Update! Here are resources for the projects shown today at Copperfield’s:

Worm Bins and Aerated Compost Tea
Making Seed Balls
Getting Started With Chickens

Have fun!
I’ll be at Copperfield’s Bookstore in Santa Rosa tomorrow (Saturday) to talk about backyard chickens and help people make seedballs! We might even brew some aerated compost tea…

We’ll be bringing our 3-week old [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dustin Zuckerman founded and staffs the Santa Rosa Tool Lending Library, a non-profit that offers you the use of over 200 hand and power tools for landscaping and home repair, free of charge.
Becoming a member is as easy as getting a library card at any regular public library. The web site offers an extensive [...]

Sonoma County’s Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore is a good source to keep in mind if you’re looking for traditional supplies for your next building project. They have all sorts of lightly used or donated building materials tools, and hardware, and it’ll cost you much less than you’d pay at a retail hardware store.
Here’s some [...]