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Arbor Day at Green Gulch Farm 2026, GGF 4/19
Description
Please join in this decades-long tradition of Arbor Day at Green Gulch Farm as the community expresses our gratitude for the blessings of the earth. Following the 10:00 am Dharma talk, participants are welcome to bring a bag lunch and picnic on the GGF grounds. Our apologies for not being able to provide lunch at this time due to staff shortages.
At 1:30 pm, the Arbor Day event opens with words and a dedication ceremony. (Please follow the signs for directions to our opening gathering place.) Activities will include a ceremonial tree planting, weeding, sheet mulching, and creating seed balls. At 4:30 pm we will gather on the patio for tea, treats, and closing.
Feel free to bring your own gloves and basic gardening tools (clippers etc) if you have them.
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Schedule for Arbor Day Sunday: |
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| 10:00 am | Sunday Program and Dharma Talk with Wendy Johnson |
| 12:30 pm | Picnic with bag lunch |
| 1:30 | Arbor Day event |
| Opening words and dedication | |
| Activities: Ceremonial tree planting, weeding, sheet mulching, and creating seed balls | |
| 4:30 | Gather on patio for tea, treats, and closing |
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson lived and trained at Green Gulch Farm from 1975-2000. She is one of the founders of the Organic Farm and Garden Program at Green Gulch, a Lay Entrusted Teacher, and the author of Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate (Bantam, 2008).
Jokai Carolyn Cavanagh
Jokai Carolyn Cavanagh has been a residential practitioner at San Francisco Zen Center since 2000. Prior to entering formal practice she worked as an environmental geologist and artist.