Permaculture is all about RESTORATION! We restore soils, we restore biodiversity, we restore ecosystems, we restore our neighborhoods, we restore cultural practices.

We restore our ecologies and our abilities to live in equitable, respectful, life-affirming, and sustainable ways for the longevity of our earth and lineages to come.

Towards the goals of cultural restoration we have monthly potlucks celebrating the cultural heritage of people. On December 10th we celebrate the multicultural holidays during the winter such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Christmas and Las Posadas.

This celebration is a "co-creation" meaning that everyone who comes brings a cultural tradition to share with others. It could be food, music, craft, toy, prayer, decor, or other cultural practice. Your presence is what makes the celebration come alive.

Native American Heritage Month means DeColonizing Thanksgiving

Instep with BIONEERS commitment, we want to "de-colonize" Thanksgiving and restore a true history of Native Peoples here in America.

In 2016, Bioneers made a commitment to decolonize Thanksgiving, by recognizing and sharing the truth of what this holiday means for Native Americans and all Americans.

Here are three new traditions that you can adopt to begin to decolonize Thanksgiving.

1. Combat erasure by telling the real story of Thanksgiving around the table. There’s an article in the link below to get you started.

2. Re-center Thanksgiving by serving locally sourced food. Your local farmers market is a great place to find locally grown foods.

3. Address oppression by widening your circle. Ask someone outside your usual group of friends and family what Thanksgiving means to them.

Join the movement to celebrate the real history of Thanksgiving, start conversations with your family and friends, and create new traditions.

Decolonizing Permaculture

 The SLO Permaculture Guild has the goal of decolonizing our thoughts and actions. Our mission statement: We look to preserve the natural and cultural heritages of our families, local native peoples and local ecosystems. We are anchored by the permaculture principles to find solutions to creating sustainable societies, economies and systems.Towards that goal we have a land acknowledgement on our website: https://slopermaculture.weebly.com/

Here are more resourcess on Decolonizing Permaculture from the Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild:  https://santacruzpermaculture.com/2021/04/decolonizing-permaculture/

We look to creating more partnership with local indigenous peoples causes and projects in 2024.

One such project is to support Our Roots, Our Routes. Please donate to their living history project on Giving Tuesday.

Our Roots Our Routes: Living Histories of Belonging and Cultural Sustainability on the Central Coast is a multi-faceted project to gather the untold stories and document the varied cultural practices of our Indigenous, immigrant and ethnic communities, on their terms. Our vision is to create a greater sense of place-based belonging, representation, and connection among all Central Coast communities.

Perfumo Creek Restoration project with Carmichael Environmental in partnership with Creek Lands

Saturday, December 9 and 16 9am to 12pm

City Farm SLO

City Farm SLO is working in partnership with the City of SLO and Creeklands Conservation to restore and enhance 1,750 feet of Prefumo Creek which runs along City Farm SLO's property. 

This project is instep with our permaculture goal of ecological restoration and is led by fellow permaculturalist, Josh Carmichael

Calling all conservationists, environmentalists, and outdoor enthusiasts! We need your help planting more than 1,500 native shrubs and trees along the banks of Prefumo Creek on December 9th and 16th, 9 AM - 12 PM! These Volunteer Planting Parties are part of the Prefumo Creek Restoration and Enhancement Project - led by City Farm SLO, the City of SLO, and Creeklands Conservation - which will restore critical riparian habitat and provide educational and recreational opportunities.

All ages and experience levels are welcome. Pre-registration required to volunteer. Go to link below.

Please bring water, sun protection, and gardening/work gloves if you have them! Contact info@cityfarmslo.org with any questions.

Resilient Garden Series hosted by
SLO Permaculture Guild in 2024

In 2024 we are putting together a series of peramculture workshops focusing on creating resilient gardens and land restoration projects.
Each workshop uses permaculture design principles to show you how to design your own garden and land projects. Our interactive workshops will give you the tools to design a thriving, resilient garden.They will be held on Saturdays and will cost $50/each, 10am to 2pm (snacks included)

February 24 – Designing Food Forests (Teresa Tree at Our Global Family Farm)

April 27 - Designing Spring Gardens (Blaze Elation of Elationscapes in San Miguel)

June 22 – Designing Waterwise Gardens Reo Cordes in South County)

August 24 – Designing Resilient Habitat (Wes Cooke of 7th Generation Design)

October 26 - Designing Restoration Projects w/ CA Native Plants (Josh Carmichael)

There will be five workshopsin total, and there will be the opportunity to sign up for all 5 workshops for the discounted price of $200.  Registrations begin in December.

College Corps Members at Our Global Family Farm

We are quite blessed to have Cal Poly student interns working to restore our permaculture demonstration farm, Our Global Family Farm, on Sundays. You can be part of the restoration on Sundays.

Come and meet Grace, Mahnoor, Giselle and Sandra when they come to work on the farm Sundays, 9am to 12noon. Each week we have a hands-on lesson in permaculture farming techniques such as building compost piles, planting cover crop seeds, planting companion plants, and harvesting.

We give away produce every Sunday to the community meal provided by Food Not Bombs at Mitchelle Park.

Permaculture Global Crops for Sale on Harvestly.org 

Harvestly.org

Harvestly.org is a local Cal Poly startup that delivers the local farmer's market straight to your door. They offer everything from local farm fresh produce, prepared foods, breads, desserts, etc