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Intermediate Seed Saving for Urban Farmers and Gardeners

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Intermediate Seed Saving for Urban Farmers and Gardeners
The second event in our “Reclaim, Rebuild, Reskill” series is for people ready to take their seed saving to the next level. This workshop will cover basic and advanced seed concepts including basic taxonomy and botany, choosing the right variety or crop, ideal population sizes, preventing cross-pollination, selecting for improved varieties, seed maturation, seed harvest,… Read more »

Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes, Saturday, 9/8/12

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Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes, Saturday, 9/8/12
Next Saturday is the first event as part of our “Reclaim, Rebuild, Reskill” event series. This series is all about learning hands-on skills that can help participants be more resilient. We hope participants will come away feeling confident that they can make, fix or harvest things they need or want. This first class demonstrates that… Read more »

Composting for Renters Class this Saturday, 6/9/12

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Composting for Renters Class this Saturday, 6/9/12
Yes, renters can compost! In this workshop we will explore several solutions for composting with limited space and provide ways to overcome the common obstacles that renters face. We’ll review several options for composting your kitchen scraps indoors and possibilities for how to use your finished compost. One popular and accessible method is worm composting… Read more »

Climate Action and Adaptation Tour at EcoHouse, Sunday 2/12/12

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Climate Action and Adaptation Tour at EcoHouse, Sunday 2/12/12
Draw inspiration to reduce your impact on climate change, and climate change’s impact on you. We’ll present ideas for do-it-yourself projects with a tour that features our toolshed built with 4 different natural building methods, all topped with a living roof; our ground-breaking constructed wetlands and simple laundry greywater systems; an 1100 gallon rainwater cistern;… Read more »

Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes 8/27/11

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Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes 8/27/11
Learn how to make brilliant colors from your local environment with natural dyer and plants-person Deepa Natarajan of the Permacouture Institute. In this three-hour workshop you will learn the basic principles of natural dyes, mordanting, medicinal dyes, making patterns on cloth, and flower printing. We’ll be harvesting some dyes straight from the garden at the… Read more »