December 11, 2005
PTF at "Freedom" presented by Activate LA
Jules Dervaes presents a short speech on Path to Freedom.
October 09, 2005
Cob Oven Pizza Party
Alison Herson of American Flatbread Company
Celebrate the completion of the Cob Oven!
TIME: 5:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $5 - $10 donation (pizza provided)
RSVP: Space is limited, please RESERVE in advance to ensure a seat.
FOOD: This event includes a potluck so please bring refreshments to share with others from the community. Pizza will be provided courtesy of Path to Freedom and American Flatbread Pizza Company.
To make this a green event reusable plates, cups, and utensils will be provided to ensure there is no unnecessary waste. All other waste (i.e., plastic wrappers, glass bottles, food containers, etc) and food scraps will be recycled, reused, composted or fed to Path to Freedom's pet chickens and ducks.
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Join Path to Freedom and other from the community for an evening of food and fellowship as we experience an alternative and ancient way of cooking and celebrate the completion of the rocket-cob oven. This wood-fired oven was hand-built with clay, sand and straw and is the product of the hard work and enthusiastic effort of a "community".
Come and relax in a garden setting, sharing in music and discussion and dine on wood-fired organic, vegetarian pizzas provided by American Flatbread.
This will be a potluck so you must bring something to contribute (drinks, fruit, chips, or a dish). If you are a musician, bring your musical instrument and join others in an impromptu sing-along.
GUEST SPEAKERS' BACKGROUND:
RAY CIRINO - Owner of Cobanation and who is an experienced and innovative cobber whose instructions and efforts made this beautiful oven possible
ALISON HERSON - of American Flatbread. American Flatbread is a return to bread's roots, an endeavor not to mass-produce bread but to explore the possibility of how good bread can be. This endeavor began in the small kitchen of Gladys Ford in a cabin by a clean, cold lake in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. American Flatbread began as an experiment in post-modern bread baking. We have reached back to the very beginning of bread baking and used the same methods; simple wholesome ingredients shaped by hands of thoughtful caring people baked in a primitive wood-fired earthen oven. The nature of the bread we eat—from the way the grain is grown and harvested, milled, mixed, and baked, to how it is administered and policed, from how it is hoarded or shared to whether its production enriches or enslaves—will shape our own nature and the destiny of our culture.
September 08, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "Sierra Summit 2005"
Sierra Club's National Convention & Expo
September 8-11
The Moscone Center, San Francisco
August 21, 2005
PTF at "Post Petroleum Preperation" presented by Sol Fest
'Path to Freedom' - Where a step backwards is progress
Workshop presentation by Jules Dervaes
Post Petroleum Preperation tent @ 11:00am
SolFest® - 10th Annual Event
Solar Living Center
Hopland, CA
August 20, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "Sol Fest"
SolFest® - 10th Annual Event
August 20-21, 2005
10 AM - 7 PM Saturday
10 AM - 6:30 PM Sunday
Solar Living Center
Hopland, CA
June 26, 2005
BIKE SUMMER LA 2005
Arroyo Seco Eco Ride & Tour of Path to Freedom
TIME: 9:00am to 1:00pm
COST: $5-$10 for tour of PTF
(Information from:BikeSummer.org
Location: We will meet at the Heritage Square/Arroyo Gold Line station (3545 Pasadena Ave. Los Angeles 90031). Ending at Path To Freedom (631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena 91103) Summary: Cities, community coalitions ,groups and individuals are working hard to make Los Angeles and surrounding cities more livable and sustainable places. On this ride, 7 miles, Class C, we will travel from North East Los Angeles to Pasadena. Details: We will meet at the Heritage Square/Arroyo Gold Line station (3545 Pasadena Ave. Los Angeles 90031). A short ride to the base of Flat Top for an overview of open space issues with the North East Los Angeles Open Space Coalition. We will continue to the one of the greenest buildings in the nation, the Audubon Center at Debs Park. Riding up the Arroyo Seco Bike Path, we will head to a location where the City of Pasadena is conducting stream restoration activities. We will ride to Path To Freedom, an urban homestead, located in Pasadena. This will be the final stop, where we will take a tour and have a chance to have lunch (Please bring a lunch). We will meet at the Heritage Square/Arroyo Gold Line station (3545 Pasadena Ave. Los Angeles 90031). Ending at Path To Freedom (631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena 91103).
This easy ride will be about 7 miles from end to finish. We will ride at a moderate pace, and stopping along the way (Class C). We will ride on streets, bike paths and bike lanes. Please bring a lock, as we will walk to the Arroyo Seco restoration site.
Although this is a free ride, the Audubon Center and Path To Freedom do rely on donations to keep going, so feel free to bring some money along to give to these causes. Suggested donation to Audubon Center is $1. Suggested donation to Path To Freedom is $5-10 for the tour.
The beginning and end points are close to Metro bus and rail stops. Beginning located at Heritage Square/Arroyo Gold Line station (3545 Pasadena Ave. Los Angeles 90031) MTA Bus: 81, 83, 255. Concluding close to the Memorial Park Gold Line Station (125 E. Holly St. Pasadena 91103) MTA Bus: 180, 181, 256, 260, 267, 361, 697. Leader will return to beginning point.
North East Los Angeles Open Space Coalition
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Arroyo Seco (Pasadena)
Path to Freedom
ORGANIZER:Jeff Chapman
FILM SCREENING: The Future of Food
Special Guest: Deborah Koons Garcia - Director, writer, producer and activist
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.
TIME: 4:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $15 donation to cover food and speaker costs.
(or $5 for the 7:30pm discussion)
RSVP: Space is limited, please RESERVE in advance to ensure a seat.
FOOD: Vegetarian food will be provided (some from our organic garden!). However, to make this a green event, please bring your own plates, cups and utensils if possible.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:Film followed by speakers
Deborah Koons Garcia, Lily Films.
Jules Dervaes, Path to Freedom.
Zuri Allen, Organic Consumers Association.
FILM DESCRIPTION: The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
The Future of Food was shown over a dozen times as a work in progress in Mendocino County, California before the March 2004 election and was the primary element in passing Measure H which bans the planting of genetically engineered crops in the county. It is the first time U.S. citizens have voted on this very important issue.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
4:00 PM Welcome
4:30 PM Film, THE FUTURE OF FOOD
6:30 PM Food & Entertainment (vegan/vegetarian food will be provided)
7:30 PM Guest Speakers, featuring Deborah Koons Garcia
9:00 PM End
GUEST SPEAKERS' BACKGROUND:
DEBORAH KOONS GARCIA - Deborah Koons Garcia fell in love with filmmaking when she first picked up a Bolex while a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1970. She was the instigator and chief Creative Consultant for Grateful Dawg, a documentary about the musical friendship between her husband Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Grateful Dawg premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to a lively run in film festivals, in theaters and on television.
"My goal was to make a film that gave the average person a clear understanding of how genetic engineering works, from the cellular level to the global level. I'm hoping this film can be a combination of SILENT SPRING, and THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS. Once you see it you'll feel compelled to act, even if that means just changing the the kind of food you eat." ~ Deborah Koons Garcia ~
JULES DERVAES -
ZURI ALLEN -
June 05, 2005
WORKSHOP: Building a Cob Oven
Instructor: Ray Cirino of Cobanation
Build an Earth Oven and have Fun with Mud!
TIME: 10:00am to 6:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $65 - $85 sliding scale
Advanced registration and payment is required
Please RESERVE & PAY in advance. Payment due by June 1
Register by May 31 and save $15 ($50)
(Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE for "no-shows")
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Learn how to build a simple fully functioning sculpted bread oven from mud in one day. This earthen sculpture will be built using inexpensive materials: sand, clay, straw, and water.
You will learn about materials selection and evaluation, mixing and cobbing techniques, and designing. Cob has been used for millennia . With recent rises in the price of lumber and increasing interest in natural and environmentally safe building practices, cob is enjoying a renaissance. This ancient technology doesn't contribute to deforestation, pollution or mining nor depend on manufactured materials or power tools. Earth is non-toxic and completely recyclable.
The workshop will be a mix of hands-on (and feet in!). Please wear clothes that you wouldn't mind soiling. Course is as physical as you choose; activity is hands-on, cooperative, and enjoyable.
BRING: A hat, suntan lotion, towel, slip-ons, perhaps a change of clothes. Also bring your own bag lunches and beverages. We will provide light snacks and water.
INSTRUCTOR: Ray Cirino, of Cobanation, is an experienced and innovative cobber. He will share his love and enthusiasm of cob demonstrating his own unique and whimsical design.
May 22, 2005
WORKSHOP: Homebrew Biodiesel
Instructor: Maria Alovert - Biodiesel Activist
Learn how to make your own "green fuel"
TIME: 10:00pm to 2:00pm
and
4:00pm to 8:00
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $50 - $65 sliding scale
Advanced registration and payment is required
Please RESERVE & PAY in advance.
Payment due by May 19
Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE for "no-shows")
Pre order Maria's Biodiesel Homebrew Guide (the best homebrew resource!)
EVENT DESCRIPTION: "How-to" biodiesel class for beginners on making fuel from restaurant "waste" oil. At this workshop, you'll be shown the nitty-gritty details of home-brewing biodiesel.
Different basic aspects of homebrewed biodiesel will be addressed as well as the kind of equipment you would need to start brewing your own biodiesel.
Introduction / Overview:
- Safety first!
- Autonomy of a fumeless processor
- What is Titration, and why does it have to be done?
- "Transester-what???"
- Know the lingo (Flyer handout)
- How to start, what equipment do you need?
Quick Chemistry:
- KOH catalyst versus NaOH catalyst
- Free fatty acids and water
- What is happening in a biodiesel process
How To:
- Safe handling of Lye
- Waste oil filtering
- Titration and pH testing to determine amount of Lye and Methanol
- Testing
- Trial batches
- Mixing / Adding Methanol and Lye to waste oil
- Operating a Fumeless Water-Heater Processor
See in action:
- Wash techniques
- Processor mixing
- Settling of Glycerol
- Testing of soaps and catalyst
Conclusion:
- Problems with biodiesel in cars / changing filters and fuel lines
- Final words
INSTRUCTOR: Maria Alovert from Berkeley, California, is an activist who teaches classes on making biodiesel and is the inventor of the fumeless water heater processor. See her website Local B100
May 10, 2005
Knit Together
Explore the rhythm of your soul
TIME: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: FREE. Please bring healthy snacks and drinks to contribute to the munchies table!
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Join us and fellow crafters as we gather to knit / crochet, chat, and interact. It's the perfect way to relax, meet others, practice your technique and skills, share favorite patterns and show off your creations.
No experience necessary. Whether you've never knitted or crocheted a stitch before in your life, have done so a long time ago, just learned, or are an expert -- all skill levels are welcome!
If you've made an extra hat. scarf, or sweater you don't need, you can leave them to be donated as gifts to the City of Hope for the cancer patients or Union Station for the homeless.
May 01, 2005
WORKSHOP: Re-mineralize the Earth
Special Guest: Andy Lopez - The Invisible Gardener
Saving the world with Rock Dust.
TIME: 3:00pm to 4:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $5 - $10 donation. Recieve a free sample of rock dust.
POTLUCK: Event includes a 'May Day' potluck afterwards, so please bring food and drink to contribute.
May wine punch will mulled and available at this event (using sweet woodruff and edible flowers from our yard!)
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Our most optimistic expectations are no less than the realization of an old dream: 'What will fertilizing with stone dust accomplish? It will turn stones into bread...make barren regions (fruitful) (and) feed the hungry.'" ~ Julius Hensel; Bread From Stones (1894) ~
Research shows that many of our ordinary everyday foods have taken a significant dip in mineral content over the last half-century.
Adding finely ground gravel dust to soils is a tremendous boost to organic agriculture and can make it truly viable by adding up to a hundred elements and trace minerals needed by all life. Rock dust also nourishes the microorganisms in the soil, whose protoplasm is the basis of all living things.
Mineral deficiencies due to soil deficiencies could be behind dozens of common complaints, for without minerals, vitamins don’t work. The body depends heavily on enzymic reactions for the production of many of the living biochemicals needed for full health. Enzymes in turn are heavily dependent on minerals and trace elements. Minerals are the bedrock of life.
Adding rock dust to horse manure increases the nutritional / mineral value of the manure.
Adding rock dust to your compost raises the energy level of the compost, increasing the bacterial levels of the compost.
Feeding the soil rock dust, you will be feeding the soils bacteria that is present in the soil, replenishing the soil with the vital minerals it now lacks.
PRESENTER'S BACKGROUND: Andy Lopez, The Invisible Gardener ( www.invisiblegardener.com ), seen on PBS and heard on Don't Panic It's Organic every sat mornings on CRNI.NEt radio, operates a worldwide club called Club IG and has over 8,000 members will speak on Rock Dust,
The Invisible Gardener Andy Lopez goes to work with vinegar, a bag of flour, garlic cloves, peppermint soap, and a bottle of Tabasco sauce. He may sound like a Cajun chef, but he's actually one of the worlds most respected organic gardeners. He uses these items as pesticides. As time passes, more and more so-called safe chemicals are outlawed, he says, after society has been used as a guinea pig.
April 23, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "Earth Day Comes Alive"
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Los Angeles, CA
9:00am - 4:00pm
FREE
PTF Exhibit at "Greening the Earth Day"
Memorial Park
Pasadena, CA
11:00am - 3:00pm
FREE
(PTF's biodiesel vehicle on display)
April 17, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "Earth Day Celebration"
All Saints Episcopal Church
Pasadena, CA
8:00am - 12:45 pm
FREE
April 16, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "Earth Day LA"
The Promenade
Santa Monica, CA
10:00am - 7:00pm
FREE
April 15, 2005
Knit Together and Yarn Swap
Explore the Rhythm of Your Soul
TIME: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: FREE. Please bring healthy snacks and drinks to contribute to the munchies table! And bring unwanted yarn to swap with fellow crafters.
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Join us and fellow crafters as we gather to knit / crochet, chat, and interact. It's the perfect way to relax, meet others, practice your technique and skills, share favorite patterns and show off your creations.
No experience necessary. Whether you've never knitted or crocheted a stitch before in your life, have done so a long time ago, just learned, or are an expert -- all skill levels are welcome!
If you've made an extra hat. scarf, or sweater you don't need, you can leave them to be donated as gifts to the City of Hope for the cancer patients or Union Station for the homeless.
April 12, 2005
Knit Together
Explore the Rhythm of Your Soul
TIME: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: FREE. Please bring healthy snacks and drinks to contribute to the munchies table!
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Join us and fellow crafters as we gather to knit / crochet, chat, and interact. It's the perfect way to relax, meet others, practice your technique and skills, share favorite patterns and show off your creations.
No experience necessary. Whether you've never knitted or crocheted a stitch before in your life, have done so a long time ago, just learned, or are an expert -- all skill levels are welcome!
If you've made an extra hat. scarf, or sweater you don't need, you can leave them to be donated as gifts to the City of Hope for the cancer patients or Union Station for the homeless.
March 27, 2005
PTF at Proyecto Jardin
'Profiting From Your Garden'
Presented by: Jules Dervaes
PROYECTO JARDIN
Community Garden
1718 Bridge Street
Boyle Heights
TIME: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
March 11, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "LA Environmental Education Fair"
The Arboretum of Los Angeles County
301 N. Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, California
COST: $7 for adults
$5 for seniors (62 and over)
$5 for students with ID
$2.50 for children 5- 12
Children under 5 are admitted free
Parking is free.
March 05, 2005
FILM SCREENING: The Greening of Cuba
Guest Speaker: Rachel Bruhnke
This presentation is key to understanding what is sustainable, and what is not.
TIME: 6:30pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $5 - $10 donation.
Space is limited, please RESERVE in advance. This event includes a potluck, so please bring food and non-alcoholic drink to share.
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Film followed by slide show presentation and Q & A session by Rachel Bruhnke
Because of their response to this dire situation, the Cubans have been praised for being the number one country in the world for their sustainable practices by the United Nations. Cut off from trade by the United States, in 1993 Cuba lost its critical oil imports from the Soviet Union almost overnight. The country had to learn to do without it, and today has lessons for the rest of the world about how it can be done. Learn how they managed to do it and what lessons could be taken from their experience with agrarian, low energy, cooperative lifestyle.
FILM DESCRIPTION: The Greening of Cuba video profiles Cuban farmers and scientists working to reinvent a sustainable agriculture, based on ecological principles and local knowledge rather than imported agricultural inputs. In their quest for self sufficiency, Cubans combine time-tested traditional methods with cutting edge bio-technology.
GUEST SPEAKER'S BACKGROUND: Rachel Bruhnke received a Masters of Science Degree in 2001 in Environmental Systems Engineering for her research on renewable energy policy in Cuba. Subsequently, she directed the Eco Cuba Exchange program at the NGO Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.org) , based in San Francisco, California.
The program linked US and Cuba professionals in the areas of sustainable management of natural resources and environmental protection. Ms. Bruhnke was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras for 3 years, has studied and worked in Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica, and has traveled extensively through Latin America. She also holds a bilingual elementary teaching credential and is the mother of a Cuban American daughter. Ms. Bruhnke is currently working toward a PhD from the University of Havana, Cuba, researching the potential for US-Cuba trade in the environmental marketplace.
February 17, 2005
PTF Exhibit at "Open House for Educators"
Kidspace Pasadena
3:00pm - 5:30 pm
FREE
February 10, 2005
PTF at "Permaculture Night" presented by NELA
Jules Dervaes presents PTF slideshow @ Flor y Canto
'Permaculture Night' hosted by Northeast Neighbors for Peace and Justice
WHERE:Flor y Canto
TIME:( Begins at 8 pm )
COST:Free but please consider donating to the Flor y Canto community space and bookstore.
This event includes a potluck, so please bring food and drink to share.
EVENT DESCRIPTION: A night of permaculture films to inspire Urban Farmers: Beyond Organic, Global Gardener, and City Farmer.
Also...
As a special guest speaker, Jules Dervaes from Path to Freedom will be present to share a slideshow presentation about The Path Project - an "Urban Homestead" striving to live a self-sufficient lifestyle in the middle of Pasadena. Situated on just 1/5 of an acre (1/10 under cultivation), The Path Project utilizes every available space and resource towards self-sufficiency. Through the active use of permaculture and intensive growing methods, The Path Project generated 6,000 pounds of food in 2003 and 2004.
The Path Project also incorporates additional principles towards sustainable living, including: Natural pest management, Energy Independence through homebrewed biodiesel, solar panels, and solar ovens, Simple living, and 'citified' farm animals.
Path to Freedom strives to inspire individuals to "think globally, act locally" by motivating them to live a simpler and more fulfilling life and through The Path Project, it is being proved that we can attain our goal if we advance along the path one step at a time.
FILM DESCRIPTION(S):
Beyond Organic: The Vision of Fairview Gardens(2000, 33 minutes)
Fairview Gardens is an urban farm located in Goleta, California, right in the middle of some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S. Managed for the past two decades by visionary farmer/photographer/author, Michael Ableman, this 12-acre organic farm has become a model of sustainable food production and community involvement, as well as an inspiration for thousands of people all over the world.
Beyond Organic tells the story of this amazing farm and its long battle to survive in the face of rapid suburban development. It explores the efforts of Ableman and his staff to diversify the farm, open it to educational tours for thousands of people -- especially schoolchildren -- and defend it against angry neighbors, hostile public officials and developers eager to re-zone the land for condominiums. It draws a sharp contrast between community supported agriculture and conventional chemical farming, and it calls on organic farmers to remember basic principles, including fair labor practices, as their farms grow in size and power.
It is a dramatic story with a happy ending. Other neighbors -- and eventually the entire Santa Barbara community -- rallied around Fairview Gardens and raised $800,000 to preserve it as a land trust, and as a source of inspiration, for future generations. Narrated by Meryl Streep.
Global Gardener: Permaculture with Bill Mollison (1996, 28 minutes)
Bill Mollison is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests. We will watch a segment of this 2 hour program that features urban solutions in New York City and Harare, Zimbabwe.
City Farmers (1998, 32 minutes)
The gardeners themselves narrate the film, giving a heartwarming and sometimes painful accounting of the struggle to keep their gardens alive.
They tell of life on both sides of the garden fence: from their fight against drug dealers and gangs to the successes of the gardens as food suppliers to families and Senior Centers. As they tend their rows, some of these caretakers are reminded of their childhood days on farms in the South, while others, who have known only pavement under their feet, have found new directions for their futures.
LOCATION:Flor y Canto
Community Space and Bookstore
3706 N. Figueroa
Highland Park, California
323.276.1148
http://www.FloryCanto.org
January 23, 2005
WORKSHOP: Effective Microorganisms and Bokashi
Instructor: Chip Fieberg - Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center's Garden Manager, Patagonia, Arizona
Saving the World with Microorganisms
TIME: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: $10 - $25 donation.
Space is limited, please RESERVE in advance. This event includes a potluck, so please bring food and non-alcoholic drink to share.
EVENT DESCRIPTION: While focusing mainly on EM's uses in the home, other topics discussed will include the history of EM's discovery, how EM is being used in many different industries to reduce or eliminate pollution, medicinal use of EM, EM's role in global ecology, and of course EM's many uses in organic agriculture.
The workshop will also include a hands-on demonstration of making Activated EM and EM bokashi (bokashi = fermented organic matter).
PRESENTER'S BACKGROUND: Chip's interest in agriculture began in 2000 when he started enjoying the produce from the Santa Monica farmer's markets. It was there that he connected with a small, family owned and operated farm in Malibu named Vital Zuman (http://www.vitalzuman.com)
During the 18 months as a volunteer at Vital Zuman and working the farmer's market selling produce from the farm, Chip helped Vital Zuman gain the reputation of having the freshest, locally grown produce in Los Angeles. He had also entered into the raw food circles in Santa Monica through his presence at the farmer's markets. His interest in raw food is what lead him to discover the Tree of Life in Arizona through a friend that was employed there.
After volunteering in the Tree of Life gardens for one week, he was offered the position of garden assistant and later garden manager. It was at the Tree of Life, that Chip was under the tutelage of John Phillips, an authority in organic farming with over 35 years of experience. John introduced Chip to EM (effective microorganisms) as a means of solving many of the problems that face an organic grower. John also taught Chip about the many other uses of EM ranging from waste control to medicinal use.
Chip has had extensive experience with EM during his 17 months working with John Phillips and has hosted several EM workshops with John for the guests of the Tree of Life. Having done much research and experimentation of his own, Chip has formed deep connections with EM on many levels and is himself developing into an authority on the subject.
Chip Fieberg
www.TreeofLife.nu
savetheworldwith-em@yahoo.com
January 18, 2005
Knit Together
Explore the Rhythm of Your Soul
TIME: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Path to Freedom
COST: FREE. Please bring healthy snacks and drinks to contribute to the munchies table!
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Join us and fellow crafters as we gather to knit / crochet, chat, and interact. It's the perfect way to relax, meet others, practice your technique and skills, share favorite patterns and show off your creations.
No experience necessary. Whether you've never knitted or crocheted a stitch before in your life, have done so a long time ago, just learned, or are an expert -- all skill levels are welcome!
If you've made an extra hat. scarf, or sweater you don't need, you can leave them to be donated as gifts to the City of Hope for the cancer patients or Union Station for the homeless.