[Scpg] -Santa Barbara OrgGdn- Next meeting and Ongoing Events

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

SANTA BARBARA ORGANIC GARDEN CLUB NEWS
Nov 1, 2004

BACKYARD FOOD FOREST CLASS NEXT SATURDAY
Final reminder that our next meeting will be Saturday Nov. 6th at 
10:00 AM on Backyard Food Forests.  E-mail lbsaltzman at aol.com for 
directions to our house.  

NOV 27: SUSTAINABLE SMALL CITIES PROJECT
Saturday Nov 27th we will be participating in a one day seminar from 
9:30am to 6pm at Casa De Maria on how to make Santa Barbara a more 
self-sufficient, sustainable city: "Overconsumption, Oil Depletion 
and the Inevitable Road to Sustainability", a day conference with 
films (e.g. "The End of Suburbia"), discussions and panels.  Guest 
speaker will be Richard Heinberg, author of "The Party's Over: Oil, 
War and the Fate of Industrial Societies" and "Powerdown: Options 
and Actions for a Post-Carbon World."  For more info, go to 
www.hopedance.org

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Kindergarten teacher and Organic Garden Club member Judy Sims 
continues to develop innovative programs in Organic Gardening for 
her Kindergarten class at Monte Vista School in Santa Barbara. Judy 
needs adult volunteers to help with her programs. Next Saturday 
there will be an all day event described below:

"Monte Vista School, 730 Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara invites 
volunteers to a Native Plant Nature Trail Planting Party on 
Saturday, Nov 20 from 9-4.  We have dozens of new native plants to 
get into the ground, along with weeding, pruning, and more.   Please 
join the fun! There are also on-going community service and service 
learning opportunities to support youth garden work, composting, and 
recycling, as well as the school's "Adopt a Plot" landscaping. "

For arrangements/questions please contact M.V. teacher Judy Sims, 
687-5333, or home at 687-3262, hjsims at earthlink.net 

CHARITY
If you grow food and have surpluses think about a donation of fresh 
fruits or vegetables to the Food Bank of Santa Barbara located at 
4554 Hollister. Phone: 967-5741.

2005 MEETINGS: 

January - "Bareroots." It's time to plant bareroot, decidious plants 
from Roses to Fruit trees. Join us for a discussion of planting 
techniques and best places to buy.

"Beauty is As Beauty Does" presented by Linda Buzzell and Landscape 
Architect Owen Dell.

If you are willing to help plan a meeting or have specific ideas for 
meetings or field trips please e-mail lbsaltzman at aol.com.

FALL PLANTING
Early rain and sunny days make this a perfect time to do fall 
plantings.  Vegetables include: garlic, onions, chard, peas, fava 
beans, cabbage family, carrots and lettuce are a good starting 
point.  Island Seed and Feed carries decorative clovers, vetches, 
and other nitrogen fixing plants in seed form.  These plants provide 
color and green manure for your garden.









Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet at silcom.com
www.sbpermaculture.org

"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to
grow." - Anonymous