1998 Permaculture Rendezvous & Sustainable Living Fair

[Storm Drag`Jinn]

>Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 00:43:12 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "Permaculture West" <permawest at olywa.net>
>Subject: 1998 Permaculture Rendezvous & Sustainable Living Fair
>Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 01:23:35 -0700
>
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>		      	Permaculture West & The Sustainable Living News Present:
>
>			THE 6TH ANNUAL PERMACULTURE RENDEZVOUS &
>				THE FIRST SUSTAINABLE LIVING FAIR
>
>					   June 19th-21st
>				       	Wild Thyme Farm
>					    Oakville, WA
>
>	Pacific NW Permaculture Gatherings have been held around the region ever
>since 1983.  This year Permaculture West in association with The
>Sustainable Living News and Wild Thyme Farm is proud to host the 1998
>Rendezvous with the addition of the First Annual Sustainable Living Fair.  
>This weekend convergence will host a variety of educational & networking
>opportunities ranging from workshops, hands-on demonstrations and
>presentations, to a trade-show of NW representatives of sustainable and
>ecological design.
>	In addition to our annual gathering, we are hosting a Sustainable Living
>Fair as a one-day introduction to: sustainable living, permaculture design,
>natural building, social forestry, appropriate technology, community
>development, alternative economic systems, sustainable cottage industries,
>and much more.  As a means of introducing the public to the resources
>available in the NW, regional permaculture designers and other
>representatives of sustainable design will be on hand.  Vendor booths,
>educational displays, product tables, and live demonstrations will
>compliment this rich offering of talent and information.
>
>RENDEZVOUS HIGHLIGHTS:
>Workshops: Bamboo on the Farm, identifying native plants, agroforestry, cob
>construction, cultivating edible mushrooms, special forest products,
>strawbale architecture, food forest design, managing water in the
>landscape, bioregional mapping, soil science, and more.
>Hands-on: sheet mulching, swale restoration, cob construction, making
>tinctures & oil infusions, site planning, and more.
>Demonstration: blacksmithing, small-scale woodmilling, cob oven building,
>and more.
>Networking: sessions on starting a local permaculture group, bioregional
>publishing, bartering/local currency systems, ecological design as a
>profession, individual presentations on 

>
>SUSTAINABLE LIVING FAIR HIGHLIGHTS:
>Children's activities: petting zoo, treasure hunt, nature walks, and more.
>Vendor's booths: educational materials, hand-crafted products,
>informational displays, and more.
>Plant sale: regional nurseries will be represented
>Presentations: Local/regional economic systems, co-housing, cottage
>industries, alternative transportation, sustainable architectural design,
>community supported agriculture and sustainable food production, and more.
>
>LOCATION
>Wild Thyme Farm is a privately owned arboretum and natural resources
>research facility located just 35 minutes south of Olympia, WA.  Employing
>permaculture strategies of integrated design, WTF is being transformed from
>a dairy farm to a model of sustainable rural design.  Permaculture West and
>WTF have been working together to implement agroforestry techniques, fruit
>orchards, edible landscapes, bamboo varietal trials, animal & plant guilds,
>& much more.
>
>COSTS:
>Three-day conference: $80-$125*
>Saturday Sustainable Living Fair: $10-$25*
>*inquire about our sliding fee scale
>
>For a detailed flier and informational brochure please contact:
>Permaculture West
>72 Mattson Rd.
>Oakville, WA 98568
>ph/fx: (360) 273-7117
>permawest at olywa.net
>


John Howe


http://arashi.seattleantioch.edu/Dragon/
Storm Dra`Jinn {John Howe} <Dragon at rain.seattleantioch.edu>
Un*x SA AUS, Permaculture, and other systemic practices
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