Monday, Nov. 3rd, 2014, 6pm                                                              

Farmer and the Cook

339 W El Roblar Dr, Ojai

Please arrive early to order food                       

Announcements, Important Info and Updates:  

1. Safer Alternatives To Combat Asian Citrus Psyllid

You have a choice!  If you are in the ACP treatment zone in Meiners Oaks, and you do not want pesticides applied to your citrus trees, you have the option to "opt out" (The CDFA treatment includes application of a toxic insecticidal foliar spray, as well as a soil application of Imidacloprid, a systemic pesticide labeled as "highly toxic" to bees.)

To opt out, please call (800) 491-1899 as soon as possible.  Otherwise, if your property is in the designated treatment zone in Meiners Oaks, it will be treated with toxic chemicals.  (Click on the link below to continue reading article written by Todd Bebb, Santa Barbara Beekeepers Association: Safer Alternatives To Combat Asian Citrus Psyllid:http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=112808&showcomments=T)

Article: Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Organic Citrus Groves:

http://www.academia.edu/3878503/Management_of_Asian_citrus_psyllid_in_organic_citrus_groves

Also see Rincon Vitova info: Biocontrol of ACP & HLB info sheet attached.

2.  Please share info on rodenticides with neighbors, property managers, businesses...   (Ask Patty for pamphlets.)  When people understand how dangerous rodenticides are to our wildlife and pets, they are more than willing to stop using them.

The best way to control rodent populations is to install owl boxes.  FYI:  It is counterproductive to have owl boxes if you have the poison bait boxes on the property.  Owls are poisoned by eating poisoned rodents.  http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/                                                                   

3. Check out: holisticbiodynamicromantic by Basia Kenton, organic/biodynamic garden designer, about Companion Planting.                   

4.  Permaculture Design Course with Connor Jones, Nov. 3rd - 16th at East End Eden.  For more info:www.ojaipermaculture.com

Ongoing Action Items:

1.  Reminder: Please share info on non-toxic alternatives to neighbors, orchard owners, golf course managers, school maintenance managers...   (Ask Patty if you need info.)   We have an informative, positive brochure about organic golf course maintenance.      http://www.rachelcarsoncouncil.org/index.php?page=at-the-golf-course  

2.   Heal Your Soil & Save Water up to 50%!  TTO is dedicated to helping people transition, one backyard at a time.  We can show you how to use biodynamics in your landscape and save water up to 50%.    Take a look at this website: http://bio-agriculture.org/research_2.html