Oops…I just
realized that I never sent these two workshops out to this list. Call me at
585.506.6505 by 8 pm Thursday 5/29 if you want to attend Saturday’s farm
assessment workshop. Call Olga at 585.690.1926 by noon on Friday, May 30th
to register for Sunday’s mushroom workshop.
We have a few seats
left for these two workshops:
1.
5/31 Introduction to Permaculture Design and Site Assessment Workshop - Patty
Love, Program Director of Rochester Permaculture Center (RPC), and Tanya
Rogers, Farmer at Shimmering
Light Farm, both programs of Seeking Common Ground, Inc., are
partnering to bring you a hands-on introduction to permaculture design workshop
and site assessment.
At the workshop, you will:
*learn the ethics, principles, and applications of permaculture design
*learn the reason edible food forest gardening is so productive in our region
*learn sustainable (regenerative) gardening techniques
*take part in a site assessment of this 25 acre farm
*learn tools and techniques that you can use on any size property
*meet and spend the day with folks sharing your interest
When/Where:
Date/Time: Saturday, May 31, 2104 9 am to 2 pm (brown bag lunch)
Location: Hicks Road,
Naples (full address and
directions provided upon registration)
Tuition: $40-60 (pay what you can afford)
Preregistration is required. To
register: Call patty love
at 585.506.6505 or email to patty AT barefootpermaculture.com
We are limiting the class size so that you can ask questions and
participate in this hands-on day. We hope you’ll join us at
Shimmering Light Farm for this exciting event!
2. 6/01 Mushrooms – Advanced Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation with lunch
Join us for an Advanced Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation workshop w/Olga Tzogas of
Smugtown Mushrooms
Date/Time: Sunday, June 1, 2014 10 am to 4 pm
You will:
*Learn about the life cycle of fungi, their vital roles in nature, and
the basics of cultivation *Learn about the uses of Oyster, Shaggy Mane, Brick
cap and a “mystery” medicinal mushroom species *Participate in the inoculation
of logs to grow these mushrooms at Rochester
Permaculture Center
*Learn how to grow Oyster Mushrooms in straw
*Take home a Grow Kit for Oyster mushrooms
*Be eligible for a discount for a future online purchase from Smugtown
Mushrooms
*Share in a delicious fresh lunch
Class Fee: $60 includes lunch
Pre-registration with payment is required to hold your spot. Because this
workshop is being held at a private residence, full location details (including
address) will be provided upon registration and payment. Class size is
limited to allow meaningful participation by all. To register, please
call Olga at 585.690.1926 by noon on Friday, May 30th.
To make your experience enjoyable:
*Please arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 to get settled as we will be starting on
time. (Surveys from previous classes indicate that students feel
disappointed when we start late to accommodate late arrivals and then run out
of time to cover all of the promised material in full.)
*The workshop will be held rain or shine. Please dress to work and
be in the weather.
*Out of consideration for those who have asthma and chemical sensitivities,
please do not wear fragrances, perfumes, body sprays, etc. to this class.
Thank you.
Bring:
◾items for personal comfort
◾nut-free snacks and drinks, if you
like
◾lawn chair
◾reusable place setting (plate,
silverware, napkin, cup) for your lunch
◾camera, if you like
◾your preferred information recording
devices (pen and paper, laptop,
etc.)
◾dress for weather, outdoors,
and garden work – we will be outside regardless of the weather and getting
dirty during this hands-on workshop (environmentally friendly bug spray,
sunscreen, etc.)
◾reading glasses if needed
When you arrive: Please park in
the driveway and then along front right of way with driver tires just on the
pavement, passenger tires in the grass.
Warmly,
patty love, MALS, PDC
patty AT barefootpermaculture.com
www.barefootpermaculture.com -
owner
www.rochesterpermaculturecenter.org -
Program Director
www.lotsoffood.org - Program Director
www.meetup.com/RochesterPermaculture/
www.empatheticpresence.com
Please note that I do not get to email, text
msgs and voice mail every day, since much of my work keeps me in the
field, teaching, growing, homesteading, etc. I look forward to responding
to you as soon as possible. If you require my immediate attention or
share my preference to minimize screen time, please call 585.506.6505.
"My life's purpose
is gathering and sharing resources and information that regenerate my own and
others' abundant existence and vibrant well-being."
~ patty love
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has
seen and thinking what nobody has thought." ~
Albert Szent-Giorgi, Nobel Laureate
