This weekend I went to Hoes Down, a big harvest celebration run by EcoFarm at Full Belly Farm. It's all the best parts of farming condensed into one place: family fun farming and sustainable living interactive education.
I set up a booth with David Kaisel of Capay Mills to talk about whole grains. We have a lot in common: former refugee and disaster management worker, designer, engineer, cum farmer/miller. We made a great team in opening up attendees to the range of wheat varieties grown in Northern California.
People were so interested and enthusiastic for my way of farming and for whole grains! I still feel buzzed by all the support and encouragement.
Also, Ken Dickerson, Executive Director of EcoFarm (non-profit that supports sustainable farming education who puts on the big conference every January in Asilomar), said that he's excited about the proposal Monica of the Whole Grain Connection submitted, which I helped her craft. YAY!!! So all this collaboration building might go somewhere after all.
OH! And on my way to Hoes Down, I happened to pass the Old Bale Grist Mill for the first time. It's the only water powered mill left in the country and it's just over the hill from me. People were setting up for the Old Mill Days event, so I stopped to ask about what was going on. The first person I spoke with is the main organizer and wants to work together to connect with the larger grain efforts. YES!!!
I set up a booth with David Kaisel of Capay Mills to talk about whole grains. We have a lot in common: former refugee and disaster management worker, designer, engineer, cum farmer/miller. We made a great team in opening up attendees to the range of wheat varieties grown in Northern California.
People were so interested and enthusiastic for my way of farming and for whole grains! I still feel buzzed by all the support and encouragement.
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| Fun times at the whole grain booth |
Also, Ken Dickerson, Executive Director of EcoFarm (non-profit that supports sustainable farming education who puts on the big conference every January in Asilomar), said that he's excited about the proposal Monica of the Whole Grain Connection submitted, which I helped her craft. YAY!!! So all this collaboration building might go somewhere after all.
OH! And on my way to Hoes Down, I happened to pass the Old Bale Grist Mill for the first time. It's the only water powered mill left in the country and it's just over the hill from me. People were setting up for the Old Mill Days event, so I stopped to ask about what was going on. The first person I spoke with is the main organizer and wants to work together to connect with the larger grain efforts. YES!!!
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