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Each week, members of the Women Grow Food (WGF) program engage in hands-on learning at the Deep Dirt Farm greenhouse. This program was founded and led by permaculture practitioner Kate Tirion of Deep Dirt Farm, a graduate of the renowned UC Santa Cruz Farm Program. Members utilize the greenhouse facility, outdoor in ground and above ground garden beds, tools, seeds, and materials as they gain valuable training in permaculture techniques. Members then leave with a share of the day's seasonal harvest. Cheridyn Egan is currently serving as the interim Food Production Program Coordinator, ably guiding the efforts of WGF participants to tend to food crops, trap the endless legions of vermin and pests who find the farm’s veggies irresistible, and perform the other myriad tasks required to keep the herb and vegetable beds producing. Recently, we have expanded our gardens to include an additional wild desert foods garden! Come join this group of lively, fun and dedicated women as we learn to grow and harvest fresh, organic garden herbs and vegetables!
Participants generally harvest more than $50 worth of organic groceries a month, and love to share recipes! How To Join: Women Grow Food is accepting program participants now through the end of November. We are currently preparing garden beds and greenhouses for fall planting, as well as growing our fall and winter crop seedlings. WGF participants meet every Friday from 7AM-11AM and can choose the number of hours they would like to volunteer. Cost: Suggested donation of $50 per month, sliding fee scale available starting at $5 per month. Contact wgf@borderlandsrestoration.org for more information or to sign-up. This program is possible through the generous support of donors. To make a donation, click here. |
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Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than hurried and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system.
In addition to the wild plants and animals, our campus supports food production for humans. Kate hosts gardening workshops that help participants understand how to grow healthy organic food while building soil and revitalizing the landscape. Her gardens and orchards are tucked in among the native plants along her "Path of Least Resistance" that winds through the valley and take advantage of different soil types and micro-climates around the property.