Coming Events
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Community Think Tank, March 29, 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Harvest Fair Planning Meeting, April 10, 7PM Gathering of Gardeners, April 30, 7PM Grey Water Workshop, May 3, 9AM to 4PM Harvest Fair Planning Meeting, June 25, 7PM Citrus Grafting Workshop, June 28, 1PM to 4PM Aquaponics Workshop, July 12, 10AM to Noon What is Transition Aromas?
Transition Aromas is a local group working to increase our Community's resilience and sustainability. The Transition movement is a global network of hundreds of communities across the globe taking creative action to build community resilience as we face climate change, resource depletion and economic instability. The Transition model offers a positive way to respond to these negative trends and to improve quality of life. Transition Aromas has been in existence since February 2012. A small group of dedicated volunteers is working to increase our community's resilience and sustainability by hosting skill-sharing workshops, showing films, gathering gardeners together to share information, hosting community discussions, and putting on an Aromas Community Harvest Fair. As more people contribute time and energy, Transition Aromas will initiate and support more projects/efforts that will help our community lower our carbon footprint, decrease our dependence on fossil fuel, strengthen our local food system, and increase community cooperation. With an express goal of unleashing our community's collective genius, Transition Aromas welcomes anyone with ideas, energy, and good will. Please join us in creating a liveable future in Aromas. Transition Aromas invites you to a Community Think Tank Saturday, March 29, 2014 1 – 5 pm at the Aromas Grange Come and share your ideas for building greater neighborliness, local self-sufficiency, and sustainability in Aromas. You’ll have a chance to:
~~~~~~~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~~~~~~ If you’re wondering what kinds of ideas we’re talking about, here are some of the things that have been suggested at past Transition Aromas events:
We hope you’ll join us at the Community Think Tank! If you have questions or comments, contact us at info@transitionaromas.org Invitation to Help Plan the 2014 Harvest Fair - Meeting: 4/10/2014
Transition Aromas invites all members of the community to join in planning the 2014 Harvest Fair. This year, in addition to the local foods and food processing that the 2013 Harvest Fair showcased, we would like to expand our focus on sustainability. We envision booths and hands-on activities related to food, water, energy, emergency preparedness, and transportation. You don't need to be an expert in any of these areas, although it would be great if you are! We need people interested in planning, creating booths, making signs, translating, publicizing, and everything else needed to plan an event of this type. If you enjoyed last year's Harvest Fair, and would like to get involved in organizing this year's, please join us for the first planning session at 7PM on Thursday, April 10 at the Aromas Water District Office in Aromas. If you are interested, but cannot attend, please contact us at info@transitionaromas.org or call Wendy at 726-3406. 5th Quarterly Gathering of Gardeners
It’s that time again! It’s time to come out of our solitary gardens and gather together to share gardening know-how and information, on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014, at 7pm at the Aromas Grange Numerous gardeners have been complaining recently about how birds are being particularly pestilential this year. Might it have to do with the drought? We don’t have the answer to that, but we do have a few people who are ready to respond to the bird problems with some tried-and-true methods and materials to talk about. There’s also a pretty interesting idea to try out which requires two nesting tin cans and some tin snips. Bring ‘em if you have ‘em, and give it a try. And bring your own ideas and methods to share. Bring your general (or specific) gardening questions, too, and we’ll collectively see if we have solutions for you. We’ll also talk about what’s going on in the garden at this time of year. What tasks should we be doing now? Bring your starts, seeds, handouts, books, etc., for the Share Table. And don’t forget your nesting tin cans and tin snips! 
Invitation to Help Plan the 2014 Harvest Fair - Meeting: 6/25/2014
Transition Aromas invites all members of the community to join in planning the 2014 Harvest Fair. This year, in addition to the local foods and food processing that the 2013 Harvest Fair showcased, we would like to expand our focus on sustainability. We envision booths and hands-on activities related to food, water, energy, emergency preparedness, and transportation. You don't need to be an expert in any of these areas, although it would be great if you are! We need people interested in planning, creating booths, making signs, translating, publicizing, and everything else needed to plan an event of this type. If you enjoyed last year's Harvest Fair, and would like to get involved in organizing this year's, please join us for the first planning session at 7PM on Wednesday, June 25 at the Aromas Water District Office in Aromas. If you are interested, but cannot attend, please contact us at info@transitionaromas.org or call Wendy at 726-3406. Citrus Grafting WorkShop at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange June 28, 1PM to 4PM
On June 28, the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) will host a citrus-grafting workshop so that you can learn to graft citrus varieties of your choice on to the appropriate rootstock. Gene Lester and Clark MacGruder (and more) will be there to instruct you on the techniques. You will be able to leave with trees that you selected and grafted, with minimal expense to cover costs of rootstock and budwood. You will also leave informed about what you need to do to grow citrus wisely and legally. This workshop is open only to CRFG members and Grange members. We will be using two types of rootstocks, the Cuban Shaddock which is a dwarfing rootstock suitable for grafting lemons and limes, and the Carizzo which is compatible with oranges and mandarins. The CRFG will be providing budwood also; hopefully a large selection of disease free buds from the USDA collection. The workshop is free to attend, but there will be a small fee for each rootstock used. Contact Ellen Baker at lsbfog@gmail.com by June 14th if you plan to attend so that we will know how many rootstocks are needed for the workshop. Aquaponics Workshop at the Aromas Water District Office
Saturday, July 12th 10:00 am - Noon at the Aromas Water District 388 Blohm Ave., Aromas Instructor: Brad Webb Hosted by Transition Aromas Aquaponics is a food production system in which both vegetables and fish can be raised in separate tanks by circulating the same water back and forth between them. At this workshop, you will learn basic aquaponics techniques, the benefits and drawbacks of aquaponics, and which plants you can grow in different situations. You will also help build two mini aquaponics systems. These mini systems are designed to fit on a porch, but the principles you learn will apply to any size system you wish to build. Space and imagination will be your only limits. The workshop will last two hours – a little longer if needed - and the class will have two up-and-running mini aquaponics systems at the end. One will be raffled off to a lucky participant to take home! There is a $10 materials fee to attend, and all materials will be provided. Brad will give a cost breakdown, should you want to make an aquaponics system of your own. Brad has attached a short video he made specifically to prepare people for this workshop. Please watch it ahead of time. He will answer questions about it at the beginning of the workshop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFm0WGxhD-g&sns=em Please RSVP early, as space is limited. Email Brad at goose3984@yahoo.com or call him before 9 PM at (831) 537-7546. For further information, please contact info@transitionaromas.org |
Transition Links
TransitionNetwork.org TransitionUs.org If you'd like to know more about the local Transition movement, visit TransitionSC.org Local Links PinnacleOrganic.com HighGroundOrganics.com Local Events Watsonville Farmer's Market South side of City Plaza on Peck Street Friday 3PM to 7PM Sunday 1PM to 6PM Oldtown Salinas Farmer's Market Corner of Alisal & Monterey Streets Saturday 8AM to 2PM Local Organizations AromasGrange.org AromasCares.org AromasHillsArtisans.com |
