Hello Village Builders!
City Repair San Luis Obispo (SLO) is holding its first annual Village Building Convergence. Members of the SLO Permaculture Guild are partners in co-creating the first annual SLO VBC….
Friday March 31th – Sunday April 2nd
https://cityrepairslo.org/vbc/
We are inspired by the work of City Repair Portland and we honor their vision of recreating the village in our neighborhoods. We will have neighborhood repair projects in various neighborhoods around SLO county and then in the evenings we’ll gather around the virtual fire and listen to local story tellers and share best practices to improving the health and happiness of our communities.
Reminder: Mark Lakeman is also speaking on Monday, March 27th at the SLO City Library at 5:15pm. "I propose to provide an overview presentation on exciting, low cost and high impact solutions to homelessness. This visual presentation would describe a range of issues, challenges, and numerous successful models based on affordable tiny-house based projects that are happening now in increasing numbers of cities and towns across North America. A brief chronology will be presented, from founding ideas to most up to date models, including the highly popular "Argyle Village," Portland's newest self-help tiny house village for women." - Mark Lakeman
Join our Village Building Convergence
Get your tickets now!!!
See the schedule below:
Friday 3/31: SLO VBC Opening Ceremony & Entertainment ($10/person)
Location: SLO Masonic Lodge 859 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
· 6:00pm Community Dinner (add $10/person)
· 7:00pm Opening Chumash Ceremony by Violet Cavanaugh (Northern Chumash Tribal Council) followed by City Repair SLO
· 7:30pm-8:30pm Keynote “The Village and the Grid” Talk by Mark Lakeman (City Repair Co-founder)
· 8:30-9:00pm Special Guests Music by Molly McCabe & Bloom Music
· 9:00-10:00pm Headline Music by Zen Mountain Poets
Tickets available here.
Saturday 4/1:
Daytime: Cerro San Luis Foothills Neighborhood Work Party (no cost)
Location: La Entrada Ave San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
· 9:00am-3:00pm Street Mural, Free Library Building, Music, Snack Lunch (provided)
Evening: Celebration & Entertainment ($10/person)
Location: SLO Masonic Lodge 859 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
· 6:00pm-7:00pm Community Dinner (add $10/person)
· 7:00pm-7:30pm Co-Keynote Talk “Water is Life – From Standing Rock to SLO” by Roberto Monge (City Repair SLO)
· 7:30pm-8:00pm Co-Keynote Talk “Neighborhood Water tending (greywater, ocean friendly gardens, resilient plants, etc)” by Joshua Carmichael (Carmichael Environmental)
· 8:00pm-8:30pm Neighborhood Leaders Panel TBA “Re-Villaging Neighborhoods Toward Engaged Community”
· 8:30pm-9:30pm Special Guests Music by Baywood Jones
· 9:30pm-11:00pm Headliner Music by Proxima Parada
Tickets available here.
Sunday 4/2:
Daytime: Mayor Harmon’s & NCTC Work Parties (no cost)
Location: Mill Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
· 9:00am-Noon Mayor Harmon’s: Little Free Library install, Landscaping, Street mural
Location: 18th, Los Osos, CA 93402
· Noon-3pm Northern Chumash Tribe Center: Lunch, Little Free Library install, Landscaping
· 3pm-4pm SLO VBC Closing Ceremony.
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Also, this Saturday, March 25th is the second 2017 Seedsaving Workshop from 1-3pm at Cindy Jelinek’s residence in Nipomo. Cindy will review some of the basics we discussed last month, followed by a talk about planning your garden for saving seeds. You’ll be able to apply this to whatever size garden area you’re working with. Dress for gardening - we’ll be planting example beds with self-pollinating varieties, our Super Easy seeds.
480 Calle Cielo
From hwy 101, take Tefft St exit to W. Tefft and continue until it ends at a T stop sign.
Turn right onto N Las Flores Dr
Turn left on Camino del Oro
Turn right on Calle Cielo
Hope to see you there. Bring a small notebook. $15 per workshop.
Elizabeth Johnson stteresa@kcbx.net