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On the Ground: Upcoming Permaculture events

3/7/2017

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Franklin Permaculture Garden
​Volunteer Hours 

Get your hands dirty in Franklin Permaculture Garden this Spring Semester! Join us for fun and food for thought!
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Volunteer hours are every Thursday and Friday from 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm and will start March 23rd weather permitting. Click here for UMass Permaculture volunteer hour updates.
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Volunteers working in the Franklin Permaculture Garden.

Self-Care Skill Share

​Join us to generate a toolbox for self-care methods that center healing from racial trauma and create sustainable activism. UMass Permaculture will provide a make your own organic lip balm station, as well as a DIY herbal tea bar. Other community members will share their knowledge and practices for self and community care.
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This event will take place Wednesday, March 22nd from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Student Union Ballroom. Check out the Facebook event page for more information! ​
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UMass Permaculture herbs.

Shiitake Log Inoculation

Dive deeper into mushroom exploration with mushroom expert John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi! Attend this workshop to help us revamp our shiitake growing system in the Franklin Permaculture Garden. Small, take-home shiitake logs will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
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This workshop will have two sessions on Wednesday, March 29th in the Franklin Permaculture Garden from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm & from 4:15 pm  - 6:15 pm. Check out the Facebook event here. 
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John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi.
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