Stand By Your Beds

Around the world, a shadowy army of plant lovers is on a mission: to make their dull, grey neighbourhoods more beautiful places to live. Armed with seedbombs and spades, these green-fingered outlaws are stealthily filling neglected public land with flowers and shrubs. Richard Reynolds explains how he joined their ranks and became a guerrilla gardener.
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¡Spring Garden Blitz!
Sat Mar 20th - 09:30 AM
Community and school gardens through Mendocino County
Saturday, March 20th is the first day of Spring, and community and school gardens throughout Mendocino county will be hosting work-parties to launch them into the most productive Spring and Summer seasons ever. Volunteers are needed for many fun and interesting projects. Families and groups are welcome. To get involved and find a garden near you, go to www.gardensproject.org. (gardens is plural) or call 462-2596 x 186.
The Gardens Project (Lucy), 462-2596 x 186

Spring Equinox Dance Party with Music by Tommy Brown and the Sm
Sat Mar 20th - 08:00 PM
Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Road, Caspar
Celebrate the spring equinox with the Mendocino Art Center dancing to the soul, rock, R&B and funk sounds of Tommy Brown and the Smokin' Mirrors. No host beer and wine. Tickets are $10 - $20 (sliding scale) and are available in advance, by calling 707-937-5818, and will also be available at the door. Doors open at 7 pm.
Mendocino Art Center

Survival Skills Workshops
Sun Mar 21st - 12:00 PM
Low Gap Park, Ukiah
Survival is not a struggle, learn to thrive in all environments! Free workshops every Third Sunday, sponsored by the Mendo Time Bank. The spring sequence is: March 21st: Shelter & Foraging. April 18th: Awareness & Hand Drill Fire Making May 16th: Tracking & Water Bring a water bottle, notebook, open mind, and a small share
Efren by email at: e.wanora@gmail.com or 485-1290

Tapestry Family Services Hosts Foster Parent Training
Wed Mar 24th - 06:00 PM
290 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah
Tapestry Family Services will host a training session for foster parents on Wednesday, March 24th from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Tapestry Conference Room, 290 East Gobbi St. in Ukiah. This two hour training covers the “Nuts & Bolts” of foster parenting, including the potential joys of helping children in this way, the roles and responsibilities of foster families and the support that is provided to foster families by Tapestry. The session also provides an in-depth explanation of the laws governing foster parents, foster care agencies and how responsibility is coordinated. Tapestry Family Services is a small, friendly agency offering lots of personal support to ensure successful experiences with foster children. Like a tapestry, the service threads are linked and related, with the specific pattern of services designed to meet the unique needs of each individual child. For information on becoming a foster parent -- or how to provide occasional paid respite care for foster children, please call Tapestry Family Services, Barbara Willens 463-3300 ext. 115 or barbaraw@tapestryfs.org
Barbara Willens 463-3300 ext. 115

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