Our twice-postponed rain barrels workshop will actually take place tomorrow, Saturday, the forecast then being for at least part sun and no rain!
The first five barrels are now in place, and filled up completly in last weekend's downpour :-) Do write back for photos if interested, and/or to reserve your space for the workshop.
Rainwater Harvesting
Sat. March 5, 10-12 a.m. Donation: $10
Kate Riley of Inner Landscape Design
M.S. in environmental engineeringwill present rainwater harvesting with rain barrelswhich have been installed at Mulberry HavenKen Delbo of The Rain Drain will be here to answer questions about gutters$10 or 1+ hours weed-whacking
Location: Mulberry Haven, 913 Oso Rd., Ojai 93023 Directions sent on requestRSVP Carol Vesecky 805 640-1897 cvesecky@igc.org
Note: Rooted Mulberry and Jujube trees, Nopal cactus, and Aloe plants are on sale in pots at our Farm Stand, along with Bearss limes, Meyer lemons, carob, and Sunshine grapefruit, Moro blood oranges.
Portion of proceeds to benefit Biointensive for Russia's current program of publishing translations on GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming (GB) in Russian; see http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org and www.growbiointensive.org for background info and write back for an update.*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 VeseckyDirector, Biointensive for RussiaMulberry Haven, 913 Oso Rd., Ojai CA 93023805 640-1897 cvesecky@igc.orghttp://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org