Join us for the southernmost stop on the Permaculture Action Network’s Solidarity Tour with Rising Appalachia. 

Show up in support of Food Sovereignty & Security and Alternative Economies

Grow On Urban Farms – 2358 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 8th, 2018 10 AM – 5 PM  CST

Projects will include :
– Rebuilding Outdoor Community Kitchen
– Installing a Rain Garden
– Planting Fruit Trees and Other Perennials
– Turning and Sifting Compost
– Building a 2nd Story for Shipping Containers
– Clearing and Re-Beautifying Adjoining Lot

*SCHEDULE*

10:00am    Welcome to Arrive!
10:30am     Opening Circle (Land & Peoples’ Acknowledgement
11:00am      Pecan Milk Making Workshop w/ Stan
11:30am       GroundWork NOLA’s Youth Green Team present on rain gardens
12:00pm      Letter Writing to Incarcerated Folks & Seed Packet Stuffing w/ Solitary Gardens
12:30pm      Free Feral music (30 minute set)
1:00pm        Jambalaya and Lunch Spread open up (free!)
1:15pm        Lydia Violet music (45 minutes)
1:00pm      Native Plant Walk or Fire Cider Making w/ Rachel Reeves
1:30pm      Decolonizing the History of New Orleans & Indigenous Histories
2:00pm      Food Apartheid and the History of Southern Crops w/ Jamal from SUA
2:30pm     Twanz DJ set
3:00pm      MadeGroceries live hip-hop set
3:30pm      Zero Waste Workshop w/ Corinne from Pussy PowerHouse
4:00pm     Mushroom Growing Workshop demonstration w/ All You Need Institute
5:00pm     Clean up and get ready for community Art Walk

A jambalaya and lunch spread will be offered at 1pm (free!); feel free to bring something to add to the potluck! Feel free to bring tools, work gloves, and other offerings as well!
Big thanks to The Daily Beet, Bayou Vegan Cafe, Kebab NOLA, and The Joint for gifting healthy food to the action day!

Sneak peak of some of the workshops:

SOLITARY GARDENS in coming through hosting letter writing to incarcerated folks, and stuffing seed packets for their anti-oppression/ abolitionist toolkit.

Groundwork New Orleans‘s Youth Green Team will be leading a workshop and project install of a rain garden and stormwater management system.

Pecan milk workshop – harvesting, shelling, blending all on site!

All You Need Institute – Mushroom Growing Workshop at 4!
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Sneak peak of some of the music to look forward to: (schedule coming soon)

MadeGroceries a loved, local hip-hop crew performing at 3!

Lydia Violet Harutoonian…. and more!

Invite your friends and get the latest updates on the facebook event page here. 

Rising Appalachia's show is on December 6th, at 8pm at One Eyed Jacks! Here is their show info: https://www.facebook.com/events/243145779880306/