Greenhouse celebration
From EcoReality
- WHAT
- Farmhouse Concert, Greenhouse Celebration, Open House, and Jam Session
- WHEN
- Friday, 25 May 2012, 1-5 PM
- WHERE
- 2172 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island (How to get to EcoReality)
- WHO
- EcoReality Co-op, a sustainable cooperative organic farm in the Fulford Valley
- WHY
- Because we just put up a humongous greenhouse, and need to celebrate!
Please join us in welcoming wandering organic farm minstrel Salvador Dali Lama, who will regale you with his eclectic "gypsybilly" style of singing and songwriting. Dali (as he likes to be called) is doing a tour of Western Canada organized by Willing Workers on Organic Farms.
Although Dali is playing farm house concerts across the country, our big reason for inviting him is to help celebrate the completion and operation of our large new greenhouse, up and cranking out starts for both vegetables and medicinal herbs, which will be available for sale at the event.
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Event Details
Doors open at 12:30 PM on Friday for an informal "meet-n-greet" where people can have a word with Dali and get a quick tour of our new humongous greenhouse.
The house concert begins at 1:15 PM, in the greenhouse. (Or if the weather is totally unsuitable, in the classroom.) Dali will perform two 45 minute sets with an intermission in-between.
Then from 3-5 PM, we get informal in the "open house" portion of the event, and Dali will jam with whomever brings instruments while Jan, Carol, and Ben give tours of the newly completed greenhouse and the gardens.
Organic, local snacks and refreshments are served at intermission and during open house.
EcoReality Co-op farmstead items will be available for purchase, as well! We will also be taking applications for our community supported dairy shares. (Only dairy herd shareholders may receive dairy products.)
Admission is by donation, with $5 to $15 suggested.
If you feel so inclined, fill in the form below, or email, or call 250-653-2024 to let us know you're coming so we'll have enough eats, or simply show up for the concert, open house/jam, or both, and hope we have enough!
We hope to see you on Friday, 25 May!
About Salvador Dali Lama
Gallery of greenhouse construction photos
Click on any photo for a bigger view.
 An unimpressive trailer full of parts arrives in Mach 2011. |
 Soggy ground doesn't work for tractors, but mill slabs help. |
 One of many work parties poses for the camera. |
 Charles, showing off the few bits of his clothing not coated with polyurethane glue! |
 Yet another intrepid work party poses for the camera. |
 Five adults and three children prepare make aviation history via a 4,500 sqft polyethylene kite. |
 Greenhouse skinned, but not yet secured. |
 Rudy helps work the wrinkles out while two teams install "wiggle wire" on the sides. |
 Jan and Charles, installing wiggle wire. |
 Abstract patterns inside the greenhouse. |
 Carol and Aiko install wiggle wire. |
 The skin is on and temporarily secured, waiting for skinning of the ends. |
 Anna shows off her impressive cardboard de-taping skills in the new greenhouse. |
 Charles assembles table legs in preparation for building the top level of our two-level propagation stands. |
 The greenhouse table tops are done, waiting for the bottoms. |
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 Charles prepares diagonal braces for the greenhouse table bottoms. |
 The doors that came with the greenhouse kit were barely wide enough for a wheelbarrow, but we wanted to be able to easily bring big equipment in and out, so we designed these 8' x 8' doors. |
 Greenhouse table design saves material and weight over a conventional "straight legged" design, while allowing improved wheelbarrow access. |
 The prototype greenhouse table is strong enough for Charles to nap on. Sixteen more to build! |
 Assembly begins on the sixteen propagation table bottoms. |
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Event #32 Information
| Event: | Greenhouse Celebration |
| Description: | Come help us celebrate the opening of our new 3,600 sqft greenhouse, currently harbouring some 12,000 seedlings in soil blocks. Enjoy the music of wandering minstrel Salvidor Dali Lama while munching on local snacks and beverages. Farm goods and plant starts available, as well. |
| When: | Friday, 25 May 2012, 12:00:00 PM through 03:00:00 PM |
| Where: | EcoReality Grounds |
| Supplied: | entertainment, local snacks, beverages |
| Bring: | ears, ideas, encouragement, good energy |
| Cost: | $5.00 to $15.00(sliding scale) |
Class Notes
Class notes are available at: [http://www.EcoReality.org/wikiEvents:20120525_Greenhouse_Celebration ].
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