[Lapg] LA Permaculture Guild News

Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson lakinroe at silcom.com
Tue Feb 6 19:29:28 PST 2007


I'm working with the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild, putting together 
a monthly newsletter. Here's the 1st one. Subscriptions/submissions welcome.

Jennifer

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February 2007

Welcome to the first issue of the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild's 
monthly newsletter. There is a growing community of permaculture 
friendly folks in our fair city. Some of us want to collaborate, 
brainstorm, share resources, or hang out with each other - but 
connecting in this vast geographic area can be tough. So the goal 
here is to provide an avenue for communication and connection. See 
the categories below and please send me your needs, resources, 
surpluses etc. I will send this out as close to the first of each 
month as I can. I hope it will enable like-minded people to find each 
other and begin transforming LA into a sustainable human habitat.

peace,
Jennifer Murphy
<mailto:truffulatuft at peacenet.com>truffulatuft at peacenet.com

Feel free to repost this newsletter where appropriate

NEEDS
Looking for property? You need a housemate, a ride to San Diego, a 
source of cheap gravel....? Put it here.

- Back room/studio with fireplace in Altadena, available 3/1/07, 
$550/month, utilities and parking included. Shared swimming pool, 
yard space, kitchen and partial use of main home. Evolving 
permaculture/co-housing scene with green building remodeling slated 
for future. Near park, mountain hiking trails & nature and just 20 
minutes down the 2 to downtown LA. Call Marialyce at 626/797-9110 for 
more info.

WORKPARTIES
You want help sheet mulching your yard? Building a cob oven, busting 
concrete, planting trees, ...? Put out the call here. Please be 
specific about dates and times and locations.

- Adopt the Wash! Permaculture students are designing and initiating 
a community garden next to the Tujunga Wash (between Burbank and 
Chandler). Resources and energy needed. Contact Bruce Woodside at 
<mailto:warnwood at mac.com>warnwood at mac.com

SURPLUS
You've got 400 empty barrels, ducklings for sale, a pile of plywood, 
great TJs dumpster pickings...? Put it here and share the wealth 
(giveaway, barter or sell)

- Odds and ends of a veggie oil fuel system - I sold my diesels but 
still have a bunch of 5 gallon containers, some have waste veg, some 
are empty.  I have a strainer, and a variety of other bits and pieces 
of my system available.  Free to good home! Joan 
<mailto:mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net>mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net

RESOURCES
goods and services of interest to the community.. let us know about 
helpful sources you've found

- Compost - Tim Dundon 626-794-1351 
<mailto:theroyalsoil at 2doo.com>theroyalsoil at 2doo.com www.2doo.com Tim 
is the King of Compost. He will deliver a huge dumptruck of horse 
manure and sawdust for 80.00 to your hungry soil. He might offer you 
some sage philosophy for free while he's at it.

- Pets with Fez (5123 1/2 York Bl. Highland Park) is an AMAZING 
source of cool gifts and collectibles.  It is a bazaar of the bizarre 
and it's worth the trip just to chat with Baba and Nanette for a 
couple minutes. 323-478-1969 (from Joan Stevens)

- Cob-a-nation with Ray Cirino! Ray is THE guy for cob in Los 
Angeles. His beautiful ovens, benches and other structures can be 
seen at LA Eco-Village, Path to Freedom and many private residences 
around the city. He also builds rocket stoves and welds amazing 
trellises. Hire him to lead a workshop or build something for you. 
email <mailto:cobanation at yahoo.com>cobanation at yahoo.com

EVENTS
courses, workshops, booksignings, field trips... put them here

Sat. Feb. 3, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm & Sun. Feb. 4, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm -
EcoUrbanism & the Future of Sustainability With Larry Santoyo, Greg 
Reitz and Traci Spencer. Creating the Conditions for Sustainability 
to Happen... Neighborhood Self-Reliance, Relocalizing Food, 
EcoVillages & CoHousing, Eco-Economics, Solutions for Peak Oil/Energy 
Descent. Part of an ongoing Permaculture Design Certificate Course.
$90 -day $175 -weekend. In Culver City. RSVP for details 
<mailto:ecourbanism at earthflow.com>ecourbanism at earthflow.com

Sat. Feb 3, 7 pm (potluck first at 6:00 ish)-
Kat Steele presents the Global Climate Project. Permaculture teacher 
and founder of the Urban Permaculture Guild, Kat is among the 1,000 
participants trained by Al Gore's Climate Change Project to expand 
public awareness of global climate change. Further develop your own 
expertise as a communicator, able to more clearly discuss the facts. 
117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004, RSVP to 213/738-1254 or 
<mailto:crsp at igc.org>crsp at igc.org  www.laecovillage.org

Sat. Feb. 10, 11:00 am -
Adonijah Miyamura will give a tour of his Crenshaw High School campus 
food forest. If you haven't seen his 1 acre food forest, it is a 
treat.  It is winter, so it isn't going to be in peak production, but 
hearing him speak about it is definitely worth the trip, plus you 
might get to taste some of his delicious persimmons, bananas or wild 
celery. 5010 11th Ave. (the forest is located on the 8th Ave side of 
the school) Contact Cory <mailto:cory8570 at yahoo.com>cory8570 at yahoo.com

Through Feb. 15, open 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM daily -
Materials & Applications' open-air interactive installation 
"Bubbles". This site-specific installation is a tactile, responsive 
environment testing the durability of selected interactive 
strategies. 1619 Silver Lake Blvd. in Silverlake. Contact Jenna at 
323.913.0915 or <http://www.emanate.org>www.emanate.org

Fri. February 16, 7:30 pm -
Ron Milam gives a slide show & talk on his Pacific Coast 
Sustainability Bike Tour. 117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004, RSVP to 
213/738-1254 or 
<mailto:crsp at igc.orgwww.laecovillage.org>crsp at igc.orgwww.laecovillage.org

Sat. Feb 24, 7 pm (potluck first at 6:00 ish) -
Video:  The Power of Community - The story of Cuba's transformation 
to near independence of oil. Faced with oil withdrawal at the 
collapse of the Soviet Union, the people of Cuba have transformed 
their nation to more than 80% energy independence.  Using innovative 
community action, permaculture, and determination, today the island 
nation stands as a model for the world as we all face peak oil. 117 
Bimini Pl, LA 90004, RSVP to 213/738-1254 or 
<mailto:crsp at igc.orgwww.laecovillage.org>crsp at igc.orgwww.laecovillage.org

upcoming Permaculture Design Course May 14 - 27th -
Quail Springs Permaculture Farm and Learning Oasis in the Cuyama 
Valley of Southern California near Santa Barbara CA. Instructor: 
Geoff and Nadia Lawton. $1350 for full payment received by January 
31, and $1450 for payment after February 1 (camping and meals 
included). Sponsored by: Quail Springs Permaculture Farm. Contact: 
P.O. Box 417, New Cuyama, California 95254, (805) 886-7239, 
<mailto:info at quailsprings.org>info at quailsprings.org

SO. CAL PERM ORGS
Los Angeles:
- LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin <mailto:crsp at igc.org>crsp at igc.org 213/738-1254
- LA Permaculture Guild: Joan Stevens 323-630-4673 
<mailto:mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net>mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net.
Points north:
- Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White 
<mailto:david at ojaicra.org>david at ojaicra.org 805-646-9809
- Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman 
<mailto:sbpcnet at silcom.com>sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571 
www.sbpermaculture.org
Points south:
- PC Institute of Southern California (Laguna Beach): Bill Roley 
<mailto:DrRoley at cox.net>DrRoley at cox.net 949-494-5843
- San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion 
Council <mailto:sdecc at igc.org>sdecc at igc.org (619) 298-8879

STAY IN TOUCH: LISTS
- Los Angeles Permaculture Guild 
e-list 
<https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg>https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg 

- Southern CA Permaculture Guild e-list 
<https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg>https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg 

- LACity Repair e-list 
<http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/cityrepairla>http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/cityrepairla 

- Los Angeles Permaculture Guild on Tribe 
<http://lapcguild.tribe.net>http://lapcguild.tribe.net

LINKS
Permaculture Activist Magazine 
<http://www.permacultureactivist.net>www.permacultureactivist.net
Permaculture Credit Union <http://www.pcuonline.org>www.pcuonline.org
Hopedance Magazine <http://www.hopedance.org>www.hopedance.org
Urban Permaculture Guild 
<http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/>http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/ 


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