Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Bay Area Urban Farm Tours



Urban Farm Tours 2014
Berkeley & Oakland June 7, 10am-4pm

Vallejo June 8, 11am-4pm


See what established home-scale urban farmers are up to and what is possible on a small. medium, large, or extra large urban lot. 

You will see fruit & vegetable gardens, composting systems, rabbits, goats, bees, greywater and more, plus you will get to sample some of what these urban farmers are producing. Each homestead is unique in its interpretation and use of space. This will be a chance to ask questions about animals, gardening, techniques, greywater systems, rainwater harvesting, food forests, permaculture and more.
How it Works
If you are already on our mailing list, you will receive maps and directions in our June newsletter.
If you are not already on our mailing list, use our contact form to tell us you want to come.
PLEAEE NOTE: registration by email ends one hour before the start of the tour each day. After that no one is in the office to respond.
The private addresses of our farmers are intentionally not published here on the web. 

We'll send you the locations a week before the event.
Once you have the locations, plan your itinerary and bike, drive or walk yourself there.
Visit as many of the sites as you have time or interest for.
Guided tours with tasting and Q & A are lead by the farmers once per hour on the hour . Each tour lasts about 45 minutes.
You can pay as you go at each site, or support the tour by paying in advance, allowing you entrance to all the sites.
BIKE CONTINGENT: Wanna bike the Berkeley Oakland Tour?
email Vajda scvajda(at)gmail(dot)com to join the bike contingent
Pay as you go option$5 per person, per location. Kids under 12, $3. No one turned away for lack of funds.
This option lets you pay as you go and decide how many sites to visit on the spur of the moment.
Visit one, two or all the sites if you can!. You may also purchase a day pass at the first site you visit.
Cash and check only. 


Purchase In advance option
This cash free option allows you to support the farmers and IUH with your generous donation.
Pay full price for a ticket--or give a little more and get a day pass good for entry to all sites, plus a chance to win valuabkle door prizes!
Purchase in advance -WIN DOOR PRIZES
Urban Farms Tours is a benefit for the Institute of Urban Homesteading and helps us to be able to offer a sliding scale tuition and free events during the year, as well as paying our teachers and farmers a fair hourly for their expertise. We do this with no outside funding or other contributions . As a way to thank you for your advance ticket purchase, with or without a little extra, we'll enter you in a drawing to wiin fun, farm oriented door prizes from our farmers, including private tours, homegrown honey, eggs or nursery plants.


Full price ticket - One chance to win
Full price plus ticket - 5 chances to win
Full price double plus ticket - 10 chances to win!
COMPLETE LIST OF 2014 DOOR PRIZES HERE
PLEASE NOTE: Advance ticket sales end Thurday 6/5 at midnight for both days.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE 
for Berkeley Oakland Tour
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for Vallejo Tour

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