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Strawberry Festival at the Santa Cruz Permaculture Farm

Join us between 11am and 3pm, May 18th, on the farm. We’ll celebrate spring and nature’s abundance with a scavenger hunt, picnic area, photo booth, face painting, farm tour, and all the strawberry goodies! Strawberries to eat and take home, strawberry shortcake and strawberry lemonade, kiwi lime pie, and lots more! Please note: as much as we love furry friends,

Skills Session 5: Landscape Construction (August 17-18, 2024)

Participants will learn a broad spectrum of practical hardscaping installation methods, including fencing, retaining walls, and building methods and practices. We’ll work on projects such as building decks and awnings, installing appropriate fencing, laying out paths and roads, and building simple farm/garden buildings. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Skills. Sign up for this single

Food Forests Session 4: Winter Propagation (February 1-2, 2025)

Designing Food Forests Part 2; Propagating plants by seed; Grafting, budding, layering, divisions. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Food Forests. Sign up for this single weekend below or check out the whole series here.

PDC Session 6: Social Permaculture, Community Development, & Design Presentations (September 7 & 8, 2024)

Explore the principles of social permaculture Learn about community designs and programs that foster resilient neighborhoods Explore best practices for starting and sustaining intentional communities and Ecovillages Visit urban gardens and orchards in Santa Cruz Present final permaculture design projects This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Sign up for this single weekend below or check out

Herbalism Session 4: The Herbal Garden (July 13-14, 2024)

Get to know characteristics and ideal growing conditions for different plants. Dig into soil microbiology and structure, the carbon cycle, and how water moves in soil. Learn about holistic pest management, beneficial insects, and supporting your local biome. Differentiate between growing habits of annuals, biennials, and perennials and how to plan your garden thoughtfully. Explore the many methods of propagation

Herbalism Session 5: Immune & Common Ailments – August 10-11, 2024

Explore herbs for building a healthy immune system. Learn all about immunmodulators and immunostimulants. Explore the wonderful world of medicinal mushrooms. Make herbal syrups and fire cider. Make herbal gummies and pastilles. Learn about herbal vinegars and botanical waters. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Herbalism & Medicine-Making. Sign up for this single weekend below or

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Thank you for completing your registration – we look forward to providing you with delicious and nutritious produce this year! We’ll be in touch soon with a season preview and an invitation to our Strawberry Shortcake Festival in May. Reach out to Leah with any questions at info.santacruzpermaculture@gmail.com. Occasionally, emails may end up in your spam folder so please make

CSA Registration & Member Agreement

Thank you for joining our CSA! We’re excited to have you join our community & support our farm! Our 2024 CSA season will run for 25 weeks, from late May to mid November. Please fill out the form below. See santacruzpermaculture.com/csa for details. Contact Leah at info.santacruzpermaculture@gmail.com if you have questions.

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