Thanks to our friends at Homegrown Evolution for posting this:

Cultivating Sustainable Communities (CSC) is launching an innovative new project. GardenSwap is an opportunity to pair up urban gardeners with their neighbors who have yard space in order to grow and share in the produce profits of urban food gardens. CSC is currently taking preliminary requests for participation in this program.

How does it work?

GardenSwap is a program that pairs up people who want to garden with people who have gardening space. In urban neighborhoods, some people have yards, and some people don’t, so why not pair up those who have garden space with people who will actually use that space to grow food? In the process, everyone involved can share in the produce “profits”, get to know each other, and learn something new!

CSC is a Los Angeles-based organization - perhaps we could set up local groups here on HOMEGROWN.org where people can garden swap…

Bring your prize squash or favorite Holstein (alright, maybe not) to Union Square Somerville this weekend for the City Slicker version of a country fair. Our friend Aaron Kagan from Tea and Food will be representing HOMEGROWN.org by holding a canning skillshare at 6pm - the finale (if you will) to a smorgasbord of how-to’s from Boston Skillshare. Would love it if someone could “videotape” the skillshares…

Meanwhile, I will be at this year’s Farm Aid Concert at The Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA - it’s our big thing!

As students of life, we’re always interested in learning more about independent and sustainable living. Here is a list of upcoming courses, workshops and retreats focusing on Permaculture and HOMEGROWN living:

Permaculture Design via Midwest Permaculture

More courses than you can shake a stick at at Yestermorrow, Warren, VT

Cultivating Wellness at D Acres, Dorchester, NH

Permaculture Teacher Training at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA (via Open Permaculture.com)

Earthen Plasters Workshop at Avalon Springs, Northern California

Other resources:

Open Permaculture

Northeastern Permaculture Network

Eco Village Training Center

Austin Permaculture Guild

Sequatchie Valley Institute

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