On the day Sonic Bloom Festival begins, before the evening performances spark off the weekend, we will gather at District ONE Farms in nearby Walsenburg to take action for a brighter future. Music, hands-on projects, workshops, food, and community has been the best way to start Sonic Bloom for the last three years in a row; and this year we want to share it with you.

Hands-On Projects include:
– Planting Trees & Perennial Guilds on the Swales
– Chicken Tractor Build
– Planting Herbs & Flowers
– Mushroom Inoculation
– Building Compost & Resource Bins
– Applying Compost Tea
– Building Tire Foundation of Greenhouse at High School
– Installing Insulation & Water Barrels in Greenhouse
– Constructing Barrelponics System
– Building Wicking Beds for Greenhouse
– Painting Rain Barrels

*SCHEDULE*
10:00am Welcome to Arrive; Yoga w/ Yogardener
10:30am Opening Circle, and Ceremony w/ Scott Barta
11:00am Hands-On Projects Begin!
11:30am Sound System Starts Up w/ Sonic Warrior Music
12:00pm All-Day Lunch Spread
12:30pm Fruit Tree Grafting Demonstration w/ Vanessa Harmony
1:00pm JaJa DJ Set
2:00pm Sonic Warrior DJ Set (Live Mixing)
2:30pm Biodynamics Application Hands-On Workshop w/ Stone Hunter
3:00pm Live Performance by Mike Wird
4:00pm Wrap Up at the Farm and head to Hummingbird Ranch

*WORKSHOPS*

Biodynamics Application Hands-On Workshop w/ Stone Hunter:  In this hands on workshop we will work with understanding how and when to use the Biodynamic Preparations. We will stir and apply these therapeutic treatments on the land

Grafting Demonstration w/ Vanessa Harmony: Vanessa Harmony is an arborist and permaculturist working at Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. In this workshop, Vanessa will use “dummy” root stock and scionwood to teach folks how to graft fruit trees.

Opening Ceremony w/ Scott Barta: Six Direction (4 directions plus GrandFather Sky and GrandMother Earth) exercise with Sage smudge, hand drum, song, and a big Round Dance.

*MUSIC*

– Ja Ja DJ Set – https://soundcloud.com/jaklava
– Sonic Warrior music – https://soundcloud.com/ryansorrell
– Performance by Mike Wird – http://mikewird.com/media/

Invite your friends to the Facebook Event Page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/163281871018925/

Come throw down your skills, energy, plants, and labor to make the community farm a thriving, productive model of the new just economy we’re stepping into.

District ONE Farms provides their produce to a pay-what-you-can, farm-to-table restaurant in downtown Walsenburg. We’ll enjoy a meal there together after working on projects at the farms and before heading in to Sonic Bloom to get down for the weekend.