Hoes Down

Location

Full Belly Farm, Guinda

Dates

First weekend in October

Admission

Adults $20, half-price for bicyclists

Children (age 2-12) $5

Camping on Sat. night $20/car

Phone

(800) 791-2110

Website

hoesdown.org

The Hoes Down is an annual fall harvest festival coordinated by Full Belly Farm in Guinda. Because Full Belly is an organic farming operation run by what students like to call old hippies (ex-Davisites), it is "dedicated to honoring and promoting the knowledge of agricultural arts and sustainable rural living through inspiration and education." The event is very kid-friendly and could be said to be what the Whole Earth Festival should be or possibly once was. Activities include hay rides, blacksmithing workshops, wine tasting, natural and homemade foods, ag workshops, a farmer/craft market, entertainment and farm tours. Full Belly is also a working farm yet opens its space to the community during this fundraising event for local and statewide organizations working on projects which benefit sustainable agriculture and rural communities. To get to Full Belly Farm, simply take Hwy 16 from the westmost corner of Woodland through the Capay Valley and on into Guinda — Full Belly is easy to spot on your right from the single lane country road. Cyclists should contact Stephen <scvajda AT yahoo DOT com> at (510) 302-8119 to join a Davis contingent that will ride from the Davis Train Station.

Main Stage at the Hoes Down 11am - 11pm
11:00 am The Green String Farm Band
12:30 - 1:30 pm !Akimbo
1:30 - 2:00 pm Elem Pomo Dancers
2:00 - 3:30 pm Big B and his Snakeoil Saviors
3:30- 4:00 pm Trick Roper, James Barrera
4:00 - 6:00 pm Contra Dance with music by Driving with Fergus with Erik Hoffman Calling
6:30 pm Rhythms of Farming: Wisdom of the Last Farmer Mas Masumoto will read from his new book and perform with Japanese taiko drumming
7:00- 8:30 pm Los Buchones de Culiacan
9:00 pm Izabella
11:00 pm - 12:30 am MIndX Logo

See http://www.hoesdown.org/2009HD_lineup.html

The 21st annual Hoes Down Harvest Festival at Full Belly Farm offered educational farm tours, a magical children’s area, hands-on workshops, farm products and an abundance of organic food, live music and good times.

Check out 2008 Hoes Down Lineup for the full schedule of activities

• 11:00 a.m. The Frey's
  

• 12:45 p.m. Bottom Dwellers
  

• 2:45 p.m. Clarence and the Blues
  

• 4:45 p.m. Contra Dance
  

• 7:15 p.m. Los Amigos del Valle
  

• 9:00 p.m. Mind X

• 12:00 p.m. Linda Book - MC for the day
  

• 12:45 p.m. Temba
  

• 1:30 p.m. Izzi Tooinski
  

• 2:15 p.m. Utah Phillips
  

• 3:15 p.m. Waldorf Strings - Violin with the kids
  

• 4:15 p.m. Marylou Lindville - Puppet show
  

• 5:15 p.m. Linda Book
  

• 6:00 p.m. Izzie
  

• 6:45 p.m. Hipwaders
  

• 7:45 p.m. Journey into the Fiery Night - A story walk through the farm
  

• 8:15 p.m. Drumming
  

• 9:00 p.m. Los Amigos del Valle

• Olives & Oil - The art and science of growing and pressing
  

• Truly Happy Chickens & Eggs- Free range for aging
  

• Mushroom Gardening- A hands on inoculation
  

• Agriculture by land & sea- Watershed stewardship
  

• “Spinning your wheels” – Starting to farm from the ground up
  

• Native Plants/Invasive Plants- Identification process
  

• Who are our native pollinators?- A walk and talk
  

• Finally…Truly organic Strawberries!
  

• Cooking with kids – AHA… How to get your kids begging for vegetables
  

• Cow Milking: The Udder Side!
  

• Plant nutrients, insects and disease: it’s a jungle out there!
  

• Tule Mat Weaving for Kids
  

• The Straw Bale House
  

• Blacksmithing
  

• Introduction to Biodynamic and Compost Making
  

• What’s your Beef? Organic Meat and Livestock
  

• The Real Dirt: Soil Fertility and Organic Nutrients

• Cache Creek Wildlife Rafting Trip
  

• Chicken and the Egg
  

• Full Belly Farm Kid’s Day Camp
  

• Full Belly Farm Tour
  

• Get the Lead Out! Biodiesel Fuel
  

• Hedgerows and Birds
  

• Olive Oil: Small-Scale Production
  

• Sheep Raising in the Capay Valley