Happy New Year from Santa Barbara Permaculture Network!

Emacs!

Another year has come & gone

A new one begins...

We feel such excitement for all that is wondrously unfolding, truly we are in the midst of transforming times

Our new year begins with some very special programs:
• Intro to Permaculture ~ Perspectives from Aspiring Permaculturists, an evening talk with recent Cal Poly grad Alex Vincent & SBCC student & Quail Springs Sustainable Vocations Program Director Daniel Parra Hensel/ Friday, January 18, 7-9pm
• The 5th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap , this year indoor & outdoors at the downtown Santa Barbara Central Library, rain or shine. We will have music, special speakers, and feature the Lexicon of Sustainability Exhibit/ Sunday, January 27 11-3pm
• Ryan Harb, student activist from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, speaking about the UMass Amherst Permaculture Initiative & campus permaculture project that was the recipient of the Champions of Change award at the White House , where he and other exemplary students met President Obama. Sponsored by SBCC Center for Sustainability & Santa Barbara Permaculture Network/ Sunday, February 18, 6:30-9pm
• Seed School presented by Bill McDorman, Executive Director of Native Seed/SEARCH & special guests, at Fairview Gardens. We happily co-sponsor this innovative 6 day training. Sign up early!/February 17 - 22

Please check our website for all the details & updates:
www.sbpermaculture.org


We hope you can join us!  We have appreciated your support through the years, we officially formed our 501(c)3 educational non-profit in 2000, we have done over 80 programs and workshops in what seems to be a very short time, but has been over a decade now.  We have loved every minute, thanks for sharing the journey.

Margie Bushman & Wes Roe
Co-founders, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Non-profit

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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
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