Edible Campus Program: FREE BLOCK PARTY THIS SUNDAY!

[Elizabeth Lane]

Dear Edible Campus Community, 

Happy WEEK 7 of winter quarter! Here at ECP, we've got a lot of fun things coming up soon! Read below to find out more. 

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1) FSH Block Party @ West

The West Campus Family Student Housing Community Garden welcomes you to join us for a free community lunch and block party! We will be offering tours of the gardens, sharing food, and music. There will be outdoor games for kids and garden staff available to answer any questions you might have about the garden. Please register in advance to help us ensure we will have enough food for everyone who attends.

Please sign up here

📆 Date: Sunday, Feb. 22, 1-3pm

📍Location: West Campus Family Student Housing Garden

2) Upcoming Workshops

We host a variety of different workshops every week. Some are "garden education," where we teach you the basics of growing your own food at home or in a garden. Others are "nature wellbeing," which are more focused on mindfulness and getting you outside in nature! All are welcome to attend any of our workshops. Please sign up for one below:

2/17 - Anxiety & Art: Hands-On Healing

📅 Date: Tuesday, 2/17/2026, 11:15 - 1:30pm
📍 Location:  Sea Lookout Park

2/20 - Wing-Stop: How to Build Birdhouses

📅 Date: Friday, 2/20/2026, 2:00 - 3:00pm
📍 Location:  Storke Family Student Housing

2/20 - Succulent Planting Workshop

📅 Date: Feb. 20th @ 3 - 4 PM
📍 Location: St. Mike's Community Garden

2/20 - Sips of Self-Care: Tea Blending Experience

📅 Date: Friday, February 20th, 2026 3 - 4 PM
📍 Location: St. Mike's Community Garden 

2/23 - Mindfulness in Eating & Relationship With Food

📅 Date: Friday, Feb. 23 @ 3:30-4:30 PM
📍 Location: Methodist Community Garden

3) Send us workshop suggestions for Spring!

If you have any new workshops you would like to see from ECP, please send your ideas to Apphia Tran - apphi...@ucsb.edu!

4) Isla Vista Garden Clubs 

We host weekly garden club meetings at St. Michael's Community Garden & Methodist Community Garden. This is a great space to make new friends and become a leader in our community by helping decide what we plant. No sign up is necessary, just bring yourself! 

• St. Mike's Garden Club meets from 4-5pm on Wednesdays. 
  
• Methodist Garden Club meets from 2:30-3:30 on Fridays. 

5) Upcoming SMLs and Garden Volunteer Days

Please click on the links below to sign up! No prior gardening experience is needed to volunteer with us.

2/21 - 3 Sisters 4 Directions Garden

2/22 - Greenhouse & Garden Project

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That's all for this week's newsletter. Thank you for supporting our program. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns!

Best, 

Elizabeth Lane