Please join us on Fridays for our Potluck Style feasts. We meet in the A-quad of the Village from noon to 1pm. For more info contact Olivia at omthom@ucsc.edu
We look forward to seeing you there! Potluck will happen through the end of Aug.
Creative Community and Placemaking with Mark Lakeman!
Hello All!
PICA is excited to welcome Mark Lakeman for a community building and placemaking workshop. “What is Placemaking?” you may ask. In short, it is creating a shared vision within a community based off its needs, culture, history etc. and making that vision a reality. From building mini free lending libraries, solar tea stations, to transforming an average concrete intersection into a work of art, Placemaking gives us the opportunity to make the kind of places we want to see in our communities.
If your organization or community needs some innovative ways to come together please join us on:
Saturday February 7th
10AM-12PM at the PICA A-Quad Garden
If you would like to stay for our weekly PICA Saturday Garden Workday lunch at 1PM (ymmm) please RSVP with kemjones@ucsc.edu
For more information about our amazing facilitator Mark Lakeman visit –
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop!
This Winter quarter PICA will be co hosting a Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop with the Office of Physical Education Recreation and Sports (OPERS) as a Food System Learning Journey. We are lucky to have Orin Martin, well known ecological horticulturist, as our workshop facilitator. Even if you don’t own any trees right now, this workshop will be valuable for that fruit orchard you have been dreaming of.
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Facilitated by: Orin Martin
When : Friday February 20th 1:00-4:00PM
Where: We will be departing from the OPERS Recreational Porch at 1pm
*you may meet us at the PICA A-Quad garden as well as long as you email kemjones@ucsc.edu at least 24 hours in advance that you will be doing so*
{To RSVP go to https://apm.activecommunities.com/opers/Activity_Search/fruit-tree-pruning/2771 } You will create an OPERS profile and add this activity to your shopping cart, if you experience any problems please email kemjones@ucsc.edu
Lets Welcome our Fall 2014 Workshops : Feast and Fermentation!
Although October is sadly coming to an end, we can all take solace in the fact that our Fall Workshops are drawing near! Come join PICA to learn some new skills, share knowledge, and have some great Food Justice conversations. (Oh! and have some fun too)
From Garden to Plate: How to Create a Locally Sourced Feast
Facilitated by: Abigail Putnum
When :Sunday November 9th 11:00-2:00
Where:Village F Quad kitchen.
Fermentation Workshop:Learn How to Make Your Own Sauerkraut and Bread
Facilitated by:Sally Neas
When :Sunday November 23rd 11:00-1:30
Where: Village F Quad Kitchen
{To RSVP contact Kelsey Jones ,PICA’s Outreach Coordinator, at kemjones@ucsc.edu)}
Check back with us soon about Fall Workshop Dates!
We are currently in process of scheduling our Fall 2014 Workshop dates. Check back with us soon! All sustainability workshops at PICA are free to UCSC students and funded by the CSC (the Campus Sustainability Council).
Healthy Practices for Self-Sustainability: Using a Food Justice Perspective
This is the last workshop of the quarter, right during a time our health and well-being are most crucial for our academic success. The knowledge from this workshop will help you stay strong and healthy to carry through your studies!
Come join the conscious conversation at the PICA workshop
Healthy Practices for Self-Sustainability
Using a Food Justice Perspective
When: Sunday March 2nd at 2pm
Where: PICA’s A-Quad
exit at the (Village bus stop)
workshop will be located in the A-3 room by the back gate
RSVP your attendance by emailing Simone at srcardon@ucsc.edu
SEASONAL LOCAL FOOD will be provided
Public Health graduate student at San Francisco State University, She also spoke with Mira Michelle on the final night of 2013 ESLP speaker series about Generation Waking Up. Maiya Evans is traveling from San Francisco to share her knowledge with us and facilitate this workshop. Meet Maiya and ask her your questions about health, wellness, practices and lifestyle choices, food justice.
