Hello Folks,
At the Lucidity Festival there was a panel discussion about Regenerative Farming (Carbon Farming) as a solution to climate change. Not only does growing a whole lot of food crops, including trees, help sequester carbon in the soil but it also creates community. In this ‘political climate’, one of the best things we can do for ourselves and our community is to farm together. We already have this solution in place at City Farm!
Come this Saturday to be part of the solution and check out our community farm. http://centralcoastgrown.org/city-farm/
There are multiple farming operations out at City Farm. We’ve got a mini-farm for high school students, a garden for disabled adults, a meeting area, communal Food Forest, Our Global Family Village permaculture demo garden to showcase food crops from around the globe, a perennial orchard installed by Carmichael Environmental, a family farm growing peas and beans for the wholesale market, Dacite Farms growing hot house tomatoes and ginger and turmeric that he sells to the SLO Food Co-op, and Red Barn Farms growing organic vegetables for sale at Farmer’s Markets, SLO Veg, restaurants and for the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. We’ve got it going on! Come check it out this Sat!
Saturday, April 14th Work Party at City Farm – 9am – 12noon with potluck to follow
City Farm SLO – 1221 Calle Joaquin Road
Come plant a hedgerow of flowering shrubs and native plants around the border of the communal Food Forest area to attract beneficial insects, repel harmful ones and beautify the vegetable garden area. Also we will refurbish the outdoor kitchen used by our school programs for the last four years with a new work counter, sink, and grey-water drainage system.
Saturday, May 12th work party will be all about getting the site ready for our Farm to Table fundraiser dinner on May 19th….
Saturday, May 19th “A Taste for Spring” Fundraiser for City Farm at 4pm – 7pm
Please join us for a glorious afternoon and evening in support of City Farm SLO. Tickets available now at https://atasteofspring.brownpapertickets.com Only a limited number are available. 4 chefs, 4 wineries, music by B and the Hive.
Here are some more solution based events in our area:
The Great North American "Can we Rehydrate California?" and Soil Carbon Sponge 2018 CA Tour April 11 - 14
with Australian climate and soil scientist Walter Jehne.
Former CSIRO microbiologist, climate and soil scientist Walter Jehne, and soil educator Didi Pershouse from the Soil Carbon Coalition, will be holding workshops and discussions from Marin down to LA between April 11th and 16th. (See speaker information below the schedule and/or on this website: https://www.didipershouse.com/soil-carbon-sponge-seminars.html
Walter Jehne is an internationally recognized climate scientist, soil microbiologist and innovation strategist. He has field and research experience in forests, grasslands, agriculture and soils at national (CSIRO) and international (UN) levels. Walter’s scientific work has focused on soil biology, plant root ecology, mycorrhizal fungi, glomalin, soil-carbon formation, as well as on biology's enormous influence on hydrological cycles, weather patterns, regional and global cooling, air quality, and cloud formation and precipitation. He has a remarkable ability to explain complex systems in easy to understand ways.
For more on Walter Jehne's work, see www.globalcoolingearth.org. Also search past videos of his workshop sessions and talks on YouTube using "Walter Jehne soil sponge".
Their stops in California:
April 11: Hollywood, CA "Rehydrating California" 12-2 pm luncheon and talk with Walter Jehne, sponsored by the Carbon Underground, TreePeople, and Climate Resolve. Tickets and info HERE
April 12: Santa Maria, CA
"Working Lands: Managing Flooding, Drought, and Wildfires"
Daylong workshop with Walter Jehne and Didi Pershouse
Cachuma Resource Conservation District
San Antonio Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
920 East Stowell Rd
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Contact Anna Olsen at aolsen@rcdsantabarbara.org 805-868-4013
Tickets and info HERE
[not listed on website]
April 13: Oxnard, CA
"After the Fire, Regenerating California's Soil Sponge" Roundtable Discussion with Walter Jehne and Didi Pershouse.
Listed as a private event, but will now be open to the public.
5 to 8 pm
1801 Joliet Place, North Oxnard United Methodist Church
Oxnard, California
Please send questions or RSVPs to susan.cousineau@gmail.com or text to 805-819-9182. Thank you!
April 14: Camarillo, CA
"After the Fire, Regenerating California's Soil Sponge" Daylong workshop with Walter Jehne and Didi Pershouse.
10 am to 4 pm
1012 W Ventura Blvd
Camarillo, California 93010
April 28 – Branch Mill Spring Festival
Come join the community for Spring Festival 2018 on Saturday, April 28 from 11a.m. to 4 p.m., with Food for the Body, Care for the Soul & Love for the Land! We will have both our organic produce and the retreat center on full display with offerings such as food samples, farm tours, free mini yoga classes & wellness workshops, kids activities & yoga, local food trucks, drinks & smoothies and live music all day! From 3-4pm Erin Montgomery & the Earthquakes will get us all on our feet to dance. Come join the festivities, celebrate your community and get yourself signed up for our organic produce delivery program that we are launching this Spring! Free admission. No dogs please. http://branchmillorganics.com/
Earth Day Weekend – Saturday April 21 is the SLO Earth Day Festival at Laguna Lake - http://earthdayalliance.com/earth-day-2018-2/
Sunday April 22 is the Earth Day Festival in Cambria – flyer is attached.
Seedsavers and Friends,
NOW It’s time to take a trip to your local library branch in AG, Nipomo, Shell Beach, Los Osos, and Santa Margarita to see if they have seeds that you are looking for to plant for summer. There are lots of varieties to choose from. SLO Seed Exchange has overseen the donations - commercial, seedsavers, and native plant seeds from our local CNPS members - to help ensure that patrons receive good seeds, mostly organic and open-pollinated. Ask to see the inventory list, then check them out no charge. We’ll schedule a community seed cleaning for August so think about what seeds you may want to save. Best for beginners are self-pollinated plants that don’t easily cross-pollinate: beans, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, & peas. Give it a try this year!
APRIL We are growing a demonstration plot of 4 different varieties of winter wheat that will have to be harvested as soon as they are ready due to hungry local squirrels. If anyone wants to experience hand harvesting heritage wheat, please respond to this email. First harvest should be in late April.
Thursday May 3 at 2pm - Morro Bay Library community room
Cindy Jelinek will lead a discuss on “Planning your Summer Garden”
May 5 - home germination testing for seeds at Los Osos library 11am-1pm free
May 24 - continuing our gardens/seeds/stories discussion at Los Osos Library 6:30-8pm free
May TBA - packaging summer seeds from a Baker Creek donation - melons, peppers, eggplants - free
May TBA - our Peruvian friend Amalia Escobar Galpert will give a talk on seed to plant to table for several Peruvian varieties, giving deep cultural context to the importance of seeds and how we use their produce. Stay tuned.
June 9 - 4-7pm Pizza Party w/ homemade dough! We have at least two eager masters of pizza dough ready for the outdoor oven. Bring some toppings or just come to celebrate summer. Hosted by Cindy and Charlie in Nipomo
Anytime - FREE handbook from Seed Savers Exchange on how to plant from seed. It includes tips on planning.
For more information contact Elizabeth Johnson at stteresa@kcbx.net
April 12 Webinar on Global Agroforestry
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More events in May
May 6, 2018 International Permaculture Day Celebration (IPD)
EVENTS, PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES AND PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCES
http://permacultureday.org
May 6 – BEE Faire in Cambria
Noon to 4 p.m. - Cambria Historical Museum gardens, Center St. and Burton Drive
To help bring attention to the plight of bees and other pollinators, Beautify Cambria hosts an annual Bee Faire with support from the Cambria Historical Society. Bee-related products are available for purchase, speakers inform on topics including backyard beekeeping, gardening for bees, humane hive removal and more, a spectacular photo exhibit reveals the beauty of bees in stunning detail, and there are plenty of opportunities for hands-on fun including beeswax candle making. The Buzzy Pets parade wraps up the Faire, and if you've never seen an Old English Sheepdog in a bee costume, then isn't it about time?
May 23rd is a showing of the movie, SEED - The Untold Story at 7pm at the SLO Library Community Room
Followed by Q & A with the film’s directors, Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz
Learn more at: www.seedthemovie.com
Few things on Earth are as miraculous as seeds. Follow the journey of passionate seed keepers protecting our ancient food legacy.
Co-sponsored by Center for Sustainability Cal Poly, SLO Permaculture Guild and SLO Seed Exchange
Locals Own Produce Delivery Service
Imagine fresh produce from the popular Thursday night downtown SLO Farmers’ Market delivered direct to your doorstep.
LocalsOwn has just launched a new online ordering platform that enables SLO residents to pre-order select
Farmers’ Market items for Thursday-night delivery.
SLO residents are able to order over 80 different fresh items, ranging from fruits, veggies, eggs,
and dairy to value-added products like jams and olive oil from over a dozen different producers.
Orders can be made weekly at localsownmarket.com up to 4:00 p.m., Thursdays, and delivered
between 6:00-10:00 p.m. that night. Delivery is free on orders of $35 or more and $3.99
otherwise.
Soil Not Oil Conference September 9 – 11, 2018 in San Francisco
Are you ready to submit your proposal to present at the 2018 Soil Not Oil International Conference?
http://www.soilnotoilcoalition.org/presentation-application/
We are organizing a larger event than previous years in a multi-venue gathering, in the San Francisco Mission District.
We are expecting a lot more submissions this year, please submit your proposals asap and don't forget that we need your help promoting the conference.
Please share widely!
FARMGIRLS Summer Camp – June 26-29 at Our Global Family Village at City Farm
8am – 12noon, Tuesday June 26 to Friday June 29. $150/camper. Open to girls and women of all ages!
Another solution is to empower young people to know how to grow their own food.
FARMGIRLS is Girl Power for our Future Food System that will become Regenerative, Healthy, Local, and Resilient.
Registrations are now open! http://www.permaculture.us.com/farmgirls/farmgirls-summer-camp
Summer Program for Teens - Seeds of Sustainable Vocations at Quail Springs
Youth voices are powerful. At Quail Springs, we are humbled to hear the stories emerging from across the country as young leaders take to the mic to stand up for their beliefs, their safety, and their dignity. We are inspired as we hear of young people standing up for change in our local, national, and global communities. And we are grateful for the opportunity to learn alongside and celebrate with young people as we move towards the 6th year of our summer youth program, Sustainable Vocations! This year, Sustainable Vocations takes a new form as Seeds, 10 day program for youth ages 16-20 . Seeds focuses on the intersections of community, ecology, justice, and self-expression -- and aims to support youth in finding their own voices.
We look forward to hiking up streams, tending our milking goats, expanding our justice awareness, and building lifelong community this summer! Seeds runs from July 5-15th, 2018 at Quail Springs Permaculture farm in the Cuyama Valley. You can read more about the program and instructors here. Tuition is on a sliding scale basis and we offer additional scholarships to students with high financial need (and no one will be turned away for lack of funds).