Slow Food Russian River invites you to walk with other Grav Lovers in the 2017 Apple Blossom Parade.
Our goal is to keep the Gravenstein Apple and all of our Farmers in the spotlight. As we celebrate our beautiful apple blossoms and anticipate a bountiful, healthy harvest, let’s come together in proclaiming “THE GRAVENSTEINS ARE COMING”!
The Sebastopol Gravenstein Apple is on Slow Food’s Ark of Taste. The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods we keep them in production and on our plates.
Gravensteins are in danger of becoming broadly extinct because of many reasons, the most observable of which are their difficulty to harvest and the alarming loss of land, as many orchards are being converted to vineyards or rural estates.
Contact person to join the parade Doug Conover
Phone # during the parade: 707-217-7221
We are Division 3, Entry 10. Staged near Bonnardel Ave and Wallace Str.
The parade starts at 10am, so we will meet near the tennis court of Analy Highschool between 9:30am and 10am.
The suggested apparel is green or anything Slow Food. Apple Blossoms are requested if any are still around. Those who wear a hat can get a bumper sticker attached to it when we meet.
Join us for this fabulous Tortillas Workshop, coming up June 9th at the at Tierra Vegetables farmstand! The workshop will be led by Lolita Casazza, expert on the history and culture of corn and tortillas of Meso-America. Event includes a farm tour, lesson and a pound of Tierra’s heirloom masa. Tickets are selling fast – don't miss this educational and fun event!
m.bpt.me/event/3417590Our heirloom corns with their vibrant tortillas. Can you believe these colors? You can learn all about heirloom corn and how to make tortillas at the farmstand on June 9th.
Purchase tickets below:
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Sebastopol Community Seed Exchange
Sat May 26th, 2018, 9am-12pm
St Stephen's Church, 500 Robinson Rd, Sebastopol, CA 95472
www.communityseedexchange.org/
FREE CLASS on Habitat Hedgerows
11:00am – 12:00pm
Learn how to design and install native hedgerows to increase habitat for songbirds, butterflies and other pollinators. Hedgerows typically include a variety of tree and shrub species that vary in height, as opposed to hedges, which are usually made up of a single species in a closely spaced row. The resulting layers of plants mimic a woodland or forest edge, fulfilling different habitat functions – like shelter, nesting sites, and food sources – for wildlife.
Taught by garden designer Terry Loveton, who specializes in native habitat gardens.
9:00am – 12:00pm
Seed Library OPEN to Public
We are a grassroots community seed bank that provides Sonoma County gardeners with hundreds of varieties of free, open-pollinated, organic,locally grown, vegetable, flower and herb seeds. Locally grown seed donations accepted. Visit our CommunitySeedExchange website for seed saving protocol. All gardeners with or without seeds to share are welcome
9:00am – 10:30am
Join us in the Seed Garden
located on site, where we grow many of the seeds offered in our library. A great way to learn more about seed saving and gardening. Always optional!!
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