Hello Dear Ones,
Our SLO Permaculture Guild meeting next Tuesday, January 24th, features local soil and garden expert, Erica Reinheimer. It is called “Growing Great Food – The Big Picture.”
Please bring some "nutrient dense" (healthy) finger foods to eat and share at 6pm. Program starts at 6:30pm. Also bring your soil questions and organic soil building success stories.
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/445188822538106/
Flyer is attached. Please help promote on Facebook and by sharing the flyer.
Learn how you can harmoniously combine Nature’s elements, soil life, and plants to yield great tasting and nutrient dense food. We’ll step back and look at the interactions between plants, soil life, minerals, water, air and energy, and investigate the factors needed to grow great food.
Erica Reinheimer is co-author of the New Society Book, “The Intelligent Gardener – Growing Nutrient Dense Food”. She participates in about 2000 world-wide soil recommendations every year through GrowAbundant.com, providing online soil mineralization recommendations.
(Note: Our speaker from Sunburst Sanctuary was unable to make it due to a medical emergency.)
The other Permaculture Quarterly Program dates are:
April 25, 2017 – Planting Subtropical Guilds along the Central Coast
July 26, 2017 – Dry Farming Examples along the Central Coast
October 24, 2017 – Homesteading Examples along the Central Coast
Seasonal Celebrations at the Farm – Our Global Family Village at City Farm
(4th Saturdays from 10am – 12noon at 1221 Calle Joaquin Road in SLO - $5 to $10 donation per family)
We had to reschedule the January 28th Seasonal Celebration at the farm due to rain and soil saturation.
The new date is February 18:
February 18th – EAST – Chinese Vegetable Planting Party
March 19th – SPECIAL EVENT: LOVE SLO Day at City Farm
See attached flyer for a complete list of Permaculture Programs for 2017.
SLO Seed Savers Exchange Workshops in 2017
We are shaking it up in 2017 with a short seed saving workshop every month
January 28 through September 23
SLO Seed Exchange has organized an exciting line-up of two-hour workshops every fourth Saturday from 1-3pm at unique county locations with different discussion leaders on various topics that relate to and contribute to skillful seed saving. Every session will include a hands-on seed activity.
All levels of learners - beginners to advanced - are welcome to contribute to a robust discussion about growing organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, heritage, and native plant seeds. Experienced seedsavers will deepen the conversation, add to a skilled local network, and help support our ongoing educational community projects.
Workshop fees are $99 for all nine sessions or $15 for a single session. For more information or to sign up, contact Elizabeth at (tel) 805-543-5364 or email: stteresa@kcbx.net
Workshop Dates: January 28, February 25, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, August 26, September 23
Locations: farms, gardens, Botanical Garden, and alternative spaces
January 28 topics are a brief “Introduction to Basic Seedsaving” and a presentation on “Planting Seeds: greenhouse starts vs direct seeding” Location will be given to enrollees.
Hope to see you there!
Elizabeth Johnson & Cindy Jelinek
Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap
Sunday, January 29, 2017
11:00 AM – 3:00pm
Santa Barbara Public Library - Faulkner Gallery
40 East Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Enjoy this special Community event hosted by the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network. This annual event is for backyard gardeners, plant lovers and farmers who are interested in seed saving. Come learn from each other about our soil and how to best care for it and grow food. Speakers will present their wisdom throughout the day with special honor to Local Hero Judy Sims for her passion with starting and promoting school gardens. Music too! Children welcome.
Bring seeds and/or bags to take free seeds home.
Massive Influence – A Tribute to Permaculture Teacher and Author Toby Hemenway (Books Gaia's Garden and The Permaculture City )
https://soundcloud.com/permaculturevoices/a-tribute-to-toby-hemenway
A compilation of stories from peers, friends, and students paying tribute to Toby Hemenway who passed away on December 20, 2016.
It was heartwarming to hear the voices of
Byron Joel Rob Avis Paul Wheaton Jocelyn Campbell Curtis Stone Adam Brock Jack Spirko & Wesley Roe speaking about Toby Hemenway
Thank you Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices for a loving Tribute.
Keep growing and cultivating a positive future,
SLO Permaculture Guild Leadership Team