Friday, May 30, 2014

Let the bees be!

Are you aware of this issue?

Summarized here:
https://jennifer-berrybees.squarespace.com/beekeepers-notebook/2014/5/30/keep-beekeeping-free-and-accessible

Sign a petition here:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/758/713/229/beekeeping-in-san-rafael-must-stay-free-and-accessible/?taf_id=11283637&cid=fb_na

Let the bees be!

(Note: We will help the bees by doing some summer crop planting on Monday, June 9 from 1:30-3:30.  Come on out!)

Monday, May 12, 2014

Work Day May 17 AND Novella Carpenter May 22

Hope to see you at the last official work day of the school year: 9a-12ish or any portion thereof on Saturday, May 17.  Bring a wheelbarrow to use, if you can.

To do:
-harvest compost crops, build compost piles
-make retaining wall out of waste wood
-fill low-lying beds with soil
-plant corn, quinoa, melon, peas
-plant blueberries, trees
-finish install water catchment system (need someone who can do gutters--we have the materials!)
-work on irrigation system

...and more!

From our last work day in April:

Also, come see Novella Carpenter at the Redwood Little Theater, May 22 @ 6pm: