[Scpg] Reminder and Notice from SARC

[scpg-admin at arashi.com]

Just a quick reminder about our upcoming Growing Food Forum (this Saturday).
Great local speakers from our area will share insights on farming, gardening,
community and environment. (see below)

Also, PLEASE NOTE: the Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center (SARC) now has
its own email address.  Please feel free to add us to any of your distribution
lists which address issues pertainent to sustainable ag on the Central Coast.

Thanks, Hunter

Hunter Francis
Program Coordinator
Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center
c/o Crop Science Department
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. 93407
(805)756-5086
sarc at calpoly.edu
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JOIN US FOR THE "GROWING FOOD FORUM"

When: May 5,  10:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.
Where: First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Morro and Marsh, SLO

Mark your calendars for an informative and fun workshop on growing food in
harmony with nature! Whether you are looking for practical tips for your home
garden or just a deeper awareness of where food comes from, this one day
workshop is sure to please. Join us as local farmers, naturalists and 
activists
address important issues related to FOOD and the environment it is grown in.

Speakers and topics include:
Morning:
         Steve Moore - "Communities and Agriculture"
         Terry Hooker - "(Organic)Garden Planning"
         Julian Kayne - "Cultivating On-site Fertility"
         Allyson Nakasone - "Composting with Worms - Vermicomposting!"

Lunch (1-2):  Social hour, snacks, live entertainment by local artists

Afternoon:
         Larry Santoyo - "Applying Permaculture Principles at Home"
         Craig Lane - "Culinary Herbs and Foods for Health and Healing"
         Sandra Sarrouf - "Urban Agriculture in Cuba"
         Tim Bolander - "Closing the Loop between Farm Production and Urban
Consumption"


Fresh foods by local chefs will be available for purchase. Bring your seeds 
for
a community SEED EXCHANGE which will take place at the end of the day.

This popular workshop has been offered twice in recent years and is being made
possible again by a joint sponsorship between ECOSLO, HopeDance Magazine, and
the Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center (SARC), Cal Poly's new program for
sustainable agriculture.

Workshop is FREE and open to all.

For more information contact
SARC: 756-5086
ECOSLO 544-1777
HopeDance 544-9663