[Scpg] Invitation to GROW BIOINTENSIVE workshop at Mulberry Haven

[Julia Pfeifer]

Biointensive
for Russia   
invites you
to join us for our

Introductory GROW
BIOINTENSIVE* 
Sustainable Gardening Workshop
to
support GB agroecology trainings
and
publications in Eurasia!

with Irina Kim**, who has 12 years
experience teaching GB in Central
Asia 

Saturday, October 31, 9
am - 12 noon
Mulberry
Haven
913 Oso Rd., Ojai (near
N. Rice Rd.
in the
riverbottom)

Minimum
$15 donation / work exchange possible
$25
with Irina's Eurasian lunch

Space limited -
please reserve by Fri. Oct. 30!
  For info contact
Carol Vesecky 805 640-1897
<cvesecky at igc.org>
and for info on the cause, visit
http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org


*GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Sustainable Mini-Farming is a small-scale agricultural system
"that nurtures soil, produces high yields, conserves resources
and can be used successfully by almost everyone." http://www.growbiointensive.org.

**On display will be Irina Kim's 500-sq.-ft. growing area where
she is currently testing the following crops in the following
categories according to Ecology Action's "60-30-10" formula.
The "60" (percent) is allotted to crops such as those in the
first group below. Along with some food, they provide much carbon, the
most important element in the compost pile. For an explanation and
even a quote from Irina on falling in love with the Soil, see http://www.growbiointensive.org/grow_main.html .

Carbon & calorie group:
Quinoa, Wheat, Rye, Fava Beans
Calorie Crops: Burdock,
Garlic (potatoes were grown during summer)
Vegetables: Bunching Onions,
Carrots, Lettuce, Dill

The workshop will include
hands-on demonstrations of double-digging, Biointensive propagation
techniques, and compost building, An orchard tour of some of the 20+
varieties of fruit trees at Mulberry Haven will also be offered to
those willing to stay later.

Irina, her husband Ahtam, and their daughter May immigrated here
as political refugees from Uzbekistan earlier this year, due to
Ahtam's steadfast democracy and human rights activism and the family's
ensuing harassment by the police. Part of the workshop (Q&A in
particular) will be in Russian, with Carol's interpretation into
English. To RSVP and for more info, write to Carol and also see http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org and http://www.growbiointensive.org

--
Carol Vesecky, Director
Biointensive for Russia
913 Oso Road
Ojai, CA 93023 USA
805 640-1897
http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org


      
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