It’s garlic planting time at Quail Springs! Forty students from our annual fall Hands-On Permaculture Design Course are making a big job into a fun afternoon’s work. There is a slight coolness in the air, a high-desert blue sky overhead, and dappled light filtering through the leaves of young trees. We’re preparing the seed garlic, sorting it for size, laying out the planting pattern, …
Call to Support the Work of Quail Springs
Quail Springs Annual Giving Campaign: November 2014 through January 2015 Dear Friends of Quail Springs, As the new Executive Director of Quail Springs I am in a very unique position. It is my privilege to reflect with the Quail Springs community, not only upon our organization’s first 10-years of evolution, but also to project ahead to the next decade and beyond – …
Is The World a Better Place Because of Quail Springs?
November 2013 through January 2014: Quail Springs Year-End Campaign Dear Friends, After nearly nine beautiful, and sometimes challenging, years of growing our lives and work out here in the high desert, I have to ask myself and the community who supports us, “Is the world a better place because of Quail Springs?” I believe the answer has to be a resounding, “Yes!” I know …
Quail Springs 10th Birthday Celebration w/ Cuyama Mama & The Hot Flashes
Cuyama Mama & The Hot Flashes @ Soho April 8th, 2015, 6pm, doors open; 7:30pm, show Quail Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm Benefit Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Food, Music, & Community Join us on April 8th at 6pm to celebrate Quail Springs‘ 10th birthday and a decade of inspiring service to the Santa Barbara community and beyond with a benefit show at Soho Restaurant …
Growing Table Grapes in the High Desert
This past April, Margaret Waterhouse, a former farm and garden apprentice, came down from Davis California to the high desert home of Quail Springs Permaculture Farm in southern California with about 120 grape cuttings carefully packed in moist wood shavings. A small group of friends, family, former apprentices, and students had gathered for the weekend to visit, walk the land, …
A Visit from Vision
We were recently graced by the presence of the Vision group from the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” The University of St. Thomas’ Vision volunteer program sends teams of primarily students to engage in service projects all around the world. This was their 4th year to come and work with Quail Springs. Over a 9 day stay the visionaries helped us to: Install half the fencing in the …
Regenerative Water Harvesting & Land Restoration Training
October 7-11, 2015 with instructors Craig Sponholtz – Watershed Artisans, Inc. Brenton Kelly – Quail Springs’ Land Steward, Farm Advisor & Restoration Program Director Neil Bertrando – R T Permaculture Designer & Loping Coyote Farm Manager Quail Springs Permaculture invites you to learn about what constitutes regenerative landscape design & restoration. Craig’s workshops offer an understanding of the science of …
Synchronizing worlds by NikiAnne Feinberg
I have served as a Board Member of Quail Springs for less than a year and have enjoyed every minute of it. As a woman in my the middle years of my life, I have been reflecting on what I am doing in this world, what I am good at and how I can be of service to the greater …
Earth Day 2012
New energy was brought to the Santa Barbara Earth Day presentation this year with a display that was creative and educational as well as totally handmade. Senia, Cami, Martha, Beth and Brenton unpacked all the books, murals, blackboards, and a turkey, and beautifully placed it between the food court and the community stage. The turkey, Pilgrim, strutted and conversed with …
Grainy Goodness: Bread
As a community, we love our wholesome bread. This recipie provides for a simple and hearty piece of toast or freshly sliced bread. The process goes over two or three days. It’s simple and effective. To my surprise, I managed to make a few loafs yesterday without killing the 100 year old whole-wheat starter we have. Pressure is off! Over …
