March 5, 2008
Spring is upon us…what better time to get your hands dirty?!?!
You’re invited to another fabulous work party this weekend
at your favorite urban sustainability cooperative…
come join us this Sunday, March 9th
from 11-4
@sol, 1236 23rd Avenue and International Blvd.
510.534.9987
yummy lunch included!
projects will include, but are not limited to:
*weeding and mulching
*prepping and planting!
*building our new chicken coop
*designing/constructing our new meditation platform
*planning and seeding our spring garden
*sewing and propagating for our spring plant sale
*sheet-mulching the new garden
*tidying for the Bay Friendly Garden Tour (of which we’re one fabulous stop!!!)
we hope to see you there!
love,
sol
Andrea
Andy
Ariel
Corey
Drea
Deepa
Jenn
Kevin
Rachel
…sol…
1236 23rd Avenue
Oakland, CA 94606
510.534.9987
www.oaklandsol.org
February 21, 2008
Hello to our wonderful community of educators and organizers!
You are cordially invited to a SOL open house just for you!
Are you planning your spring curriculum and looking for an awesome local field trip? Trying to start a garden and want to give your students some off-site inspiration? Or do you not have a garden yet but want to do a unit on urban gardening, science, cooking or nutrition?!?!?
Open House for Educators and Organizers
Thursday, February 28th
3-6
@ SOL
1236 23rd Avenue & International Blvd.
*take a garden tour
*taste homemade refreshments
*see demo activities
*talk to project members about how we can work together
*pick up internship applications for your High School students
*meet other educators eager to incorporate experiential education into their classrooms and after-school projects.
We have distributed brochures and invitations to many of our local schools- if you are a teacher or administrator, you should be receiving them through inter-district mail in the next day or so. Please help us put the word out!. If you are with an after-school program or local organization, attached are our new brochure and invitation, and we would so appreciate your helping us to spread the word!
hope to see you there!
Hello sol community,
We are excited to inform you of a sublet opportunity coming up this spring in our cooperative. If you or anyone you know is interested in being part of a dynamic, unique and incredible community and project, please read on! Help us spread the word, and feel free to contact us at oaklandsol@gmail.com with any questions.
love,
sol
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We are a close-knit, nine-person household near the Fruitvale area of Oakland (very BART/bike accessible). As a cooperative, we share food (all as organic and local as possible), living room/common area (a commercial storefront), a 5,000 square foot urban farm planted mainly with edible and native species. Our private bedrooms are in shared apartments. In addition to being a cooperative household, we are also a
sustainable living/education/demonstration project - we open our home and luscious organic garden to the community, mainly for youth cooking and gardening programs. We all volunteer varying amounts of
time/energy to the project, depending upon our availability, interests and skills, and as part of the household, we are seeking a subletter who is interested in participating in the project on some level. (In addition, there may be upcoming opportunities for minimal employment in connection to the project).
We all share a commitment to environment stewardship and sustainable living. Outside the house, we are many things including school garden teacher, urban planner/natural builder, grad student in biofuels, sustainability coordinator, and plant propagator.
The available room has wood floors, ample space and gets lots of direct sunlight. It is available May 1st, and rent is $465/month plus utilities, which comes to around $500/month. We also each pay $100/month for the food that we share. This is technically a temporary sublet, but the possibility of a longer-term living situation could come up…
You can read more about the project on our website, www.oaklandsol.org We will be hosting an open house in the coming weeks, so check our website for details. If you are interested, contact Corey at oaklandsol@gmail.com
November 29, 2007
Saturday, 12/8/07 7:30 pm
ZOYRES with Sandor Elix Katz!
Admission by donation; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Bring a jar to fill, some veggies to chop, a cutting board, knife, and grater.
Must RSVP at zoyres@gmail.com in order to attend!
December 8th ZOYRES will be collaborating with the one and only Sandor Elix Katz, author of The Wild Fermentation Book. Sandor lives in Tennessee and is currently touring around the country sharing fermentation skills and fomenting a grassroots movement to reconnect communities with healthy nutritious, delicious, and wholesome foods. Sandor and local fermenters will share their skills and experiences with fermentation and conduct a hands-on-sauerkraut making workshop involving interested audience members (YOU!), all to the live and lively music of Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment. Samples of local ferments will be on hand to sample and savor. BRING A KNIFE, CUTTING BOARD, GLASS JAR or CERAMIC CROCK, and some VEGETABLES so that you can leave the event with your own wild ferment. For ideas of vegetables and spices, see http://www.wildfermentation.com/resources.php?page=sauerkraut
Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Mike Perlmuter — saxes and clarinet
Liam Staskawicz – trombone
Jonathan Russell – clarinet and bass clarinet
Josh Sirotiak - tuba
Eddie Pollard – drums
zoyres.monopod.net
www.myspace.com/zoyres
http://youtube.com/profile?user=Zoyres
October 10, 2007
Once upon a time, near a BART stop far far away…
lived nine communal housemates who tended their garden with compost and love…
friends, the time has come for your semi-annual pilgrimage to the hinterlands of Fruitvale.
You are hereby cordially invited to our flourishing garden and blessed abode to
dance, make merry, and celebrate a bountiful harvest.
*fall into sol, an autumnal affair*
Saturday, October 13th!
@ sol
1236 23rd Avenue at International Blvd.
*7:30-9:00* Educational presentation and lecture (TBA)
*9* Party, DJ and Dancing (no cover)
DJ’s Q-Bug and Friends
Bobbing for apples
and other autumnal activities
Beers $3, tasty drink concoctions $4
A cornucopia of complimentary organic delectables
we hope to see you there!
love,
sol
Andrea
Andy
Corey
Deepa
Drea
Kevin
Mike
Rachel
Shereen
April 6, 2007
Saturday afternoon and evening, May 12th
featuring:
* a spring plant sale and garden tours
* activities and workshops for folks of all ages
* organic homemeade delectables and garden treats
* fabulous guest speakers
* a rockin’ dance party and fundraiser until the wee hours
more details to come. tell your friends.
love,
sol
October 6, 2006
☼Come to SOL’s Fall Extravaganza, Saturday, October 14th☼
☼7:30 pm-9 pm ☼
Presentation Eric Holt Gimenez, the Executive Director of Food
First, will talk about Sustainable Agriculture in the Bay Area
☼9 pm - dawn ☼
Party, DJ and Dancing
DJ Kwesi
DJ Domingo Yu
DJ Chango
(Beers $3, Drinks $4 donations)
☼Bring Instruments for music in our candle-lit organic urban garden
☼This summer Sol was able to employ 5 local youth as interns in our garden, using money we had previously fundraised. Proceeds from this event will enable us to continue this exciting program. Funds will also benefit Oakland Food Connection’s garden education and internship
programs. OFC is a non-profit focused on food justice in low-income neighborhoods.
☼Door: $2-20 sliding Scale at Door (no one turned away for lack of funds)
September 3, 2006
Our new friends at Freshtopia stopped by for a visit, and now you can see for yourself the latest goings on at sol! Check out this great video log of sol and Shereen’s fabulous interview on #0018 at…
www.freshtopia.net/vlog/
and while you’re at it, we have another video on current tv,
an interview with Kevin and Deepa…
http://www.current.tv/watch/2498384
June 14, 2006
Hello Friends,
sol is looking for a new housemate/project member to move in as soon as July 1st! if you or anyone you know is interested in living at sol and being a part of our project, you are cordially invited to attend one of two open houses coming up this Sunday and next.
*Open Houses*
Sunday, June 18th from 11-2
and
Sunday, June 25th from 11-2
Come see our space, meet the house and get a feel for the goings on at sol!
E-mail us at oaklandsol@gmail.com or call us at 510.534.9987 with questions!
We look forward to seeing you there!
May 9, 2006
In case you missed our fabulous spring bbq,
you have another chance this month to enjoy our garden in the sunshine!
this sunday,
may 14th
11-4
@ sol
1236 23rd avenue
at international blvd
510.534.9987
*come help plant our summer garden
*build a cucumber tower
*consult on our solar pond pump
*turn and sift the compost
*feed the worms
*help re-install our irrigation system
*help us plumb an outdoor greywater sink
*come give some love to the chicken coop
we need your help, and your creativity!
come for good company and yummy food…
check out our website to learn more about us…
and get directions at www.oaklandsol.org
hope to see you here!