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09 May 2012
One of the most exciting things about urban homesteading is the plethora of skills and knowledge to attain. Doing it yourself means taking on more and more, from beekeeping and cheesemaking to beer brewing and mushroom growing. It’s a wide horizon to take in, but who can resist the fun of these lost practices? What our grandparents knew is suddenly becoming not only more and more critical, but more and more intriguing!
Ready to jump into the world of urban homesteading? Come out to the farm on May 26 for the SF-BACE Timebank’s Homestead Skillshare Festival from 12-5 pm. All are welcome, whether seasoned craftspersons or fledgling hobbyists. Continue reading for more info on workshops and admission!
A festival to help educate, inspire and spread sustainable living and self-sufficiency skills.
Over 40 Scheduled Workshops:
Worm bins, bike powered machines, cob ovens, urban composting, urban gardening in the Bay and container gardening, cohousing and intentional communities, fruit trees, seed-saving, food preservation (wine-making, pickling), disaster preparedness, herbal medicine, herb growing, teas and tincture making, bee-keeping and pollination, backyard livestock (with live chickens and ducks), solar ovens, mushroom cultivation, soap-making, making group meetings fun, urban power foods, soil fertility, cheese and yogurt making, natural dyes, candle-making, diy green cleaning, natural beauty, nonviolent communication, water catchment, place-making and more! See schedule here.
Admission: Ticketing on Eventbrite and cash only at the door. Payment of 2 hours donation to Hayes Valley Farm by May 25th through www.bace.org (BACE Timebank) and/or $20 donation to the BACE Timebank. Kids are free, families welcome. Rain or shine. No refunds. **Enter the code "HVF" for $5 of your ticket price on Eventbrite!**
Co-sponsored by: BACE Timebank, Hayes Valley Farm, SF Permaculture Guild, SF Urban Agriculture Alliance, PODER (SF), Occupy SF Sustainability Working Group, the Institute for Urban Homesteading, Transition SF, KitchenGarden SF, SF Bee-Cause, the Connection Action Project, SF Free School, Just One Tree, Ohlone Herbal Center, Planet Drum. Thanks to our media sponsor, Shareable.net. Please contact mira at sfbace.org for more info.
Presenters: SF Permaculture Guild, Shoe Shine Wine, Urban Permaculture Institute, Connection Action Project, Rock the Bike, Briones Self-Sufficiency and Urban Homesteading Circle, Taproot Medicine, Mushroom Maestros, Canticle Farm, Tatiana Florentina Craft Almendral, Institute for Urban Homesteading, SF Bee-Cause, Cohousing California, Kitchen Garden SF, SF Seed Library, Hayes Valley Farm, Alemany Farm, Living Earth Structures, Hayes Valley Farm, Urban Homesteading Institute, Ohlone Herbal Center, Mira Luna, Gabriel Cole, Jennifer Fernandez, Apryl Uncapher, the Milk Maid, Alpha Lo, David Glaser, Urban Worm, Just One Tree, Chong Kee Tan
Food: Hayes Valley Farm is a zero waste site. Please bring your own meals, snacks, dishes, and utensils, and carry out what you carry in.
Music: Alma Desnuda will be headlining with Fog City Brewers, Lea Grant and Nicco Tyson.
Spanish Translation: PODER (SF)
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written by Ray and Patty, May 25, 2012
We are very happy to be presenting at this year's homestead skill share festival.
Be sure to stop our table, say hello and learn about oyster mushroom cultivation. Our presentation starts at 2pm.
Hope to see you there!
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I get the emails from time bank but haven't used it since I don't know what I need to do to exchange. I am low income and willingly work at Hayes Valley and also at Eco-SF when I can get out there on a saturday. I will have more time in the summer, as I work only during the school year.