[Lapg] S C Permaculture Guild Nov/Dec 2005 Newsletter
Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson
lakinroe at silcom.com
Thu Nov 3 04:48:24 PST 2005
South Coast Permaculture Guild Nov/Dec 2005 Newsletter
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South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest.
South Coast Permaculture Guild Margie Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com
805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com
805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org
Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david at ojaicra.org 805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel zigge at kcbx.net 805-438-5745
San Luis Obispo
San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council
sdecc at igc.org (619) 298-8879
Santa Cruz Permaculture Vince Pastori 831/763-3848 permasc at sasquatch.com
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center)
805-756-5086 Hunter Francis wfrancis at calpoly.edu San Luis Obispo
Path to Freedom ,Pasadena Ms. Anais Dervaes dervaes at pathtofreedom.com
LA Permaculture Guild Joan 323-630-4673 joaniebird007 at yahoo.com and Camille
camicimino at yahoo.com
Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond 760-377-5011 Ridgecrest
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley DrRoley at cox.net 949-494-5843
Laguna Beach
Santoyo&Associates santoyo at earthflow.com www.earthflow.com
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp at igc.org 213/738-1254
Permaculture Institute of Northern California
info at permacultureinstitute.com 415-663-9090
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website <http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura/
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION http://www.pcuonline.org
Hopedance Magazine www.hopedance.org The Permaculture and Natural Building
Calendar Printed issue list our Courses please subscribe to support the
magazine
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Ongoing Permaculture Monthly Discussion Group/to Cover Permaculture
Principles and Practices in Santa Barbara CA
For more info and directions and location contact Margie Bushman
805-962-2571 or sbpcnet at silcom.com, www.sbpermaculture.org
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November 5 Sat 2:30-4:30pm Slideshow Arcata, Ca also Mid Nov in Oakland Ca
Sol House
Humboldt State University Founders Hall, Room 118
Awesome Earthen Buildings from Around the World with Janell Kapoor of
Kleiwerks Natural Building
Beautiful images from Thailand, Africa, the United States, New Zealand,
Europe, and Argentina;
Contact janell at kleiwerks.org, www.kleiwerks.org
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Nov 4-7 Fri -Mon Learn to build Rocket Stoves and Rumford fireplaces Spirit
Pine Sanctuary, just outside, Santa Barbara $200
Join Betty Seaman and Bernhard Masterson for a hands-on workshop on heating
your house with fire.we will cover how fire burns, what we can do to create
a clean and complete burn, and how to use it most effectively for heating.
Rocket stoves are clean burning fuel efficient and easy to build
To register please send a $50 non-refundable deposit to Betty Seaman, PO
Box 500, Los Olivos, CA, 93441
Contact Betty at 805-698-3840 or Bernhard at 503-715-0722 or
bernhard_masterson at hotmail.com.
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Nov 7-18 California and Nov19-22 Booksigning and Lecture Tour 2005 for
EcoNest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber Paula
Baker-Laporte and Robert Laporte
EcoNests are simple, elegant, and healthful handcrafted dwellings that
welcome owner participation in their construction. They utilize natural
building techniques including timber framing, clay/straw walls, earth
plastering, and natural, non-toxic finishes.
EcoNest explores the benefits of building a healthful home. The average
person spends 90-95% of their time indoors, therefore, the home should be a
sanctuary that nurtures your body, mind and spirit.
CA and AZ Booksigning Tour Nov7-22 For tour
Updates www.econest.com/calendar.htm
CALIFORNIA
Nov 6 Sun 2pm at Seaman’s Lodge, Pioneer Park, Nevada City
Barbara Roemer 530 265-6784
Nov 7 Mon 7pm New College 99 6th Street Santa Rosa $5-10 sliding scale
Joseph Kennedy jkennedy at sonic.net
Nov 8 Tues (Location,times TBA)
Nov 9 Wed 6 pm Reception 6:30 Slide Show Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard
St, San
Francisco David Bushnell 415-546-0450
Nov 10 Thurs 7:30 Builder's Booksource 1817 4th St, Berkeley (510) 845-6874
Nov 11 Santa Cruz TBA
Nov 11 9am Pacific Time Interview with Robert and Paula on Sustainable
World Radio Program KCSB 91.9 FM /Fridays Santa Barbara on line www.kcsb.org
Nov 12 Sat 7pm County Library Community Room 995 Palm St SLO $5 Mikel
Robertson gouldmund at hotmail.com 805 674 5534
Nov 13 Sun 7pm Santa Barbara Downtown Library 40 East Anapamu St $5 Margie
Bushman 805-962-2571 margie at sbpermaculture.org
Nov 14 Mon 7pm Kent Hall Help of Ojai 111 West Santa Ana St $5 (Turn off
Hwy 150 onto Blanche St between Bank of America and Star Market) SBPN
805-962-2571 margie at sbpermaculture.org
Nov 15 Tues 7pm Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center 2218 Main
St,
Santa Monica $5 gbrc at globalgreen.org 310.452.7677 also LA Permaculture
323-630-4673 joaniebird007 at yahoo.com Camille camicimino at yahoo.com
Nov 16 Wed 6:30 - 9pm, 7:00 pm Wells Fargo Bank 260 Ocean Av Laguna Beach,
ca 92651 $5
Bill Roley drroley at cox.net 949-413-2524 cell and Blair Ballard Architectual
Guild 949-494-8093
Nov 17 Thurs 7:00 Reception, 7:30 pm New School of Architecture and Design
1249 F Street SD 92101 downtown San Diego $5
Brennan Hubbell 619-702-1604 tresmilusos at yahoo.com and sdecc at igc.org (619)
255-6111
ARIZONA
Nov 21 7pm Originate Natural Building Materials Showroom 526 North 9th
Avenue Tucscon, AZ Natasha at originatenbm.com 520-792-4207
Nov 22 5:30pm a.k.a. Green 4408 N. Miller Road #101 Scottsdale AZ Mick
Dalrymple mick at akagreen.com (480) 946-9600
Sponsors Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, The Sustainability Project,
the Sustainable Builders Council of SLO, LA Permaculture Guild,
Permaculture Institute of S.CA , San Diego Permaculture Center, New College
Santa Rosa, Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center.&
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR),& Hopedance
Media,aka Green, SLO GREEN BUILD,ECOSLO,Originate Natural Building
Materials Showroom, San Diego Permaculture Center, Ojai Permaculture Guild,
Prescott College,Builder's Booksource, South Coast Permaculture Guild,
Laguna Beach Architectural Guild
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November 11-20, 2005 Advanced Permaculture Design Workshop Hacienda Santa
Barbara Chapultapec, Huamantla, México
Join a small, select group of permaculturists for ten days in central
highlands Mexico for an advanced design workshop creating a permaculture
plan for renovation of a 16th century hacienda to become a small, rustic
eco-inn. The pre-requisite for this workshop is completion of a
Permaculture Design Certification Course. Participants will get invaluable
experience working on a medium to large-scale, real-time, real-site project
designing permaculture systems to support the inn and a small school for
the village and surrounding area to be included in the complex.10-day
workshop $900 double occupancy room, three meals a day,
For more information, contact Scott Horton at (951) 659-5362 or
LaSemillaBesada at hotmail.com
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ROBINA McCURDY of 'GREENWORLD-EARTHCARE'' New Zealand in Ojai
NOV 10, 7.00pm Thurs eve Oak Grove School Oak 220 W. Lomita Ave, Meiners
Oak near Ojai
Public Slide Presentation:, ''WORKING WITH PERMACULTURE & GARDENING IN
SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD'
Contact Dorothy Wallstein: Dorothy at paulherder.com 805 646 0752
Nov 11 Fri , 9am - 4pm: Workshop at Oak Grove School 220 W. Lomita Ave,
Meiners Oak near Ojai
'PERMACULTURE & GARDENING WITHIN THE CURRICULUM' Robina McCurdy and
Huckleberry Leonard
'In Service' Training for School Teachers & Community Educators
Sliding Scale fee of $65 (community groups) - $150 (institutions)
Contact Dorothy Wallstein: Dorothy at paulherder.com 805 646 0752
Nov Fri 11 Eve 7.30pm - 9.30pm: Slideshow COMMUNITY GLUE' at Full Circle
Farm, Ojai
Full Circle Farm #10239.Hwy #150 near Ojai Foundation Upper Ojai Valley
COMMUNITY GLUE' where Permaculture meets Social Ecology in Intentional
Communities & Ecovillages around the World
Contact 640-9808. Teph Dubois" <tephdubois at yahoo.com>, Sliding Scale
donation: $5 - $10
Nov 12 Sat 12 9.30 - 4pm at Oak Grove School, Ojai 'PERMACULTURE IN THE
FAMILY ENVIRONMENT'
Creating Happy Home-spaces "Together' Taught by Robina McCurdy and
Huckleberry Leonard.
Workshop for parents, and those who love to work-play with children. Lots
of interactive activity:
Cost: Sliding Scale for Adults: $45 - $90 per person. $75 - $150 per
couple. Children over 3 years old: $15 for 1 child, $22 for 2, each
additional child beyond that number: free. Please bring 'pot luck' lunch to
share.
Contact Dorothy Wallstein: Dorothy at paulherder.com 805 646 0752
Nov 12 Sat : 7.30pm - venue to be announced."KAITIAKITANGA' - a
presentation and sharing by Robina (and friends),
regarding traditional Maori (NZ Native peoples) culture with regard to the
caretaking and protection of the natural world - and how that relates our
land and cultures here in USA. Includes storytelling, music and dance.
Admission: koha (open-hearted donation).
Nov: 13 Sun 10am - 5.15pm - Santa Barbara
'DESIGN FOR CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY'
ROBINA McCURDY of 'GREENWORLD-EARTHCARE'' New Zealand in Ojai
NOV, 7.00pm Thurs eve Oak Grove School Oak 220 W. Lomita Ave, Meiners Oak
near Ojai
Public Slide Presentation:, ''WORKING WITH PERMACULTURE & GARDENING IN
SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD'
Contact Dorothy Wallstein: Dorothy at paulherder.com 805 646 0752
Nov 11 Fri , 9am - 4pm: Workshop at Oak Grove School 220 W. Lomita Ave,
Meiners Oak near Ojai
'PERMACULTURE & GARDENING WITHIN THE CURRICULUM' Robina McCurdy and
Huckleberry Leonard
'In Service' Training for School Teachers & Community Educators
Sliding Scale fee of $65 (community groups) - $150 (institutions)
Contact Dorothy Wallstein: Dorothy at paulherder.com 805 646 0752
Nov Fri 11 Eve 7.30pm - 9.30pm: Slideshow COMMUNITY GLUE' at Full Circle
Farm, Ojai
Full Circle Farm #10239.Hwy #150 near Ojai Foundation Upper Ojai Valley
COMMUNITY GLUE' where Permaculture meets Social Ecology in Intentional
Communities & Ecovillages around the World
Contact 640-9808. Teph Dubois" <tephdubois at yahoo.com>, Sliding Scale
donation: $5 - $10
Nov 12 Sat 12 9.30 - 4pm at Oak Grove School, Ojai 'PERMACULTURE IN THE
FAMILY ENVIRONMENT'
Creating Happy Home-spaces "Together' Taught by Robina McCurdy and
Huckleberry Leonard.
Workshop for parents, and those who love to work-play with children. Lots
of interactive activity:
Cost: Sliding Scale for Adults: $45 - $90 per person. $75 - $150 per
couple. Children over 3 years old: $15 for 1 child, $22 for 2, each
additional child beyond that number: free. Please bring 'pot luck' lunch to
share.
Contact Dorothy Wallstein: Dorothy at paulherder.com 805 646 0752
Nov12 Sat : 7.30pm - venue to be announced."KAITIAKITANGA' - a presentation
and sharing by Robina (and friends),
regarding traditional Maori (NZ Native peoples) culture with regard to the
caretaking and protection of the natural world - and how that relates our
land and cultures here in USA. Includes storytelling, music and dance.
Admission: koha (open-hearted donation).
Nov: 13 Sun 10am - 5.15pm - venue to be announced.(Santa Barbara)
'DESIGN FOR CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY'
Explore how sustainable local economies and cultural bonds can be
strengthened through connecting with the cycles of nature.
Fee: $60 - $120 (Sliding Scale Based on Income)
Register by calling Dorothy Wallstein, Tel. 646 0752 or email
dorothy at paulherder.com
For more on Robina and Huckleberry's work, visit their website:
www.greenworld-earthcare.org
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November 17, 2005 - May 17, 2006-MONTH SUSTAINABLE LIVING INTERNSHIP: Near
Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
An in-depth immersion in communal living, organic gardening, seed-saving,
natural building, other sustainable living techniques, and full
participation at a public demonstration living and learning center. This
internship is only available to 4 people,
Contact Pun Pun contact Peggy Reents at parents at yahoo.com.
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Nov 16-26, 2005, Permaculture Design Course, Sikkum, India
with Rico Zook and Kat Steele and local teachers
http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/india-1-flyer2005.pdf
Fee: $450-650 (sliding scale) Airfare to India not included Contact: (505)
586-1269
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November 18 March 25 Permaculture Design Course, Finger Lakes NY
Geoff Lawton, Steve Gabriel, Karryn Olson-Ramanujan, local experts, and
apprentice teachers
Info Steve Gabriel @ plant_this_seed at yahoo.com, Michael Burns 607.227.0316
www.flpci.org or www.hancockpermaculture.org
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November 27 - December 11 13th annual Permaculture Design Course Lost
Valley, Oregon
Instructed by Rick Valley, Jude Hobbs, & Marisha Auerbach
For More Information, or to register, call: (541)937-3351, ext.112 or
http://www.lostvalley.org/
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December 1-14, 2-Week International Sustainable Living &Earthen Building
Workshop ,Near Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Pun Pun- an ecological living & learning center, organic farm, and
seed-saving operation
Instructors/Facilitators: Jo Jandai, Peggy Reents, Ratchabodin “Dai”
Boonchaiyo, Michel Spaan, and other guests.
Come join us to support one of Thailand’s model sustainability centers and
to learn by just doing it!
Also 6 Months Sustainable Living Course November 17, 2005 - May 17, 2006
For more info Peggy Reents at pareents at yahoo.com , website at
www.punpunthailand.org
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Dec .3 Saturday Roadtrip to visit visionary Architect Nader Khalili
Calearth www.Calearth.org in Hesperia Ca. this is an all day annual trip to
visit the demonstration site, the Nature Center and new housing in Hesperia
all using earth architecture to build them. This is an amazing adventure
see what can be done with earth
and it is truly low cost beautiful housing that does not tax the earth's
biological resources.
We will leave Santa Barbara at 6:30am . for more info call Wes Roe 964-1555
or email lakinroe at silcom.com, potluck lunch
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2005-2006 PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE: Los Angeles, California
DATES: One weekend a month for six months... SECOND WEEKENDS OF:OCTOBER,
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2005 & JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH 2006
PART ONE October 8 & 9 and November 12-13 2005 Fire, Water, Earth & Air...
New Ecology and Indicators of Sustainability:
PART TWO December 10 & 11 2005 and January 14 & 15 2006 Food, Water,
Shelter & Energy... Earth-Friendly Techniques:
PART THREE February 11 & 12 and March 11 & 12 2006 Creating Community...
Eco-Urbanism and Eco-Economics:
LARRY SANTOYO, Director, EarthFlow Design Works & The Center of Natural Design.
With very special guest instructors including:TOBY HEMENWAY, Author, Gaia's
Garden, SCOTT PITTMAN, Director, The Permaculture Institute,
TUITION COSTS $90.00 per day, $175.00 per weekend, $950.00 for all six weekends
Materials and other fees may apply.Some payment plans and work-trade
scholarships still available.
For loan info contact the Permaculture Credit Union http://www.pcuonline.org/
TO REGISTER & FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: <permaculture at earthflow.com>
In cooperation with: The Terra Foundation & The Center of Natural Design,
Materials & Applications,
Greening Development and Consulting, EcoHome, The Green Building Resource
Center -Global Green USA & the City of Santa Monica, HopeDance Media, Santa
Barbara Permaculture Network, The Los Angeles Permaculture Guild, The
Permaculture Institute, PatternLiteracy.com, FoodForestry, Guyayaki, Nutiva
Hemp Products, Fountainhead, EarthFlow Design Works
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January session of the Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness (RDNA)
Training Program
We are ready for your applications now for the January ’06 term of this
advanced year-long hands-on training. The course is devoted to helping
students develop skills necessary to further sustainable & regenerative
practices in their personal and professional lives. Students meet 2 full
days per week; the full course lasts one year (3 trimesters).
www.permacultureinstitute.com/rdna
Regenerative Design Institute Permaculture Institute of Northern California
(415) 663-9090 info at permacultureinstitute.com
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Jan 5-17 Permaculture Design Course La'akea Community Hawaii $1300-$1450
Jude Hobbs and Toby Hemenway
Contact www.permaculture-hawaii.com or write PO Box 1071, Pahoa Hi 96778
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January 5th - January 20th, 2006 2 WEEK NATURAL BUILDING TRAINING IN
PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
Come build with local activists and community dwellers on native
Mapuche reclaimed land
Introduction to Permaculture Design, introduction to the Mapuche
Cosmovision in Architecture, Philosophic and Spiritual
thought of the Mapuche people, and more.
Contact Sal at rukatun at yahoo.com.ar
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SPRING 2006 Tuscon 72 Hour Permaculture Design Course With Certificate:
Four weekends in February and March. Instructors from the Tucson
Permaculture group.
For more information contact Dan Dorsey, 520 624 8030 or dorsey at dakotacom.net
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May 2007 International Permaculture Convergence, Conference Brazil
More info. and Website as details get organized, You will need to have a
PDC to attend the Convergence
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A Rain Catchment System www.wonderwater.net can be as simple as a small
swale to stop water flooding off a slope or as technically advanced as a
system that catches rain to supply a structure with water for drinking,
sanitation, cooling, landscaping or agriculture. A Rain Catchment System is
designed to most efficiently collect the rain water that falls on any given
structure or property.
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Sierra Permaculture is a new e-mail listserve for up-to-date Permaculture
and Relocalization happenings in the Sierra Nevada, CA bioregion To sign
up, please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SierraPermaculture
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Bill Mollison co originator of Permaculture on Aussie radio...
<http://www.abc.net.au/southeastnsw/stories/s1490468.htm>
Bill Mollison had not spoken to the media for over a decade, but in a recent
discussion on ABC South East, he joined Tim Holt and regular guest, John
Champagne and spoke with the same passion, anger and hopes that drove him to
develop the Principles of Permaculture and take it to the world 30 years
ago.
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PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION -- COME ON IN
Loans immediately available to members from any state
Join the only Credit Union that is based on Permaculture Principles and
Ethics. Signature loans for amounts up to $5,000 at competitive rates and
shared-secured loans at even cheaper rates up to $100,000 are available
immediately to members. Anyone who has taken a Permaculture course, is a
member of an affiliated Permaculture Institute, or believes in the
Permaculture ethics is eligible to become a member for $5 membership fee
plus a $50 share deposit.
Teachers/Organizers we can help you by offering credit-worthy students the
ability to borrow money to pay for Permaculture courses. Contact the PCU to
inquire about these and other loan programs.
. Also the PCU is making loans on mortgages, rainwater catchment, home
energy efficiency systems, solar heating and electricity systems,
landscape, and car loans. We offer a 0.75 % discount on loans for earth
friendly projects and Earth friendly car discounts: two types are
available, .75% for vehicles with 35mpg or higher average and 1.5% for
vehicles with 45mpg or higher average(which is usually the hybrid cars).
Please call us at 505 954 3479, toll free 1-866-954-3479 or FAX 505 424
1624. Visit us online at www.pcuonline.org, email perma at pcuonline.org, or
write to us.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillos Road
PO Box 29300
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87592-9300
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thanks to John Howe for setting them up
this works the same for each separate list:
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