Hello Permaculture Guild of SLO area & beyond,
Our best call to action for the future is to act locally. Our best efforts are to support local efforts and local people. We also are honoring a member of our community is going through his final transition into the next world….. Jim Cole, who has assisted us through many years of the SLO Permaculture Guild. We honor you Jim for all your sustainability, Transition Town and permaculture efforts and we will miss you dearly Jim Cole.
Please support these local efforts:
February 25 & 26 – Jon Young, children & nature mentor, in our midst
Jon Young is coming to town this month as part of his 512 Story Project. Jon is a master storyteller, and the gatherer of the mentoring model used at Outside Now. If you haven't heard his stories, this is a must!
For more information about the event,
https://www.facebook.com/events/211109769355387/
For more information about Jon Young's 512 Story Project,
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/673303251/512-project-cultural-elements-with-jon-young/posts
Come for both days if you can! Fundraiser for Outside Now!
February 25 - Seed Savers Exchange 1pm – 3pm at Meadow Park
Our first 2017 Seedsaving Workshop is Saturday February 25 from 1-3pm at Meadow Park Meeting Room in SLO. Learn the basics of seedsaving, play around with organic open-pollinated seeds, join in a network of skilled seedsavers, and support SLO Seed Exchange’s ongoing educational collaborations in our community. Every 4th Saturday of the month from 1-3pm - Hope to see you there!! – Elizabeth Johnson stteresa@kcbx.net
FEB 28, 2017 – Gaining Ground Movie Night Fundraiser for Central Coast Grown
SLO Guild Hall (2880 Broad St, SLO)
6:00pm (immediately following Farmers Market)
TICKETS: $ Pay What You Can
http://ccgmovienight.brownpapertickets.com/
GAINING GROUND presents the personal stories of farmers and activists confronting the challenges of feeding their local communities sustainably grown food. The documentary interweaves experiences of Urban Tilths farmer-activists transforming corners of Richmond, California’s inner city food desert into vibrant community gardens; Sun Gold Farm, a small family farm in rural Oregon converting from commodity dairy to sustainably grown produce and Stalford Seed Farms in the Willamette Valley transitioning from growing grass seed to organic grains.
GAINING GROUND was an official selection of the 2016 San Luis Obispo Film Festival and of the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival and is now being shown at many local venues throughout the country.
CENTRAL COAST GROWN is the non-profit organization tasked with managing the 20-acre CITY FARM SAN LUIS OBISPO at the Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve, located adjacent to Highway 101 between Madonna and Los Osos Valley Roads. City Farm makes fertile irrigated land available to small farmers and conducts educational programs for the general public and for San Luis Coastal Unified School District.
The film was made by friends of Central Coast Grown and was selected for last year's SLO Film Festival. It's now being screened throughout the country. You can watch the trailer here:
https://vimeo.com/65653591
The evening's program will also feature some brief talks and a slide show about our local programs and will include food, beverages and a silent auction.
For more information and to purchase tickets or provide Central Coast Grown with your support, please go to:
http://ccgmovienight.brownpapertickets.com/
Hope to see you there.
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY Village at City Farm
We have a permaculture demonstration garden at City Farm that is a community project of the SLO Permaculture Guild. This garden is a gathering place for children, families and community members to be on the land together as one, to grow food crops from around the world, and to harvest our collective knowledge on how to grow food. This piece of land will also be dedicated to school field trips starting this spring and into the future.
https://numundo.org/center/united-states/our-global-family-village
Here are upcoming events on the land:
March 18th – Love SLO Volunteer Day 9am – 12noon at
Be a farmer for a day and help us get the farm ready for warm season crop planting. Tasks range from weeding, digging, planting, building and overall beautifying of the multi-acre space that is City Farm. If you like to be outside and hands-on, this is the project for you! We need your help!!!
http://loveourcitiesprojects.com/projects/san-luis-obispo/city-farm-spring-beautification
April 4th – Outdoor Kitchen Building Workshop
April 8th – Spring Seasonal Planting Party
June 25th – Summer Seasonal Planting Party
October 28th – Fall Seasonal Planting Party honoring the Peruvian tradition of honoring Mother Corn
And sign-ups now beginning for our 2nd Annual FARMGIRLS Summer Camp. Please spread the word!
July 11 – 14, 2017: FARMGIRLS Summer Camp http://www.permaculture.us.com/farmgirls/farmgirls-summer-camp
Garden Nutrition Extender training to help with school gardens
The 10 week training begins on Tues., February 28, 2017. Sessions are every Tuesday from 10-1 pm at UCCE Auditorium, 2156 Sierra Way, SLO 93401. If you are ready to apply, please click the link below to complete the application. Flyer is attached. http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=19520
First Annual SLO Village Building Convergence (SLO VBC 2017)
The SLO VBC is a 4 day convergence consisting of neighborhood-based urban permaculture (organic agriculture & holistic community building) projects by day, and evening festivities that showcase local talent in the arts, and local projects and people who are helping to improve our ecological and societal infrastructure.
Each day of the convergence, neighbors and visiting friends will come together to create community spaces that feature public art, permaculture gardens, and natural building projects. Participation in these daytime events are free for everyone!
Support local permaculture place making efforts and Get Involved!
Would you like to offer your permaculture skills, a workshop, live/electronic music, live painting, yoga, or anything else to this convergence? Contact us at solutionaryproductions@gmail.com
Help actualize this dream by donating to our
Crowdfunding Campaign: https://igg.me/at/O8q9qAuzL6c
The SLO VBC is a 4 day convergence consisting of neighborhood-based urban permaculture (organic agriculture & holistic community building) projects by day, and evening festivities that showcase local talent in the arts, and local projects and people who are helping to improve our ecological and societal infrastructure.
By Donating to this Campaign, you are helping to build a more sustainable, regenerative, and resilient San Luis Obispo, where neighbors know each other, people help each other, and the neighborhoods are beautified and safe. This project branches from the Portland Village Building Convergence, which began 17 years ago, and has spread to other cities such as Santa Barbara, Sebastopol, Olympia, and Nevada City. Portland has completely transformed it's infrastructure, making it one of the most vibrant, creative, and safe cities in the world. San Luis Obispo is already a beautiful city, and has this potential to further beautify and harmonize. The time is ripe for us to participate in the co-creation of a thriving SLO.
Each day of the convergence, neighbors and visiting friends will come together to create community spaces that feature public art, permaculture gardens, and natural building projects. Participation in these daytime events are free for everyone!
This is a process we call "place-making," turning physical "spaces" into community gathering "places.” In these beautiful places, the community is empowered to share their gifts, and to laugh, talk and create. These transformed neighborhoods can include features such as: street murals, community gardens, little-free-libraries, free poetry stands, community event and message boards, outdoor tea/coffee station, cob benches, safe children’s play areas, and other creative projects envisioned by neighbors.
In the evening, we come together for an inspiring conference, community gathering, and incredible music in the style of a mini-festival. These evenings begin with a community dinner at 6pm, workshops at 7pm and music at 8pm. The tickets for these evening events are affordable and help to support our place-making and community-building service work.
The SLO City Repair mission statement: "To recreate our village centers and reconnect with our neighbors. To create neighborhood groups whose mission is to improve the "Health and Happiness" of the neighborhood. To inspire our humanity by creating living art in our streets and reclaiming our commons.” -Roberto Monge
Our Crowdfunding Campaign: https://igg.me/at/O8q9qAuzL6c
All funds will go directly towards:
1st Annual San Luis Obispo VBC Schedule:
Monday, March 27th – Mark Lakeman is in town to give a presentation in support of Hope’s Village - SLO Public Library Community Room at 5:15pm
Thurs 3/30: Gathering The Villagers
Afternoon: Yoga, Live Music and Community Building at the Mission Plaza, 3-6pm
Evening: Bliss Cafe VBC Launch (Dinner, Music, Talks) 6-10pm
Fri 3/31: Palm Street
Morning: "Food Not Lawns" Community Garden Building with Potluck & Live Music 9:30am -4pm
Evening: Guild Hall (Dinner, Live Music, Workshops, Talks) 5:30pm - 8pm
Sat 4/1: Luneta Drive
Daytime: Street Mural, Little Free Library Building, Live Music 9:30am - 4pm
Evening: Guild Hall (Dinner, Live Music, Workshops, Talks) 5:30pm - 8pm
Sun 4/2: Morro Street / Bill Roalman Bike Boulevard
Daytime: Street planter boxes, Side-yard Garden & street mural, 9:30am - 4pm
Evening: Guild Hall (Dinner, Live Music, Workshops, Talks) 5:30pm - 8pm
Post-VBC Permaculture Events:
Monday 4/3: Herbal Workshops at Branch Mill Organics
Tuesday 4/4: Outdoor Kitchen Build at Our Global Family Village 3:30-6:30pm!
Wednesday 4/5: Student Experimental Farm - Cal Poly
Wednesday 4/5: Evening: Craft Night & Wizard Wednesday
Monday/Tuesday 4/10 & 4/11 – Post Lucidity Garden Work Party at Sunburst Sanctuary
Saturday 4/15: Earth Day at Branch Mill Organics - Arroyo Grande Earth Day celebration with live music, vendors, activities, yoga, massage, organic food, etc.
Get Involved!
Would you like to offer your permaculture skills, a workshop, live/electronic music, live painting, yoga, or anything else to this convergence? Contact us at solutionaryproductions@gmail.com
Blooming Biodiversity Permaculture:
Local Earth Day Events
4/15/2017 - Earth Day at Branch Mill Organic Farm in Arroyo Grandehttps://www.facebook.com/events/1825392471032678
4/22/2017 - Earth Day at El Chorro Regional Park in SLOhttp://earthdayalliance.com/participants/2015-exhibitors/
4/22 & 23 - Earth Day in Santa Barbara http://www.sbearthday.org/
With hope & determination,
Teresa Lees, SLO Permaculture Guild