmon, avocado, Sunshine grapefruit (grapefruit/pomelo/ tangelo cross), blood orange, pomelo, sapote, fig, apricot, and "Sprite" cherry-plum. Carol Vesecky and Irina Kim (who taught GB in Uzbekistan for 12 years) also tend GB gardens in roughly 1000 sq. ft. of the 2-acre property. For more information,contactl Carol 805 640-1897 / cvesecky@igc.org .
Carol Vesecky
Director, Biointensive for Russia
913 Oso Rd., Ojai, CA 93023
805 640-1897
cvesecky@igc.org
http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org