Hello Permaculture Community,
Here is a glance at what is coming up during the month of March…
We are building a community who cares for the earth, cares for people, and shares all they can!
March 1 – SLOW Money SLO meeting at SLO Grange Hall
March 2 – Hope’s Village meeting at Salvation Army office
March 2 – Septic Decommissioning Discussion at Mitchell Park’s Senior Center
March 7 – Farmer’s Guild Meeting & Forest Garden Greenhouse Presentation
March 10 – Carbon Farming Presentation with Darren Doherty in Santa Barbara
March 11 – Remember Fukushima Five Years Later at Steynberg Gallery
March 12 – SLO Preparedness Expo at Madonna Expo Center
March 17 – Visioning Session for SLO Grange Hall
March 19 – Love SLO work day at City Farm
March 19 – Earth Day Prep & Potluck Community Work Day at Branch Mill Organic Farm
March 26 - Worm Tea Application at Our Global Family Village
March 29 – Permaculture Guild Meeting: Bringing Food Home film and discussion at SLO Grange Hall
March 29 – April 3 is the Acorn Gathering Natural Living Skills Camp in Santa Ynez
And remember there is a Permie House being formed in Oceano:
We are creating a household for people interested in Permaculture and or Dharma/Meditation. It’s a 5 br. House in Oceano built in 1912, currently being fixed up. It has a fairly large fenced yard with a grey water system to recycle water for the garden.. Would like to see a group household of compatible people form. The owner would like to see some organic, permie types in there or maybe meditator/yogis also. Room rents average $500. Please email John at jtbroberg@gmail.com if you are interested. We will have all 5 rooms available over the next couple of months.
March 1 - SLOW Money SLO meeting at 6pm at SLO Grange Hall
We'll start with networking and sharing some great local food, followed by introductions all around. Then Jeff Wade will share updates on Slow Money SLO projects and operations, and we'll hear from three speakers:
Javier Magana, Red Barn Farms at SLO City Farm
Baba Small Batch - artisan hummus and salads (with samples to share!)
Josh Ayers, GleanSLO Program Manager
We are eager to share the developments and accomplishments of the last few months and our new Slow Money SLO goals for 2016!
For more information, visit
SlowMoneySLO.org
March 2 – Hope’s Village meeting at 10am at SLO Salvation Army
Please join us this Wednesday, March 2nd at 10:00am at the SLO Salvation Army for our next meeting...we'll be talking about recent decisions out of Sacramento, our site search, and celebrating the lives of three of our folks. Any questions, give a call (Coffee & cake will be served!) 815 Islay St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Becky Jorgeson HOPE'S VILLAGE OF SLO 805.234.5478 www.hopesvillageofslo.com
Also we are in need of sleeping bags for the homeless people we help in and around SLO...you can reach Tim at 440-9144 or Becky at 234-5478 .... even if you have a used one that is clean, we will come pick up ... thanks in advance!
March 2 – Septic Decommissioning Discussion 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Senior Center in Mitchell Park
Please join us for an evening of conversation and information regarding the reuse and decommissioning of the septic systems into water catchment / reuse systems in Los Osos. This is an exciting proposition with the potential to have tremendous savings and impact. Learn more about the plan here. Presented by Green Building Alliance |
March 7 – Farmer’s Guild meeting at 5pm with booking signing with Jerome Osentowski at 7pm – 9pm
'The Forest Garden Greenhouse- How to Design and Manage an Indoor Permaculture Oasis' (flyer attached)
In his groundbreaking book, Jerome Osentowski, one of North America’s most accomplished permaculture designers, shows how to bring a forest garden indoors, even on unlikely terrain and in cold climates, using near-net-zero technology. The Forest Garden Greenhouse advocates a unique approach to indoor agriculture using permaculture design concepts that take season extension into new and important territory, whether you’re growing food or medicinals for your family or commercially. Jerome is the Director and founder of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute and a permaculture designer for thirty years. He has built five greenhouses for himself and scores of others for private clients and public schools in the Rockies and beyond and has taught a PDC for the past 30 years in a row.
March 10 – Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Farming with Darren Doherty in Santa Barbara
7:30pm – 9pm at Faulkner Gallery in the Santa Barbara Public Library
If every farmer in the USA practiced Carbon Farming, in less than 10 years,
we would sequester ALL the CARBON that has been emitted since the Industrial Age.
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1533723326928002/
March 11 – Fukushima Five Years Later Remembrance at 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Steynberg Gallery
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace invites you to join us in a remembrance of the Fukushima disaster. Come to acknowledge the devastation and to gain an understanding of the current conditions. (flyer attached)
Dinner available beforehand by reservation: 5:30 – 6:30 evyjust@gmail.com
Curry, Panini (meat or vegetarian) $8.00 - $10.00 - order your meal by March 8
March 12 – SLO Preparedness Expo 9am – 5pm at Madonna Expo Center
For years you’ve heard that you need to plan in the event of a natural disaster and for years you’ve said, “I’ll get to it someday.” Maybe you don’t know where to start or what you need to be prepared?
This FREE event will feature interactive vendor booths, demonstrations and seminars to help you better assist your family and the community in the event of a natural disaster.
Website: http://sloexpo.com/
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/905550179543773/
March 17 – Visioning Session for SLO Grange Hall at 2pm – 6pm with potluck to follow
This collaborative event will help us define the future vision of our SLO Grange so that we stay relevant to our Grangers and to the community, working together to achieve common goals.
We kindly ask you to prepare for this workshop by completing one or both of the two Pre-Workshop Assignments listed below. If you are unable to attend, you may still complete these assignments and submit them to the Grange prior to the workshop. We love to get everyone’s ideas! You may also email your Vision Paper and Collage, if it’s digital.
Please RSVP via phone or email—and please let us know if you are able to share a dish for our Post-Visioning Potluck. Thank you!
Pre-Workshop Assignments
Collage: Create a collage of clippings, magazine pictures, photos, drawings, sketches, words, etc. representing Your Vision of the SLO Grange. Specifically:
• Why is the Grange important to our community right now?
• Who are our members or who should they be?
• What do they want?
• What types of events do our members want?
• What is the Grange’s role within our SLO community?
• What should the future Grange look and feel like?
Vision Paper: If you could imagine the Grange to be anything, and if resources were unlimited, what could the Grange be?
RSVP (805) 543-0639
March 19 – Love SLO work day at City Farm 9am – 12:30pm
Love SLO is a new community-wide day of service to be held in San Luis Obispo, California as part of the national Love Our Cities movement. This spring, the San Luis Obispo community will come together to celebrate their hometown and work alongside one another to benefit organizations throughout the city. This year’s - day of service will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Love SLO began with a vision to make San Luis Obispo an even better place to live. Inspired by the desire to meet needs of local community members, demonstrate kindness and impact lives, a group of community leaders came together to turn this vision into a reality.
Those interested in participating in Love SLO are asked to visit www.loveslo.com to register to volunteer for specific service projects in early 2016.
March 19 – Earth Day Prep & Potluck Community Work Day 9am – 3pm at Branch Mill Organic Farm
Hey friends! Branch Mill Organic Farm would love your presence on March 19th to help us work on the land in preparation for our Second Annual Earth Day Festival. Please come with family and friends, water, sun protection, attitude to get work done, have fun and bring a yummy dish for the potluck after we finish work. Looking forward to seeing you!
Branch Mill Organic Farm: http://branchmillorganics.com/
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/238171496521140/
March 26 - Worm Tea Application 9am – 12noon at Our Global Family Village at City Farm
$5 - $10 per family to help cover the cost of the worm tea application
City Farm is at 1221 Calle Joaquin at the end of the cul-de-sac
This special work day includes bringing the SLO County Worm Farm folks with their Black Diamond Vermicompost Tea to be applied to the crops and soil. We will be planting Asian vegetables too. Come enjoy the process and learn from the best! Cristy Christie and her crew will be on hand to educate us about worm tea. What is worm tea you may ask?
What is “worm tea”? http://www.slocountyworms.com/tea/
Aerated Compost Tea is made from Vermicompost and water which goes through a thorough and highly active aerating process. Quality compost Tea will increase species diversity of leaf, stem, flower, seed-surface and soil microorganisms. These microorganisms will select, eat and destroy the disease-causing pests and organisms in the soil and on the plant. Benefits of using Tea for foliar or root applications:
March 29 – Bringing Food Home film and discussion at 6pm at SLO Grange Hall (flyer attached)
BRINGING FOOD HOME is a film focusing on sustainable solutions for local food in Northern New Mexico. The documentary features several farms and gardens in the region practicing regenerative agriculture. Produced over the last two years, the documentary hopes to provoke constructive dialogue, inspiring Santa Fe and other cities to embrace urban agriculture as essential to a resilient community.
The flurry of reactions around the creation of Gaia Gardens, a one-acre farm within a residential zoning area in Santa Fe, provided the impetus for this documentary. The controversy has raised a larger question for the community: how will this high-desert city sustain itself in the future?
The film goes beyond the specifics of Gaia Gardens’ circumstances to explore the need for visionary policy change, as well as a radical shift in our relationship to food. Local farmers, land-use professionals, educators and policy makers present insights into fostering a sustainable future.
Panel discussion of our local food system here in San Luis Obispo to follow the film.
Movie trailer: https://vimeo.com/133098783
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/686591681482527/
March 29 – April 3 is the Acorn Gathering Natural Living Skills Camp in Santa Ynez
The vision of The Acorn Gathering LLC is to create a safe and sacred space for people to learn about primitive & earth-based skills. It is our hope that through our time together, and the teachings that are offered by our incredibly talented instructors, we will all come away with a deeper understanding and respect for ourselves, our community and the Earth.
Website: http://acorngathering.com/