Calling All Community Builders!! City planners, gardeners, parents, chefs, food banks, hospitals, students and teachers (all levels pre-school through post - grad), mayors, sustainable business leaders, youth group leaders, YOU!
Please join the Pho…
You may have, or know someone with an abundance of ripe citrus fruit, free for the picking. Instead of only having this flavorful and juicy treat available for only a short period during the year, or letting this bounty be wasted because we can eat…
Fall 2009 Permaculture Design Course - 72 Hr Certification Course - Weekend 1
Saturday, August 29th from 8am to 5:30pm
Become a Certified Permaculture Designer.
What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a way of thinking as well as a system of organiz…
Just wanted you to know that there are plans for future meat bird classes. This first workshop is to work out some of the details. So please check the website for updates! Thanks! Web Admin
Hi Debra - what postiotin do you want to volunteer for at the milling? We need TWO people for each role for each shift. You will receive all training that day, The shifts overlap to accommodate the training. We expect a busy day and ask you to bring your own water and snacks, where closed toed shoes and bring sun protection. There is a farmers market running during the morning.
Roles:
Check-in table. Collect money and help orient people to the process.
Bean inspection. Inevitably someone shows up with beans that are unsorted and we will help them to get the twigs and rocks out.
Run the Mill. This will require specialized training! Can be on the spot training and the volunteers who will be doing this should have closed toed shoes, a long sleeve shirt for protection, ear protection, shading hat, long pants, and safety glasses. You will need to provide your own protection.
Shifts:
7:30 – 10:30 Only one milling position left
10:00 – 1:00
12:30 – 3:30
3:00 – 5:00
Please let me know which role and which shift you prefer.
So I cooked the first of the rabbits we processed last week. Fried it like chicken. What went wrong is I have never fried chicken and I cooked it too long resulting in rubber rabbit so I popped it into the crockpot for three hours and it was divine…
I was just reviewing John Jeavon's book How to Grow More Vegetables and in it he mentions planting Mexican marigold (Tagetes minuta) for controlling nematodes.
Hi Brittany,
Now is sure the time to be making Kombucha since it's been gone off the shelves for a few months now. I so miss it! I hope and pray that the issues get resolved and it comes back.
I've had some really good success with making Kombucha…
Hi Chris - I don't have a PH tester. I've always just added bagged composted mulch, steer manuer and Starbucks grounds to my existing AZ soil to ammend. Some years my spring tomatoes are really good and sometimes not so good. Is there anything in ad…
Thanks for the heads up. When should transplants go in? It's so stinking hot out there! I have an area preparred and ready to go but dragging my feet in fear of the heat.
For families who are interested in raising eco-conscious children and living more in balance with nature... Bring your kids to this fun, interactive and informative class on learning more about sustainable living and permaculture. What does it mean…
Mesquite and Carob Milling
Requested Donation:
--Milling - $5 for each 5 gal bucket of beans milled
If you have four or more 5 gallon buckets for milling please arrive before noon!
Join the Phoenix Permaculture Guild as they host a mesquite bean (…