Hi Everyone

After a long hiatus, we will begin our South Coast Permaculture monthly guild meetings in Santa Barbara  again on Thursday Sept 21, 2006 with participation & observance of the United Nations Year of Peace (see below for details).  Since there is no true sustainability without peace, we thought a very good way to begin.

Thursday, September 21 is the 25th annual United Nations International Day of Peace.  Over 160 countries are commemorating this event.  In Santa Barbara there will be an event at the Courthouse Sunken gardens beginning at 6:30 p.m.  The program begins with a proclamation of peace by Mayor Blum followed by words of hope and peace by Rev. Mark Asman, Babatunde Folayemi, Stephen Sherill, and the Rev. Karen Weingard.  Live music will be provided by Lisa Lavie and Lois Mahalia, Melissa Ramsey-Demeter and Dion Mial, backed by the Center of the Heart Band featuring Eje` Lynn-Jacobs, George Friedenthal, Chris Judge, James Spitzer and Chris Thomas.  After the program concludes we will hold a candle light vigil.  This is an event for people of all ages, faiths and political beliefs; a chance to unite with millions around the world in support of peace.

Come for a gathering in the courtyard of the Sola House, 312 E. Sola Street (downtown, cross street is Garden St), prior to the event at 5:45 to talk briefly about plans for the fall and new year for permaculture activities with the South Coast Permaculture Guild.  Hear about all the exciting things taking place in our area, so many groups and organizations doing work around sustainability and permaculture. If you have an announcement to make please bring something to post.  Following the Peace event at the Courthouse (within walking distance), those wanting to return for further discussion will be welcome to come back to the Sola House courtyard.  We will have light refreshments, contribute if you'd like.

South Coast Permaculture meetings take place the third Thursday of the month. 

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Events/ Info Sept/October 2006:

Sept. 16, Sat  9:30 AM -12:30 PM
USING PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN ORGANIC GARDENS. Santa Barbara
Permaculture principles facilitate the design of ecologically sound gardens. Learn how some basic Permaculture principles can be used in your garden at home. Living mulch, composting in place, succession, water conservation and capture, stacking and layering will be among the topics discussed.
Taught by Larry Saltzman & Linda Buzzell at our backyard food forest, 26 El Prado Place (park down street, walk up), Santa Barbara, CA 93105. (805) 451-4168 for more details.

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Fridays, 9-10 am (re-brodcasting on following Mondays)
Sustainable World Radio on public radio station KCSB 91.9fm, also streaming live at www.kcsb.org.   
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Sept 23 -Oct 1 Cob Workshop with Betty Seaman
Santa Barbara CA 2006 Santa Barbara, CA
Cost $840  Accomodations & includes all meals and camping.
Contact Betty 805-698-3840 or Cob Cottage Company (541) 942-2005 www.cobcottage.com
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Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Presents:
ECOVILLAGES AND THE GLOBAL FUTURE WITH PROF. DECLAN  KENNEDY
Talk & Workshop, Ocotober 2006
Sat Oct 14 7:30 pm Urban and Rural Ecovillages Around the World,
Slide Show and Talk with Declan Kennedy
Cost, $10/5$Students
Santa Barbara City College West Campus, Fe Bland Auditorium, 721 Cliff Drive  . Santa Barbara

Sunday Oct 15 10-4pm
Ecovillages and the Global Future Workshop with Declan Kennedy,
Cost $30 /student $20 
Santa Barbara City College Earth and Biological Science Building, Room ESB 309, East Campus,
721 Cliff Drive,  Santa Barbara, CA
An Eco-Village is a human-scale, full-featured settlement, in which human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world in a way that is supportive of healthy human development and can be successfully continued into the indefinite future. Eco-Village design is based mainly on permaculture principles and is a way of thinking to create an abundant future. By conscious design, we can reverse desertification, make agriculture ecologically sound, reforest the planet and restore community life in rural and urban areas.

Prof. Declan Kennedy www.declan.de   is an  architect, city planner and permaculture designer and lives in Lebensgarten Ecovillage Germany. Professor of Urban Design and Infrastructure at the Architectural Department of the Technical University of Berlin. He has been teaching and practicing ecological architectural design since 1970 and permaculture design since 1982, both in various universities.He did research on implemented examples of main stream ecological settlements in Europe for the European Academy of the Urban Environment, Berlin. European Secretariat of the Global Eco-village Network (GEN) and is Founding Chairman of the GEN Board and Advisory Board Chairperson of Gaia University www.gaiauniversity.org

Contact margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org

Sponsors: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, Santa Barbara Ecological Education Coalition(SBEEC)SBCC Adult Education Series, and Hopedance Media .

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Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet@silcom.com
www.sbpermaculture.org

"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to grow." - Anonymous



Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet@silcom.com
www.sbpermaculture.org

"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to grow." - Anonymous