Video of our field school's visit to the People's Grocery at the California Hotel. Come with our gracious hosts Heather and Larry as they tour us around the site and discuss issues of food justice in West Oakland.
Student produced video detailing our visit to the revolutionary Hood River Middle School in Oregon. Come join our tour with Michael Becker and his middle school students as they showcase their innovative approach to teaching and learning focused on experiential, active, permacultural education.
The trestle bridge is the way I get to school everyday. Sometimes I see otters. One day when my grandma was here, we saw an otter eating a crab. It was pretty spectacular. We told her that that happened everyday.
Our travels continued bright and early on Friday June 6th, with an exhilarating bus ride along the winding roads of the California Coast, singing along to songs about California. Scott McKenzie’s “San Francisco” played as we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and set our eyes on San Francisco for the first time. The air was electric as it dawned on us that this was the final stop of our trip, but clearly the start of something greater than ourselves.
Moving on to the 4th stop on our Cascadian adventure, our group was stoked to see what this city of [sustainable] dreams had to offer. Spud and the Chicklets set the stage and orientated our group in the Northwest District, visualizing the city through the eyes of a true Portlandia native. With five days under our belt to explore and discover, the group got some sick memories to carry on our field school legacy.
For the first time ever the Cascadia field school stopped in the small town of Ashland, Oregon. The reason for this is that it is half way between Portland and San Francisco, our final destination. Ashland was an opportunity for us to leave behind big cities for a while and explore sustainability in a rural setting. Ashland is most famous for hosting the world’s largest Shakespeare festival, but it is also known for its small town charm, natural healing springs, and incredible local artisans.
Welcome to the Northern California Coast- land of curvaceous coastlines, freaky fog, sexy sunsets, bitchin’ beaches and bluffs, radical redwoods, funky flannel and awesome artisans!
On June 2, 2014 we travelled from upbeat Oregon to laid-back Northern California which was a smooth transition! Over the next couple days we visited Arcata, Jug Handle Creek and Mendocino.