2012 Calendar
Cycle of Life on the Farm
January/February/March
- Off season: Planning and Preparing for the Year!
- Facilities improvement projects
- Environmental Education registration
- Groups registration
- FAMILY CAMP REGISTRATION FOR RETURNING FAMILIES - Jan 15 - Feb 15
- FAMILY CAMP REGISTRATION FOR NEW FAMILIES - Begins Feb 22
- Fruit and Berry Pruning
- Seedlings started for the upcoming planting season
April
- Training for New Staff
- Environmental Education Camp
- Garden preparation and planting
May
- Environmental Education Camp
- Ongoing Garden preparation and planting
June
- Garden maintenance and harvesting
- Group reservations:
- 8–10 Mendocino County Bar Association
- 14 - 17 Tom & Shari's Camping Weekend
- Family Camp:
- 20–24 Glow Worm Magic
- 27-July 1 Rose Kindergarten
July
- Garden maintenance and harvesting
- Group Reservations:
- 3-7 - Possible Reunion
- Family Camp:
- 10–14 Mid-Summer Getaway
- 15–21 Week 1
- 22–28 Week 2
August
- Garden maintenance and harvesting
- Family Camp:
- July 29 – August 4 Week 3
- 5–11 Week 4
- 12–18 Week 5
- 19-22 Tons of Tomatoes
- August 30–September 5 Labor Day
- Workshop: August 24-28
September
- Canning: Jam and Syrup Making
- Garden maintenance, cover cropping and continued harvesting
- Group Reservations:
- 6 - 9 - Wild Women
- 21 - 23 - Workshop
- Family Camp:
- August 30–September 5 Labor Day
- 14–16 Hot September Nights
- 21-23 Equinox Excitement
- 28-30 Not JUST Cowboy Poetry!
October
- Garden maintenance and fall harvesting/cover cropping Winter Garden planting
- Group Reservations
- 13 - 15 - Willits High School Peer Counselors Retreat
- 18-21 Basket Workshop with Louisa Lenz Porter (tentative)
November
- Vacation Rental of Staff Compound available for small groups
- Seasonal Staff Hiring for next year - Naturalists & Assistant Gardeners
- Home for the Holidays!
December
- Vacation Rental of Staff Compound available for small groups
- Seasonal Staff Hiring for next year - Cooking Enthusiasts & Seasonal Support