Leave a Positive Trace: Permaculture Action Day with Burning Man
Photo credit: Brooke Porter Photography On Saturday, June 22, the Local Carbon Network joined Burners without Borders, the Permaculture Action Network, and nearly 400 participants for an all-day event at Hoover Elementary School in Oakland, CA, featuring live music, arts, food and hands-on projects to improve the school’s garden and outdoor classroom. The activity was part of the ‘Leave a Positive Trace’ action weekend organized by Permaculture Action Network in partnership with the community associated with the annual Burning Man arts and music festival. Hoover Elementary is located in a West Oakland neighborhood considered a ‘food desert’ due to the……
Summer Solstice Char-B-Que Open House at Gill Tract
On Friday, June 21, All Power Labs and the Local Carbon Network hosted an open house at UC Gill Tract Community Farm, our regenerative farming partner in Albany, CA. The Summer Solstice Char-B-Que Open House showcased the innovative integration of biochar co-composting into regenerative farming practices. More than 60 attendees were given tours of the two-acre organic farm and medicinal herb garden, and were shown the remarkable changes to soil and plant health that Gill Tract has observed since it started co-composting with SkyCarbon Biochar more than a year ago. To further celebrate the Northern Hemisphere’s longest day, we unveiled……