Intro
Down behind the Orange Curtain, in the scrubby wilds of Irvine, irrepressible perma-pioneer Bill Roley is organizing actions to permeate Permaculture Design education to more schools and youth groups -- a big step towards furthering that is a gathering to be held May 8-10, 2015 at Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, tentatively titled The Permaculture Conservancy .

here is a outline of organizing projects and needs for making this ambitious gathering successful -- while working in loose groups can be frustrating there are few more rewarding results than what those effort can achieve (can someone help this flow on Base Camp?) -- call it our best current technology so pls buck up and pitch in -- thx, ew

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From: Bill Roley <drroley@cox.net>
Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Subject: Future orientation for Permaculture Conservancy May 8-10, 2015 at Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center

We had our initial meeting at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center (IROEC) Oct 11. I enclose our summary notes on the meeting with our group and staff from IROEC. Please read them over and get back to me with your availability to lead one of our committees, volunteer, or if you can refer assets and resources. Please search yourself to what you might contribute to making our May 8-10 permaculture gathering into an empowering and lasting accomplish for IROEC and the Southern California permaculture movement. 
 
It is happening. After 35 years of rooting, society is recognizing permaculture and its practicing professionals on making inroads into all fields. How can we further develop life space curricula and permaculture design teaching techniques for the public schools and the groups like Boy Scouts of America. These ecology programs could offer a permaculture merit badge that Cub Scouts, Brownies, Boy and Girl Scouts might be enriched with ideals and insights of Permaculture Design. Let us step up our campaign to engage each other to help and spread the word.

 Please read, comment and respond. We need your feedback, insights and energy to make this happen.

Website design, speaker suggestions, funding,  public relations and advertising are critical to begin immediately before the end of the year holidays.  If you have other critical path suggestions please feel free to jump in call me or send me a text or email.

Never thirst,

Bill Roley
Permaculture Institute of Southern California
1027 Summit Way
Laguna Bach, Ca 92651
949-494-5843 office -home

On Oct 10, 2014, at 12:32 PM, Bill Roley wrote:
Hello O.C. Permaculture Conservancy Committee 2015



Good news we have identified a date May 8-10 2015. Mother Day weekend is completely open for auditorium, apartments, bunk houses and camp site with parking lot areas for mobile camping. Our capacity is 300+ with food and speaker still to be identified.


Things to Do

A.We Picked a date May 8-10 at Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center

B. Establish committees or volunteers to chair the following (other suggestions are appreciated)

1. Finance and Fund Raising

2. Logistics coordination with Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center (IROEC) Boy Scouts of America BSA Bill Roley
Booking lodging Bunk house, apartments, camping, mobile parking lot camping

3. Event PLanning: Speakers, Activities movies, music events Billy Fried and Rick Conley with others 

4. Food and Kitchen management
Waste Management and zero waste focus

5. Applied Permaculture "Build Here Now" Project based lectures (thought - action)

6. Set up and Clean-up 
Much will be done by Camp but we need at least a go to coordinator

7.Entertainment: movies, music,night hikes, night pool swim

8.Networking, advertising, PR

9. Children Permaculture programs

10. Press and media coordination


Potential Workshops for Weekend Covergency with additional applied workshops to complete projects over the next months are suggested.

1.Beekeeping
2. Composting
3. Earthworm Vermicomposting
4. Aquaponic fish and vegetables
5.Water harvesting and Erosion control
reinvent storm drains to be bioswales
6.Slope Gardening : Bioengineering a Polyculture in Citrus orchard with compost sock and herbs                                          
7.Food First for Camp nutrition and profit
8. Stone Fruit  and Nut Orchard on berms surrounding Bunk house and Barn - Work shed
9.Community Supported Agriculture  Area Orchard hill Top
10. Greywater and Black Water digestion and demonstration
11.Solar hot water or Bunk Houses
12. Creative insights and priority projects from IROEC staff

List of site and information objectives

Permaculture Convergence at the

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center

 

Objectives
 

·      Build coalition of teachers, designers, and planners to bring exposure to Permaculture strategies and projects in Southern California

·      Have a shared dialogue and opportunity to share skills, food, music, and planning

·      Set up demonstrations of permaculture techniques that can be used as teaching tools for the academic curriculum at the IREOC

·      Provide opportunities for Environmental Explorer Post students of BSA

·      Collaborate with BSA to develop a Permaculture Merit Badge

·      Potentially establish IROEC as a center for permaculture research

 
Location
 
The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
2 Irvine Park Road
Orange, CA 92869
714.923.3191
www.outdooreducationcenter.org
 
Accommodations

Tent camping
Bunk beds in bunk-houses
Apartments
Mobile Parking lot Camping
 
Time Frame
 
Friday evening through Sunday afternoon
 
Onsite Activities Available
 
Movies on the lawn
Naturalist led day, night hikes
Astronomy/star gazing
Archery
BBQ
Moonlight Swimming
Zipline
Teambuilding
High Ropes
 
 
Process
 

·      Develop a contact master list for a collective network of Permaculture designers and related activities in Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties

·      Efficient way for organizers/board members of convergence to effectively communicate (Gmail acct, Google Drive)

·      Organize a team to lead/set schedule and agendas for  2015 convergences

·      Line up speaker series

·      Pick projects that coincide with proposed classes/workshops

·      Obtain materials needed to complete hands on projects to be completed during convergence

·      Provide classes for beginning and advanced Permaculture enthusiasts

 
Theme - Water

Projects Site specific activities that build permaculture elements into the landscape. Details created by Bill Roley and Anna Maria Desipris, past director of life science programs
Please contact me to volunteer, be an advisor, fund raiser, networker, or organizer

Thanks 

Bill Roley, PhD
Permaculture Institute of Southern California
1027 Summit Way
Laguna Beach, Ca 92651
949-494-5843 office - home