– a fundraiser for the Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank –
- Workshop and Entertainment Schedule -
| TIME | AREA | TOPIC | PRESENTER(S) |
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| 10-10:15am | 4: Cob Oven | Urban Power Foods Insects and Sprouting for Small Dwelling Food Production | Mira Luna Bay Area Community Exchange http://www.bace.org |
| 10:15-10:45am | 15: Plateau | Rainwater Catchment Learn more about designing and building swales, French drains, rain gardens, and ephemeral ponds—the building blocks of rain-catching gardens. | Apryl Capher Creating Rain Gardens Book http://www.timberpress.com/books/creating_rain_gardens/woelfle-erskine/9781604692402 |
| 10:15-10:45am | 8: Compost Fwy | Chicken Wrangling for all Ages | Amy Chionis & Darrell McAuley Institute for Urban Homesteading http://www.iuhoakland.com/ |
| 10:15-10:45am | 9: Cob Benches | Cohousing 101 a workshop designed to help you start, find and live in shared community housing. | Raines Cohen Cohousing California http://www.CalCoho.org |
| 10:15-11:15am | 5: Classroom | Tea, Herbal Honey and Tinctures, demo and lecture | Tatiana Almedral Tatiana Florentina Craft Almendral http://www.FlorentinaCraft.com |
| 10:45- 11:15am | 8: Compost Fwy | Urban Composting | Meredith Buck Hayes Valley Farm http://meredithbuck.com |
| 10:45-11:15am | 9: Cob Benches | Gift Circles Workshop on the power and function of gift circles in changing the world we live in | Alpha Lo Open Collaboration http://opencollaboration.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/how-to-change-the-world-through-circles/ |
| 10:45-11:15am | 10: Worm Bins | Ducks Care and Feeding. Live ducks! | Gabriel Cole |
| 10:45-11:15am | 15: Plateau | Planting for Bees Ensuring pollination of your home garden/orchard | Shawnecee Schneider SF Bee-Cause http://www.sfbeecause.org |
| 11-12pm | 2: Stage | LIVE MUSIC: LEA GRANT (Folk Music) http://www.leagrant.com/index.html |
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| 11:15-12pm | 14: SW Corner | Solar Ovens, Part 1, demo and lecture | David Glaser |
| 11:15-12pm | 6: Seed Library | Biochar Seed Bombs Learn about wrapping seeds in "biochar" nutrients which are said to mitigate climate change, via carbon sequestration, increase soil fertility, raise agricultural productivity and reduce pressure on forests. These seed bombs can be cast anywhere - such as vacant lots and parks. | Stephanie Ciancio & Amanda Ravenhill Biochar Association http://biocharassociation.org/ |
| 11:15-12pm | 11: Community Space | Cheese-making demo and lecture | San Francisco Milk Maid http://www.sfmilkmaid.com |
| 12-2pm | 2: Stage | LIVE MUSIC: FOG CITY BANJO BREWERS (Bluegrass Music) http://www.myspace.com/fogcitybanjo |
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| 12-1pm | 6: Seed Library | Seeds and Seed-saving | Karen Schulkin SF Seed Library http://www.sfseedlibrary.org |
| 12-1pm | 10: Worm Bins | Worm Composting Spanish & English | Hayley Currier Urban Worm http://urbanwormcomposting.org |
| 12-1pm | 11: Community Space | Guerrilla Gardening A workshop on gardening in unused temporary spaces. | Mimi Shang |
| 12-1pm | 5: Classroom | Beginning Herbal Medicine demo and lecture | Rebecca Sang & Katie Novotny Ohlone Herbal Center http://ohlonecenter.com |
| 12-3pm | 4: Cob Oven | Cob Ovens, demo and lecture | Miguel Elliott Living Earth Structures http://www.livingearthstructures.com |
| 1-2pm | 13: Kitchen Sink | Oyster Mushroom Cultivation | Patty Lanier Mushroom Maestros http://www.mushroommaestros.com |
| 1-1:45pm | 5: Classroom | Disaster Preparedness Learn about preparing for earthquakes, and other natural disasers. from a permaculturist's perspective. | David Cody SF Permaculture/Urban Permaculture Institute http://www.upisf.com |
| 1-2pm | 10: Worm Bins | Qi Gong, Part 1 | Chong Kee Tan |
| 1-2pm | 11: Community Space | Wine-making Will cover the entire winemaking process, focusing on tips and lessons learned that will allow avid home winemakers to take educated risks that elevate the wine beyond ordinary. Local resources provided. | Eric Cohen Shoe Shine Wine http://www.shoeshinewine.com |
| 1-2pm | 12: Upper Driveway | Remedios Caseros / Homemade Cures | PODER |
| 1-2pm | 8: Compost Fwy | Year-Round Gardening & Soil Fertility | Jason Mark Alemany Farm http://www.alemanyfarm.org |
| 2-4pm | 2: Stage | LIVE MUSIC: ALMA DESNUDA (Folk Music) http://4nakedsouls.com/ |
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| 2-2:30pm | 13: Kitchen Sink | Green Health & Beauty demo and lecture | Sharon Kulz Hayes Valley Farm http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com |
| 2-2:30pm | 9: Cob Benches | Community Works making group meetings fun | Raines Cohen Cohousing California http://www.CalCoho.org |
| 2-3pm | 10: Worm Bins | Qi Gong, Part 2 | Chong Kee Tan |
| 2-3pm | 11: Community Space | Cold-process Soap making (for adults): demo and lecture | Brandy Reynolds Briones Self-Sufficiency and Urban Homesteading Circle http://www.meetup.com/homestead-briones |
| 2:30-3:30pm | 5: Classroom | DIY Herbal Medicine Making | Rebecca Sang & Katie Novotny Ohlone Herbal Center http://ohlonecenter.com |
| 3-4pm | 11: Community Space | Mapping Your Home Planet Drum will lead a mini map-making workshop exploring where your home is. | Judy Goldhaft Planet Drum http://www.planetdrum.org |
| 3-4 pm | 14: SW Corner | Solar Ovens, Part 2 lecture and demo, with solar cooked food | David Glaser |
| 3:30-4pm | 14: SW Corner | Bike-powered Machines Operate machines using pure pedal-power! | Spencer Rock the Bike http://rockthebike.com |
| 3:30-4pm | 9: Cob Benches | Cultivation and uses of a few key local medicinal plants | Frieda Kipar Taproot Medicine http://http://www.taprootmedicine.org |
| 3:30-4:30pm | 5: Classroom | Lacto-Fermented Vegetables demo and lecture of preparing traditionally fermented vegetables using salt, water and spices - where the resulting lactic acid prevents decomposition. | Veena West & Adelaja Simon Canticle Farm |
| 4-6pm | 2: Stage | LIVE MUSIC: NICCO TYSON (World/African Music) http://www.reverbnation.com/niccotyson |
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| 4-4:30pm | 13: Kitchen Sink | DIY Green Cleaning | Jennifer Fernandez Homesteadish http://homesteadish.com |
| 4-5pm | 15: Plateau | Urban Beekeeping Realities | Shawnecee Schneider SF Bee-Cause http://www.sfbeecause.org |
| 4:15-5pm | 9: Cob Benches | Activist Communication Skills | Judith Katz Connection Action Project http://connectionaction.org |
| 4:30-5pm | 11: Community Space | Candle-making demo and lecture | Jennifer Fernandez Homesteadish http://homesteadish.com |
