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$30.00
Garden Photography
$30 ($20 w/ discount code)
Sun | Feb 13 | 1:00-2:30pm
Instructor: Anna Hope FarPorte
Format: Zoom
Garden photography has many applications, including social media promotion, fine art, plant identification, and the sheer joy of capturing nature. Learn the principles of photo composition, ranging from individual plants to the whole landscape. Explore the key elements of lighting, focus, and depth of field, as well as the importance of timing to get the look and feel you want. These skills can be applied with high-end camera equipment or a cell phone, putting the power of photography in everyone’s pocket.
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$20.00
Organizing for Easy Living
$20
Thurs | Feb 3 | 7pm-8:30pm
Instructor: Takashi Yogi
Format: Zoom
Learn ways to reduce chaos and make your everyday life smoother. If you are tired of clutter and often can’t find what you need, there are some easy methods that can help you get organized. This online course will be illustrated and will include interactive discussions with participants to address everyone’s individual needs. Specific situations we will discuss include the kitchen, the workshop, the farm, filing systems, computers, cars, and notebooks.
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$40.00
Best Practices for Regeneration
$40 ($30 w/ discount code)
Tues | Mar 1 | 12pm- 3pm
Instructor: Patricia Vargas de Gauder
Format: Zoom
Learn all about time- and money-saving best management practices on a regenerative farm. Guided by the seasons, we’ll cover a full year’s cycle from spring to winter tasks including how to build your own soil, create closed-loop systems of the land, reduce cost and work output, work with native and perennial plants, and create final products for storage and for sale. Discover how to adapt to each process as the seasons change, establishing best practice habits that create flourishing ecosystems which benefit self, community, and environment.
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$20.00
Monday | October 17 | 2:45 – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Takashi Yogi
Site: The School of Adaptive Agriculture at Ridgewood Ranch
Most people use electricity daily, but have no idea of how it works. This class will remove some of the mystery and teach you to use electricity safely. We will cover basic circuits, appliances, simple repairs, house wiring, and how to avoid getting electrocuted. This is a hands-on class and we will measure electric current, monitor electric consumption, and wire electric outlets. Solar energy, LED bulbs, and batteries will be covered.
Pre-registration is required, space is limited
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$20.00
Monday | Sep 12 | 2:45 – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Takashi Yogi
Site: The School of Adaptive Agriculture at Ridgewood Ranch
This basic course will take you from zero beginner to someone who knows where to start, how to design a structure that is solid and safe, and how to use the necessary tools. We will cover basic tools, how to hammer nails, power tool safety, and basic design.
- Basics of carpentry, working with wood properties.
- Safety
- Hammering nails, screwing, sawing
