Bitterroot Valley Food System
Community Food Project (CFP) and related events
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Garden Tour - Saturday, August 21, meet Vans at 9:00 am. Cost: $10 at the Van
Everyone must meet a Park-n-Ride Van at either K-Mart parking lot in HAMILTON or Victor Steakhouse parking lot in VICTOR. Light refreshments served at Sleeping Child Farms.
The Gardens: Molly Hackett's - Solar fountain, flowers, berries & fruit trees; Jill's - Earthship root cellar, flowers, vegetables & seeds; Hamilton Community Garden - Food production for school, families & food bank; Farm to Table Restaurant at Sleeping Child Farms - Vegetables, herbs, fruit, eggs & bakery; Jean & Jack Atthowe's - Native plants & exotic ornamentals.
Sponsored by Sustainable Living Systems with Co-Sponsors: Great Bear Restoration, GreenPath Properties, Gryffon Press, Sleeping Child Farms, Sam's Spade. For more information, call Marie Anne at 642-3604.
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10.10.10 Event - Skills for Building a Green Home - a 2-day Workshop; and our annual 'Root Food Dinner - - In conjunction with 350.org's campaign called "Get to Work," for which they are organizing a Global Work Party which will take place in thousands of communities all over the world, each implementing their own solutions to the climate crisis. Ours is about living in shelters that have the lowest ecological footprint on the earth as possible, using energy systems that are simplified and off the grid, and using building materials that are considered waste in this society. Mark your Calenders.
Workshop: Sat. & Sun., Oct. 9 &10, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Cost: $100, includes 2 lunches. $120 if camping. Location: Langford Ranch on Big Ck, just N. of Victor. Instruction will be at 5 stations, limit 8 per station, covering rock, block, mud, tires, can/bottle/crete. Participants will rotate stations over the 2 days. For questions or to register, call Gretchen: 207-3738
'Root Food Dinner: Sun., 10/10, 5:00 pm, same location. Cost: $12, and you will be able to tour the stations where an Earthship home is being built, and talk to the participants and instructors.
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(and - - see the cool picture below - what is it made of?)
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