[Ccpg] Permaculture & Alcohol Auto Fuel Design Courses near Santa Cruz

[Josho Somine]

> Subject: Permaculture & Alcohol Auto Fuel
> 
>  Dear friends, bioregionalists, environmental
> educators,
> environmentalists and permaculturists,
> 
>  WE NEED YOUR HELP IN GETTING OUT THE WORD.
> 
> Please help us get the word out about these very
> special Permaculture
> events.
> 
> These events are all fundraisers to help fund the
> publishing of Alcohol
> Can Be A Gas.  This book was written in 1983, to
> accompany a 10-part PBS
> series that year on how to make your own
> inexpensive, renewable,
> pollution free, alcohol auto fuel.  The series aired
> but oil company
> sponsors forced the PBS producer to cancel printing
> and distribution of
> the completed book.  It is now being revised and
> will be out in late
> 2003, with your help, on these fundraising courses.
> All net proceeds
> from these events will go to getting the book out.
> 
> We need your help in getting the word out since time
> is short and we
> don't have a large advertising budget.  So if you
> could take a moment to
> forward this notice to anyone on your personal lists
> or listserves you
> think should hear about this we'd really appreciate
> it. Don't know about
> permaculture  go to: http://www.permaculture.com
> 
> PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS COURSE
> 
>  San Francisco. April 12th  Full day from 10 a.m. to
> 5 p.m. at the
> Strybing Arboretum   $75To Register contact Strybing
> at
> http://www.strybing.org/education/index.html
> 
> One Day Fundamentals Class Description
> 
> Permaculture is the art and science of ecologically
> designing human
> beingsí place in the environment. Going far beyond
> landscaping,
> permaculture integrates disciplines relating to
> food, shelter, energy,
> water, trees/plants, wildlife, livestock, weather,
> waste management,
> economics and social sciences.Permaculturists
> reclaim devastated lands,
> rolls back deserts, sustainbly produce 16 times the
> yield of industrial
> agriculture, with food containing up to 3 times the
> nutrients per pound,
> build just social/economic systems & design
> planet-based livelihoods
> .Learn: proven, permanent organic pest control
> systems, how to make it
> rain, grow rainforest trees in the desert, assemble
> cultivated
> ecosystems, heal the planet, why organic vegetables
> contain lots of
> B-12, increase soil fertility even without without
> animal manures, run
> your auto on plant based fuel for 43 cents per
> gallon, reduce heating
> and cooling costs of a home by 90%, produce as much
> income on two acres
> as a corn farmer makes on 2000 acres, and grow your
> own retirement fund!
> Learn how permaculture is a key strategy in
> sustainable ruralism.Hear
> about where permaculture is being done around the
> world and how you can
> be part of this global movement..  Did you know that
> there are now more
> permaculturists working on the ground around the
> world than the combined
> Peace Corps of the US and Japan?
>  
>
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> 
> About the Speaker: "Farmer Dave" Blume is an
> internationally acclaimed
> Permaculture designer/teacher, ecological biologist,
> longtime organic
> community supported agriculture farmer, PBS
> television series host,
> writer, featured speaker at scores of conferences
> and President of the
> International Institute for Ecological Agriculture. 
> He has personally
> taught worshops to over 9,000 people worldwide since
> 1980.  His book
> Alcohol Can Be A Gas!  on alternative auto fuel
> production will be in
> bookstores everywhere late 2003.
>  
>
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> 
> ZEN PERMACULTURE - A PERMACULTURE DESIGNER
> CERTIFICATION COURSE MAY 3-18
> SANTA CRUZ
> 
> This is our main event.  A special collaboration of
> some of the top
> permaculturists in their fields are joining forces
> to provide this
> exceptional training.  For a full description of the
> two week course
> curriculum, teachers and the specifics of this
> course please go to.
> http://www.permaculture.com/design.html
> 
>  For a PDF poster with a brief description of the
> course you can print
> out to post on whatever bulletin board you think
> appropriate see below.
> 
> For a Word attachment containing the bio of the lead
> instructor see
> below.
> 
> If you can't open the attachments or links please
> contact us and we'll
> get it right out to you
> 
> Tuition for this course is tax deductible
>  
>
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> 
> INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE
>  March 16th in Sacramento Sponsored by the
> Sacramento Vegetarian
> Society.
> 1914 Alhambra at "S" street  7 p.m.
> This talk will focus on permaculture, farming and
> health. (2 hrs)
> Donations will be requested.
> 
> March 20th in Santa Cruz at the Way of Life lecture
> series. Simpkin Swim
> Center 979 17th Ave  7 p.m.
> This talk will focus on permaculture, farming and
> health. (3hrs)
> Donations will be requested.
>  
>
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> 
> For more information on permaculture visit the IIEA
> website at
> http://www.permaculture.com
> 
> To contact us about the courses email
> farmerdave at permaculture.com       or call
> 831-688-0338
> 

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