What is permaculture?
"Permaculture is a comprehensive, ecologically-based design process for meeting human and environmental needs." from the San Diego economic Conversion &Permaculture  Newsletter News&Resources Jan 2001

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 Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:Alexis Pouillon   alexis@value.net
                                Hunter Francis    wfrancis@calpoly.edu
Long Beach Organics: David Krieger-DeWitt        dakd@earthlink.net  562-438-9000
Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond                                       760-377-5011        
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley                DrRoley@aol.com       949-494-5843
Santoyo&Associates                         santoyo@earthflow.com        800-469-5857
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin                       crsp@igc.org             213/738-1254
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website  <http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura    http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura/spanish/QueEsPermacultura.htm
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION               http://www.pcuonline.org

Hi everyone

January 2001 Newsletter Content:
1) List of Jan. 2001 Events,meetings staring in March, Compassionate Listening, Organic Gardening Club Meet
2) List of Future Events,   Permaculture Courses in CA and world
3) Perma News  International Permaculture Gathering, Permaculture Discussion Group in SB and NBN
4) List of interesting Websites -Permaculture Institute of Northern California (P.I.N.C.)
5) Subscribe to South Coast, Central Coast, San Diego Permaculture Guild Listserves
6)Please send listings and events for next email news by Feb 28 to lakinroe@silcom.com

1. JANUARY EVENTS
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Wed Jan 17 at 7pm "It's Bare Root Season in Santa Barbara! with Bruce Van Dyke
at the Community Environmental Council 930 Miramonte Dr Santa Barbara.
The SB Organic Garden Club meeting in January will be
on The topic will be "It's Bare Root Season in
Santa Barbara! Buying the best Bare Root Fruit Trees and Berries for our
climate...Pruning Secrets...Non-Toxic Dormant Season Spraying and more."
Featured speaker will be pruning and grafting expert Bruce Van Dyke and club
member Baker Moore will moderate. For info call Linda or Larry Saltzman at
563-2089.

Tuesday Jan 23 7 PM Compassionate Listening Project in the Mid East and talk with the showing of her documentary film Children of Abraham, with Leah Green Director Mid East Citizen Diplomacy ,
Santa Barbara Public Library Faulkner Gallery Donation $5 website for MECD www.mideastdiplomacy.org
Cosponsored by Peacemakers www.peacemakercommunity.org, Community Mediation Program, Cohearts, Santa Barbara Hopedance, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, Gene Knudsen Hoffman, Jim Smallwood
Supported by a grant from Fund for Santa Barbara

Compassionate Listening is a process of respectful listening developed by Quaker pastoral counselor Gene Knudsen Hoffman in the 1980's . The idea behind Compassionate Listening is to set judgment aside while listening to adversaries, and to look for the values and reasons behind their behavior.
The willingness to hear the other person establishes a relationship that is trustworthy and safe from judgment - a place where the transformative potential in Compassionate Listening really lies. It is the necessary step to establishing dialogue between conflicting parties. This message has a special meaning for environmentalists to use as a tool to move past conflict and confrontation to achieve sustainable solutions for the world and its environment.


" The Compassionate Listening Project is on the cutting edge of Jewish-Palestinian dialogue. It is healing precisely because it does not pretend to have the answers. Rather , it engages the participants in processes that have each side seeing the humanity of the other, even when they disagree"
Rabbi David Zaslow

The Compassionate Listening provides an opportunity to advance Jewish Palestinian healing and reconciliation, and to help prepare the ground for true peace between people.

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and co-sponsors see the chance to bring the idea of reconciliation & Compassionate Listening to some of our most difficult community issues. An evening presentation of the work of Leah Green & the Mid East Citizen Diplomacy Compassionate Listening Project, with the showing of her documentary film Children of Abraham, will share the idea of reconciliation as used in one of the most tense and difficult political & human right situations in the world. Using this Compassionate Listening model, our hope is that this idea can be seen as possible here too, for such issues as homelessness, hate crimes, teen conflicts, and to ease conflict & confrontation between north & south county around land use and environmental issues.
Check out Website Mid-East Citizen Diplomacy www.mideastdiplomacy.org
For more Info contact Santa Barbara Permaculture Network at sbpcnet@silcom.com 962-2571


2. FUTURE EVENTS
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Saturday, February 3, 2:00-4:00 p.m. UC Sedgwick Reserve
Creekside Restoration Workshop
Dr. Michael Williams, Director of Sedgwick Reserve, will lead a hands-on
riparian restoration workshop along Figueroa Creek. We’ll meet at the
Sedgwick Studio for a short introductory talk, and then go into the
field to plant.
Before coming to Sedgwick, Dr. Williams operated a Seattle-based
consulting firm that developed and implemented landscape restoration
projects throughout the western United States.
To sign up for this free workshop, please email cachuma@silcom.com or
call 686-1941. Sponsored by Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society.

Feb 9 2001 Permaculture Design Course Anihue, Chile
Contact CRMPI  970-927-4158 jerome@permaculture.net   www.crimpi.org

Feb 10-23 Permaculture Design Course
Occidental Arts& Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Rd Occidental ,CA 95465
707-874-1557, fax -1558  oaec@oaec.org, www.oaec.org

Wed Feb 21 at 7pm Santa Barbara Organic Club Meeting
Community Environmental Council 930 Miramonte Dr Santa Barbara
 Topic "Permaculture Tips for the Back Yard Gardener," with Permaculture Designer Pierre Constans
For info call Linda or Larry Saltzman at 563-2089. Cosponsored by SBOGC and SOuth Coast Perm. Guild
Santa Barbara Organics Garden Club has a new webpage http://www.islandseed.com/sbogc.html -- many thanks to Eric Werb, our webmaster, and to Island Seed & Feed for hosting us!

March 23-25 Building a Community Through Ecologically -based Design
Ongoing Permaculture Workshops organized by the San Diego Permaculture Center
For more info contact  SDECC and SDPC 619 298-8879 sdecc@igc.org website igc.org/sdecc

Permaculture Design Certificate Courses April 1-14 2001 and Sept 30- Oct 13 2001
Permaculture On Ground Training April 16-27 and Oct 15 -26
These course supports efforts to develop a North American demonstration
of sustainable agriculture and commerce at the deactivated Louisiana
Army Ammunition Plant, where plans are under way to renovate the area
using Permaculture practices. It is amazing place to learn permaculture.
Contact for more info
Northwest Louisiana Commerce Center
2618 York Ave
Minden, Louisiana 71055
877 459-5120 and 318-459-5185
www.nwlcc.com

3.PERMA NEWS
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Hopedance Magazine Pathways to Sustainable Living and Positive solutions
A magazine that comes out every two months is a great source of information on activities for the Permaculture Community in Southern Ca and our activities we Santa Barbara Permaculture Network are involved as editors and distributors latest issue Jan/Feb is working with Conflict
Please subscribe to support this great regional magazine at $20 per year 6 issues
P.O. Box 15609
San Luis Obispo Ca 93406
hopedance@aol.com   www.hopedance.org

Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and Practises to Start  in March 01
South Coast Permaculture and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network will be holding meetings starting March and ongoing in Santa Barbara CA hopefully at the Community Environmental Center .
        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. First series will last 4 months and cover Design, Water, Natural Building etc
        For more info contact Margie Bushman 962-2571 or email sbpcnet@silcom.com

Plans for International Permaculture Conference 7
        A web based discussion group to plan for the International Permaculture Conference 7  has been formed, and can be subscribed to at http://www.egroups.com/group/IPC7 this conference is tentatively scheduled for March 2002 at Raglan, New Zealand. Anyone interested in helping build support for this event is invited to subscribe . Plans are afoot to collaboratively construct a web page for the event. For more info email IPC7@groups.com

The Natural Builders Network listserv
For those folks who are interested in a listserv that is primarily about
networking natural builders, please see the following:

The Natural Builders Network listserv was birthed after a half-day workshop
with Gary Duncan from smartshelter.com (on November 11, 2000). The listserv
is a way to keep the energy flowing and the communications moving regarding
creating a Network of Natural Builders in the area from San Luis Obispo to
San Diego. The idea is to create a network of engineers, builders,
architects, insurance agents, lenders, contractors, strawbale construction
folks and attorneys "to compete with the non-renewable toxic and
environmentally destructive aspects of conventional building." (Gary Duncan)
If you are interested in joining, simply send a message to
majordomo@omnipost.com and type in subscribe NBN.
thanks,
bob banner
temporary coordinator of the NBN listserv


SDECC San Diego Permaculture Center Newsletter and Fund raiser
The SD Permaculture Center is supported primary by membership dues and contributions. this year the center hopes to raise $12,000 to sustain the Permaculture Center. they are asking folks to become members of San Diego Economic Conversion Council which is the umbrella organization of the Permaculture Center. Become a member and get there great newsletter.
Memberships are $35 individual, $50 family, $100 sponsor, $500 retainer, $20 student/fixed income
Checks payable to SDECC mail to 4452 Park Blvd Suite 205 San Diego CA 92116 
Permaculture Center (619) 298-8879 fax (619) 298-2298 sdecc@igc.org www.igc.org/sdecc

Permaculture and Organic Gardening at New Wilderness Retreat in Santa Barbara Ca plus Rental
Sasha has asked me to post this announcement of a New Wilderness and Permaculture, Organic Gardening Center beginning in the Mountains of Santa Barbara Ca
Wilderness Center is open to groups who want to camp over
Also the Center has A RENTAL ROOM for $500 per month on month to month arrangement
the rental has no electricity, but has well water propane and phone
,looking for someone with Permaculture and organic Gardening interest
Call Sasha 683-3711

Morning Valley Farm looking for Helping Hands
We are looking for helping hands on Morning Valley Farm and we can provide a special place to live and possibly more for the right people. We are especially looking for a multi talented type man to manage the gardens and help with some of the natural. building and other projects. But what ever your skills or interests you can probably be of help!
        Morning Valley Farm is a 21 yr. old service project dedicated to demonstration and education of natural life alternatives: permaculture/ organic gardening, natural building, nat. energy, nat. healing etc. A key element to the farm is the expression of love in beauty. Embellishment with many forms of art is intended to attract media attention as well as higher consciousness to the sustainability movement. Much has been accomplished on the 190 acre farm over the years but more help is needed!!!
You can read more about Morning Valley Farm on our web site: www.bindujewelry.com/mornvalley.html
Candace and Loren Stolley P.O. box 1744 Lower Lake, CA. 95457-9411 (707) 994-1814
bindujewelry@jps.net .

Announcing the Opening of The Permaculture Credit Union
The Permaculture Credit Union is a reality. A new kind of environmentally responsive financial institution has been created and chartered. It is possibly the first credit union founded upon the Earth Care principles of Permaculture ethics, namely respect for natural systems, respect for people, and no waste ( which in banking will mean the reinvestment and recycling of surplus back into the community being served). Our mission is to pool the financial resources of people who subscribe to these ethical principles and provide a financial vehicle that will allow these resources to be put to work creating a sound sustainable, environmentally responsible future. We believe we have targeted a market that is severely unserved by existing financial institutions- those people who are committed to a cleaner environment, healthy food and water, sustainable energy use, and a more conscious lifestyle. It will create the opportunity for members to control the use of money in the community and contribute to the revitalization of local well-being.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillo Road
Santa Fe , NM 87505 (505) 954-3479 fax (505) 424-1624  perma@pcuonline.org
http://www.pcuonline.org/


4. WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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Permaculture Institute of Northern California (P.I.N.C.)
PO Box 341; Point Reyes Station, CA 94956.
Contact Penny Livingston: 415-663-9090.
<pinc@nbn.com>http://www.permacultureinstitute.com/ The Permaculture Institute of
Northern California is an educational organization providing courses and workshops that enable
people to develop the skills necessary to live a more sustainable life on the
planet.CONTRACTING SERVICES: PINC works with architects, designers, home owners
and co-housing groups in the designing, consulting and constructing of ecological Permaculture
systems, ponds and swales, sculpted earthen pizza ovens, straw bale, rammed earth, cob, light
clay construction, orchards, gardens, and edible/native landscaping, site planning and
development of grey water systems.
We have garden tours the 1st Sunday of every month. One starts at 10:00 is
and one starts at 11:00ish. If you are interested in coming I will email you
directions.

5.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), and the san diego
list (sdpg@arashi.com)

TO SUBSCRIBE to this mailing listserve

send mail to: <Majordomo@arashi.com>
with the following command in the body of email message:
subscribe sdpg
There will be a return message requesting your confirmation/authorization
that you want to subscribe, so respond to it as requested.
TO UNSUBSCRIBE
use the word unsubscribe instead of subscribe as above
Hope this helps took me a few times to get it right

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

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

"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any
group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly
sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need
people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of
the critical gangs that are doing that."
Dr David Suzuki geneticist, broadcaster
and international environmental advocate

Permaculture education includes principles and practices of
sustainable soil, water, crop, forest, architectural, business, and
finance systems ­ ethical investment, community loan support and small
business management.

Permaculture, from PERMAnent agriCULTURE, is an integrated system of
design including not only agriculture, horticulture, architecture and
ecology but also land access strategies and economic systems for small
businesses and communities.

Taken from the Latin, permanens, to endure or persist through time and
cultura, cultures - permaculture is an interdisciplinary design
science focused on sustainable system design. Sustainable systems are
defined as those that, over their lifetime, produce energy equivalent
to or in excess of what they consume.

Permaculture operates on three ethics: care of the earth, care of the
species and return of excess to the first two.