Summer

Summer begins at the Redwood Farm... 
We planted corn and quinoa, among other things to grow over the summer.  We'll have some work days if you want to drop in.  July 22 from 10am-noon for one.  Other dates TBA.  Please comment if you'd like more information.

The bees won!
Following up on the last SustAg blog, San Rafael removed all restrictions on bees except in the case of nuisance.  Hooray for the bees!

Check it out: From Rebecca Newburn at Hall Middle School:
Student groups deeply studied a topic that is impacting our world. Here are some of the topics: colony collapse disorder, proposed construction of tunnels in the Delta, fracking, Keystone XL Pipeline, impact of synthetic dyes (and alternatives - we even did natural dyeing in class), peak oil, 6th mass extinction, and loss of (plant) varieties. They created a website that had a Learn, Act & Geek Out page. The Learn page explained the topic, included their 3-5 minute video, provided different points of view on the topic, and had their reflections on the topic. The Act page includes their PSA and 10 things that someone who cares about the topic can do. The Geek Out page is an invitation to joyfully create the world we want to live in - ex. learn how to make yogurt so you don't have to buy plastic. All of the student projects are at http://earthcaregeek.org. The site is created and run by students too!

Happy summer to all.