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HOMEBREWI NGWI THTRANSPARENTCOFFEE J ul y2110a ma tHungr yTur t l eFa r m 410125t hSt r eet| Amer y , WI54001 wi t hSamBr o wn, St o neCr e e kCo f f e e Fr ee-nor egi s t r a t i onr equi r ed LetSa m Br ownofMi l wa ukee’ sSt oneCr eekCof f eehel py ous t a r ty ourda y bet t erbyl ea r ni nga boutwa t erf i l t r a t i on,gr i ndpa r t i c l es i z e ,wa t ert emper a t ur e , a ndav a r i et yofbr e wi ngmet hods pec i f i c a t i onst os ui ty ourneedsf orbr e wi ngi n y ourhome .Lea r na boutt hei mpor t a nc eofs our c i nggr eenc of f eea ndwor ki ng wi t hgr ower st opr oduc eahi ghqua l i t yc of f eet ha tc a nbec er t i f i eda ss oc i a l l y r es pons i bl e . Samhasbe e nwo r ki ngi nt hec o f f e ei ndus t r yf o rabo ut1 4y e ar s . Hes t ar t e datal o c al c o f f e es ho pi nGr e e nBay , whe r eSamgr e wup . I nt hepas t8y e ar sSamhasbe e nho ni ng t hec r af to fbr e wi ngc o f f e eandno wt r ai nso t he rbar i s t aso nt hebe s tbr e wi ngpr ac t i c e s . Sami si nv o l v e dwi t ht hebar i s t agui l do fAme r i c aandal s ohasc o mpe t e di nt heUni t e d St at e sbar i s t ac o mpe t i t i o n. Whe nSami sno tbr e wi ngc o f f e ehei sav o l unt e e rr adi odj andv i ny lr e c o r de nt hus i as t . COOKI NGWI TH SEASONALPRODUCE J ul y7,7pm a tHungr yTur t l eFa r m 410125t hSt r eet| Amer y , WI54001 wi t hCo o kso fCr o c usHi l l $25pa r t i c i pa t i onf ee|l i mi t12pa r t i c i pa nt s r toft hef una ndc ha l l engeofj oi ni ngaCSAa ndea t i ngs ea s ona l l yi sbr oa denPa i ngourunder s t a ndi ngofhowt ous ev a r i ousi t ems . Toenc our a gec r ea t i v i t ya nd e x pl or a t i on,HTLCwi l lpa r t nerwi t hCooksofCr oc usHi l lt oof f erac l a s st ha t f oc us esont hev a r i et yofwa y st oi nt egr a t es ea s ona lpr oduc ei nt oy ourdi et .Cl a s s HEALTHYCOOKI NG:EATI NG ONTHEWI LD SI DE AUGUST14,7pm a tHungr yTur t l eFa r m 410125t hSt r eet| Amer y , WI54001 wi t hHe at he rWi ar da, Sl e e pyRo o tFar m $20pa r t i c i pa t i onf ee|12pa r t i c i pa nt s Ea t i ngont heWi l dSi dei st hef i r s tbookt or e v ea lt henut r i t i ona lhi s t or yofour f r ui t sa ndv eget a bl es .St a r t i ngwi t ht hewi l dpl a nt st ha twer ec ent r a lt oouror i gi na ldi et ,i nv es t i ga t i v ej our na l i s tJ oRobi ns ondes c r i beshow400gener a t i onsof f a r mer sha v eunwi t t i ngl ys qua nder edahos tofes s ent i a lf i ber ,pr ot ei n,v i t a mi ns , mi ner a l s ,a nda nt i ox i da nt s .Ne wr es ea r c hs howst ha tt hes el os s esha v ema deus mor ev ul ner a bl et oourmos tt r oubl i ngc ondi t i onsa nddi s ea s es obes i t y ,di a bet es ,c a nc er ,c a r di ov a s c ul a rdi s ea s e ,c hr oni ci nf l a mma t i on,a nddement i a . I nt hi sc l a s s ,pa r t i c i pa nt swi l ll ea r nt or ec oupt hel os s esoft hes ees s ent i a lnut r i ent sbyc ooki ngwi t hnut r i ent r i c hf oodsus i ngpr epa r a t i ons t r a t egi est opr es er v e a ndenha nc et hei rhea l t hbenef i t s . He at he ri sc o o wne ro fSl e e pyRo o tFar m, ano r gani cpr o duc eo pe r at i o ns uppl y i ngCSA s har e sandr e s t aur ant swi t hi nwe s t e r nWi s c o ns i nandt heTwi nCi t i e sme t r oar e a. Shei s agr aduat eo ft heCul i nar yI ns t i t ut eo fAme r i c aandhasc o o ke di nki t c he nsi nc l udi ng TRUi nChi c ago , t heRi t z Car l t o ni nBac he l o rGul c h, Co l o r ado , andt heNe wEngl and Cul i nar yI ns t i t ut e ' sf l ags hi pbake r y , LaBr i o c he , i nMo nt pe l i e r , Ve r mo nt . Shes pe nt ne ar l y1 0y e ar sast hec he fo fSur dy k' si nNEMi nne apo l i sbe f o r ej o i ni nghe rhus band, Br ando n, f ul l t i meo nt hef ar m.
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GROWI NGANUTRI TI OUSKI TCHENGARDEN Thi st wopa r ts er i eswi l lt ea c hy ouhowt owor kwi t ht hel i v i ngs y s t em i ny our ownba c ky a r dt oc r ea t eanut r i t i ouski t c henga r denf ory our s el f ,y ourf a mi l y ,a nd y ourf r i ends .Wewi l lbeus i ngaper ma c ul t ur ea ppr oa c ht ha tl ooksa tt hehea l t h oft hewhol es y s t em -t hes oi l ,wa t er ,pl a nt s ,a nda ni ma l s .
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Ex pl or et hega r dena sal i v i ngs y s t em wi t ha c a s tofc ha r a c t er st ha ty ouc a nwor kwi t ht o gr ownut r i t i ousf ood.Lea r na boutwhot he ya r e a ndhowy ouc a nmeett hei rneedss ot he ywor k f ory ou-y ourpa r t ner s / a l l i esi ny ourga r dens oi lor ga ni s ms ,benef i c i a li ns ec t s ,pol l i na t or s , di s per s er s . Wheny ouf eedt hes y s t em i twi l l f eedy ou!Lea r nt or ec ogni z el i v i ngs oi l( s eei t , s mel li t )a ndt r us ty ours ens est ode v el opa nunder s t a ndi ngoft hei mpor t a nc eofobs er v a t i on a ndhowr ec ogni z i ngs i gnsofhea l t ha nddi s t r es sa r eke yt ogoodga r denhea l t h.
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Ec o l o gi c alGar de nswasf o unde di n2 0 0 0byPaul a We s t mo r e l and. Paul ahasamas t e r ' sde gr e ef r o mt he Uni v e r s i t yo fMi nne s o t ai nEc o l o gy , Sus t ai nabl eAgr i c ul t ur e , andLands c apeDe s i gn. Sher e c e i v e dhe r Pe r mac ul t ur eDe s i gnCe r t i f i c at ei n2 0 0 1 . Paul ai s Co f o unde randDe s i gnandDe mo ns t r at i o nDi r e c t o ratt hePe r mac ul t ur eRe s e ar c hI ns t i t ut eCo l dCl i mat e . Shehase xt e ns i v ee xpe r i e nc ei ns us t ai nabl e s y s t e mde s i gnandhasc r e at e dapl antdat abas ef o r bui l di ngpo l y c ul t ur e sandgui l ds . I naddi t i o n, s he hasj us tpubl i s he dabo o ko fi l l us t r at e de s s ay s , Thi s Pe r e nni alLand: t hi r dc r o ps , bl uee ar t handt her o ad t oar e s t o r at i v eagr i c ul t ur e , t hatpr o v i de sav i s i o nf o r r e s t o r i nge c o l o gi c alhe al t ht oMi dwe s tc o r nands o y be anc o unt r y . Paul ai spas s i o nat eabo utc r e at i ng abundantl ands c ape st hati nt e gr at ehumanswi t h nat ur e .
Ec o l o gi c alGar de nswasf o unde di n2 0 0 0byPaul a We s t mo r e l and. Paul ahasamas t e r ' sde gr e ef r o m t heUni v e r s i t yo fMi nne s o t ai nEc o l o gy , Sus t ai nabl e Agr i c ul t ur e , andLands c apeDe s i gn. Sher e c e i v e d he rPe r mac ul t ur eDe s i gnCe r t i f i c at ei n2 0 0 1 . Paul a i sCo f o unde randDe s i gnandDe mo ns t r at i o nDi r e c t o ratt hePe r mac ul t ur eRe s e ar c hI ns t i t ut eCo l d Cl i mat e . Shehase xt e ns i v ee xpe r i e nc ei ns us t ai nabl e s y s t e mde s i gnandhasc r e at e dapl antdat abas ef o r bui l di ngpo l y c ul t ur e sandgui l ds . I naddi t i o n, s he hasj us tpubl i s he dabo o ko fi l l us t r at e de s s ay s , Thi s Pe r e nni alLand: t hi r dc r o ps , bl uee ar t handt her o ad t oar e s t o r at i v eagr i c ul t ur e , t hatpr o v i de sav i s i o n f o rr e s t o r i nge c o l o gi c alhe al t ht oMi dwe s tc o r nand o y be anc o unt r y . Paul ai spas s i o nat eabo utc r e at i ng s abundantl ands c ape st hati nt e gr at ehumanswi t h nat ur e .
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ORI ENTATI ONWORKSHOP J une8a t10a ma tHungr yTur t l eFa r m 410125t hSt .lAmer y , WI54001 wi t hDe r e kMaxwe l l $10 pa r t i c i pa t i onf ee Asanov i c es c outy oua r ea s kedt owa l ka ndobs er v et hena t ur a lwor l d. Her ey oua r ea s kedt os i t ua t ey ourf i ndi ngsi nal a r gera ndpubl i cc ont e x tbyma ppi ngy ourda t aony ourownnei ghbor hoodorc ommuni t y ma p. Whenma ppi ngy ourf i ndi ngs ,pr ov i dea sma nyr el e v a ntdet a i l sa s pos s i bl ea boutt hepl a nt .Fore x a mpl e ,i ndi c a t ewhet heri ti sonpr i v a t e pr oper t ya ndwheni tf r ui t s ? De r e kMaxwe l lr e c e i v e dabac he l o r ' sde gr e ei nGr aphi cDe s i gnf r o mMi nne apo l i sCo l l e geo fAr tandDe s i gn. Si nc et hatt i mehehaswo r ke df o rno npr o f i t s , wal ke ddo gs , be e nas o unde ngi ne e randdo neany t hi ngt hats e e me di nt e r e s t i ngt ohi m. Hei sc ur r e nt l yt heCo o r di nat o rf o rt heHungr yTur t l eFar me r s Co o pe r at i v e . Whe nno tc o o r di nat i ngy o uc anf i ndhi mo nac o unt r yr o ad r i di nghi sbi c y c l e , maki ngdr awi ngso re xpe r i me nt i ngwi t hamus i c ali ns t r ume nt
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DECOMPOSI TI ONWORKSHOP J ul y19a t10a ma tHungr yTur t l eFa r m 410125t hSt .lAmer y , WI54001 wi t hZac kGaugus h $15pa r t i c i pa t i onf ee Compos ti st hec ont a i neda nda c c el er a t eddec ompos i t i onofor ga ni cma t t er l i kedr yl ea v es ,a s h,s a wdus t ,eggs hel l s ,v eget a bl es c r a ps ,c of f eegr ounds ,ha i r , a nds hr eddedpa per . Ahea r t yc ompos tpi l ewi l lbr ea kdownt heor ga ni c ma t t eri nt oada r k,nut r i ent r i c hhummust ha twi l lgi v ea l mos ta nypl a nta t r emendousboos t . Al t houghc ompos ti sa ni mpor t a ntf ounda t i onofs oi l hea l t ha ndpl a ntgr owt h,i tc omesa tt heendoft heTur t l eSc out sc y c l ei n or dert os t r es si t sv a l ue . Ac ompos tpi l ewi t hwor mswi l ldec ompos ef a s t era ndbenut r i ent r i c h—wor m poopi sl i kepl a nts t er oi ds . Youma ya ddt hes ewor msa ndc ompos tt oapr ee x i s t i ngbi norpi l eorus et hem t oi noc ul a t eane wpi l e .Keep c ompos ta ndwor msf ors e v er a lmont hs ,a ndphot ogr a phei t hert hees t a bl i s hedhummusa nd/ oraha ndf ulofwor ms . Zac kGaugus hr e c e i v e dabac he l o r ’ sde gr e ei nWi l dl i f eEc o l o gyRe s e ar c handManage me ntandSo i lSc i e nc ef r o mUW St e v e nsPo i ntandaPe r mac ul t ur eDe s i gnCe r t i f i c at ei n2 0 0 6 .Hei sane c o l o gi s twi t he xpe r i e nc ei npubl i candpr i v at ee c o s y s t e m pr o j e c t s , c o mmuni t yf ar mi ngandv e r mi c o mpo s t i ng .Hec ur r e nt l ymanage st r e enur s e r ys al e sf o rFo r e s t Agr i c ul t ur eEnt e r pr i s e sandgar de nse xt e ns i v e l yi nandar o und LaCr o s s e , WI DI SSEMI NATI ONWORKSHOP Augus t16a t10a ma tHungr yTur t l eFa r m 410125t hSt .lAmer y , WI54001 wi t hKat i eRi e s $10pa r t i c i pa t i onf ee Bl ogi sac ont empor a r ywor dt ha tc omesf r om s hor t eni ngt hewor ds“ webl og . ”I t t y pi c a l l yr ef er st oa nonl i nepubl i c a t i ont ha ti supda t edf r equent l y .Oneoft hea dv a nt a gesofbl oggi ngi st hea bi l i t yt o( hy per ) l i nkt oot hers i t es .Hy per l i nki nggr ea t l y i nc r ea s est hes peeda ndbr ea dt hwi t hwhi c hi nf or ma t i onc a nbedi s s emi na t ed. We a s ky out obl oga boutTur t l eSc out i ngbot ht os pr ea dt hewor da nda sar emi nder t ha tt hi si samoder nendea v orus i ngc ont empor a r ymedi ai na ddi t i ont ot hes oi l ba s eda c t i v i t i eswepr omot e . Youdonotha v et os t a r tabl ogt oea r nt hi sba dge ,buty oudoha v et owr i t ea bout y oure x per i enc ewi t ht heTur t l eSc out s . Thi sc a nbedoneonbl ogs ,i nwebs i t es ,i n ema i l ,byc ha t ,i ns oc i a lnet wor ki ngs i t esl i keFa c ebook,ori nt het a ngi bl ea nd phy s i c a lwor l d. Kat i eRi e si sanar t i s t , c ul t i v at o r , andt e ac he ri nEas t e r nWi s c o ns i n. Kat i ei samul t i di s c i pl i nar yar t i s twho s ewo r ki sr o o t e di ndr awi ng , s o c i ale ngage me nt , andpl antc ul t ur e . He r pr o j e c tt heUr banLandSc o ut si nt r o duc e st hebas i c so fe c o l i t e r ac yandl ands t e war ds hi p us i ngt hes t r uc t ur eande phe me r ao ft r adi t i o nals c o ut i ng . Ri e se ar ne daBAf r o mCo l o r ado Co l l e geandhe rMFAwi t hac o nc e nt r at i o ni nPr i nt maki ngf r o mt heUni v e r s i t yo f Te nne s s e e , Kno xv i l l e . Shehass t udi e dpr i nt maki ngasaRe s i de nt Ar t i s tatt heAc ade myo fFi ne Ar t si nPo z nań, Po l andandbo o kar t swi t hEdi c i o ne s Vi gí ai nMat anz as , Cuba. Shee x hi bi t she rwo r knat i o nal l yandi nt e r nat i o nal l y , andi sanAs s i s t antPr o f e s s o ro fAr tatSt . No r be r tCo l l e gei nDePe r e , WI .
HUNGRYTURTLELEARNI NG CENTER REGI STRATI ONFORM Regi s t eronl i nea tht t p: / / hungr y t ur t l e . net / ga t her e v ent / orma i lt hebel owf ort o: Hungr yTur t l eLea r ni ngCent er 410125t hSt . Amer y , WI .54001 orema i lt oHungr yTur t l eDi r ec t ora t : ma her . bobby @gma i l . c om