Sustainable Living Workshop 

3 day workshop on sustainable living skills 

May 26th -May 28th, 2012 

All ages welcome--Great for families!

Highlighting Organic Gardening, Homesteading and Permaculture

Sustainability is the key to our future and the future of the planet.

In this three day workshop we will reveal proven techniques for making the most of the space you have, so you can enjoy fresh, natural, healthy home-grown food wherever you are.  The methods you learn will work anywhere, whether you are growing in containers on your back porch or apartment balcony, or you have a suburban backyard or a homestead farm.

We will combine teaching and lectures with hands on learning.  Our intent is to give you a well-rounded understanding of sustainability, along with some practical hands-on skills to grow your own organic garden.  We'll also discuss methods to preserve your abundant harvest. 

Sustainable Living Weekend

Plant, grow, preserve

 
Our goal is to give you the knowledge and the skills to plant the seeds of sustainability in your own lives.

You are welcome to arrive Friday, May 25th in the afternoon.  After dinner we'll have introductions and fire circle.  On Saturday we will go out to the gardens for some hands on learning. Our focus will be on preparing the garden beds, planting seeds, transplanting starts and making compost.  Sunday we will be learning how to preserve our food, discussing the different ways to store your abundant garden produce. There will be time to actually harvest and dry some herbs for teas and seasoning, so we will have something to send home with you.  If it is an early season for fruit, we will teach some methods of canning.  Monday will be a short day with a little review and a closing circle giving people time for travel. The evenings will be spent relaxing, watching a slide show and playing music.

After breakfast each morning, we will discuss and teach the basic principles of organic gardening, permaculture, food preservation and animal husbandry.   For those that are interested we, you will have a chance to meet our animals and see how to care for chickens, goats, milk cows and pigs. There will also be some time each day to relax or take walks by the river.

Paula the Camp Gardener and her husband David (She'om) will be your instructors. They have been homesteading and growing most of the food for their family for the last 30 years. They present the joys and frustrations of a sustainable life style in a fun and easy to understand way. They will save you lots of work and trouble by letting you in on some of the mistakes they have made and would never make again. We look forward to sharing a fun and educational weekend with you at the beautful Bar 717 Ranch in Northern California.      Sign Up Now!
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or email us for more information at  info@family-gardens.com 

Our meals will be organic, non-GMO and largely grown right here on the ranch. There will be vegetarian and ranch meat dishes. The accommodations are rustic but nice.  Accomodation options include staying in one of our  private or double guest rooms or on the 'Platforms' (think 'cabin', open on one side with a view of the forest or pasture).  Platforms each have a bathroom and a sink, with showerhouse nearby. We also have single or double guest rooms with private bathroom and shower.

 Rates: 

All rates are per person and include meals from Friday dinner through Monday breakfast.

$450 for a Platform 

$600 for an indoor Guest Room

Kids 4 and under free 

Family and group rates available upon request

Email info@family-gardens.com or call 530-628-5992 for more information

 
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