This class will focus on Indigenous relationships with and practices of caring for the land and focus on the Indigenous people of San Luis Obispo County and Region, the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini, Northern Chumash tribe. These land management practices include agriculture and irrigation methods, cultural burning and beyond that date back time immemorial. Community members will plant and take home a three sisters garden – made of heirloom squash, corn and beans.
Office:Building 4100 - Office 4103 SLO Campus
Mail to: PO Box 8106,San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
Email: CommunityPrograms@cuesta.edu
Phone:(805) 546-3132
Fax:(805) 546-3209
Office Hours:Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pmClosed daily from 12-1pmClosed on Fridays and holidays
Refund Policy
DATES: 1 Saturday: April 15, 2023
TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm
FEE: $35 (includes materials)
LOCATION: 75 Acres Field Hut, 3535 Education Drive
MODE OF DELIVERY: In-Person
INSTRUCTOR: Becca Lucas
QUESTIONS: Contact Shelly Ingram shelly_ingram@cuesta.edu or 628-888-4012
Becca Lucas
Becca Lucas received her M.S. in Agriculture Food and Environment and M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University and her B.A. in Sociology and Italian from University of California, Davis. A Tribal Member of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini, Northern Chumash tribe, Becca has spent the past several years working in climate change and agriculture policy advocacy, urban farming, and farm to school as well as teaching cooking classes and indigenous land management at Cal Poly University.
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