Our beautiful community has gone through some real changes in the past few years, and many of our neighbors are experiencing a major economic shift. In response, people are making changes and acquiring new skills. One of the most impactful ways a person with even a small garden can save money while improving their health and their spirit is by taking control of their nutrient cycle, from what they feed their soil to what they feed their families. GROW BIOINTENSIVE® is an increasingly closed-loop system which requires less outside inputs once established. We developed this method here and have been teaching it to subsistence farmers across the world, from Colombia to Kenya. And we’re still here. We would love to share this method with our community once again, and we see a need.

A tour of the Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm in Mendocino, CA, will be held on Saturday Oct 12, 2024. The tour will give a good introduction to GROW BIOINTENSIVE sustainable mini-farming, what our practical research site is accomplishing, and how our sustainable method relates to world agriculture.

Tours include participant introductions; a discussion of the overall world challenges that humankind faces in the areas of soil, food, and nutrition; an exploration of the connection between thinking globally and acting locally; a tour of the garden and discussion of several crops in particular; and 30-minute mini-classes on double-digging, composting, seed propagation, and sustainable home garden crops, given by staff and volunteers. The tour begins at 9 AM and end at approximately 4 PM.

The registration fee is $25 per person. It is $15 for members or those who join at registration or make a $20 or more donation with registration. Online registration deadlines for the tour is October 11, 2024 (pre-registration is encouraged as space is limited, but walk-ins are welcome if space is available on the day of the tour) Bring your own lunch to enjoy in the garden.

Children not involved in the tours often find the event difficult, so please check with us in advance if you plan to bring children with you. Please do not bring pets to the tour.