Do you burn? Then join Pine Meadow Ranch, HDFFA and School of Ranch and learn how to keep tons of carbon from choking our air. Better, rather than choking the air you can learn how to make that carbon feed your soil. What a deal! Burn With Benefits is a community-driven workshop, where participants and local experts practice building controlled burns, transforming charcoal into biochar, and using biochar to improve soil health. Pot luck as well!
When: November 16, 2024
Time: 10am - 1pm
Where: Sisters, Oregon
Price: Contribute what you can!
In this workshop, you'll learn how to manage controlled burns that minimize carbon emissions while positively impacting the environment. Discover how intentional fire management contributes to sustainability and soil regeneration.
Find out how to convert leftover charcoal from burns into biochar through practical methods. Biochar is a powerful tool that locks carbon into the soil, helping you turn waste into a resource that improves soil health.
Explore biochar’s potential to improve water retention, boost nutrients, and capture carbon in the soil. Learn how biochar is becoming a key player in sustainable agriculture, benefiting gardens, farms, and pastures alike.
Nothing makes you hungry like learning about fire! Bring a dish, and bond with your like-minded neighbors! We bring the main, you bring the rest! At School of Ranch, our product is education, but our purpose is community building. We create common ground for people regardless of politics, age, background, or belief.
This workshop is a community-driven event where your voice matters. It is brought to you by Pam Wavrin of Roundhouse/Pine Meadow Ranch, Andy Smith of the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA), and Mark Gross from School of Ranch. We’ll have surprise guest appearances, but the focus will be on shared learning through participant experiences and ideas.
What started in 2002 as a collaboration between Founder and Trustee, Kathy Deggendorfer, and her mother, Gert Boyle, has grown into a dynamic foundation, dedicated to supporting programs that inspire creativity, connecting people with each other and their sense of place, and ensuring sustainability for the long-term economic success of Oregon’s rural communities.
The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance was developed in 2010 and formalized in 2012 to address the barriers and challenges with food access and production in the high desert region of Central Oregon. We believe that everyone deserves good food, and define good food as affordable, nutritious and culturally preferred food that is easily accessible and sustainably produced in Central Oregon.
Join School of Ranch and get 20% off all workshops for a year. Your membership helps us cover our costs. Being non-profit doesn't mean you can lose money! We need your support and nothing shows support as much as a membership.
Yes, children are welcome to attend, but they must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Please bring work gloves, safety glasses, and any tools or materials you’d like to share with the group. Additionally, we’ll be having a potluck, so bring a dish to share. We'll provide the main protein, such as chili or stew.
The workshop will be held outdoors, so please dress for the weather and temperature. Since we will be building and tending fires, it’s important to wear fire-safe clothing.
Yes! We’ll be providing the main protein for a community potluck. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share with the group.
School of Ranch is a volunteer-run Central Oregon-based 501c3 nonprofit. We hire skilled community members to teach practical and artisan skills. Our mission is to educate, help small local businesses grow, and to provide common ground for people regardless of politics, beliefs, age, or background
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