South Coast Permaculture Guild June 2002 Newsletter
 
June 2002 Newsletter Content:
1) List of  June 2002 Events  ~ Permaculture Discussion Group Downtown San Diego and Santa Barbara ~ Introductory Permaculture Class East County San Diego ~ Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos Ca ~ Build Here Now The Fourth Annual Natural Building & Permaculture Convergence Toas New Mexico  ~ Advanced Permaculture Teacher Training Course  ~ Sand Bag and Straw Bale Construction Los Osos Ca ~ Colonia Esperanza Work party Tijuana 


2) List of Future Events  ~ Advance Urban Permaculture Seattle Wa ~ Sustainable Living Workshop 5-Day Intensive Hopland Ca ~ Permaculture Design Course. Sirius Community, MA ~  Culture's Edge Black Mountain North Carolina  Ongoing Courses ~ Permaculture & Sustainable Living Design Course Orcas Island, WA ~ Watersheds and Sustainable Forestry Workshops Occidental Ca ~ Permaculture Design Intensive Oberlin, OH. ~ Permaculture Design Course at Three Sisters Farm Pennsylvania ~ Permaculture Design Intensive Oberlin OH ~ Permaculture Design Course Basalt Colorado ~ ECO FILM NIGHT  S.B. ~  World Summit on Sustainability Johannesburg South Africa ~ Permaculture Design Course Findhorn Scotland ~ Permaculture Australia

3) Perma News+Jobs  List of Local Permaculture Teachers/Designers ~ Permaculture Jobs and Internships ~ Permaculture Garden Service and Land Design ~ New Permaculture Book Gaia's Garden ~ Hopedance Magazine Special Permaculture Issue Nov/Dec 2001 ~ Permaculture Film Series planned Sites Needed ~ On Line Permaculture Course ~ Permaculture Property in Tucson for Sale ~ 7th International Permaculture Convention N.Z.

4) List of interesting Websites -
  Santa Diego Permaculture Center  and Ecovillage of America's Newsletter

5) Permaculture Credit Union  Question and Answer
    Loans for Permaculture Related Courses
  
6) Subscribe to South Coast, Central Coast, San Diego Permaculture Guild Listserves

7)Please send listings and events for next email news by June 28 to lakinroe@silcom.com or to be removed from email list

What is Permaculture/ Sustainability?

        "Permaculture" is a strategy for land use planning and design that uses indicators of sustainability derived from the commonalities found in all natural ecosystems. Permaculture Design is best suited for designing economic development programs and community social services...
Permaculture Design provides the practical aspects of the philosophy of "all things being connected."
Permaculture is a noun, but it is not a place that you can visit. It is almost more of a verb... You use Permaculture Principles to DESIGN a place that you can visit... Permaculture is the process, not the place!

Larry Santoyo Permaculture Designer/Teacher Ca  santoyo@earthflow.com , wwwpermaearth.org, quote taken from Local and Global Teachers Speak Hopedance Magzine Issue #31 Permaculture "A Quiet Revolution" www.hopedance.org

South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest.

South Coast Permaculture Guild Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571
Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White artdetour@mac.com 805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel zigge@aol.com 805-438-5745 San Luis Obispo
San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879
Santa Cruz Permaculture Vince Pastori 831/763-3848 permasc@sasquatch.com
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center) 805-756-5086
Hunter Francis wfrancis@calpoly.edu San Luis Obispo
Long Beach Organics: Amy Lerner longbeachorganic@yahoo.com 562-438-9000
Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond 760-377-5011 Ridgecrest
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley DrRoley@aol.com 949-494-5843 Laguna Beach
Santoyo&Associates santoyo@earthflow.com 800-469-5857 Los Oso Ca
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254
Permaculture Institute of Northern California info@permacultureinstitute.com 415-663-9090
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website <http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura/
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION http://www.pcuonline.org



1. JUNE 2002 EVENTS
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Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and Practises in Santa Barbara CA
Next meeting Thurs July 11  7pmSanta Barbara
This will be an interactive meeting showing video covering many parts of a lecture series on Permaculture Design by Bill Mollison one of the founders of Permaculture , audio tapes, other Permaculture Videos, slides and discussion each month.
For more info and directions and location contact Margie Bushman 962-2571 or email sbpcnet@silcom.com.

Permaculture Discussion Group Meetings in Downtown San Diego Ca
Contact San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879
Permaculture Talks lead by Marcia Boruta followed by a walk and discussion around the immediate community

Introductory Permaculture (PC) classes East County San Diego
The newly-formed East County Permaculture Circle (ECPC) of San Diego
The East County Permaculture Circle was launched January 5 by a group of 15
East County residents. It is intended to be a study/do group that meets
once/month for classes, and in between at members' houses to help each other
with PC projects in "barn-raising" fashion. We are currently evaluating a
number of PC-learning options such as instructors/lecturers, Internet
(distance-learning) courses, videos, books, discussion groups, etc.
Send the following to bslind@earthlink.net: Your name, address, tel#, email
address ... and a short bio (<100 words)telling about your background,
interest/experience in permaculture and anything else of interest to other
ECPS/class participants.


June 1 Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA :
First Saturday of every month,
Garden tour and Permaculture Fundamentals Class 10 am-12 noon
Topics include; Principles of Design, Reading the Landscape and Hands-on Gardening.:
The fee for each class is [$10 plus 1 hour of labor] or [$20 worth of trade].
Contact Permaculture Teacher /Designer Larry Santoyo at santoyo@earthflow.com or call 1.800.469.5857

June 8 Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA :
Second Saturday of every month,
Continuing and Advanced Permaculture Class 10 am-12 noon
The fee for each class is [$10 plus 1 hour of labor] or [$20 worth of trade].
Topics include; Patterning, Trees, Design and Construction,Grey Water System Design and Construction,Plant Propagation,
Food Forests, Plant and Seed Exchange, Subtropical Fruit for SLO, Herbal Preparations, Art in the Garden, Market Gardening
Contact Larry Santoyo at santoyo@earthflow.com or call 1.800.469.5857

June 9 - 16, 2002 Build Here Now 2002
The Fourth Annual Natural Building & Permaculture Convergence
At the Lama Foundation Taos County, New Mexico
co-sponsored by The Last Straw Journal, The Lama Foundation & The Permaculture Institute
Lodging options: At Lama, yurt with beds or loft space can accommodate up to 15 (first come, first served; stipulate this arrangement on your registration; bring your own bedding or sleeping bag)... RV and tent sites on the grounds for 100 campers. Hotels are available in Taos and Questa (at additional cost).
Cost: Before May 1, 2002, $475; after May 1, $575 for the 7-day event. Children 5-16 half price (childcare not provided). Per day participation is $100. Cost includes three vegetarian meals per day and on-site lodging.
Travel Information: The Albuquerque airport is three hours from the site. Carpooling and shuttle service will be available. For more information, contact the Lama Foundation at (505) 586-1269 or see http://www.lamafoundation.org
To be placed on a list to receive additional information about
Build Here Now 2002 as it becomes available, send your preferred email address and/or surface-mail address to <catherinew@zianet.com>
You may also contact the Lama Foundation by way of their website at
http://www.lamafoundation.org
Please note that participation is limited to 100 people.
Please also note that Build Here Now 2001 was a sell-out.
Early registration for Build Here Now 2002 is advised.

 June 19- 25, 2002 Advanced Permaculture Teacher Training Course Bonny Doon, near Santa Cruz CA
Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward
With this Summer course, on the central California coast, we are continuing
to prepare a new generation of permaculture instructors for these new times.
We will provide a forum to develop teaching skills, discuss strategies and
techniques, and review the rewards and challenges of teaching a Permaculture
Design Course. A whole systems approach will be demonstrated throughout the
course. Everyone will gain experience and confidence through practice
teaching and supportive critique.
Tuition for the course is $230 if you register before May 19 and will be
$305 thereafter. This includes instruction and course materials. An
additional fee for food and camping will be announced for out-of-towners.
This course is limited to 25 people. The price has been kept very low to
facilitate attendance and encourage community.
A $75 deposit is required to secure your space in the course. Deposits can
be refunded up until May 19.
For more information or to register, contact Rain at (831)457-9469 or at
raincascadia@yahoo.com.Please send deposits to: Rain TT  316 Main St Santa Cruz, CA 95060

June 22nd Sat  Sand Bag and Straw Bale Construction

Learn the easiest of all alternative building techniques as we construct a root and wine cellar. Domes, vaults, curved and standard walls can also be built. Sand bags or straw bales can be stacked and plastered to make elegant and affordable walls and buildings. Current popularity of straw bale construction is actually a revival of a hundred year old American technique!

Sand bags are also rapidly becoming popular as a building material. The city of Hesperia in Southern California has commissioned the construction of their public library using this technique. NASA has even tested this as an easy and economical method for building on the moon!
All classes are held at
Temenos Teaching Gardens, Los Osos, California
Sat 10 am - 5 pm
$55 per person per session Lunch included-work trade and slo hours always accepted.
Workshops are led by Larry & Kathryn Santoyo, ecological designers.
For registration or more information contact:
1.800.469.5857 info@earthflow.com

June 22 Sat Volunteer Workdays at Colonia Esperanza Tijuana
Looking for hands-on experience? Each month artist James Hubbell & permaculturist Bill Roley gather volunteers to work at
two schools in Tijuana. The ongoing project includes tiling, gardening, and a variety of construction projects. Upcoming
workdays are April 20 and May 18. Volunteers meet at 8:30 a.m. at the H St. trolley parking lot in Chula Vista to carpool.
Work is usually from 9:30 to 3 p.m. For info, call James Hubbell (760) 765-3427 or Christine Brady (619) 585-9009 or see
www.americasfoundation.net. This is a project supported by the South Coast Permaculture Guilds who volunteer labor to help
Also July 20 and Aug 24 are future work days


2. FUTURE EVENTS
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July 13th & 14th and 27th & 28th; August 10th & 11th and 24th & 25th  Four Weekends  Seattle, Washington
Living Systems Design II: Advanced Urban Permaculture & Site Restoration Methods
Combining their various skills in permaculture, urban sustainability,
natural building, and community development, Michael Broili, Jonathan
Scherch, and guest lecturers will share a holistic approach to design
across the eight-day, four-weekend, course. Through lecture, discussion,
observation, hands-on learning and consultation, participants will develop
the skills and knowledge to design and implement sustainable systems in
harmony with the natural world.
Tuition: $900 (includes all fees and refreshments) Register by phone or email: call: (206)-546-3119 or on-line at www.lsdg.net
Living Systems Design Guild, LLC 211 NW 201st Shoreline, WA, 98177 info@lsdg.net

July 15-19 and August 5-9  Sustainable Living Workshop 5-Day Intensive (Hands On) Hopland Ca
Day 1. Introduction to Permaculture ,Day 2. Passive Solar and Ecological Design, Day 3. Sustainable Wastewater Design,   Days 4 & 5 Beginning Photovoltaics Permaculture Teacher will be teaching on Day 1 and 3.
Institute for Solar Living  www.solarliving.org
PO Box 836  Hopland, CA 95449. or email isl@rgisl.org

July 19-Aug 8 - Permaculture Design Course. Sirius Community, Massachusetts
nterrelationships between personal, social, and
ecological sustainability, immersion in community life. Contact: Daniel
Greenberg at Living Routes; Tel: 413-259-0025; Email:
daniel@LivingRoutes.org; Website:
www.livingroutes.org/programdetails/summerinst/overview.html

Culture's Edge Black Mountain North Carolina  Ongoing Courses
July 3-Aug 17, 6 WEEK PERMACULTURE RESIDENCY PROGRAM-
Application with references is required by June 1st. $2000 (camping, meals, materials, & tuition)
JULY 21-27 BUILDING WITH COB 
Aug 1-4 NINTH ANNUAL PERMACULTURE SUMMER GATHERING $85(Please register by July 15th)
Aug 10-18 PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRACTICUM - Part 2 of the Permaculture
Design Course. Work in teams to design homesites and neighborhoods at Earthaven Ecovillage.$600
Aug 29 - Sept 2 WOMEN'S WORK: CREATING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES - Patricia Allison, Mollie Curry. $250
Oct 20-25 Permaculture Teacher's Training Open to graduates of the Pc Design Course. $375
Write: Culture's Edge, 1025 Camp Elliott Road, http://www.permaculture.net/~EPTA/Culture'sEdge.htm
Black Mountain NC 28711-8628. Phone: (828) 669-3937 or (828) 669-0619. E-mail:culturesedge@earthaven.org.

July 27th - August 17th, 2002 Permaculture & Sustainable Living Design Course Orcas Island, WA
Using systems applied in their 20-year-old  working permaculture farm, the Bullock brothers' extended family will teach
participants to apply ecological design - while also living it. This residential intensive will  provide an opportunity to learn the hands-on skills necessary to design & implement sustainable human ecosystems.
Fee: $1450 ($1300 if paid by June 15th) - Includes Meals, Tent Space, Materials, & Certification.
Send your name, address & phone number along with a $250 non-refundable deposit made payable to: Sam
Bullock.  www.permacultureportal.com/
Sam Bullock PO Box 107  Dear Harbor, WA 98243
For more information: Email bullock_orcas@hotmail.com
or  call Sam at (360) 376-2773 or Doug at (360) 376-6601


July 26-29 Watersheds-Basins of Relations: Starting and Sustaining
Community Watershed Groups Occidental Ca
This training is designed to promote and support the creation of Sonoma County community-based watershed groups. Long-term ecologically and economically viable human settlement depends on conscious community awareness of appropriate behavior within each individual watershed. Topics include: watershed processes; salmonid ecology; water quality monitoring; in-stream bioengineering restoration; uplands erosion control; road restoration; native habitat restoration; sustainable forestry; community group process; and funding opportunities. This training is specifically designed to recruit teams of 3-4 residents, each representing a local watershed. Enrollment is limited and subject to an application process intended to select committed teams. Call Brock Dolman at OAEC for details. Instructors: Brock Dolman & Many Guests. $100, residential, meals included.

-August 11 Sustainable Forestry Workshop
This workshop is for landowners, land managers or those interested in sustainable forestry practices. Topics will include: scale appropriate timber harvesting; non-timber forest products; stand thinning; fuel load management; forest health; wildlife habitat enhancement; road and upland erosion control strategies; relationship of forests to salmonid restoration and overall watershed health; and the process of restoration forestry property planning. This course will be an informative and stimulating experience that will change the way you think about your forests and challenge you to reevaluate your participation in their regenerative restoration. Instructors: Tim Metz & Brock Dolman. $110 ($95), 9am-5pm, lunch included.
TO REGISTER FOR A COURSE 
OAEC at: 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465 http://www.oaec.org. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center <oaec@oaec.org>

Aug. 4 - Aug 26, Permaculture Design Intensive Oberlin, OH.
 Dan Hemenway
Ecological Design Innovation Center, Oberlin, OH. Suitable for beginners,
certificate holders seeking advanced work, prospective certificate
candidates, etc. Can be used as a basis for the practicum requirement for
the Elfin Permaculture Design Course Online.
Contact Brad Masi at Brad.Masi@oberlin.edu

August 4-18, 2002 Permaculture Design Course at Three Sisters Farm Pennsylvania
Three Sisters Farm is a bioshelter / market garden farm in rural Western Pennsylvania. Since 1988 we have been developing our site according to principles of permaculture design. As part of course work students will participate in planning and design to bring our site closer to the ideal of sustainability. Specific areas of concern include our pond and gardens, appropriate technologies for the bioshelter, and further addition of perennials to our landscape. This certificate course uses hands on training and team learning. Students participate in the evaluation and design of our bioshelter and permaculture farm after thirteen years of development. A nearby 10 acre woodland homestead will also be used for course study.
Course leader Darrell Frey has been studying and practicing permaculture design since 1980. Principle designer of Three Sisters' bioshelter, co-designer of Three Sisters Farm and consultant to the Harmony Homestead at Slippery Rock University, he has over forteen years experience teaching PC. Additional instructors are planned.
Costs: $800 includes food, camping and course materials. Textbook, Permaculture:A Designers Manual required reading. (not included in fee). Please pre register with $100 deposit by July 1.
Three Sisters Farm 134 Obitz Road, Sandy Lake, Pa. 16145
724-376-2797 Fax: 724-376-4171
defrey@.bioshelter.com www.bioshelter.com

August 19 to September 1, 2002 Permaculture Design Course Basalt, Colorado
Course overview:
The CRMPI Annual Permaculture Design Course (APDC) is designed to give the participant an understanding of the essential parts of permaculture so that they can better design and engineer forest gardens, greenhouses, and other permaculture endeavors. During the first week you will learn about the essential elements of permacutlure. Then in the second week you will be putting the knowledge in action with a full spectrum design project. Whether you're a designer, a veteran Permaculturist, or a gardener CRMPI's APDC has something to offer due to it's wide variety of material.
The curriculum includes a variety of classes and workshops essential to the development of becoming a permaculturist. Everything from the invisible structures of our economy and social structures, to the structures of the soil and how that can be used or modified to create a better planting bed.
Instructors: Peter Bane, Earthhaven,Jerome Osentowski, Director CRMPI, John Cruickshank, Appropriate Technologies, Sunrise Ranch and others
Details:
Location - The course is held at our high altitude demonstration site, one of the most mature forest gardens in North America. It is located on Basalt Mountain, surrounded by ridgelines covered with forests and red sandstone. This site makes a beautiful and inspiring location for teaching and learning. All ideas covered in the Course can be wittnessed on site with a stroll through the garden. It helps create immediate learning connections when everything learned can be seen working in action.
Cost: $1000, sliding scale, $100 non-refundable deposit
$50 discount for registration by June 30, $100 couples discount
Contact: The Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute
PO Box 631, Basalt, Co 81621 Ph/Fx: 970-927-4158
jerome@crmpi.org --- www.crmpi.org

Aug 22 Thurs. 7pm SB Permaculture ECO-Film Night featuring The NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Santa Barbara Main Library Faulkner Gallery
Guest Speaker Owen Dell Landscape Architect , Watershed Activist
A new film for business, environmentalists, educators, and designers about the Birth of the Sustainable Economy, narrated by Susan Sarandon.
with Architect William McDonough and Chemist Micheal Braungrad
While some environmental observers predict doomsday scenarios in which a rapidly increasing human population is forced to compete for ever scarcer natural resources, Bill McDonough sees a more exciting and hopeful future. In his vision, humanity takes nature itself as our guide, reinventing technical enterprises to be as safe and ever-renewing as natural processes. Can't happen? It's already happening with companies like Ford Motor Company, Nike, Herman Miller Furniture factory and others, and it's a part of what McDonough and his partner, chemist Michael Braungart call The Next Industrial Revolution.
For more info go to  www.thenextindustrialrevolution.org
Contact SB Permaculture Network 805-962-2571 sbpcnet@silcom.com

Aug 28- Sept 4 World Summit on Sustainability Johannesburg South Africa
Workshops and Ecovillage Tours   www.ecovillage.org/wssd/ for details

September14 -October 5 2002 Permaculture Design Course Findhorn Scotland
Lesley Bradley and Jane Hera
Are you ready to change the world? To move towards sustainability and social justice?
Do you want to bring yourself into alignment with the rhythm of natural systems, foster
beneficial relationships with yourself and others? Then this permaculture course is for
you. It blends training in technical design for sustainability with strategies for bringing
about visions of world change.
The learning process is creative and dynamic, we will learn from theoretical concepts,
experiential exercises, practical sessions and the wisdom within the group. The
'classroom' extends to our emerging ecovillage where we will encounter a number of
initiatives including: ecological housing, solar and wind power, biological sewage
treatment, community supported agriculture and visionary projects such as the Phoenix
Community Store and Trees for Life.
Cost: £1,050 includes meals and accommodation for 21 nights (£785 for campers). http://www.findhorn.org/college/permaculturedesign.html
Booking/Reservation queries, please contact  bookings@findhorn.org

Sept.14-28 PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES Australia
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES / CRYSTAL WATERS COLLEGE
MAIL ADDRESS: 50 Crystal Waters MS 16 Maleny QLD 4552 AUSTRALIA
PHONE AND FAX: +61 0(7) 5494 4833
EMAILS: info@permaculture.au.com info@crystalwaterscollege.org.au
WEBSITES: www.permaculture.au.com www.crystalwaterscollege.org.au

September 9-14 Permaculture for Third World & Indigenous Peoples Course
preparing to work with other cultures & in developing countries
with Robyn Francis & guests
September 23-28 Ecovillage and Sustainable Community Design
In-depth and inspiring with innovative insights into integrated
ecological social planning for human settlements, urban and rural.
Advanced course with Robyn Francis, Peter Cuming, Wendy Sarkissian &
other guests.
October 26-Nov 8 Permaculture Design Course
with Robyn Francis, Janelle Schafer, Peter Harwick & other guests

Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
Permaculture Education
ERDA Institute Trust
Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office
Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator
PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225
permed@nor.com.au www.earthwise.org.au


3.PERMA NEWS AND EMPLOYMENT
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Local Permaculture Teachers & Designers in Southern and Central California
Larry & Kathryn Santoyo; Santoyo&Associates santoyo@earthflow.com 800-469-5857  Los Osos Ca
Bill Roley; Pc Institute of Southern Cal DrRoley@aol.com 949-494-5843 Laguna Beach CA
Dave White Happy Valley School artdetour@mac.com 805-646-9809 Ojai Ca
Pierre Constans Box 353 , 402 West Ojai Ave Ojai 93023 805-640-7686 Ojai Ca
Jonah Dusi Land Dance permaculture@ojai.net 805-640-3782 cell 805-455-5842 Ojai Ca
Forest Glen Owen  Atwater Village Los Angeles Ca   323-661-5234
Permaculture Teachers only
Marcia Boruta San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879 San Diego Ca
Wes Roe Santa Barbara Permaculture Network lakinroe@silcom.com 805-964-1555
Jane Higginson (619) 668-3104, janehigginson@earthlink.net   San Diego Ca


Hopedance Magazine Nov/Dec 2001 Issue #31 will be a Special on PERMACULTURE THE QUIET REVOLUTION
To get a copy go to the webpage www.hopedance.org the Issue is on line to on the Hopedance Website
 The Permaculture issue includes Interview with Bill Mollison, an article by David Holmgren the co-originator of the Permaculture concept, Larry Santoyo column , course calendar, poetry, story telling,Permaculture Credit Union and more. From Santa Cruz to  San Diego Hopedance is distributed free to 230 location. Please support the Magazine and show your appreciation for the Hopedance Special Issue on Permaculture. Hopedance has created a special place for Permaculture Activities and Article here in Southern and Central California
Single Issues $3,subscriptions 20/year for 6 Issues
POB 15609, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 or
NEW ISSUE May/June  2002

Rising Sun Designs Permaculture Garden and Design Service in Santa Barbara CA
Permaculture Design Grad is Offering Services in Santa Barbara in Permaculture Design , Organic Gardens and more
Contact Loren Luyendyk  805-452-8249.

Land Dance Permaculture Specialists Now Available in Ventura and Santa Barbara County
Services offered: Permaculture Landscape Design, Bio-intensive Gardens, Structured Landscapes and Land Maintenance
Contact Jonah Dusi 805-640-3782 cell 805-455-5842  Permaculture Design Graduates www.landdance.com

Permaculture intern opportunities available in San Luis Obispo CA
12 week Permaculture Internships
Session 1 February through March
Session 2 April through June
Session 3 July through September
Work trade positions available.
Contact
Larry Santoyo
EarthFlow Designs
800.469.5857
santoyo@earthflow.com


GAIA'S GARDEN A GUIDE TO HOME SCALE GARDENS

The first book to locate Permaculture in the American Landscape

Activist Editor Toby Hemenway has assembled a practical and user friendly guide to backyard permaculture. Skillfully written and full of examples from the foremost permaculture gardens across the country, the text introduces permaculture principles at work, explaining the basics of this ingenious language of design. Chapters cover Soil, Water Management, and Choice of Plants, as well as more advanced subjects as Interplanting, Guilds, Forest Gardens and Garden Evolution. Drawing on a wealth of Permaculture Lessons and Lore, the author documents the dramatic successes of ordinary men and women in bringing barren landscapes to life and in doing so, he swings wide the permaculture gate for all garden lovers to enter.

GAIA'S GARDEN
A Guide to Home-Scale PERMACULTURE
240 pages copiously illustrated with table of useful species organized by size, type, hardiness requirements and yields plus glossary, bibliography and resources, list suppliers, and a forward by John Todd
$25.00 + 2.50 shipping
Send check to
The Permaculture Activist
PO Box 1209
Black Mountain NC 28711

Permaculture Film Series planned Sites Needed
I am embarking on an ambitious video series about sustainable communities and permaculture systems. I would be interesting in hearing from anyone (particularly in Southern California -- but I would be willing to travel to very special and unique projects elsewhere) who currently has a complete permaculture system, passive solar house, earth sheltered building, straw bale home, innovative water catchment systems, food forests, or any other system that demonstrate aspects of sustainable living. I am also seeking individuals who are planning any type of such systems and about to begin the design phase. Designers, teachers, and other experts in the above field are also needed to lend their expertise to the program.

Participants would be expected to appear on camera to explain their system and take our small video crew on a tour of it and each one will get a finished copy of the video.

Designers, teachers, and technical experts who are interested in participating in the development of this project are invited to also get in touch and become involved. Those who lend a significant amount of time to the project will be granted licensing rights to the completed series depending on their level of involvement.
Please address all replies to:
PERMACULTURE SERIES (in the Subject line)
pracko@earthlink.net Paul Racko Long Beach, CA

The 7th Elfin Permaculture Design Course Online begins Sept. 15, 2001. The
six-month course includes weekly sets of lectures sent by email, reading
assignments, four reports from each student including a full permaculture
design report and class discussion of all this work via email. Instructors
include Dan Hemenway, Cynthia Hemenway, CNM, and Dr. Willem Smuts. For
details, download (separately), the course protocol, the course reading list,
and the course assignment schedule from
http://barkingfrogspc.tripod.com/frames.html

Permaculture Property in Tucson Az For Sale
Flowering Desert Permaculture site up for sale. The site is located 10 miles SW of Tucson, AZ.
The site is 2.27 acres with some awesome swales. We also have been certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. I am deeply committed to selling the site to a person(s) who will continue the work we have started for the restoration, healing and stewardship of this place. I encourage you to check out our website which has many pictures of the work in progress. The URL is: www.floweringdesert.com
Property Address: 5321 S. Sheridan Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85746
Listing Price: $153,000.00
Broker: Exit Realty – The Sonoran Group
Broker Phone # 520-790-5000

East Maui Hawaii
Looking for families with skills to join our small permaculture community in
Call Zach at 808-870-8570 to discuss visiting possibilities.

International Permaculture Conference Feb 2004 Auckland New Zealand
Permaculture in New Zealand(formerly Permaculture Institute of New Zealand)
PO Box 56-107 Dominion Road AucklandInt 64+ 7 8666735 www.permaculture.org.nz
Contact: Joanna Pearsall pinz@eartheal.org.nz
We have now established a convening group to hold an International Conference (IPC7?)
This is planned for February 2004 in Auckland.We are working very fast to ensure
                                   that this event will happen.



4. WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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I thought I'd let you know that the San Diego Permaculture Center's website
has been updated with our April newsletter
Check out the web site www.igc.org/sdecc
San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879 email to receive newsletter

Electronic Newsletter of the Ecovillage Network of the Americas
<http://ena.ecovillage.org>
Date: March 2002 Issue #0004 Editor: Giovanni Ciarlo: <mailto:giovanni@ecovillage.org>


5. PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION QUESTION AND ANSWERS
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PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION -- COME ON IN
Loans immediately available to members from any state

        We now have 286 members and $1,449,000 in total assets.  Join the only Credit Union that is based on Permaculture Principles and Ethics. Signature loans for amounts up to $5,000 at competitive rates and shared-secured loans at even cheaper rates up to $100,000 are available immediately to members.  Anyone who has taken a Permaculture course, is a member of an affiliated Permaculture Institute, or believes in the Permaculture ethics is eligible to become a member for $5 membership fee plus a $50 share deposit.
        Teachers/Organizers we can help you by offering credit-worthy students the ability to borrow money to pay for Permaculture courses. Contact the PCU to inquire about these and other loan programs.
. Please call us at 505 954 3479 or FAX 505 424 1624. Visit us online at www.pcuonline.org, email perma@pcuonline.org, or write to us.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillos Road
PO Box 29300
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87592-9300



Permaculture Credit Union Mission Statement

We pool the financial resources of the people who believe in the ethics of Permaculture and strive to redirect those resources to Earth-friendly and socially responsible loans and investments.

The credit union promotes thrift among its members and provides credit at reasonable rates. It creates the opportunity for members to control the use of their money and contribute to the revitalization of their community and the planet.


Q. What is a Credit Union?

A. After successive years of bad weather during the mid-19^th century, European farmers needed a way to save their farms from foreclosure by urban banks. To do this they formed groups to pool their savings and lend to each other. The first credit union in the US was organized in 1909. However, it took a severe drought, the Great Depression, and the courage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to stand up to the banks and create the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934.

Credit Unions continue to be a cooperative of individuals with a common bond who save their money and make loans. Credit Unions are member-owned, not-for-profit institutions. Banks are corporations operated for profit. Credit Unions are regulated by the chartering state and the Federal government and, as with banks, all deposits are Federally insured for up to $100,000.

Q. How can I get more information on the Permaculture Credit Union?

A. Please call us at 505 954 3479 or FAX 505 424 1624. Visit us online at www.pcuonline.org, email perma@pcuonline.org, or write to us.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillos Road
PO Box 29300
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87592-9300



6.LISTSERVE
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To get Up to Date Permaculture Ongoing Announcements for courses , events and posting of articles of interest try subscribing to our local Permaculture Listserves ccpg serves San Lois Obispo ,scpg serves Santa Barbara down and including Los Angeles, and sdpg serves San Diego area. Below are the instructions how to sign up
thanks to John Howe for setting them up
this works the same for each separate list:
central coast list(ccpg@arashi.com), south coast(scpg@arashi.com), and the san diego
list (sdpg@arashi.com)

TO SUBSCRIBE to this mailing listserve

Basically, the info is more web based now so log on the each website you want to subscribe to
South Coast Permaculture Ca  Guild subscription
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg
SanDiego Permaculture G subsciption
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
CentralCoast Ca Permaculture G subscription
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ccpg

REMINDER ONCE  you are signed  onto one or all of the listserves  type in sdpg@arashi.com or ccpg@arashi.com, or scpg@arashi.com to post a message to the listserve

Please send listings and events for next email news by June  28 to lakinroe@silcom.com

Mail Address    South Coast Permaculture Guild and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
                224E Figueroa ST #C
                Santa Barbara CA 93101