~ UPCOMING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE ~

Spring 2026

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Golden Rocks Permaculture Farm is now a

Non Profit Organization!  The farm's Education Programs are now supported by Fiscal Sponsor Cloud Forest Institute!  Thanks to Cloud Forest, we can now offer sliding scale workshops & events, as well as take in tax-deductible donations!  If you enjoy abundance in your life, please consider "Paying it Forward," and sponsor a student in need today!  Your generous donations via Cloud Forest / Golden Rocks Permaculture Farm to our scholarship fund will ensure that Earth Stewards of the future will be able to receive the training needed to fuel their passion for activism!!

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Food Forests & Forest Ecology

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FEBRUARY  14th - 15th

 

JOIN US FOR A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND! 

 

We are excited to host you for a hands-on workshop taught by Brenda Quintero, trained in Regenerative Land Management and Forestry, along with LoveCycle's expert Daniela WaterLove to teach this Valentine's weekend as we install the Golden Rocks Farm food forest.  

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Through the lens of forest ecology, and all the magical ways a forest takes care of itself, we will learn from the wisdom of the land by listening, observing, and applying strategies to a garden setting aimed at producing tons of food in a forest-like setting. 

 

LEARN MORE HERE

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Day-trippers and families welcome!  Camping and some indoor accommodation options available.  Includes farm fresh lunch daily as well as Saturday night pizza party around the campfire, complete with story-telling, drumming and song!

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CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS AND DETAILS

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STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION

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MAY 15th - 18th

 

A HANDS-ON BUILDING COURSE

 

Continuing on our Shoe House project, this course will focus on setting straw bales for constructing walls, sheds, play-houses, and REAL houses!  Utilizing straw bales for construction projects dates back to the early 1900's in the US, where the Norwegians settling in the mid-west used bales to construct barns, animal shelters and homes.  These days, Straw Bale Construction for housing and other permitted buildings is legally written into building codes in California and elsewhere. 

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We will cover the what, when, and how of straw bale construction, take a short dive into California Codes, and get plenty of hands-on experience setting bales.

 

LEARN MORE HERE

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HOMESTEADING 101:  1-DAY SERIES

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BEGINNING MARCH 2026

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At GOLDEN ROCKS PERMACULTURE, living well in the intersection of self-care and Earth-care is an art form!  Come join us in an exploration of ancient skills and modern know-how aimed at enriching our lives while working with Mother Earth.

 

LEARN MORE HERE 

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1st Saturdays each month, 9am-5pm

$45-125 sliding scale, includes lunch from gardens.

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SPRING LINEUP:

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MARCH:   Herbal Medicine & Edible Weeds + Preparation

APRIL:      Cob Basics, Sculpt & Build w/Clay, Sand & Straw 

MAY:        Companion Planting, Gardening Nature's Way

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CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS AND DETAILS

 

 

NEW MOON FIRE CEREMONY

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BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2026

 ~ Donation-based Monthly Event ~ 

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Come celebrate under the stars each NEW MOON!

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• February 17, 2026: Solar Eclipse in Aquarius 

• March 18, 2026: New Moon in Pisces 

• April 17, 2026: New Moon in Aries

• May 16, 2026: New Moon in Taurus

• June 14, 2026: New Moon in Gemini 

• July 14, 2026: New Moon in Cancer 

• August 12, 2026: Solar Eclipse in Leo 

• September 10, 2026: New Moon in Virgo 

• October 10, 2026: New Moon in Libra

• November 9, 2026: New Moon in Scorpio

• December 8, 2026: New Moon in Sagittarius 

 

Bring a dish or treat for ceremonial feast following fire!!

 

~ Donations Gratefully Accepted ~

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LEARN MORE HERE

 

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PAST WORKSHOPS​

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Natural Building Master Course ~

EARTHEN FLOORS & PLASTER ART

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SEPTEMBER 25 - 29, 2025

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Learn from masters Athena Steen, Cole Furguson and Special Guest teacher Michael G. Smith in this 5-day Natural Building Workshop, inclusive of learning to harvest, mix, and apply materials for sculpted cob wall-building, earthen floors, and amazing natural plasters!

 

Led by well-known leaders in the Natural Building world:

 

Athena Steen will teach us about how to use everyday, natural materials to make amazing earthen plasters in this epic hands-on learning opportunity! Witness first-hand while we learn to carve a multi-dimensional design, exposing a variety of colors and artistic statements, Athena's signature as a Master Plaster Artist!!  LEARN MORE HERE.

 

Cole Ferguson, a licensed contractor and  professional Natural Builder, will be leading the group and teaching each step of the way, while we finish up a roofed Sculpted Cob Wall, and lay an Earthen Floor in the "Toe of the Shoehouse" ~ a student learning space created by years of sculpted cob students!  Check here for details!

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​To top off this Stellar line-up, MICHAEL G. SMITH, Master in the Natural Building World and Author of The ART of Natural Building, will be joining us as a Special Guest Teacher!  

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SOCIAL PERMACULTURE

with STARHAWK

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April 24-27, 2025

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In this 4-day intensive in-person course, Starhawk guides us through her experiences as a leader in the permaculture movement on the Social end of the permaculture spectrum.  In her book, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups, Starhawk draws on her decades of experience—often wonderful, sometimes painful—in activist groups, spiritual groups, community groups, permaculture groups, collective households, and more.  This course is for you if you'd like to gain skills in organizing effective and diverse groups, and/or  gain personal understanding of how to create harmony and  diversity in your own relating experiences.

Click here for details!

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NATURAL BUILDING

3-DAY INTENSIVE

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May 16-18, 2025

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With over 10 years of experience teaching sculpted cob and natural plasters and paints workshops, Brenda Quintero, resident natural builder at Golden Rocks Permaculture Farm, will be leading this workshop.  Learn to harvest your house, or build gorgeous garden structures with versatile, harvested  materials to make and sculpt with COB.  Explore the many ways of making plaster to finish your projects with resilience and beauty.

Click here for details!

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Anytime Offerings ~ By Appointment

 

Herbal Crash-Course

Available for booking groups!  A fun-filled day in the herbal gardens and wild spaces!  Our day will start with a check-in and an herb walk through our gardens and forested lands to see what is available for medicine.  We will learn about different plants, both cultivated and growing in the wild, what is edible, and which plants should be avoided.  The afternoon will be focused on medicine-making, how to dry different types of herbs, etc.  We will prepare together herbal remedies from our harvests AND of course you will take some home with you!

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Please contact Brenda if you'd like to schedule a private individual or small-group workshop!  (707) 987-8719.

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Hosting Small Groups

Available for booking groups!  If you are interested in finding a quiet, nurturing and restful space in nature to host YOUR next family gathering, or small group event, Golden Rocks Permaculture Farm may be a good fit!  We offer inside and outside workshop space for up to 30 people.  Accommodations include use of full farm house (kitchen, bath, bunk room and a queen room, plus large open living space for circling up, cozy indoor fireplace as well as a large outdoor campfire ring and outdoor camp kitchen.  Individual and group campsites, as well as several "glamping" accommodations.

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Please contact us at goldenrocksfarm@gmail.com for more information.

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