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Farm, Garden, & Watershed

Watershed & Watershed Work Party Days
Every season, along with our colleagues at Muir Woods National Monument, we offer a collaborative series of classes, walks, work parties and celebrations in honor of the Redwood Creek Watershed where we live and practice.

Groundwork II: Learning from the Green Gulch Farm and Garden
Saturday, February 6
Sundays, March 21, June 13, and October 3
1 - 4:30 pm

with Wendy Johnson and Skip Kimura

A 2010 continuing organic gardening series on the principles and practices of growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs. Each class offers full instruction on the cultivation, fertilization, propagation and care of a healthy and productive garden.



Environmental Education
I learn again and again how alive and responsive to nature children are….It is such a pleasure to share the basic joy of knowing where one’s food comes from. You can grow it, pick it, eat it. It's that simple. (Sukey Parmelee, Educational Outreach Coordinator, Green Gulch)

Green Gulch at the Farmers' Market
Green Gulch Farm organic produce is available seasonally, from May through October. We begin our season at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market the last Saturday in May or the first Saturday in June, depending on spring weather.

Green Gulch Farm Gives Thanks
Slide show of the 2009 growing season at Green Gulch Farm.


Summer Farm Apprenticeship and Garden Apprenticeship

The 2011 Apprenticeship begins on April 13 and ends on October 14.

Please write farmapprentice@sfzc.org to request an application for the 2011 season.

Green Gulch is a Soto Zen Buddhist community and thriving organic farm and garden located just north of San Francisco, nestled in a valley bordered by Mount Tamalpais, the Golden Gate National Recreation area, and the Pacific Ocean. For 15 years we have offered apprenticeships which emphasize meditation practice, study/instruction in Buddhist teachings, and hands-on work experience and instruction in organic gardening/farming methods.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Read profiles of six former farm apprentices.



Work Week - June 2010

Join us for Work Week at Green Gulch Farm!

Tuesday, June 1 - Sunday, June 6, 2010
Tuesday noon - Sunday after lunch
Full week commitment preferred.
No charge!

We need your help renovating, building, and fixing things up at Green Gulch Farm! This June our projects will include improving student housing, renewing the fence along the entry road, painting buildings, installing flooring, and cleaning roofs, among other things.



The Garden
The garden at Green Gulch offers us an opportunity to bring our meditation and work practice into relationship with the lively world of plants.


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