All Nick Spring workshop Events (20)

Primitive Skills Workshop

July 2, 2011 from 2pm to 5pm – River Haven Farm Jesse Corrington will be teaching some basic primitive skills at River Haven Farm (http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/riverhavencommunityfarm) on July 2nd. Skills such as fire starting using a b… Organized by Travis Linds | Type: workshop

Growing a Mushroom Garden

June 20, 2011 from 5:30pm to 8pm – River Haven Farm Interested in adding mushroom growing to your gardening skills? We will cover the benefits of adding mycelium to landscape and edible gardens, and will show you how in a hands on workshop to be held… Organized by Juliet Thompson | Type: workshop

Composting is HOT, baby!

June 4, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm – Ginger Kennell and Mark Falcone's farm This fun outdoor workshop will have you sweating in the sun while learning how to entice microbes and worms to break down your kitchen scraps and yard scraps into rich compost. Learn the elements ne… Organized by Chris Wolf | Type: workshop

Apple Tree Grafting day

April 23, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm – RSVP for location info Come graft your own baby apple trees with an easy-to-use "omega" grafting tool. Dwarf and semi-dwarf rootstock will be available, and scions for many different delicious apple varieties. $30 fee in… Organized by Chris Wolf & Juliet Thompson | Type: workshop

How to Stay Healthy Through the Winter

November 20, 2010 from 2pm to 4pm – Alternative Library We will do a plant walk through Sehome Hill where i will talk about the medicinal plants growing there, how to use them and how to harvest them sustainably. We will also discuss principles of natura… Organized by David Zhang | Type: workshop

Cloche workshop

October 26, 2010 from 4pm to 6pm – The Outback Farm (WWU) Cloche workshop--October 26th 4-6 PM in the Outback. Join Fairhaven "Urban Agriculture" course 275v and the Outback Farm building winter cloches for the garden. Cloches are small protective structure… Organized by Nick Spring | Type: hands-on, workshop

Seed Sovereignty through Open Pollinated Heirloom and Landrace Seeds: A way to Food Securtty, Cultural Preservation, and Environmental Stewardship

October 21, 2010 from 4pm to 6pm – Academic Instructional Center 210 WWU Thursday October 21st 4-6 Pm in AIC 210 presented by Matia Jones (former Outback Coordinator). A hands-on opportunity to process some seeds from the Outback, and learn about seed sovereighty. Free an… Organized by Nick Spring | Type: workshop, and, lecture

Hands-On Hugelkultur Garden Workshop

August 5, 2010 from 10am to 4pm – Inspiration Farm Permaculturist, Paul Wheaton, will be visiting Inspiration Farm to offer a workshop in hugelkultur ("hugle-culture"). This is a technique for composting scrap wood and yard waste and planting a garde… Organized by Brian Kerkvliet | Type: hands-on, workshop

Mind Body and Soil- To be Rescheduled

April 17, 2010 to April 18, 2010 – Inspiration Farm Do to a Busy Month, people who wanted come, can't make this date. We will try to find a better time. Stay tuned for a rescheduled date. Healthy soils = Healthy people. Learn more about Soil, Compost… Organized by Brian Kerkvliet | Type: workshop, reskilling, soil, compost

Critters on the MOVE!

April 3, 2010 all day – Inspiration Farm Critters on the MOVE! Portable Animal Shelters $30 - $60 Incorporate animals and let them do what they do best, weed, feed and fertilize. Sheep & Goat rotations, Duck box, Chicken tractors, Pigor… Organized by Brian Kerkvliet | Type: workshop, animals, reskilling

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