Quail
Springs' November 2007
Fall is with us, the cottonwood leaves are falling, as we
harvest the fruits of an amazing year with thankful hearts, we are looking
toward winter with many preparations.
The coming months will involve planning our 2008 calendar of
events, to include a Skill Builder Series of weekend workshops as well as
Service Learning weekends, our 3rd Permaculture Design Course (with
Geoff Lawton), EcoNest workshops, and other special events! We'll keep you
posted.
Although we have a break in offering of Service Learning
weekends for the coming winter months, if you are specially interested in
volunteering with natural plastering projects, please get in touch and we will
aim to coordinate volunteer visits for this. info@quailsprings.org
or 805-886-7239
IMPORTANT announcement to ALL Quail Springs friends, family, interns
and other guests!
As of January 1, 2008, the gate codes with be changing
monthly. Therefore, you will need to contact us for the current code even if
you have been here many times before. We are doing this as part of a concerted
effort to address issues with the private landowner through whose property the
private road that gives access to Quail Springs crosses. It is critical that
each and every vehicle coming to Quail Springs strictly observes the 10 MPH
speed limit on the private road, as well as ALL TRAFFIC LAWS. In other words,
this is no longer an opportunity to teach a young person how to drive, no
riding in the back of the truck or on the bumper, and be sure to keep your
lights on at night despite how much you want to see the moon and stars, etc. etc.
We must require adherence to these rules for all approaching Quail Springs in
order not to jeopardize our ease of access. Thank you for understanding and
helping!
EcoNest
workshops 2008
The
beginning stages of the EcoNest will involve workshops in which builders, home
owners, or other interested folks will work with the EcoNest team in a series
of two workshops that give the participant a solid foundation in understanding
this unique system of sustainable building. Dates and cost are TBA. If you
would like to be on an initial interest contact list, please email info@quailsprings.org.
Available for
purchase. Quail Springs, An Experiment in Permaculture
Quail Springs, An Experiment in Permaculture, by Joss Jaffe, serves
as an important research and development tool supporting permaculture design
and the long term vision of Quail Springs. If you are interested in
purchasing the book, please let us know at info@quailsprings.org. The cost of this
full color book is $30 including the CD, or $10 for the CD only, plus $5
shipping.
Interested
Interns please inquire for 2008...
We'll
be taking in new interns again in Spring 2008, but we may make exceptions for
new interns this Winter for those with natural building experience and ability
to house themselves for winter weather. All interested interns feel free to
inquire regardless and we will see what timing may work.
Work
and live "on the farm" through volunteer internships beginning with
up to one month, with possibility of up to 6 months. Assist with ongoing
permaculture development of the farm and share in community life.
Projects this year include food systems, gardening, aquaculture, natural
building, watershed restoration, animal husbandry, capital campaign
development, and more. Experience and training is not needed, although this is
a great opportunity to further experience and education in all aspects of farm
and permaculture site development. Contact info@quailsprings.org for more info.
The
following special offering will be hosted by Quail Springs...
PLANT SPIRIT HEALING ***APPRENTICESHIP*** with Pam Montgomery
Plant Spirit Healing accesses the conscious
intelligence of plants in order to direct the dynamic nature of energy. Plants
are sentient beings whose symbiotic relationship with humans gives them the
unique ability to communicate, guide and heal us on physical, emotional and
spiritual levels.
When
plant spirit healing is undertaken you begin living according to your own true
nature. You become more fully who you are and more engaged in walking the path
that is uniquely yours. As one of Pam's clients said, "There's no room for
Lyme disease because I take up more of the space."
Plant Spirit Healing is on the leading edge of vibrational healing. Accessing Spirit
through the avenue of the green world is one of the easiest and most
effective ways to achieve healing at a root level. The healing
that occurs is not symptomatic, rather it transforms the source of the dis-ease
or challenge.
This certified college level course
is designed for those who desire to receive in-depth understanding and training
in:
· personal healing
- physically, emotionally and spiritually
· accessing
your true path in life and living your bliss
· integrating
plant spirit healing into an existing practice
· creating a
new healing practice with plant spirit healing
· practicing
spiritual ecology in one's personal and professional life
· working to
bring balance to the Earth
Your
apprenticeship will include:
· Spiritual
Ecology theory and practice
· heart, soul
and spirit - the triple spiral path of healing
· communication
with plants
· accessing
plant spirits through the dreamtime
· energy
anatomy and chakras
· interaction
of plant spirits with the Four Elements and Medicine Wheel
· shamanic
journeying techniques both with plants and for people
· developing
working relationships with animal and other guides
· "seeing"
intrusive energies and extracting them
· heart
entrainment, soul retrieval and spirit loss
· "greenbreath"
to overcome obstacles and access plants' healing gifts
· developing
green allies for personal, professional & planetary healing
· practical
application of plant spirit medicine in a healing practice
· personal
growth via vision quest, sweat lodge, fire vigil, night walking
· and more
Dates: 4 sessions
in Winter-Spring 2008.
January 10-13, February 14-17,
March 13-16 and April 10-13, 2008.