🌿☀️Edible Campus Program: Beach Walks, Oyster Mushrooms, & More!

[Elizabeth Lane]

Summer Session B - Week 4 Dear Edible Campus Program Community, This week, ECP's got FIVE workshops for you to check out! These are a great way to learn something new while spending time outside and meeting new friends. As always, we also have our two Garden Clubs meeting on Monday and Wednesday, as well as Saturday Morning Live volunteering. We hope to see you at one of our events! Make sure to follow us on IG at @ucsbecp to stay up to date! Leave a comment telling us you came from the Newsletter 🥰 Best, Elizabeth Lane Preview of this week's newsletter: THIS WEEK'S WORKSHOPS: MON: Replanting for Forgiveness - Sign up here. WED: Washing Your Worries Away w/ an IV Beach Walk - Sign up here. WED: Apartment Gardening - Sign up here. THURS: At-Home Oyster Mushrooms - Sign up here. SUN: Little Green Thumbs - Sign up here. GROW FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY: St. Micheal's Garden Club - 5 PM on Mondays at 6586 Picasso Rd Methodist Garden Club -  5 PM on Wednesdays at corner of Sueno & Camino Del Sur  VOLUNTEERING: 🐛 Saturday Morning Live - We're volunteering at the ECP Student Farm this week! Sign up here. 🧑‍🌾 Volunteer with ECP in your free time! Join our Garden Buddy Network or contact sa-ecpv...@ucsb.edu if you're interested in helping the garden's thrive this summer.  This Week's Workshops 📅 Monday, August 25 Replanting For Forgiveness Have you been stressed or anxious recently? Are there things you still think about or regret that you’d like to forgive yourself for? Or maybe in others? Join us in letting out our stress as we crumple and rip up seed paper, then plant it to help the community! JOIN US! ⬇️ ⏰ 5-6 PM 📍Methodist Community Garden 📅 Wednesday, August 27 Washing Your Worries Away W/ An IV Beach Walk Join us for a beach walk where you can release your stress from the day. We will practice letting go of negative emotions as we enjoy our beautiful environment.  Throughout the walk, we will let our feet dance in the waves and feel the sand, so please be ready to have your feet get wet.    JOIN US! ⬇️ ⏰ 3-4 PM 📍Meet at Little Acorn Park, Next to Bagel Cafe 📅 Wednesday, August 27 Apartment Gardening Short on space but want to grow your own food? Whether you live in a residence hall or an apartment, this workshop will show you how to make the most of your indoor space and start growing your herbs and veggies. Learn how to set up creative vertical gardens and hanging planters using affordable or recycled materials. Perfect for beginners or anyone who thinks they don't have room to garden! JOIN US! ⬇️ ⏰ 4-5 PM 📍Methodist 📅 Thursday, August 28 At-Home Oyster Mushrooms Discover a new type of gardening with our easy, at-home mushroom kits! You will learn how to cultivate and harvest delicious oyster mushrooms in a workshop that is great for beginners looking to start a low-cost indoor garden or anyone who wants to learn and grow something new. JOIN US! ⬇️ ⏰ 4-5 PM 📍St. Michael's 📅 Sunday, August 31 Little Green Thumbs Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop for kids to learn the basics of planting and caring for a garden! JOIN US! ⬇️ ⏰ 3-4 PM 📍West Campus FSH Grow Food For The Community Want to get involved with the garden, but not feeling ready to manage your own private plot?  JOIN THE ISLA VISTA GARDEN CLUBS! St. Micheal's Garden Club Meetings every Monday from 5-6 PM. 📍 6586 Picasso Rd Questions? ⬇️ Contact Kency Mendez Villegas (kjm...@ucsb.edu) Methodist Garden Club Meetings every Wednesday at 5-6 PM. 📍 Corner of Sueno & Camino Del Sur Questions? ⬇️ Contact Sequoia Marx  (sequo...@ucsb.edu) Why Join? While anyone is welcome to harvest fresh produce for free from the blue painted shared beds at St. Michael's and Methodist Community Gardens, Garden Club members play a bigger role -- helping decide what gets planted, caring for the crops, and often getting the first pick of ripe produce. By joining, you'll be supporting local food access, reducing food miles, and practicing climate-friendly agriculture! ✅ Open to all experience levels and ages ✅ Tools are provided -- just bring yourself! Volunteering Saturday Morning Live 📅 Saturday, August 30 This week, SML volunteering will be held at ECP Student Farm! You can meet our Volunteer Coordinator at 10:30 AM at the IV Food Co-op to walk over together, or head directly to the garden.  JOIN US! ⬇️ 🕐 11 AM - 1 PM  📍 ECP Student Farm  In addition to Saturday Morning Live, we've got plenty of other ways to volunteer this summer!  Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just want to soak up some sun and do something meaningful, we’d love your help. 🌿 🐛 Join the Garden Buddy Network This is a low intensity volunteer program where you will help with watering and weeding. Usually garden buddies volunteer for 1-2 hours at a time when they are free. There are so many benefits to gardening, mentally, physically, and health wise, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your hands dirty and help a buddy out!  Please fill out the Google Form linked below if you're interested in joining the network! 📩 Contact our Volunteer Coordinator Interested in a wide range of volunteer opportunities? Unsure where to start?   ECP's volunteer coordinator, Connor Carpenter, is here to help! Feel free to reach out to sa-ecpv...@ucsb.edu if you have any questions about volunteering.     Thank you for reading our newsletter! Your support and volunteering efforts are what keep us and our gardens running and growing! 🥳 Edible Campus Program Building 434, Room 121