Category: Terra Cultura News
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Fall Reflections, and An Invitation!
First, an apology… You haven’t heard from us quite as often lately. We’re sorry about that. We want to share some of our recent progress, and invite you to our Oct. 13th Open House (more below)! As you might guess, it’s a lot of work to run a nonprofit, establish a farm, reach out to…
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Terra Cultura and You
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Hello Friends, Farmers, Gardeners, Educators, Artists, Activists, Philanthropists, and Stalwart Volunteers, We’ve been busy as ever turning this piece of raw land into a thriving community hub for education around agroecology and art. With the help of many hard-working, lighthearted volunteers, we’re chipping away at the many projects we need to accomplish in…
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Introducing Saturday Volunteer Days!
Hello Friends! Ready for some fun in the sun on the farm? We’re beginning our Saturday Volunteer Days this weekend, and we wanted to answer any questions you may have. First of all, thank you for your interest in volunteering at Terra Cultura! To stay up to date on volunteer activities, sign up! Here’s what you need…
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Food Insecurity in America’s Salad Bowl
Our home on the California Central Coast has been called the Salad Bowl of the World. The climate, soil, and infrastructure make it a pretty ideal place to grow food. Driving down our canyon into the valley, we look out the car window onto countless acres owned by familiar brands: Dole, Driscolls, Earthbound. Something has…
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When Challenging Problems Become Creative Solutions
We’ve been on the land for two months now, and we’re learning so much. The early days are both exciting and challenging. As we get things ready to amp up our educational programming in agroecology, environmental stewardship, and the arts, two things strike me especially. Manual labor is anything but mind-numbing when you have the…
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The Quantified Off-Grid Life
We got our first water bill from the Aromas Water District last week. In our first 30 days on the land, we used 220 cubic feet, or 1645.71 gallons of water. That sounds like a lot, but if you do the math, that works out to 54.85 gallons of water used on-site per day in…
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April Showers Bring …
Updates From The Three Of Us On What We’ve Been Up To Lately On The Land… Jessica: Helter Skelter Shelter As you walk through the gate to Terra Cultura’s new home, you are greeted by two wooden structures, strangely charming in their haphazard construction. We’re not exactly sure who built them, but they are an…
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You Are Here
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] We can’t believe it’s all really happening. Our first few days on the land have been jam packed. There’s so much to do to make this spot comfortable for ourselves, let alone future students, artists, educators, and guests. The first step is to create a temporary campsite that will allow us to work…
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Goodbye San Diego
The time has come for Jessica, Travis, and I to say our goodbyes to San Diego, as we pack up for our move north to Aromas, Ca—Terra Cultura’s new found home. All three of us have lived in San Diego before, Jessica and I grew up here, and we are very lucky that this gentle…
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Composting Toilets, Solar Energy, and Greywater Systems, Oh My!
Updates From All 3 of Us on What We’ve Been Researching and Thinking About . . . Travis: Solar Energy & Childhood Dreams I’ve been fascinated by the idea of using solar panels to achieve off-grid energy independence for as long as I can remember. My parents got me one of those educational electrical science kits…