June 2008


Los Angeles Permaculture Guild Newsletter

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Bonjour,

Feel free to repost this newsletter wherever appropriate and submit related needs, surplus, events and articles, videos, pictures and announcements. Community input is always encouraged and appreciated . . .

Thanks,

Taylor Arneson
taylorist@gmail.com
taylorist.googlepages.com


ARTICLES OF INTEREST

-- Guerrilla Gardening takes root in LA                     
http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-guerrilla29-2008may29,0,2094982.story

-- Teens and Permaculture in the Pacific Northwest
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/lifestyle/19288404.html

-- Mark Twain on National Stupidity (scroll down)
http://www.sustainablehabitats.org/sustainabilityworkshops/heateroven.html

(NEW) VIDEOS

-- David Holmgren on Suburbs
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8559620019566667947

-- Autumn Olive Guild
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1791332986132404660

-- Birds and Bees in the Garden
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5549505480247201730

-- We Are The Weeds
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8559620019566667947


WORKPARTIES, POTLUCKS, CLASSES AND EVENTS

-- Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, from 10am-5pm
Weekend Gardening Workshop with Brad Mowers
Gain hands-on experience in all of the aspects of growing your own food.  In this weekend workshop we will learn about soils, plant seedlings, how to harvest fruits and vegetables, and compost their waste, closing the cycle.
Specific topics covered will include:
- Soil health
- Seed starting
- Buying plants from the nursery
- Vegetable planting charts
- Putting plants in the ground and caring for them
- Growing in pots for apartment dwellers
- Inter-planting and biodiversity
- Plant culture and how to deal with insects
- Watering
- Wild plants such as lambs' quarter, amaranth, dandelion and nettles
- Composting
This class is for beginning gardeners as well as those who would like a refresher course for review and more information. Participants will go away with a well-rounded palette of information to start on their summer gardens.
Course Fee: $125. Pre-registration required by May 23, alirosenblatt@gmail.com or 213/738-1254.

-- Tuesday, June 3 from 6-9pm
Creating a LETSystem in your neighborhood with Alison Rosenblatt
 Alison has been researching local currencies since her arrival in L.A. Eco-Village in February.  She is engaged in testing and honing the emerging LETSystem in LAEV.  The LETS (Local Exchange Trading System) is a local currency system used throughout the world.  Come learn how you can make it happen in your neighborhood.
 Fee: $10 donation suggested.  No one turned away for lack of funds
Reservations required, contact Alison Rosenblatt at alirosenblatt@gmail.com or 213/738-1254.

-- May 31, Jun 7, 14; Rancho Park (West LA)
 Come Home to Ecosystems: Practical Urban Permaculture
This course may fill up rapidly. Please enroll early to avoid disappointment.
Call or email Darren Butler to sign up:
allnet@pobox.com
818.271.0963
www.EcoWorkshops.com

-- June 7, 14, 21, and 28 (Saturdays) from 9:30 AM to 12:45 PM. Topanga
The early-registration deadline for Ecofriendly Hillside Gardening and Terracing is Friday, May 30. Course sessions will be held on  The class is about two-thirds full as of Tuesday, May 27, and has attracted an interesting group of students, both local to Topanga and otherwise. For complete information see http://www.ecoworkshops.com/hillside.html.


-- Saturday, June 14 from 9am-5pm
Water Catchment with Swales
Taught by Joe Linton, author of "Down by the L.A. River"
Check our website, www.laecovillage.org, for more details

-- Tuesday, June 10 at 6 pm at L.A. Eco-Village
A CONVERSATION WITH L.A. ECO-VILLAGERS
ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED.
Pre-requisite:  LAEV Tour
$10/Person.  Minimum of two people per group.
Reservations required:  213/738-1254  crsp@igc.org
Bring a brown bag dinner.


--  Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22nd, 9am - 4pm
The Next Natural Building Workshop:
Edendale Farm in Silver Lake
Designing & Building an Outdoor Kitchen and Entertainment Space
One of the advantages of living in Sunny Southern California is enjoying the outdoors, yet very few are eating or cooking outside daily.
This hands-on workshop will use permaculture design and natural building skills to complete a beautiful space that is functional, economical and sustainable.
Part One    * Site and Kitchen Design
                    * Earthen Oven Theory & Techniques
Starts at 9:00AM- 4:00 PM  Saturday and Sunday $60 per day
Space is limited RSVP Special Workshop, Children are welcome contact: info@sustainablehabitats.org

--Monday, June 23rd @ 6:30pm
Westside Permaculture Gathering Monday
Santa Monica Main Library - Multipurpose Room, 2nd floor, right next to the Community room where the last gathering was held.
Our next gathering will be a precursor to future gatherings where we will actually begin the process of learning by doing, so this is not one to be missed.  If anyone would be interested in spearheading a potluck for the evening that would be great.  Also, feel free to bring your family and friends, this is a community affair where  people of all ages are welcome. The Santa Monica Main Library is located at 601 Santa Monica Blvd, at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and 6th st.  We encourage you to walk, bike or carpool to the event.  It would be great if you could RSVP so we have an idea of how many people to expect.  Looking forward to seeing you all there, stay tuned for future updates as they come available


-- Saturday, June 28, 2008 from 9:30 am to 2 pm at L.A. Eco-Village
Holistic Nutrition With Rebecca Elswit
Reservations required:  213/738-1254  crsp@igc.org
Watch for details Check our website, www.laecovillage.org, for more details

PERMACULTURE COURSES:

-New York City Open Center  -3Day CityPermaculture Strategies Workshop - April
-Woodbourne, Catskills, New York - Two-Week Intensive August 16-29, 2008
-Los Angeles, CA - First Weekends of each Month, Oct '08 - March '09
-Aveyron Region, France  - Permaculture Highlights & Historical Preservation Tour
 More Hands-On WorkParties - Natural building and "the home ecosystem" design on California's Central Coast and the Southland.
• Trades, Work-Trades and Payment Plans now available
• Teachers are also eligible for special Scholarship Discounts
http://earthflow.com/

--  February through July 2008
The Santa Barbara Permaculture Design Course Experience
Creating The Conditions for Sustainability to Happen...
February through July 2008.
One weekend a month for 6 months...
Join us on the second weekends of February through July 2008.
Locations will take us in and around Santa Barbara Co.

NEEDS AND REQUESTS

-- Seeking part time / full time organic farmer with experience for urban community supported agriculture in Silverlake to distribute for families and neighbors.
http://www.sustainablehabitats.org/    ~     info@sustainablehabitats.org

The Watt's Family Garden Club
(http://www.wattsgardenclub.org/)
and
"The Seed Lady" aka Anna Marie Carter
http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=576
are looking for................
Primarily we are looking for CASH and volunteers.
We need self motivated, self initiating, responsible people to help with various aspects of several different projects. People who have experience or skills as grant writers, researchers, marketers and community organizers would be most desirable. Please contact: Camille Cimino
camcim@yahoo.com
(213) 924-5238

-- Swan Song for the Lawn -Volunteers Needed -Ongoing starting in February '08
Help convert resource consuming lawns in and around Los Angeles into productive Fruit, Fuel, Food, Fiber and Medicine Producing Home Ecosystems! No experience necessary.
Contact us at info@earthflow.com

-- Accommodations Needed -Los Angeles -Ongoing
Larry Santoyo, Permaculture Designer, Teacher seeks private studio/guesthouse accommodations for frequent visits in and around downtown Los Angeles, Silverlake and Santa Monica Areas -Will trade for permaculture consulting, design and/or workshops.

-- I am always looking for people, M-F, who would like to volunteer working on permaculture projects at a home in Malibu.  Projects involve pruning, planting, mulching, propagation, water harvesting techniques, compost making, caring for chickens, light straw claw and earthen plaster, herb spirals, and more.  Anyone interested can contact me at swjennings@gmail.com Also, looking to build up the LAPCGuild wiki with profiles of people doing permaculture related activities in this city, so please submit anything you got, pictures, stories,  to swjennings@gmail.com

-- Eco Home needs help with promoting their tours - The number of visitors has decreased recently and they are exploring new opportunities to spread the word. Contact Dianne Carter at dcarterpr@earthlink.net. More about Eco Home /www.ecohome.org/pages/index.html


-- EMANATE needs monetary and material donations for their installations. All donations are tax-deductible. Contact jenna@emanate.org or 323.913.0915. www.emanate.org



SURPLUS

-- Bicycles for sale!
* fixed gear, raleigh women's road bike conversion, all new 700c rims and tires, good seat, bull horn bars, no lights or brakes - $ 300
* three wheeled adult (trike) beach cruiser style, coaster and front brakes, ape hangers, basket, needs new tubes and tires - $ 300
* brand new lollapolloza element skateboard made of bamboo limited edition, 7.5w, 52mm wheels - $100


-- Be part of every permaculture function there is in our newly acquired land in Venice, CA. We have a 55'x300' space a few minutes from the ocean in a very good growing zone with space available to rent or build your own natural space. We are needing strictly permaculture people to build a living modelthat will provide answers for our cities many problems. We need your skills and enthusiasm to be part of something very special.
 contact: Bobby 310-466-9600
 Must see!!

-- 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

-- We have Potted (1 to 5 gal) Garden Plants -Will trade for Avocados, Bamboo and/or ???
-Achira, edible canna
-Opuntia, spineless fruiting cactus
-Yacon, sweet, crunchy tubers
Contact: Larry & Kathryn Santoyo <info@earthflow.com> 805.459.0452

-- Available for pre-purchase!  Quail Springs, An Experiment in Permaculture by Joss Jaffe, is an important research and development tool supporting permaculture design and the long term vision of Quail Springs. Pre-purchase the book by contacting info@quailsprings.org.  $30 includes CD, or $10 for CD only, plus $5 shipping.

-- Hopedance offer: For $250 Hopedance Magazine will give you a full page to do what you want (listings, calendars, ads, articles, art, etc.) plus you get 1,000 copies of hopedance to do what you want. The page would be inside the regular issue of HopeDance. The next issue is on Relocalization.  Bob Banner 805 544 9663 www.hopedance.org

-- 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.


-- 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.

-- 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. Check out his new cob playhouses! He also builds rocket stoves and welds amazing trellises. Hire him to lead a workshop or build something for you. email cobanation@yahoo.com

ACTIVISM / ACTIONISM

-- TAKE ACTION ON FARM BILL
The deadline on the 2007--Now 2008--Farm Bill has been a moving target, but the conference committee is currently set to conclude its work soon. We need as many e-mails as soon as possible to urge Congress to pass a Farm Bill that increases funding for organic, transition to organic, and nutrition programs, rather than simply more subsidies for corporate welfare and biofuels.. Please click here to take action now: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/642/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24318

-- Help Save the L.A. Eco-Village from the L.A. Unified School District
After a heated battle at the community meetings, LAUSD has chosen another site close by, but they still intend to put a large parking lot where the elementary school used to be, right in the heart of the LA Ecovillage
 See the following websites for details:
http://laecovillage.org/

-- Save the Whittier Narrows Natural Area!
 The Discovery Center Authority development is the first project to remake the 419 acre Whittier Narrows Natural area into a synthetic one. Visit naturalareafriends.net for more info. Friends of the Whittier Narrows Natural Area. 626 286 3850 info@naturalareafriends.net

-- California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2008 needs help in signature gathering: <www.jackherer.com> & <www.calhemp08.org>.

-- Petition Agri Fuel Incentives for Monsanto and other GMO corporations
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=895


UPCOMING IN THE SUMMER

-- July 7th to July 31st, 2008

Join us for an exciting learning adventure into sustainable living and the seeding of culture.  Students will be involved in hands-on building projects, resource training, applied permaculture, community dynamics and nature immersion.  Our co-founder, Warren Brush, will be leading the instruction team to offer you, the participant, a vital and unique experience that will inform how you walk on the earth for the rest of your life.  We have a very limited capacity for this intensive three-week program...please register today to ensure your place in this dynamic journey.
 Cost, includes tuition, meals and camping: $1,000-$2,500 sliding scale. A deposit of $400 holds your space, with the balance due by July 1, 2008. We have very limited space for this unique opportunity.
Contact to apply: info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239, or download the application at www.quailsprings.org/programs


LAPG WIKI SPACE   :   http://lapcguild.wikispaces.com

ARASHI : https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg

BLOGS

-- http://permaculturecafe.blogspot.com/

-- http://permaculturetokyo.blogspot.com/

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WISER EARTH Profile : http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/625ef7965dec0b50f16a19ec91d1f79a#

SO. CAL PERM ORGS
Los Angeles:
- Earthflow http://www.earthflow.com/  -  Larry Santoyo santoyo@earthflow.com 805-459-0452
- LA Permaculture Guild: Camille Cimino camcim@yahoo.com Joan Stevens 323-630-4673 mamabotanica@sbcglobal.net .

Points north:
- Quail Springs : quailsprings.org New Cuyama, CA tel: 805.886.7239 info@quailsprings.org
- 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
- Sierra PC Guild, Paul Racko paul@sierrapermaculture.org
http://sierrapermaculture.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)
255-6111 (new one)

STAY IN TOUCH:
- Los Angeles PC Guild e-list -- https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg
- South CA PC Guild e-list -- https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg
- LACity Repair e-list -- http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/cityrepairla
- LA PC Guild on Tribe -- http://lapcguild.tribe.net
- LA Mytological Society -- http://www.lamushrooms.org

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/
LA Permaculture Guild website : http://www.lapcguild.wikispaces.com/
LA EcoVillage: http://urbansoil.net/wiki.cgi
EcoVillage / Permaculture places : http://www.ecologycenter.org/directory/results.php?sFAQ=permaculture
Sustainble World Radio Podcasts : http://www.sustainableworldradio.com/


 FARMERS MARKETS OF SOUTHERN CA

http://www.farmernet.com/events/cfms

BOOK LISTS OF INTEREST

http://www.users.bigpond.com/brookman/books.html

http://www.pdxpermaculture.org/books.htm

http://www.patternliteracy.com/reading.html

FREE E BOOKS

http://www.holmgren.com.au/

http://www.rainbowbody.net/Finalempire/index.html

http://farmerbarter.googlepages.com/foodbook



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