For more information or to register contact the Siskiyou Field Institute at (541) 597-8530 or visit www.thesfi.org
Learn basic bird identification from experienced
guides in birding areas well
known for exceptional land and
sea bird viewing opportunities,
including Point St. George, Lakes
Earl and Tolowa, Crescent City
Soil is alive, and creating the right conditions for the underground community to flourish helps new plants thrive. Come learn the basic techniques of layering for weed control, grass removal, gradual breakdown of nutrients, and the additions required for a healthy, diverse soil crumble. Expect to learn how to maintain a newly sheeted area, how long it will last, and how to design by ‘patch-working.’ Learn how tilling with machinery is a viscous cycle – worms are our tilling friends! All materials provided.
LGL has started planting a food forest as a nature inspired, peripheral garden-walk around the grounds. Come learn how to build a soil guild around fruiting trees and shrubs with sheet composting techniques, and successive layering of plants that provide a host of complementary, and mutually beneficial effects, known as a “plant community,” or guild. All materials provided.
In this workshop, we will begin with the premise that our own body is our most direct link to the Earth. In order to connect our sense of ethics and Earth activism with our ritual and artistic sensibilities, we will explore various improvisational and body-based art games derived from such diverse techniques as yoga, contact improvisation, action theater, butoh and many others. Through these physical practices, we initiate the process of learning principles of permaculture, sustainability and cooperation directly through the body, and cultivate our ability to move from outrage and overwhelm to creative empowerment and action. This work is intended to restore the arts to their rightful place at the center of a healthy and sustainable community. No experience necessary–just bring a spirit of playfulness.
Join local installers at a recent grid-tied photovolatic installation to talk about system design, component selection, and installation basics. We’ll check out the job from the solar modules all the way back to the grid. We will also cover off-grid design for a small cabin-style system. Bring something to sit on!
“Natural play spaces support healthy child development and connect children with the wonderment of the natural world. This workshop will explore ways to transform yards and tired playgrounds into unique Natural Play-scapes using local materials and community energy.”
Come join us for this workshop on ways that you can design your gardens to conserve water using materials found onsite and nearby. This is the first workshop in a series of workshops on how to create a food forest corridor near Mount Tabor Park.
