Weekly roundup
Hey Permies! Here’s what’s happening in the next few weeks
We celebrate cultures, we build relationships with the land, we share our land acknowledgement, we gather with others, and we gather herbs while being grateful for all that plants give us.
Upcoming cultural celebrations
Lunar New Year at Sichuan Kitchen
We are partnering with our friends Garret and Coco at Sichuan Kitchen to clebrate the Lunar New Year, Year of the Horse. Come celebrate.
NOTE: Our Multicultural Potluck this Sunday February 15th is at 4pm at Sichuan Kitchen, 2078 Parker Street in San Luis Obispo.
Sunday, February 15th - Potluck at 4pm
Tuesday, February 17th - Chinese Dinner Experience at 6pm
Thursday, February 19th - Mission Plaza Lunar New Year Parade and festivities at 6pm to 8:30pm
Saturday, February 21 - Block Party at Sichuan Kitchen at 1pm-5pm This is a come-and-go style celebration—stop by for dumplings, noodles, and festive bites, meet new people, and celebrate the new year together right here in SLO. Free entry | Food + drinks sold separately
Our Land Acknowledgement
Building Relationships with Native People
Native Plant Workshop held with Rosemary & Gloria last year at Perfumo Creek at City Farm SLO where a creek restoration project has revitalized the ecosystem and created a nature experience for all.
Land Acknowledgements are a step towards building and restoring relationships with Native Peoples here in SLO County.
We acknowledge that there are many tribes, including Chumash, Salinan, and Esselen.
“We ask you to join us in acknowledging the many Chumash Tribes, Salinan Tribe, and the Esselen Tribe, their Elders, their Tribes and relatives, as well as their future generations, as the First Nations that tended to this land.
We come together today to acknowledge, stand up for, and help give voice to, the unceded lands and waters of the Chumash people.
Let us all to reflect that these lands and the peoples of these lands that we live and work on are First Peoples’ territories that have been taken away and that their cultural ways have been excluded and erased. The damage that has been done and continues to be done by not sharing the true history and legacy in this place and others, and by the exploitation of the Natural Cultural Resources of these areas, can never be erased.
Let us work together to prevent further damage to these lands and waters by supporting traditional stewardship practices on these lands and waters. ”
Salinan Tribe website: https://salinantribe.com/
Esselen Tribe website: https://www.esselentribe.org/
Want to learn more ?
Herbal Harvest Days
Honor plant wisdom and honor the land with us and Angela Sarah North
We are honored that Angela Sarah has partnered with us as Resident Herbalist to assist with the making & tending of a medicine garden.
Experience herbal wisdom through guided harvesting and remedy-making. Explore plant-based healing, cultural traditions, and deeper nature connection while building wellness and community relationships. Each harvest day is at Our Global Family Farm 9am to 12noon. Cost is only $10.
RSVP to come and gather with us!
Upcoming Permaculture Workshop Series
Back to the Basics with Permaculture
Check out this series of workshops on creating a regenerative system that we want to create for our collective futures! These workshops will be held at the community space known as Osos Garden Cafe. (previously called Celia’s Garden Cafe located in Los Osos)
The workshops will introduce permaculture concepts about food, water, shelter, and energy ….. all basic to our survival…..but re-envisioned with a regenerative systems approach to respecting our natural resources while providing for our ecosystem, economy and equity.
The dates align with the two equinoxes (March 21st and September 19th) and the two solstices (June 20th and December 19th)
Workshops are 2pm to 4pm and are $10/person. Then at 4pm - 9pm stick around for Food, Music and Art celebrations at Osos Garden Cafe!
Back to Basics Workshops
Osos Garden Cafe in Los Osos
Get involved
We farm together every Sunday!
Want to volunteer, co-organize or simply hang out at Our Global Family Farm? We've dedicated a 1/4 acre piece of public farmland to education about how to grow food in an ecological way. We hope you’ll help us continue this work by volunteering on every Sunday 9am to 1pm. Rediscover the joy of nature and community with our Sunday Fundays on the Farm.
That’s it for this week.
Keep showing up, keep cheering each other on — and as always remember that We Are All Part of One Global Family!
The SLO Permaculture Team
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