Regular Meeting: Wintu Wisdom

Date: 
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Have you ever wondered about the people who lived here for hundreds if not thousands of years before Europeans and their descendants came to Hayfork Valley and the surrounding region? These were the people of the Wintu nation. They were the ancestors of many people still living here. Some of them have established the Wintu Educational and Cultural Council of Northern California to preserve the cultural ways and wisdom of their past, while also respecting the ways of others. Another important mission of theirs is to protect and preserve ancient sacred sites here.

Fire in the Woods: Lenya Quinn-Davidson

Date: 
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 7:00pm
Here in Trinity County we live in the ‘woods’. We all know wood can burn, and many of us use the bounty around us as ‘fire wood’ to heat our homes, some even to cook meals. We also know that ‘wild fires’ sometimes burn the woods around us, threatening our buildings and communities. And for decades in the recent past we sought to put out all wildfires. But we are learning—and some folks knew all along-that fire is an important part of maintaining healthy ‘woods’ where wildfires rarely turn into catastrophic events. We are now learning how to live with and even to use fire to ease the fuel load and help restore our ecosystem to a healthy, vibrant and productive state.

Gardening Presentation

Date: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 7:00pm

Happy harvest! Hayfork Farmer’s Market producer Ryan will review this garden year, talk about how we can prepare our garden for success next year, and tell us how to make a system of sustainability in our garden and in the greater Hayfork Valley. How perfect for this season and place!

Additionally, local chefs Ken and Gail will give us innovative ways to put our garden bounty to use, making a seasonally appropriate soup for everyone to share throughout the evening.

Solar Roots Presentation

Date: 
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 7:00pm

Bruce Gardiner will give a presentation of his work at Northern Delights Coffee Shop in Hayfork on Tuesday, September 17th at 7PM. He has been bringing Renewable Energy to communities in the developing world. Bruce has spent much of the last 6 years touring the globe, introducing people to Photovoltaics (solar electricity), solar cooking, solar hot water and improved biomass cook stoves. Countries visited so far include Thailand, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Madagascar, Tanzania and Haiti.

Water Conservation in the home garden

Date: 
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 7:00pm

Regular Meeting: Food Safety

Date: 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
When we can, most of us in Hayfork Cooperative avoid produce with pesticide residues on it for our families’ wellbeing as well as for the health of the land and purity of the waters. When gathering fruits, herbs and other foods we also avoid picking next to well travelled roads due to the unhealthy hydrocarbon residues that accumulate on them. But how often do we consider contamination by bacteria and other pathogens on the produce from our gardens and orchards? Carol Fall does and has lots of tips about growing and handling food safely as crops on the land and food in our kitchens.

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