Calendar of Tours, Workshops and Important Dates, 2019

 

Dec 15, 2018	Deadline for applicants living outside the United States for the 2019 8-Month Internship in GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Sustainable Mini-Farming and the 1 Year Apprenticeship. Acceptance notifications by Jan. 2, 2019 for international interns, Feb 1 for international apprentices.
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Jan 15	Deadline for US residents for the 2019 8-Month Internship in GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Sustainable Mini-Farming and the 1 Year Apprenticeship. Acceptance notifications by Feb. 1, 2019 for interns, March 1 for apprentices.
Mar 1-3	3-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVESM "Closed-Loop" Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshops, Willits, CA. Pre-registration required.
Apr 1 - Nov 30	8-Month GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Sustainable Mini-Farming Internship, runs, Willits or Mendocino, CA.
Apr 15	Application deadline for the 3-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Basic-Level Teacher Certification Workshop. Acceptance notification by May 15, 2019.
May 1	Application deadline for the GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Sustainable Mini-Farming 2, 4, and 6-Month Internship. Acceptance notification by May 15, 2019.
May 5	Ecology Action Research Mini-Farm/Garden Full Tour, Mendocino, CA.
May 21	2019 9-Saturdays Course Part 1 registration deadline.
June 1 -July 27	Ecology Action GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Sustainable Mini-Farming 9-Saturdays Course Part 1, and 2-Month Summer Internship run; begin 4-Month and 6-Month Internships, Mendocino, CA.
June 15	Applications due for the next Internship/Apprentice season (February-November, 2020).
July 27	2018 9-Saturdays Course Part 2 registration deadline.
Aug 2-4	3-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVESM "Closed-Loop" Sustainable Mini-Farming Teacher Certification Workshop, Willits, CA (tentative).
Aug 15	Apprentice and intern decisions made for 2020
Aug 17-Oct 12	Ecology Action GROW BIOINTENSIVESM Sustainable Mini-Farming 9-Saturdays Course Part 2 runs. 4 Month Internship completes Oct. 12.
Nov 1-3	3-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVESM "Closed-Loop" Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop, Willits, CA. Pre-registration required.
Nov 30	6- and 8-month 2019 Internships complete.
For information about Spanish-language workshops and classes in Veracruz, Mexico, click here

*Prerequisites for teachers workshops are completion of an introductory 3-Day Workshop and an active practice of GROW BIOINTENSIVE techniques. The application deadline is April 15.  Please write for further details.

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GROW BIOINTENSIVE Workshops

• 3-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVE^SM Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop will be held in Willits, California, on March 1-3, 2019, and November 1-3 2019. The workshops 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. Send a large self-addressed envelope with 61 cents postage for complete details and registration form, or complete our online Registration Form.
  
  For more information about the 3-Day Workshops, including registration instructions, online registration form, topics, presenters, and required reading, and downloadable information packets, click here.
  
  
• One 3-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVE^SM Sustainable Mini-Farming Basic-Level Teacher
  Certification Workshop will be held in Mendocino, CA on August 2-4, 2019. Prerequisites for attending a teachers workshop are completion of an introductory 3-Day Workshop and an active
  practice of GROW BIOINTENSIVE techniques. The application deadline is April 15 and the cost is $100. For more information click here to download Booklet #30  After you have read Booklet #30, if you want to attend the workshop, please write for further details. Your letter of application for this workshop should include your experience with GROW BIOINTENSIVE to date, what you are doing with GB this year and how you intend to use your potential certification as a GB teacher in the future. In addition, you should list the dates on which you completed each prerequisite. Thanks for your interest in becoming a GB certified teacher!
  
  
• In 2019, multi-day workshops (some Biointensive, some on other subjects) in Spanish will be held in Veracruz State in Mexico as follows:
  • Jan  25-27-- 3-Day Workshop in GROW BIOINTENSIVE method
  • Feb 11-16-- 6-Day Workshop in Agroecology and the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method
  • Mar 4-9 -- 6-Day Workshop on Las Cañadas - Un proyecto de vida rural
  • Mar 27-30 -- 4-Day Workshop on Producción agroecológica de huevo (agroecological egg production)
  • May 9-10 – 5 Day Workshop on Seed production and propagation of plants
  • Jul 1- Aug 4 -- Formacion Intensiva en Agroecologia (Intensive Course in Agroecology)
  Dec 27-29-- 3-Day Introduccion a la Vida Sostenible (Introduction to Sustainable Living) Workshop 
  
  Contact Ricardo Romero for more details at: bosquedeniebla44@gmail.com or call
  011-52-27-37-341577 or find more info on facebook at https://business.facebook.com/bosquedeniebla1/
  
  Website: www.bosquedeniebla.com.mx
  
  

 

 

Tours of Biointensive Mini-Farm Garden Site(s)

There will be one 5- to 6-hour Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm Tour in Mendocino, CA on Sunday, May 5, 2019. 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 tour begins at 10 AM and end at approximately 4 PM.

The registration fee is $25 per person. It is $15 for members or those who join at registration or make a $20 or more donation with registration. Tour fees are not tax-deductible . Please pre-register as soon as possible (2 months ahead is best); space is limited.  

To register for our May 5th tour, click here to open our secure online registration and payment form.

NOTE: Our Jeavons Center and Golden Rule sites in Willits, CA are working Research Mini-Farms, and our staff is not able to accommodate drop-in visitors. The sites are open to the public only on scheduled dates (currently no dates are scheduled for 2019 for those sites).

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Tour fees are not tax-deductible.  

Special tours may sometimes be arranged for groups of 10 or more persons having a strong interest in GROW BIOINTENSIVE  sustainable mini-farming.  Write for details and describe your interests.  

Children not involved in the tours often find the event difficult, so please check with us in advance if you plan to bring children with you, and please do not bring pets to the tour.

 

 

Other Interesting and Important Events

(2018-2019 events continue to develop: more information coming soon!)

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5-Day GB Workshop in Spain!

May 11-15, 2019
Information and Registration at
tierra.org/curso-de-agricultura-biointensiva

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A Garden Friendly Community Forum on April 17, 2019 @ 6:30 PM
Caspar Community Center on the Mendocino Coast in California
Sponsored by Ecology Action's Victory Gardens for Peace

Contact info@victorygardensforpeace.com or (847) 404-2586

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Ecology Action's Mini-Farm Tour May 5, 2019
At Ecology Action's Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm site in Mendocino, CA

Information and Registration

The Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm is a non-profit seed bank located at the Stanford Inn in Mendocino. The fruit born from the partnership of Ecology Action and the Stanford Inn continues to inspire and enrich the lives in our community and abroad. The garden has been a place of learning for people from around the world and the site of some very important research and development in the growing of soil, food, and community. The garden also hosts several Ecology Action training programs, internships, and apprenticeships. Victory Gardens for Peace Seed Bank Exchange connects gardeners and farmers through the saving of seeds and offers over 200 varieties of rare, locally adapted heirloom seed grown out by our community, available to anyone free of charge. Come take the tour!

 

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Events and Opportunities in 2019

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8-Month Onsite Internship with Ecology Action 8-Month Web-Based Internship with Ecology Action Apr 1 - Nov 30, 2019 click here for more information 9-Saturdays Biointensive Course Series: Part 1: Introduction to GROW BIOINTENSIVE - Growing Abundance in Your Back Yard June 1-July 27, 2019 Part 2: Garden Planning Simplified - Basic Techniques to Maximize Sustainable Backyard Food Production Aug 17-Oct 12, 2019 click here for more information Back by Popular Demand! 2-, 4- and 6-Month Internships with Ecology Action June 1 through July 27, October 12, or November 30, 2019 click here for more information

 

 

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