Hi Everyone
        Below is a partial listing of Permaculture Courses and others in USA and California and world that where forwarded to me , I have listed two late Feb, Events for our region.
check Permaculture Activist Magazine http://www.metalab.unc.edu/pc-activist for more contacts and events

This Sunday (February 20th) starting at 2:00 pm., at Cal Poly Student Farm
there will be a special gathering at the Student Farm to celebrate the work completed by Alison Pernell on her strawbale senior project.  For those of you who have not seen the structure recently, this will be an excellent chance to check out this wonderful example of alternative building. The Student Farm Club would like to congratulate Alison on all counts and, in particular, thank her for her tireless efforts over the past few months in showing us all what it means to "soften the interface" between the natural and the built environments.
Join us for refreshments, catching-up and sharing info about Spring projects at the Farm.
Email Contact is Alexis Pouillon for info and directions to Cal Poly San Lius Osbispo Student Farm
sustclub/cpslo_club@polymail.calpoly.edu

Sunday February 27, 9:30am-3:30pm SEED SAVING and GRAIN CULTURE
A special one-day Workshop/Celebration for experienced gardeners cost $50
Presented by Ecosprit, a California non-profit community group dedicated to
care of the Earth and all its inhabitants..
WHERE: a home botanical garden near Ojai, CA where many varieties of
grains and winter vegetable crops are flourishing at a scale perfect for the
home garden
COST: $50 or equivalent value (community currency or trade goods)
For more info email: seedmind@usa.net or phone: 805-646-1136

Ecological nutrition depends upon local community protection of plant
genetic heritage through seed saving and culture. During this unique
hands-on event, we will learn how to select, process, and grow the
healthiest seed available. We will practice these skills and each
participant receives his/her own valuable collection of organic,
locally-grown seed to enjoy this ancient heritage in their homes and
gardens.
Co-taught by:
Lorenz Schaller, director of the Kusa Research Foundation and respected as
our bio region's most knowledgeable organic grain culture expert. The unique
seedbank which Lorenz stewards is living testimony of ancient human
partnership with nourishing plants.
Akiva Werbalowsky, grower of the most varied food and medicine gardens
in our bio region's, founder of the California State University Permaculture
Program, and perennial organizer of community seed exchanges.

FOOD: Included is a fresh gourmet organic lunch (vegetarian with some
dairy) by chef par excel lance Andrea Rolston of Temple Cuisine. Special
dietary needs accommodated with prior notice. Also included is a healthy
continental breakfast.Continental breakfast starts 9am. Lunchbreak is noon-1pm
Register by sending check payable to:
Ecospirit PO Box 1766 Ojai CA 93024

Friends of Hesperia Museum& Nature Center ( needs volunteers for building earth domes)
P.O.Box 401055
Hesperia Ca 92340-1055
The Museum is building a number earth architecture buildings designed by Nader Khalili of Calearth (www.calearth.org) and they need construction volunteers to work on them. Currently they are working on Friday's 10 am to 1pm but if there is enough interest they will work other days. the only qualification is that you show up. If you would like to donate your time helping and learning to build these earth dome structures. Please contact them with name address, dates available to work and any special skills or equipment.

Friday, February 25-Sunday-February 27 2000
College Station, Texas
Rethinking Alchemy --The Biodynamic Connection--Part 1
The first in a series of workshops offered jointly by the Institute of Post
Industrial Agriculture and Natura Educational Programs.
For more information contact Lee Don Bienski
phone: 409 696 2003 Email:ipia@txcyber.com

Feb 25-27 Occidental CA, Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Rd Occidental, CA 95465
oaec@oaec.org, www.oaec.org

March 10-12 Introduction to Permaculture
This two day intrductionary Course will explore the fundamentals of Permaculture design and ethics through lectures, discussion and hands on practice. Taught by Brock Dolman and will take place at the Occidental Arts  & Ecology Center model site in Occidental CA. Co Sponsored by the Institute of Solar Living
For info and registration call 707-744-2017 Cost $325 residentail,meals included sliding scale starts at $275

March 27 -April 4 Ist Latin American Permaculture Congress Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cost US $327
Contact Argentine Inst. of Permaculture
Almafuerte 1732 , San Martin,
1650, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Tel/Fax 011-47522197
gaia@apc.wamani.org, www.ecovillages.org/argentina/gaia

Real Goods Institute For Solar Living Workshops
P.O. Box 836, Hopland CA 95449  www.solarliving.org ,  isl@rgisl.org  707-744-2017 Fax 707-744-1682
Here is a simple of their great Sustainable living workshops
April 1-2 Hydroelectric design & Installation $250
April 15-16 Designing & Installing Code-complant PV Systems $250
May 6 Building with Bamboo $75
May 20-21 Natural Plastering $250
June 10-11 Strawbale Construction $250
July 8-9 Solar Hot Water Design & Installation $250
July 17-19 Green Householder  $ 350  3 Day Workshop with Day 3 being Sustainable Wastewater Design taught by Bill Roley of  Permaculture Institute of Southern California
and more contact them  

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
NATURAL BUILDERS GATHERING
APRIL 28, 29, 30 MAY 1, 2, 3, 2000 near Ashland, Oregon
• Do you build with cob, strawbales, rock, adobe, poles, thatch, wattle and
daub, bamboo, sticks, dung, clay, etc.?
• Are your concerns healing architecture, comfort, home, healthy houses,
sacred spaces, spreading information about natural building?
• Do you have techniques to share with other natural builders?
This is your annual bioregional gathering!
Come prepared for: 3 days of presentations, discussion, display, updates,
slide shows; followed immediately by 3 days of practical, dirty-hands (and
feet) experimental building practica
FEES: $95 (US) covers vegetarian, mostly organic meals with housing
dormitory-style in heated cabins, for all six or fewer days; before St.
Patrick’s Day or first 50 registrants $75. Limit 100 people. Checks to Camp
Latgawa Natural Builders, 13250 S. Fork Little Butte Cr. Rd., Eagle Point,
OR 97524. Camp Latgawa is a spectacular retreat site surrounded by
towering forest, creeks and waterfalls.
Questions? Coenraad at Latgawa: 541-826-9699 or Cob Cottage: 541-942-2005

May 13-26 Garberville, CA Permaculture Design Course
Mikhael Smith, Island Mountain Institute at Heartwood
Garberville, CA 95542 707-923-5000

Sol-Fest 2000, August 26-27, Hopland , CA.
Hosted by the Institute for Solar Living, the annual educational weekend celebration features speakers, tours, entertainment, exhibitors & children's activities, all foscused on renewable energy and sustainable living technologies. For more information see www.solarliving.org, or call ISL 707-744-2017

A Permaculture Design Course for Farmers
August 28 - September 8, 2000
Tiptonville, (Lake County) West Tennessee
This certificate course is intended for farmers or those wanting to
farm with an emphasis on the mid-South and Mississippi Delta
regions. Four of America's most experienced permaculture and
sustainable agriculture teachers will facilitate this exciting event.
Lake County, Tennessee, is one of the most fertile agriculture regions
in the nation - the area teems with wildlife - but is challenged by the
social, economic and ecological dilemmas of conventional agriculture.
Together we will design a new future for this 4,000 acre
eight-generation family farm on the banks of the Mississippi River.
With organic production for over ten years, now, the Donaldson family
is ready to take it to the next level. This is a great opportunity to
learn how landscape design and whole farm planning can make
farming healthy, environmentally responsible, and profitable again.
We will explore the links between farmers, land, and community and
learn how we can mend the tattered fabric of rural America.
Scholarship funds are available and minority farmers in particular are
encouraged to enroll.
Instructors: Peter Bane, Eric Kindberg, Chuck Marsh, Larry Santoyo,
and guests.
Cost: $550 includes tuition, camping, meals and materials, $100
deposit required to register, $50 discount for full payment by July
15th.
Contact: Chris Donaldson, c/o Silvertop Farms,Rt 1, Box 345,
Tiptonville, TN 38079, 901-253-8028, info@donaldsonfarms.com

July 6-20 Methow Valley, WA  Permaculture Design Course
Michael Pilarski and Friends
P.O. Box 4469 Bellingham WA 98277 360-724-0503  trees@telcomplus.net

Permaculture Fundamentals July 7 - 15, 2000
This is the basic course for understanding Permaculture Design. Learning
format is multi-modal with a high teacher/student ratio. Practical exercises,
demonstrations, audio-visuals, and discussion complement focused presentations.
Forty-four hours of instruction covers:
Ethics and Principles
Observation, Pattern & Design
The Natural World: Climate Forest, Soils
The Cultivated Ecology: Gardens, Plants & Animals
The Home System: Building Design, Energy, Water & Waste
Developing Settlements: Land Use, Appropriate Technology,
Economics & Finance, Urban Applications
8-Day Course Fee: $600-800, sliding scale (camping, meals, materials, &
tuition)
Students receive a subscription to the Permaculture Activist.

Village Design Practicum August 11 - 19, 2000
Combining the larger subjects of the permaculture curriculum with a
focus on design of the Earthaven village landscape and culture, this course together with
Fundamentals completes the requirements for the Permaculture Design Certificate.
Presentations by experienced designers introduce mentored small group design projects.
Students will develop skill in:
Mapping, Field Survey, and Drawing
Pattern Languages and Meta-Systems
Economic, Social, and Community Design
Broadscale Landscape: Agriculture, Wildlife, Earthworks,
Restoration
Forestry
Interview, Presentation, Project Management & Earning a Living
8-Day Course Fee: $600-800, sliding scale (camping, meals, materials, &
tuition)
Students receive a subscription to the Permaculture Activist.

Permaculture Work - Study July 5 - August 19, 2000
For a limited number of mature individuals we offer a summer residency
at Earthaven combining the two certificate courses above with four weeks of directed
work projects applying design skills and techniques to community infrastructure. This
is a unique opportunity to anchor learning with action for self-reliant living.
Application with references is required by June 1st.
Work-Study Residency fee: $1800 (camping, meals, materials, & tuition)
Students receive a subscription to the Permaculture Activist.
Our Teaching Team and Our Community Make the Difference!
The most experienced permaculture teaching team in Eastern North
America: Chuck Marsh, Peter Bane, Patricia Allison, Andrew Goodheart Brown, Keith
Johnson, Mollie Curry, Paul Caron, and Arjuna daSilva bring together decades of
experience at the forefront of cultural evolution. Pioneers in the new paradigm of
holistic living, they are at home in America's first permaculture designed ecovillage.

Permaculture Fundamentals
at The Farm Ecovillage Training Center
April 22-30, 2000, Summertown, TN
Course covers cultural transformation, principles and ethics,
ecosystems, pattern, forests, soils, water, microclimate, earthworks, home systems, building
design, animals, plants, aquaculture, waste treatment, tools, gardening, mapping,
permaculture for cities and villages, and financial systems.
Instructors: Chuck Marsh, Peter Bane, Andrew Goodheart Brown, Patricia Allison,
Keith Johnson, and Albert Bates.
Cost: $600
Contact: Ecovillage Training Center, PO Box 90, Summertown, TN 38483 931-0964-4324

Permaculture Design Practicum
at The Farm Ecovillage Training Center
October 6 -14, 2000, Summertown, TN
Completes the certificate course for those who have taken Fundamentals.
A design intensive focusing on broadscale landscaped and community design. The
Farm Ecovillage Training Center is a node in the Global Ecovillage Network
and has extensive examples of appropriate technology and permaculture systems on the
ground. The Farm is a 30-year-old intentional community and a pioneer in community
development work both in the US and overseas.
Instructors: Chuck Marsh, Peter Bane, Andrew Goodheart Brown, Patricia
Allison, Keith Johnson, and Albert Bates.
Cost: $600
Contact: Ecovillage Training Center, PO Box 90, Summertown, TN 38483
931-0964-4324

Permaculture Fundamentals at the Ecology Retreat Center
May 26-June 3, 2000
Course covers cultural transformation, principles and ethics,
ecosystems, pattern, forests, soils, water, microclimate, earthworks, home systems, building
design, animals, plants, aquaculture, waste treatment, tools, gardening, mapping,
permaculture for cities and villages, and financial systems.
Instructors: Peter Bane, Monica Kuhn, Richard Griffith, Keith Johnson
Cost: Canadian $900
Contact: Ecology Retreat Center, RR#1, Orangeville, Ontario, L9W2Y8,
Canada, 519-941-4560, ecorc@ionsys.com

A REVOLUTION IN LIFESTYLE OFF THE GRID
CREATING ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE HUMAN HABITATS
Phil Hawes, Ph.D., Architect of Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona
and The San Francisco Institute of Architecture Proudly Announce:
THE ECO DESIGN EXPERIENCE
A Six-Week Intensive and Comprehensive Hands-On Course of Study Directed and
Taught by Phil Hawes with Guest Instructors
Strawbale----Rammed Earth and Adobe----Renewable Energy
Ferrocement----Stonework----Permaculture
Water and Alternative Wastewater Treatment
Designing with Archetypes
Aquaculture
Strawbale Greenhouse Design and Construction
Cable-Net Structures----Biointensive Gardening
Building a Biosphere
Eco-Village Design
Other short courses and weekend workshops also available
CONTACT THE ECO DESIGN EXPERIENCE
P. O. BOX 5209
ORACLE, AZ 85623
1-520-896-3300 (phone/fax) 1-520-896-3303 (phone)
1-877-208-6673 (toll-free)
Email: philhawes@aol.com
CAMPUS LOCATED AT 1290 RANCHO ROBLES ROAD
ORACLE, ARIZONA
A course of study created by Ecological Systems Design, Inc.
AND The San Francisco Institue of Architecture
===Oracle Campus Located At===
1290 Rancho Robles Road
MAIL: P.O. Box 5209
Oracle, AZ 85623
Phone and fax: 1-520-896-3300
Phone;1-520-896-3303
Toll Free at: 1-877-208-6673
EMAIL; philhawes@theriver.com

Write for the Permaculture Activist: Food, Fiber, & Medicine
The Permaculture Activist is soliciting submissions for the upcoming
issue (#43) on the production of Food, Fiber, and Medicine
permaculturally.
We can take submissions in almost any form, but
prefer electronic media: computer disk (Mac or PC) or
email. Any length piece from 1000 to 2500 words would
be fine (A typed, single-spaced page is about 400
words.). If you have graphic illustrations of concepts in
the essay, or photographs, please feel free to include
them. All materials can be returned if needed.We send
complimentary copies of the published issue to
contributors and are open to barter arrangements for
advertising, etc.
We want to hear about your projects, seed saving, CSA's, dryland ag,
forest herb farming, fiber processing, soil building, indigenous/local
plants, marketing, coops, urban food production, GMO's, outstanding
lists, marine aquaculture (seaweed, molluscs, etc.), Permaculture in
schools and churches, WTO and food, sprouting, propagation, grafting,
community gardening, raising insects for pest control (or food), eating
bamboo, growing in season extenders (cold frames, greenhouses), success
with crops under difficult circumstances, whole systems approaches to
feeding, clothing, and healing people, unusual food trees / shrubs/...,
irrigation, fertilization, pollination, etc.
Let your imagination run a little wild and get back to me with your
ideas.
Thanks a lot
Keith Johnson keithdj@mindspring.com

2001 South Africa, 7 Th International Permaculture Conference ipc7@hotmail.com