Wednesday evening The crew arrived at Pechanga Resort and Casino on Wednesday evening, to a slew of flashing lights. They were everywhere: on stop signs, on crosswalks, and in fountains. Directly ahead of us was a parking garage, easy to enter but hard to exit. In fact, the whole resort was interesting to navigate; it… Read More »
From The Savvy Hen: Chicken Keeping 101, Saturday, March 29, 3-4pm, at The Savvy Hen, 1908 Pearl St., Boulder Please join us for this great introduction to life with chickens! This is a perfect class for new chicken keepers and those considering getting chickens. We’ll cover the basics of chicken keeping, including chicken care, necessary… Read More »
From Boulder Food Rescue and Impact Hub Boulder: The Forward Food Summit is a two-day conference focused on raising awareness about food justice and food security issues, by bringing together the general public and activists in these two fields to enhance their scope, communication, and abilities to do their work. The Summit will include workshops, speakers, panels,… Read More »
From Southwest Seed Library in Durango: Hello and happy Spring! Please join us for our opening day at the Discovery Museum with music, snacks, seed saving talks, and a houseplant exchange/starting party! We look forward to seeing you all and thank you so much for your support! Sunday, 3/23/14, 1-4pm, 1333 Camino Del Rio, Durango.… Read More »
On our drive, about 45 miles past Las Vegas and just over the California border, the massive Ivanpah Solar Thermal Farm came into view. It was extremely bright, and steaming, with over 300,000 mirrors, or heliostats, that track the sun over the course of the day and concentrate the sunlight onto three, 459-ft towers. At… Read More »
On our way out to Permaculture Voices, the crew was delighted to have an overnight in Rockville, UT. Waking up to a gorgeous morning in Zion National Park… who could ask for anything more? We saw many garden farms and small animal husbandry operations along the road into Springdale. It’s springtime in Springdale, with all… Read More »
The Denver CSA Fair on Tuesday, March 25, 5pm-8pm, at The Horse Barn, 1031 33rd St., is produced by Denver Urban Gardens, Grow Local Colorado, Slow Food Denver and Veterans to Farmers. “By creating this one-time event where farmers can secure shareholders early in their planning and decision-making, we help them save valuable outreach time… Read More »
The Boulder Beet is going on a road trip this coming week, to the Permaculture Voices conference in Temecula, CA. Check back for updates from the road and the talks at the conference. It’s looking to be a great week! From Permaculture Voices: “We want big change. We wanted to make an impact. So we… Read More »
The Living Arts School has a great lineup of workshops in March and April. Check it out! From The Living Arts School: Introduction to Aquaponics, Saturday, March 8th, 1-4pm Curious about aquaponics? Have you considered putting in a system of your own? This workshop is for you! Aquaponics is a food production system which combines… Read More »
From Pikes Peak Permaculture: “Through the Seasons” Permaculture Design Course April-November, 2014 Course Dates and Times: One weekend a month for an 8-month run, starting the third weekend in April and continuing every third weekend through November. The class will meet from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 19-20, May 17-18, June 14-15, July 19-20, August 16-17,… Read More »