East Bay Cohousing - Berkeley/Oakland/Emeryville/SF

July 1, 2010 6:00 PM - 9 attended

Urban Permaculture/Gardening Basics - Grow Your Own Food (West Berkeley)

Local 123 (map)

Selected By: Raines Cohen

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Hands-on Community Workshop (listed here because many East Bay cohousing, co-op and community living options include lots of folks interested in both the money-saving and health and environmental benefits of food self-sufficiency and don't have lots of space to work with; not an official EBCOHO event, but say hi to my friend Beth who is helping to organize it -- Raines)

Grow Your Own Food in Urban Spaces: Learning the Basics of Urban Permaculture and Gardening – no matter how much space you have!

When: this Thursday, July 1st, from 6 – 7:30 pm

What: A hands-on workshop for local residents to learn how to grow food and other plants at home or work – no matter how tight your space may be.

Topics covered: Basics of urban permaculture, choosing containers and plants for your space, proper planting strategies to minimize the need to supplement your soil with fertilizers, integrating permaculture principles into your first growing project.

Fee: Free and open to the public. A donation of $5-10 is suggested to support Green Cafe Network’s Community Education Series.

Workshop Description:
Want to grow some of your own food, herbs, flowers or plants, but not sure how to make it happen? Want to understand what urban permaculture is? Come join our hands-on workshop with local expert Gavin Raders from Planting Justice. Planting Justice is a local organization that helps urban residents with the skills, resources, and inspiration to maximize food production, economic opportunities, and environmental beauty in our neighborhoods.

The workshop will take place on the back outside patio of cafe Local 123, where we will use containers to learn how to grow mini-gardens on our patios, porches, windowsills in our back yards. Gavin will give a brief talk about urban permaculture, and will demonstrate how you can get started on growing the right plants for your space. When you use contaners or raised beds, your veggies will be growing in quality, organic compost, so you’ll have no concerns about the quality of the soil (or lack of it) beneath the beds. Bring a container and seeds if you’d like to start your garden as you learn.

Questions: email: [masked]

More about Green Cafe Network (GCN):

We envision a world where being “green” is accessible, understandable and tangible for small businesses and their communities. GCN’s ultimate goal is to aim to bring sustainability to the mainstream by educating, inspiring and mobilizing a new population of environmentally responsible citizens.

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Cohousing Coach and Aging In Community Author, Co-Organizer
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