Maker Faire

forageSF, the wild food CSA   Iso Rabins
forageSF is a San Francisco based project that provides a bi-weekly CSF (community supported forage). A box of all wild foraged foods. That means nothing cultivated. No iceberg lettuce or rutabagas, instead we have cattail hearts and minors lettuce. The first time human hands touch this food is when we pick it. Wild food is often more nutritious than its cultivated cousins, and takes no energy to produce (except free from the sun). We mean to change the way people see the woodlands around them, creating a true connection with our local environment, building community around food, and re-purposing the word "weed". Iso Rabins, founder of forageSF, will be on hand to answer questions, as well as holding workshops on homemade sea bean and bull whip kelp pickling.

forageSF, the wild food CSA   Iso Rabins
forageSF is a San Francisco based project that provides a bi-weekly CSF (community supported forage). A box of all wild foraged foods. That means nothing cultivated. No iceberg lettuce or rutabagas, instead we have cattail hearts and minors lettuce. The first time human hands touch this food is when we pick it. Wild food is often more nutritious than its cultivated cousins, and takes no energy to produce (except free from the sun). We mean to change the way people see the woodlands around them, creating a true connection with our local environment, building community around food, and re-purposing the word "weed". Iso Rabins, founder of forageSF, will be on hand to answer questions, as well as holding workshops on homemade sea bean and bull whip kelp pickling.

Feeding your Family from Seed to Table to Soil   Elizabeth Beak
With three simple acts, we will show you how to: garden, cook and compost. We will demonstrate affordable, easy, and fun tips for involving small to tall in feeding your household from the garden.

Fiber Fanatic   Gayle Still
Basketmaking and spinning with friends. I belong to Bay Area Basketmakers, Spindles and Flyers Spinning Guild and founding member of the fun-gals - we dye, felt and make paper from mushrooms. I spin yarn from my angora rabbit on a charka, do natural dyes, make baskets, fiber jewelry, paper and felt.

Easy as Pie   Pie Ranch
Pick up pie-making tricks while learning about Pie Ranch, an educational farm in San Mateo County. Our mission is to inspire and connect rural and urban people to know the source of their food, and to work together to bring greater health to the food system from seed to table.

Urban Rooftop Gardening for Beginners   San Francisco Chronicle Home & Garden section
San Francisco Chronicle writer Jane Tunks, a novice gardener, writes a beginning gardening column. She and her mentors, San Francisco Permaculture Guild leaders Fred Bove and Kevin Bayuk, will do a workshop on how a beginner can start a container garden the permaculture way. I will be in the Homegrown Village (homegrown.org)

Seed Saving   Fred Bove
Saving seeds from plants that grow in your garden ensures genetic diversity and keeps your garden growing stronger year after year. Trading the seeds you save with friends and neighbors is not only fun, but a low-cost way to grow plants that work the best in your microclimate. Learn the basics of saving seed in this casual, hands-on session with SF Permaculture Guild’s Fred Bové.

forageSF, the wild food CSA   Iso Rabins
forageSF is a San Francisco based project that provides a bi-weekly CSF (community supported forage). A box of all wild foraged foods. That means nothing cultivated. No iceberg lettuce or rutabagas, instead we have cattail hearts and minors lettuce. The first time human hands touch this food is when we pick it. Wild food is often more nutritious than its cultivated cousins, and takes no energy to produce (except free from the sun). We mean to change the way people see the woodlands around them, creating a true connection with our local environment, building community around food, and re-purposing the word "weed". Iso Rabins, founder of forageSF, will be on hand to answer questions, as well as holding workshops on homemade sea bean and bull whip kelp pickling.

forageSF, the wild food CSA   Iso Rabins
forageSF is a San Francisco based project that provides a bi-weekly CSF (community supported forage). A box of all wild foraged foods. That means nothing cultivated. No iceberg lettuce or rutabagas, instead we have cattail hearts and minors lettuce. The first time human hands touch this food is when we pick it. Wild food is often more nutritious than its cultivated cousins, and takes no energy to produce (except free from the sun). We mean to change the way people see the woodlands around them, creating a true connection with our local environment, building community around food, and re-purposing the word "weed". Iso Rabins, founder of forageSF, will be on hand to answer questions, as well as holding workshops on homemade sea bean and bull whip kelp pickling.

Ceallach Dyes: solar dyed yarn for you and the planet   Kelley Dean-Crowley
Between crafting and making, there lies an exciting intersection of possibility where yarn and fiber can be dyed using passive solar for the dyeing of the fibers. My dyeing process uses home built solar ovens built from recycled and reclaimed wood and glass which will be on display, minimizes water usage and contamination from chemicals.