The West County Community Seed Bank has launched their web site!

To create a grassroots community seed bank that supports Sonoma County gardeners with free, locally grown, open-pollinated, pesticide and GMO-free seeds. All gardeners with or with out seeds to share are welcome. We hope that many gardeners will commit to grow out and donate back [...]

Here’s an unusual and unique opportunity coming up locally: help install a professionally designed 5000 square-foot food forest…get hands on and learn how to transform your thirsty lawn into multi-tiered food-producing ecosystem!

In August, Daily Acts conducted a hands-on workshop in sheet-mulching to transform the lawn at Mini-Park (End of LaSalle and Loretta Ave) in [...]

One of my favorite local shops is The Beverage People, in Santa Rosa. With harvest season getting underway here in Sonoma County, you might want to check them out for ideas on what to do with some of your bounty.
The store is known for its stock of supplies for home wine and beer makers…you [...]

Western Farm Center is a feed store right in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square area…handy for all you urban homesteaders in town, and worth the drive for many more of us.

Established over 40 years ago as an animal feed store, they have an impressive variety of supplies for pet owners and permies alike:
Western Farm Center [...]

The “Slow Food” movement celebrates the antithesis of “fast food”. Slow food is created by artisans, hobbyists, and modern homesteaders using care and respect for the environment. Our local slow food organization is Slow Food Russian River.
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic organization that supports a bio diverse sustainable food supply, local producers, [...]

Here’s an announcement that came via email regarding an exciting initiative in west Sonoma County: a Community Seed Bank with regular seed exchange gatherings. There’s no web site for this yet, so I’ll just past in all the info here:
Our first Community Seed Bank was great fun, we are excited about continuing them the [...]

Here’s another installment for Pedal Power Week on Permie.net, and if you’ve ever been frustrated by bike repairs or the cost of bicycles, you’ll love Community Bikes:
We are a collaborative bike shop run by volunteers. We have mechanics and enthusiasts who will help you fix your bike at our shop. We obtain used [...]

Welcome to Pedal Power Week on Permie.net!

First up is a great local non-profit, the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition. These are the advocates for safe pedal-powered transportation in Sonoma county:
The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition promotes bicycling for transportation and recreation and works to educate the community about bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling, including [...]