Join the UCI Sustainable Polycultures research group at the Permaculture Research Area in the UCI Arboretum. The group meets every Sunday, time scheduled depending on weather conditions. Check our google group page for more information, or click here to join and be notified of updates.
Learn about permaculture design principles and how to plant and care for edible natives.
Meet at the UCI Arboretum for a tour of what the winter rain is bringing us this spring. See the schedule below for what the day will look like: *Special note: Tours were doubled due to capacity. San Joaquin Marsh Tour 8:00 am – 9:45 am Led by Dr. Peter A Bowler, Senior Lecturer, Department of [...]
The Campus as a Living Lab workshop series is designed to help students, staff, faculty, and community members build sustainable living skills in the areas of growing, preparing, and producing food through hands-on-experiences and learning journeys. The Seed-to-Plate workshop series was developed by visiting Eco-chef Roger Feely, in partnership with Victor Becerra, Director, Community Outreach… Continue Reading Cooking Wild Foods – Seed to Plate Workshop
The purpose of this activity is to prepare for the overwhelming amount of rainfall expected at the permaculture demonstration site at the UCI arboretum. In this coming winter, we are expecting approximately 35 inches of rain. In a typical, non-drought year we receive 5-7 inches. The extra rain will cause flooding and erosion, uprooting many… Continue Reading Help the UCI Arboretum Maximize Upcoming El Niño Water Use
UCI Aquaponics is a student-led project which features the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a balanced recirculating environment. Our primary goal is to demonstrate that aquaponics is an economically feasible and environmentally sustainable method for the local generation of food in Irvine, CA. Accordingly, our research goals are to define the parameters [...]
Schedule is as Follows:- Arboretum Walking Tour 9am-10am: Stroll around the Arboretum and discover the beauty of plants from the California Floristic Province in addition to an extensive collection of South African species, particularly Aloes and South African bulb species. - Gardening in Small Spaces 10:15am-11:15am: Join the Master Gardeners as they address the pleasures… Continue Reading Discover Fall at the UCI Arboretum
Procure and create the same dish several ways, using different budgets and through different lenses of social and economic access to food. Investigate the history/ route of the ingredient before it landed in our possession. This is a two-part workshop. Participants are asked to attend both days. The Campus as a Living Lab workshop series [...]
This workshop will feature a tour of an Aquaponics system and will explore how to find wild edible native plants.*Facilitators can accept cash or a check made out to UC Regents.
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