This will be the 4th year running of the International World Bee Day to celebrate the Bee.
Put this date on your Calendar, we are going to be celebrating big with music, art, and dance with International artist supporting Bee survival.
Details - TBA
Join us for 3 days for this Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop held in Willits, California. The workshop will be given by John Jeavons and Ecology Action staff, apprentices and interns, and will include an afternoon of demonstrations.
Cost for 3-day Workshop: $325 – $375 per person depending on the time of registration, plus approximately $75 for publications. Workshop manual is included in the price of registration. Lunches and a networking dinner are included, but lodging and other meals are not. These are good opportunities to be exposed to over 43 years of GROW BIOINTENSIVE work in just a few days.
During this live stream event, Michael Joshin Thiele of Apis Arborea will go step by step through the process of making vertical and horizontal log hives and share lots of video footage, necessary tools, and other resources. This lifestream event will explore various arboreal hive/nest designs and integrate groundbreaking research data and fundamental changes in life sciences as resources for a paradigm shift for apiculture strategies in the Anthropocene.
We also will look at the reemergence of ancient and traditional ways of apiculture, such as the “Zeidler-craft” of caring for bees in living trees. The rewilding of honeybees and nest restoration are becoming increasingly essential for honeybees to survive. As wild bees survive in non-managed ecosystems and nest sites, they represent a resource for new strategies for contemporary apiculture and a fundamental shift in bee stewardship.
This live stream gathering will provide a meeting environment that allows for interactive learning and discussions among participants. For all levels of beekeeping.
Info & registration here.
Taught by Miriam Peretz who cultivates international and local community and sisterhood through dance and ritual arts. This is an in-person class meeting every Monday starting September 12th, Berkeley CA (5 pm PDT). This weekly Nava Nature class meets in person, in nature with social distance every Monday at 5:00 pm at a park in Piedmont.
It's easy to join there friendly live stream events. This event is free and open to anybody seeking a deeper connection to Arboreal Apiculture (Tree Beekeeping). We will be using an online video meeting platform that can be joined by simply clicking the meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/640695137
Salon No. 13: Beeline into the forest with Michael Thiele
Michael will discuss with the Salon some contemporary inquiries into rewilding and explore foundational implications of the prevalence of wild Apis Mellifera in the US and (only partially known) wild dynamics. We also will explore the fringes of and innovative concepts within the arboreal apiculture paradigm. Additional topics will touch on current projects/visions and program development at Apis Arborea.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/640695137
Schedule
18:30 UTC Beginning of the Salon.
20:00 UTC Closing
Example Start Times
San Francisco Sat 11:30
New York Sat 14:30
London Sat 19:30
Berlin Sat 20:30
Sydney Sun 04:30
Please use the time zone calculator to work out the correct time for your location.
Jonathan, Cheyanna, and Michael are really looking forward to seeing you.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
This is one 5- to 6-hour Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm Tour in Mendocino, CA on Sunday, May 3, 2020. These tours give a good introduction to GROW BIOINTENSIVE® sustainable mini-farming, what our practical research site is accomplishing, and how our sustainable method relates to world agriculture.
Tours include participant introductions; a discussion of the overall world challenges that humankind faces in the areas of soil, food, and nutrition; an exploration of the connection between thinking globally and acting locally; a tour of the garden and discussion of several crops in particular; and 30-minute mini-classes on double-digging, composting, seed propagation, sustainable home garden crops, and cooking with solar ovens given by staff, apprentices and interns.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
Join us for 3 days for this Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop held in Willits, California. The workshop will be given by John Jeavons and Ecology Action staff, apprentices and interns, and will include an afternoon of demonstrations.
Cost for 3-day Workshop: $325 – $375 per person depending on the time of registration, plus approximately $75 for publications. Workshop manual is included in the price of registration. Lunches and a networking dinner are included, but lodging and other meals are not. These are good opportunities to be exposed to over 43 years of GROW BIOINTENSIVE work in just a few days.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
Growing resilient farms - comming together to share stories, successes & skills.
NCO is pleased to announce the 8th annual North Coast Farmers’ Convergence. The MendoLake Food Hub and the School of Adaptive Agriculture are leading the charge on this annual event, which brings together food producers from Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma and Humboldt counties, along with local food retailers, chefs and food activists.
The North Coast Farmers’ Convergence is a celebration of our region’s growing, local food system and the vital profession of farming in Northern California. Since the inception of this event, the Farmers’ Convergence has brought together over 150 local farmers, ranchers, retailers and advocates for a day of networking, education and inspiration. According to participants, successful outcomes of the day include: forging successful connections that enhance our local economy; linking farmers with needed resources; and sparking new or renewed buyer contracts for food producers. The 8th Annual Farmers’ Convergence promises to build on the successes of previous years with new workshops, speakers and additional, intensive-educational sessions. There is an amazing lineup, stay tuned!
8:00am - Check in opens
8:30am - Welcome & Kick Off
9:00am - Keynote: Alan Haight, Riverhill Farm - "Overcoming the Pitfalls on the Path to Profitability for the Small Farm"
10:45am - Morning Roundtable
12:00pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Session I Workshops
3:00pm - Session II Workshops
5:00pm - Mixer
Theme for the day - farming for the wholesale market - sponsored by the MendoLake Food Hub
8:15am - Welcome & Kick Off
8:45am - Morning Workshops
12:20pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Afternoon Workshops
Tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets
To encourage attendees to bring a friend, we're offering a special ticket price this year - $20/person or $30 for 2 people! We hope this will encourage additional folk from the larger farming community and North Coast foodshed to come together for a day of networking, sharing skills and ideas.
We also offer a pay it forward ticket, where folks can pay a little extra to support a farmer who can't afford a ticket.
Tickets include a light breakfast and lunch produced with local ingredients.
Attendees are encouraged to register in advance. Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds and scholarships are available thanks to the generosity of the event’s sponsors. Please contact Kelly Hansen at khansen@ncoinc.org if you would like to apply for a scholarship or if you have any other questions about this year's convergence.
9–10:30am: Workshop and learning space for people with little or no knowledge on bees or keeping, facilitated by Lee Bryant, beekeeping enthusiast with ten years of experience.
Topics: How bees work, beekeeping principles, beekeeping equipment, care and treatment of a hive.
10:30am–1pm: Sklll share, ideas and trouble shooting session for people who have kept bees (open to part 1 participants) to be held at a local beekeeper’s property in Boonville. Potluck to follow.
To participate please RSVP by February 1st at adultschool@avpanthers.org or 707 895 2953.
Location part 1: Anderson Valley Adult School, 2300 Anderson Valley Way, Boonville.
Free of Charge.
The Mendocino Coastal Beekeepers meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the community room at the Fort Bragg Library. Call the library before a meeting to make sure it is happening: 707-964-8987. No meeting in December.
This meeting will feature April Lance giving a beginning beekeepers presentation. Don’t miss it!
It's easy to join this friendly live stream events. Receive a warm welcome and introduction to bees and their natural home. This is a free event, open to anybody seeking a deeper connection to Arboreal Apiculture.
The topic of Salon #8 will be ‘Rewilding Apis Mellifera’.
There will be several guests from Europe and the US to share a space of inquiry and discussion about the concept and their personal practice of ‘Rewilding Apis Mellifera’. You can review this memorandum that can inspire the discussions. We will be using Zoom for the Salon, which is an online video meeting platform (more information below)
Zoom Meeting Details
Topic: Arboreal Apiculture Salon #8 - Rewilding Apis Mellifera
Time: February 1st, 2019 18:15 - 20:00 UTC
For other time zones use this LINK to convert the time.
Join Zoom Meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/640695137
Schedule
18:15 UTC Salon opens and participants can enter, greet each other, check settings
18:30 UTC Beginning of the Salon. (Note, the microphones of all participants will be switched to mute)
20:00 UTC Closing
Please use the time zone calculator to work out the correct time for your location.
Example Times
San Francisco Sat 11:15
New York Sat 14:15
London Sat 19:15
Berlin Sat 20:15
Sydney Sun 04:15
Hosted by Jonathan Powell, Cheyanna Bone and Michael Joshin Thiele
The accelerating loss of animal species and biodiversity reflects the urgency with which we need to move towards the preservation of honeybees. This course is an introduction into a system-based approach to beekeeping. We will combine contemporary entomological research, the study of natural wild beehive environments and cutting-edge trends in life sciences to better understand the complexities of the life and the needs of honeybees. With the newly gained knowledge of the course, participants have new tools to creatively adapt to fundamental challenges to the survival of honeybees. The Instructor will share various aspects of his work, among them examples from current rewilding projects, the craft of traditional tree-apiculture, and bee-centric strategies for beekeeping. We will study the essential role of honeybees in sustaining life on our planet and at the same time explore ways to preserve their life and foster environments conducive to their health and dignity. For all levels of beekeeping; beginners welcome.
Course ID/# : 1111/88888
Fee: $73.00
“Apis Arborea” is an attempt to redefine our relationship with bees and to create a new paradigm of caring for them.
We will look at the reemergence of ancient and traditional ways of apiculture, such as the “Zeidler”, the craft of caring for bees in living trees. The rewilding of honeybees and nest restoration are becoming increasingly essential for honeybees to survive. As wild bees survive in non-managed ecosystems and nest sites, they represent a resource for new strategies for contemporary apiculture and a fundamental shift in bee stewardship.
During the live stream event, we will explore various arboreal hive designs. Michael will go step by step through the process of making vertical log hives and share lots of video footage, required tools, and other resources. This lifestream event will integrate groundbreaking research data and fundamental changes in life sciences as resources for a paradigm shift for apiculture strategies in the Anthropocene.
This live stream gathering will provide a meeting environment, which allows for interactive learning and discussions among participants. Tickets available here.