WELCOME TO
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY FARM
Our Global Family Farm is a Demo Permaculture Farm that features a Food Forest that showcases food crops from the four corners of the globe.
Permaculture is based on the idea of observing nature and learning from it. It combines pragmatism with philosophy, and its three ethics are Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Shares.
Permaculture has many potential benefits, including:
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Environmental sustainability
Permaculture can be a more sustainable alternative to industrial agriculture. It can improve soil quality, biodiversity, and carbon storage.
2
Crop yields
Permaculture can improve crop yields and help farmers grow organic crops.
3
Community resilience
Permaculture can help urban spaces become more resilient by reducing waste, conserving resources, and providing food.
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Biodiversity
Permaculture can help prevent and undo the effects of unsustainable farming practices, which can lead to the loss of biodiversity.
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Diverse harvests
Permaculture harvests are more diverse than regenerative agriculture harvests, which often consist of annual crops and animal protein. Permaculture crops are often tree crops and perennial plants, which require less work and soil disturbance.
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Minimized inputs and repurposed outputs
Permaculture can minimize inputs and repurpose outputs. For example, a farm might use a horse-drawn plow instead of a tractor, which can help fertilize the farm. The manure from the horse team can also feed the soil instead of polluting the air.
"Located on City Farm SLO, Our Global Family Farm is a prime example of regenerative agriculture and urban farming in action. One of their main causes is honoring Indigenous cultures which can be seen in their Food Forest permaculture farm where they grow food crops from all over the world year-round.
Although available to the public every Sunday, we recommend attending one of their monthly multicultural potlucks to learn more about the farm and connect with others about horticultural traditions and culture over food made and grown with love."
(Note: This quote is from a recent blog in Redfin, a real estate company promoting things to do in SLO. View more below.)
Volunteer in 2025:
Sundays 9am to 1pm
One of the main reasons Our Global Family Farm was founded in 2014 was to create a place for families to come visit and volunteer at a permaculture farm in the greater San Luis Obispo area. We've dedicated this 1/4 acre piece of public farmland to education about how to grow food in an ecological way. We hope you’ll help us continue this work by volunteering on every Sunday 9am to 1pm. Then on Sunday afternoons from 1pm to 3pm we deliver our surplus produce to the meal giveaway at Mitchell Park, SLO through the Food Not Bombs program.
2025 Multicultural Family Potlucks
One of our main causes here at Our Global Family Farm is to honor indigenous cultures, here locally along the Central Coast of California and globally. Multicultural Potlucks are held monthly on the farm connect us to our roots ---- our family & cultural heritage around eating food as well as horticultural traditions of how people from around the world grow their food. Come create a family tradition of your own by attending these cultural events.
​Another one of our goals is to ensure that people gain knowledge about the wisdom of plants and how to utilize crops from around the globe. Let's learn from plants about how beneficial they are for humans. We also offer permaculture workshops and multicultural potlucks on the third Sunday every month at 1pm. More information on the "Workshops" tab
Register online at "Book-Online" page
​International Multicultural Potlucks
Held on third Sundays, once a month at 1pm
Dates in 2025 include:
January 19 – India Independence Day – Indian Food
February 16 – Black History Month – Southern Cooking
March 16 – St. Patrick’s Day – Irish Food
April 20 – End of Ramadan Eid al-Fitr and Zakat al-Fitr – Middle Eastern Food
May 18 – Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – Asian Food
June 15 – Caribbean American Heritage Month – Caribbean Food
July 20 – Nelson Mandela International Day – African Food
August 17 – Obon Japanese Celebration – Japanese Food
September 21 – Hispanic Heritage Month – Mexican Independence – Mexican Food
October 19 – Jewish Sukkot Harvest Festival –Jewish Food
November 16 – National Native American Heritage Month – Native American Food
Dec. 21 – Christmas Eve Lasagna - Italian Food as an alternative menu for Christmas
2025 Permaculture Workshops
Fruit Tree Series – Fourth Sunday at 1pm $5 each Sunday session
Jan 26 – Fruit Tree Selection & Dormant Sprays
Feb 23 – Fruit Tree Pruning Hands On
March 23 – Fruit Tree Grafting (Larry Hollis of CRFG will assist)
April 27 – Fruit Tree Spring Fertilizing
May 25 – Fruit Tree Fruit Thinning
June 29 – Fruit Tree Summer Fertilizing
July 27 – Fruit Tree Summer Pruning
Aug 24 – Fruit Tree Summer Harvesting
Sept 28 – Fruit Tree Fall Fertilizing
Oct 26 – Fruit Tree Fall Harvesting
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* Community Building - Permaculture is a great way to come together to share the same ethics and mindset of caring for our planet.
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Come experience the benefits of permaculture on a weekly basis at Our Global Family Farm on Sundays, 9 am to 1pm. We are located at City Farm SLO, 1221 Calle Joaquin Road off Highway 101 at Los Osos Valley Rd. In 2025 we will offer a series of permaculture workshops focusing on Fruit Tree Care on the 4th Sundays at 1pm.