Upcoming Engagements
Nature Crafting Retreat/Workshop
I’ll be teaching a broom making workshop/class on Sat. Sept 7 from 1pm- 4pm. Come join in on the fun the entire weekend Sept 7-8, 2024. There’s going to be a couple of other artist teaching nature based functional art…. wooden spoon carving with Paul Maschka and natural fabric dying with Janine.
For more info. and to sign up, go to the link below.
Kids Open Mic w/ Little Shepherds Nature Lab
Come join us for a Kid’s open mic every WEDnesday. Cultivating San Diego’s youngest voices.
Richer than the usual after-school enrichment program. Step up to our Magic Soap Box and express yourself.
Hosting by Mr. Fun Gaia. Cost is $15-$25….
We want to thank Little Shepherds Nature Lab for putting this series on at Duomo.
Broom Making Workshop
IT’s time to sweep it up at San Diego Craft Collective.
click SDCC link below for details on signing up.
ROVER FUNdraiser
Hey friends, it's time to hit the streets...Come see ROVER, our nature school on wheels!
We've been delivering pop-up educational enrichment throughout San Diego County since 2023, you can come and get a sneak peek on March 30th @LivingJoyHomestead.
This event includes a tour of the homestead, including chickens, rabbits, and gardens galore!
Our first FUNdraiser @DuomoGardens last spring helped raise the money to make this dream a reality. Our bright orange magic school bus now has a kid-sized composting station, mini greenhouse, creative literacy nook, and a worm bin!
We'll be providing live music and family-friendly activities. This is a FREE event, for all ages! Everyone is welcome to engage and participate. Come have some organic acai bowls with us, in the bUS.
thanks to our sponsors: Sambazon and Solar Rain Watery
Please RSVP here: https://www.littleshepherds.earth/open-bus.html
For more details/info, shoot a text to AB at 619-804-3497 or Gina at 858-610-2479
LET'S GROW!
Broom making, Turkey Wing
It’s time to sweep it up and cleanse it down and get grounded.
Besom making is more than just creating a household tool; it is an art form that embodies cultural heritage, creativity, and functionality. The dedication of broom makers to their craft ensures that this ancient tradition remains alive and cherished in the modern world.
Come and join us for the grounding, creative, and expressive craft of broom making.
We’ll be leaning into the ritual of cleansing spaces. Together we will get a better sense of what brooms are good for….in both the logical and practical side of the craft, as well as how to use the broom for spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
This class will be an introduction to besom culture. We’ll make a simple turkey tail broom that can be completed in one sitting, about an hour of time. Our offering can also be extended to more time if necessary and time allows. Please arrive early to get prepped and situated.
The workshop does require moderate hand strength and coordination. We recommend that broom makers be 15 +. However, younger kids could engage on a more decorative and ceremonial level.
Cleaning and sweeping can and should be a family affair/ritual.
cost for class : instruction 50$. all supplies included for additional an $25. (waived for this class)
Total $50 (we are allowing for sliding scale…40-60$, please DM me)
call or text AB to reserve your space in the broom class. 619-804-3497
Seeds for Peace
Grow Mas Love through vertical grounding methods. Come and plant seeds with the intention to nuture nature and expand spiritual symbiosis. Our hearths need to inhabit deeper depths for the sake of peace. Come and piece it together with us at Duomo Gardens one seed at a time, together. Bring your fAV seeds or have some of ours, for you. Much Love
Gratitude Altar Build
Come and be thankful with our community for a potluck dinner and creative action. Together we give thanks and praise. Please RSVP by Wed. Nov. 22 … you can call us as well. 619-804-3497
Times are changing and so it goes…. we must too. Grow MAS Love and be grateful for life and fAM.
Dia de los Muertos community altar build and potluck
RSVP to reserve your spot in the circle and table. DM me to attend. We’ll be celebrating Katie’s bdAY. bAM
Broom Más Love
Using your own custom broom, that you created changes the way you see and treat your space….the space that you inhabit. Sweeping is a heart opening experience that will bring presence and grounding energy to a vertical frontal plane.
We’ll be making a ‘turkey tail’ broom from beginning to end, with some decorative elements to boot. ‘o)
Make sure to wear sturdy and snug footwear for stability while crafting the broomcorn.
bAM
Community Seeding
You are welcome to bring your own seeds to trade or germinate. We will supply the start plugs and trays. Education will be available on the process and knowledge on proper techniques for higher percentages of germination.
We start planting at 6:01pm on our custom Urban Timber redwood table from Balboa Park, which was upcycled and repurposed from Balboa Park in order to help propel a regeneratively minded community.
6:01pm Seeding
7:00pm Potluck Dinner
Kiddos garden day
Every Tuesday through Nov 14..An interactive day in the garden doing exploration and discovery of mother nature and her beauty. We’ll be doing composting, seeding, basic gardening practices, terrain tending, soil stewardship and such… Music will be included as well as story time….and whatever else the momentum takes us.
We’ll be having our partner Berry Good Food Foundation bringing locally source fruit snacks for everyone.
Please RSVP and reserve your place with Little Shepherds Nature LAb @ www.littleshepherds.earth or get in touch with me directly. For further details, please DM me directly at 619.804.3497
Words & Worms
An Eco-Literacy Workshop from Little Shepherds Nature Lab. Presented by Gina Tang and AB Nevarez.
June 9 & June 10
10am-1pm
Writing games and activities for ALL levels.
Discover the living world below and above your feet.
What we’ll do:
Learn to take soil samples, look for biological activity under a microscope, and identify organisms. Practice writing creatively and share notes, stories and more! Did we say that we’ll play with worms?!…. and see them in their habitats. At Duomo we have various types of worm homes that we cultivate and curate. Our red wiggles and european nightcrawlers will fascinate you without a doubt ‘o)
Family rate: $55. Ages 4 and up
Plant Exchange/Sale
Come and get some goodness with our heirloom selections, herbal medicinals, flowers, garden accessories and more. We’ll also have worms and castings available. There’s still some hard shell gourds available in the chinese bottle and bowl varieties.
Summer is here and we are chilin in the garden just lovin the flower power and abundance of plant life, community building and microorganism showing off ‘o)…..and yes it’s finally hot and sunny! thank you very much momma nature….bAM
Broom Making
We’re taking a field trip to Lemon Grove, to the LivingJoy Homestead for a fun and interactive evening of making besoms/brooms. Call or text me if you are interested, first come first served. 619.804.3497 ….for directions and such.
We’ll also be having a broom making evening @ Duomo Gardens Monday Sept 11. Please see event posting for basic details. Cost for the class is on a sliding scale. More exciting details coming soon!
Farm-To-Table Dinner Experience
Join us for a magical evening at Duomo Gardens. Take a farm tour with urban Farmer Abner Nevarez whilst sipping a home-grown herbal elixirs made by master alchemist Katie Dove. Finally, enjoy a multi-course meal prepared by local chefs Adam Hiner and Maddie Hamann. You're sure to leave feeling both amazed and satisfied with the wonder of urban farming!
RSVP
Garden & Art Market
Bringing a little Duomo Gardens to San Diego Urban Timber.
Come join us for fun, art, crystals, food, wood, muse, plants, vibes, brooms and a whole lot more… We’ve got gardeners, fungi’s, artists, woodworkers, musicians, chickens, you know, the crew!
Now we just need you!
Native Springs Oasis Earth Day Campout
A FREE community event in celebration of Earth Day. Free camping, organic lunches, and Purium superfoods! Bring your tent and your shaker cup. Sleep under the most spectacular star scenes you've ever witnessed and be refreshed by artesian spring water.
We will celebrate Earth Day by getting in the soil together and planting trees, flowers, and gardens. We will have a "little sprouts" kiddo gardening station complete with a gift that keeps growing for them to take home. Fun activities offered for the whole family- swim in the spring water pool, kayak on the pond, dip into the creek, dance to the DJ tunes, and finish the day with a community drum circle around the fire. Yoga and a beautiful nature hike will be offered Sunday.
All are welcome! We are so excited to welcome you and your family & friends to the Oasis!