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Submitted by flyfreeasabird on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 2:00pm.
Jun 13 2008 - 10:00am Jun 13 2008 - 3:00pm We will be there from 10am to 3pm with a potluck lunch around noon. Neighbors and Community members are invited to help plant fruit and nut trees and berry bushes then sheet mulch the lawn by putting down cardboard and wood chips to remove the grass. Edible Forest Gardens consist of three main layers, with fruit and nut trees as the upper canopy, berries and other edible bushes as the middle layer and perennial vegetables and fruits as the ground cover. Come and learn how you too could turn your yard into an Edible Forest Garden. The work party includes: ~Design and layout of trees and shrubs in an edible forest garden ~Planting trees and shrubs ~Sheet Mulching lawn ~Mushroom Inoculation For more information contact Terra Commons at terracommons@gmail.com (360) 866-1331 or visit www.terracommons.us
Submitted by Marcie on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 9:46pm.
A Sustainable Agriculture Response to the Food Crisis On June 5, 2008, Evergreen will host a talk by Joel Salatin, a farmer, visionary and expert in the practice of sustainable agriculture. Salatin was profiled in Michael Pollan's influential book, "Omnivore's Dilemma." Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Location: The Evergreen State College campus, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 7 p.m. Cost: free A locally-sourced dinner dinner will be served from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Evergreen cafeteria, The Greenery, on the ground floor of the CAB. About the Speaker: Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm achieved iconic status as the livestock farm featured in the NEW YORK TIMES'S bestseller "Omnivore's Dilemma" by food writer Michael Pollan. A sought-after conference speaker, Salatin addressed a wide range of issues from "creating the farm your children will want," to "making a white collar salary from a pleasant life in the country." Salatin's speeches are both conviction-based and humorous, akin to theatrical performances, often receiving standing ovations. He describes his occupation as "mob-stocking hervbivorous solar conversion lignified carbon sequestration fertilization." Background: In 1961, William and Lucille Salatin moved their young family to Virginia 's Shenandoah Valley , purchasing the most worn-out, eroded, abused farm in the area. Using nature as a pattern, they began the healing and innovation that now supports three generations. Today the farm represents America 's premier non-industrial food production oasis. For more information about Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms: http://www.polyfacefarms.com/default.aspx This event is sponsored by Olympia Food Coop, Bainbridge Island Graduate Institute, Olympia Slow Food, Olympia Climate Coalition and the Evergreen State College
Submitted by flyfreeasabird on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 9:34pm.
May 29 2008 - 7:00pm May 29 2008 - 9:00pm Menu for the Future, NWEI's newest course launched in April, 2008, is a six-session course exploring the connection between food and sustainability. "Food is our common ground, our universal experience." - James Beard May 29 - July 3 Thursdays 7:00 PM on the west side - contact Cy Englert to sign up 360-402-0451 cyenglert@gmail.com And on June 28-29 we will help Cy Englert turn his lawn into an Edible Forest Garden with Terra Commons www.terracommons.us. We can grow much of our food organically in our own yards for a more sustainable future for us and all on Earth - with fruit and nut trees, berry bushes and perennial vegetables.
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