Terri Compost
GreenStar
(510) 658-9178
greenstartours@yahoo.com
www.imaja.com/greenstar
Events 2004
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Nature Beckons!
Spring 2004 Classes with Naturalist Terri Compost
Classes are taught by Terri Compost, organic gardener, naturalist and
BASIL activist.She has been studying local plants and nature for over
15 years and loves to share her fascination and knowledge with others.
Her areas of interest include native, edible and medicinal plants, birds
and stars.
Tel: (510) 658-9178
E-mail: greenstartours@yahoo.com
Web: www.imaja.com/greenstar
Saturday,
March 6, 2004
Plant Walk in People’s Park
Learn about the history of this interesting garden. Explore the edible,
medicinal and native plants growing here. Terri has been gardening in
People’s Park for over 10 years. This class is part of the Barrington
Collective DIY (Do It Yourself ) all day teaching fest in People’s
Park. Check it out.
Time: Daytime, to be determined.
Location: People’s Park is one block east of Telegraph
Avenue at Dwight Street in Berkeley.
Info: Terri (510) 658-9178
Cost: Free
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Seed Saving Workshop
Introduction
to seed saving for the backyard, school, and community gardener. Learn
about the importance of saving our own seed. Find out when and how to
harvest seeds from your garden and discover a good way to keep and improve
your favorite vegetable varieties year after year. Learn which plants
are easiest to start with, and for more advanced seed savers, share and
learn new techniques. We’ll cover seed saving in detail, including
botany and pollination, types of seeds (heirlooms, hybrids, open-pollinated),
wet and dry seed processing methods, equipment, and seed storage. Also,
learn about BASIL, the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library. Bring some unprocessed
seeds to clean. Stop buying seed from multinational corporations and foster
some biodiversity of your own!
Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight
Way, Berkeley.
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: $15 general, $10 EC members, no one turned away
for lack of funds.
Info: (510) 548-2220 x233
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Urban Weed Walk
Learn
about the Edible and Medicinal uses of common weeds as Terri Compost leads
a walk exploring the neighborhood around the Ecology Center. Discover
the treasure of an overgrown lot, ripe with wild foods, information about
the soil, and medicines. Share information about the gifts of these often
unwanted common volunteer plants. Terri has been harvesting "weeds"
for over 10 years.
Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight
Way, Berkeley.
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: $15 general, $10 EC members, no one turned away
for lack of funds.
Info: (510) 548-2220 x233
Saturday, April 3 and Sunday, April 4, 2004
Wildflower Show
Location: Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak Street in Oakland
Time: Daytime
Cost: $6.00
Info: (510) 238-3514
Saturday,
April 10, 2004
Native Plant Walk in Strawberry Canyon
Bike up to a beautiful path through Strawberry Canyon and meet plants
where they live. This easy walk will take about 2 hours. Special attention
to Native Plants and Wild Foods. Bring a snack to share. Rain cancels.
Location and Time: Meet at 11:30 am in People’s Park to
bike up together (a not too strenuous uphill ride less than a mile).Or
meet us at 12:00 noon in the parking lot of the Strawberry Canyon Fire
Trail Head below the UC Botanical Gardens on Centennial Drive.
Cost: $5-15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Info: (510) 658-9178
Saturday,
April 17, 2004
Tilden Park Plant Walk
Explore this East Bay Regional Park with a naturalist. Identify native
and invasive plants. Learn medicinal and edible uses of the local flora.
Bring a snack to share. Heavy rain cancels.
Location and time: Meet at 12:15 near the Berkeley BART (in front
of the bank of america) to catch the 67 AC Transit Bus (have $1.50 bus
fare for both directions) or meet us at 12:50pm at the Brazil Building
in Tilden Park.
Cost: $5-15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Info: (510) 658-9178
Sunday, April 25, 2004
People’s Park Anniversary Faire and Concert
Join the fun celebrating the birth of People’s Park 37 years ago.
Great live music, games, art, celebrating.
Location: Dwight and Bowditch, Berkeley
Time: Noon - 6pm
Cost: Free
Info: (510) 658-9178
Web: http://www.peoplespark.org/
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