April 2007 

Los Angeles Permaculture Guild Newsletter

 

Here's issue number 3 and I'm getting the hang of it now. Thanks to those who sent in notices. There are a lot of events happening on April 1st, so I'm sending this a bit early.

 

There is a growing community of permaculture friendly folks in our fair city. Some of us want to collaborate, brainstorm, share resources, or hang out with each other - but connecting in this vast geographic area can be tough. So the goal with this newsletter is to provide an avenue for communication and connection. See the categories below and please send me your needs, resources, surpluses etc. I will send this out as close to the first of each month as I can. I hope it will enable like-minded people to find each other and begin transforming LA into a sustainable human habitat.

peace,

Jennifer Murphy

truffulatuft@peacenet.com

Feel free to repost this newsletter where appropriate

NEEDS 

You need a housemate, a ride, property, a source of cheap gravel....? Put it here.

 

-- I'm looking for a venue for Sat. April 7th evening and Sun. 8th, all day for a Quantum Healing workshop and lecture, given by Rolando Poe (livingonenessfoundation.org).   It can be a private home or any facility with a room large enough to seat 30 people.   Preferably there would be no charge or a very small fee for the use of the space. Rolando is a very accomplished martial artist and healer. If you have a space or know of one, or if you'd like more info, please email me.  Cory Brennan cory8570@yahoo.com

 

-- TreePeople has 2 new positions to fill - Regional Forestry Manager job in the Harbor Area and the Northeast Valley. Candidates must a very strong working familiarity with these regions and be bilingual in Spanish and English. Contact Rachel Dawson (818) 623-4843, www.treepeople.org

-- Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm is seeking part-time Development Director - Someone who is experienced in fundraising, passionate about our mission, highly creative and capable of working independently. 10 hour/week, 3 month contract with the intention to grow.  Contact Warren Brush w@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239.

-- Summer and Fall Internships - in depth volunteer service learning - Work and live "on the farm" through volunteer internships for several weeks to a few months. Assist with ongoing permaculture development of the farm and share in community life and meals. Contact info@quailsprings.org with your resume/storyline of experience, skills, and interests and for more info.

 

-- Earthflow Design Works seeks: Venues for upcoming Permaculture Design Course (2nd weekends of Oct 07 -Mar 08); Residential and Commercial Sites for demonstrating Lawn Conversions to Vegetable/Food Forest; Used Vegetable Oil supply/contacts; Web Designers to trade for Permaculture Design Course; Landscape Contractors; Marketing and Promotional Assistants/Commission Sales. Contact Larry Santoyo santoyo@earthflow.com 805-459-0452

 

-- Back room/studio with fireplace in Altadena, available now, $550/month, utilities and parking included. Shared swimming pool, yard space, kitchen and partial use of main home. Evolving permaculture/co-housing scene with green building remodeling slated for future. Near park, mountain trails, 20 minutes to downtown. Call Marialyce at 626/797-9110

WORKPARTIES

You want help sheet mulching your yard? Building a cob oven, busting concrete, planting trees, ...? Put out the call here. Please be specific as possible about dates and times and locations.

-- Saturday, Sunday, April 7 & 8  - Service Learning Opp - Projects may include garden preparation in a permaculture fashion, watershed restoration, gabion building, tree planting and more!  All ages are welcome to volunteer and experience is not necessary.  Food is potluck and camping is nearby.   Rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.  Contact info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239 to RSVP or for more info.

 

-- Saturday, April 21, 9:00 am

Help clean up and restore a part of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. Work gloves, water and tools will be provided. Marcia Hanscom (310) 821-9045

-- Adopt the Wash! Permaculture students are designing and initiating a community garden next to the Tujunga Wash (between Burbank and Chandler). Resources and energy needed. Contact Bruce Woodside at warnwood@mac.com

SURPLUS

You've got 400 empty barrels, ducklings for sale, a pile of plywood, great dumpster pickings...? Put it here and share the wealth (give-away, barter or sell)  

 

-- Somebody must want my odds and ends of a veggie oil fuel system - I sold my diesel but still have 5 gallon containers, a strainer, and a variety of other bits and pieces of my system available.  Free to good home! Joan mamabotanica@sbcglobal.net

 

-- I have about 20 three-gallon size white food-grade buckets (no lids). Also about 30 black plastic 3 gallon pots and several five to ten pound bags of artists clay (needs slaking, good for cob?). Jennifer truffula_tuft@hotmail.com

RESOURCES

goods and services of interest to the community.. let us know about helpful sources you've found

 

-- Path to Freedom's Peddlers Wagon http://pathtofreedom.com/peddlerswagon/ - Practical goods for your home and garden, including ollas, solar ovens, bike trailers and more. >From the wonderful Dervaes family homestead.

 

-- Ergonomic Weed Twister by Ergonica - If you wish to remove a misplaced plant or weed and minimally till the soil, try the Ergonica Weed Twister.  This surgically precise tool is made in So. Cal. by people who may be your neighbors.  The Weed Twister comes in three sizes to accommodate different situations and people. Ray Cruz

www.weedtwister.com

 

-- Compost - Tim Dundon 626-794-1351 theroyalsoil@2doo.com www.2doo.com Tim is the King of Compost. He will deliver a huge dumptruck of horse manure and sawdust for 80.00 to your hungry soil. He might offer you some sage philosophy for free while he's at it.  

 

-- Earthflow Design Works offers the following products, services and skills: Permaculture Land Planning and Design -Training and Services; Jewelry Designs; Clothing Designs. Graphic Design & Photography. See www.earthflow.com for more info

-- Cob-a-nation with Ray Cirino! Ray is THE guy for cob in Los Angeles. His beautiful ovens, benches and other structures can be seen at LA Eco-Village, Path to Freedom and many private residences around the city. He also builds rocket stoves and welds amazing trellises. Hire him to lead a workshop or build something for you. email cobanation@yahoo.com

EVENTS

workshops, booksignings, field trips... put them here

Sunday, April 1, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Monthly Tianguis marketplace in collaboration with community-based organizations, artisans, and local merchants.  Every first Sunday of the month, the Tianguis transforms public space surrounding the original 14-acre South Central farm into a site for healthy eating, healthy economics, and healthy relationships. SCFHEF Community Center & Gallery, 1702 E. 41st Street, Los Angeles

 

Sunday April 1st, 2:00pm-5pm

EM - a free seminar to examine the benefits of effective microorganisms for air, water, soil, and health. Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N Verdugo Rd., Glendale, http://www.emamerica.com/data/company/news-releases/

 

Sunday, April 1st  3-7pm

Emanate: Ukendt (Igloo) - An installation by Anja Franke with John Southern and Nicholas Blake. Come for the fun, stay for the ice cold sundries and chill beats! Ukendt is a dome-shaped, outdoor construction of bamboo and industrial felt. The piece is a cold climate icon rendered using warm climate materials and techniques appropriate to Southern California. 1619 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026, 323.913.0915, www.emanate.org 

 

Sunday, April 1, 7:00 PM

Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, and Deep Economy will speak at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

Saturday, April 7 - 2:30 to 4:30 pm

The Learning Garden - The Poets' Spirit - (open mike). Please join with us to share and explore creative vibes and visions with music, poetry, dance and art, inspired interaction of knowledge and imagination. Good opp to check out the Learning Garden, a beautiful model of how school gardens can transform the lives of students, teachers and communities. Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, (310) 722-3656, learninggardenmaster@yahoo.com

Thursday, April 12

Municipal Green Building Conference Expo - register now - The Los Angeles Chapter of the US Green Building Council and The Gas Company present the Sixth Annual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo: Countdown to Green. Come discover the benefits of building green at the only education and demonstration forum specifically designed for Southland municipalities and the regional design community. Roxana Vera rvera@usgbc-la.org

Friday, April 13

Kat Steele and Paul Stamets - Double the goodness with 2 great speakers in one night: Kat Steele of the Urban Permaculture Guild from 5-6PM, and the one and only Paul Stamets, Mushroom Expert at 7:30pm. LA Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004, RSVP to 213/738-1254 or crsp@igc.org  www.laecovillage.org  

Saturday April 14, 10 am to 7 pm

“Earth Day on the Promenade” Throughout the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Free festival for the whole family. Kid-focused programming on stage, with award-winning musicians, and 60 information booths. 888-295-8372 info@earthdayla.org 

April 14 – May 12, Opening reception Saturday, April 14, 2-5pm.

EcoArt: Confronting Core Environmental Issues - Eleven artists confront the contemporary local, national, and global issues surrounding environmental and economic sustainability. 323.644.6295 Junior Art Center, Barnsdall Park, 4814 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 90027

Survival Skills/Wild Food with Christopher Nyergis

Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m. $51. Survival Skills Intensive - desert survival skills, such as shelter, solar stills, etc. You’ll learn about wild edibles, how to make fire without matches, and more. Hahamongna Watershed Park

Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m., $20. Wild Food Outing - explore a trail along the Arroyo Seco with a mix of urban and chaparral plants, as well as riparian. Learn how to make a simple vest. SW corner of Washington and West, in Pasadena, north of the Rose Bowl.

Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m., $34. Wild food Cooking - We’ll make stew, salad, biscuits, cactus dish, etc., from items we collect from the wild, and previously-collected foods. Switzer’s Camp in the Angeles National Forest.

http://www.christophernyerges.com/schedule.htm 

Sunday, April 22 - Friday, April 27 

Six day Keyline Design Course near Santa Barbara. The Keyline Design Workshop will be an intensive blend of technical & practical sessions that are targeted at professional land managers & consultants & anybody interested in practical & cost-effective broad-scale landscape restoration. Includes the demonstration of the famous Yeomans Keyline Plow - a multi-award winning implement that harvests water, halts erosion and creates soil in its wake! Contact Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571. In-depth article on Keyline design: http://www.yeomansplow.com.au/basis-of-keyline.htm

Through June 1

The Garden of Brokenness  - the culture farmers at Farmlab have created a lively and thought provoking eco-experience at their fabulous digs in Chinatown. Farmlab, 1745 N. Spring St. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Call 323.226.1158 for more information and hours. http://farmlab.org/2007/02/garden-of-brokenness-exhibition-opens.html

Sunday April 29 (last Sunday of every month), 10:00am - 3:00pm

Mercadito "from the community for the community" Healthy foods, natural products, hand-crafted art, books, jewelry, children's activities, live music, and more. PROYECTO JARDIN 1718 Bridge Street in Boyle Heights (323) 881-8834

 

Tuesday, Wednesday, May 1 & 2 - Keyline Design Workshop at Quail Springs with Darren Doherty, Australian Keyline & Permaculture Designer & Teacher  $250 ($25 discount if paid by April 10 ) Camping with access to a kitchen. Meals during the workshop are provided for $25. Motel nearby in New Cuyama. Santa Barbara Permaculture Network margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571. See April 22 for more info.

 

Friday, May 4 - one day Keyline Design Seminar near San Luis Obispo. Contact Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571. See April 22 for more info.

upcoming Permaculture Design Courses:

 

May 14 - 27th

Quail Springs Permaculture Farm and Learning Oasis near Santa Barbara CA. Instructor: Geoff and Nadia Lawton. $1450 for payment after February 1 (camping and meals included). Contact: P.O. Box 417, New Cuyama, California 95254, (805) 886-7239, info@quailsprings.org

 

Oct 2007 - March 2008

the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course with Larry Santoyo. Held the second weekend of each month santoyo@earthflow.com 805-459-0452

SO. CAL PERM ORGS

Los Angeles:

- Earthflow http://www.earthflow.com/ Larry Santoyo santoyo@earthflow.com 805-459-0452

- LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254

- LA Permaculture Guild: Camille Cimino camcim@yahoo.com Joan Stevens 323-630-4673 mamabotanica@sbcglobal.net.

 

Points north:

- Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david@ojaicra.org 805-646-9809

- Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org

 

Points south:

- PC Institute of Southern California (Laguna Beach): Bill Roley DrRoley@cox.net 949-494-5843

- San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879  

STAY IN TOUCH: LISTS

- Los Angeles Permaculture Guild e-list  https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg

- Southern CA Permaculture Guild e-list https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg

- LACity Repair e-list http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/cityrepairla

- Los Angeles Permaculture Guild on Tribe http://lapcguild.tribe.net 

LINKS

Permaculture Activist Magazine www.permacultureactivist.net

Permaculture Credit Union www.pcuonline.org

Hopedance Magazine www.hopedance.org

Urban Permaculture Guild http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/  

 

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