Pathway to Food Security for the Land- & Financially-Challenged

“Guerilla Gardening  – A Pathway to Food Security for the Financially & Land-Challenged,” will be taught by James David Sneed on Sunday February 20th, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Odd Fellows  Hall in Eastsound

Topics covered will include:

~Gardening without Money
~Finding & Working Garden Plots in Unique Places with Responsible Stewardship
~Relating to neighbors: Caution, Respect & Communication
~Planning and Designing for  Low-Tech/No-Tech Watering & Cultivation
~Finding and Using the Tools and Plant Varieties Best-Suited for Here
~Completing the Cycle by Saving Seeds, Bulbs & Tubers

Drawing upon archaeological evidence, medieval monastery records and oral traditions from around the world, James David offers a simple, natural, cost-free approach to growing all our own food in times of climatic and economic/political stress. Focusing on multiple small garden plots, this method provides high nutrition for nearly all dietary preferences, helping us through the tough times we are in. Real food security is really local, right here, grown by ourselves.

This workshop Sponsored by Food Masters. Cost: Free! Donations Suggested. Questions? Contact Learner Limbach: foodmasters.orcas@gmail.com.

Please note that Food Masters pays its instructors $100 per half-day class regardless of donations received for a given class. This is a token payment considering the amount of work that goes into each class. As a recently formed grassroots organization, we depend on your donations to make this modest teacher compensation possible. Additionally, donations go toward a fund to establish a Seed Bank on Orcas Island, which has been identified as the priority project for Food Masters in 2011.

Need Seeds for your garden?
Seeds tested for our location are available at the workshop for a nominal fee.