Thank you one and all! Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to all who have given of themselves to sustain Quail Springs. Below we’ve listed names of in-kind supporters and financial supporters for 2012 and 2013. This is a partial and growing list. It is impossible to keep up with the outpouring of support! We’d also like to thank …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Volunteer Weekends with Quail Springs
Over the past 3 weekends, Quail Springs has had the opportunity of having volunteers come to the land and help build projects and learn about how permaculture and sustainability are touching the ground here. With over 80 volunteers over a series of three weekends we got to work on natural building projects, the food forest, and installing a water tank. …