[Lapg] January LAPG Newsletter

Wed Jan 2 11:11:14 PST 2008

January 2008
Los Angeles Permaculture Guild Newsletter

happy new year everyone,

Feel free to repost this newsletter wherever appropriate

Thanks,

Taylor
taylorist at gmail.com

NEEDS

-- ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED -Los Angeles -Ongoing
Larry Santoyo, Permaculture Designer, Teacher seeks private
studio/guesthouse accommodations for frequent visits in and around downtown
Los Angeles, Silverlake and Santa Monica Areas -Will trade for permaculture
consulting, design and/or workshops.

-- Quail Springs will be accepting new interns again in Spring 2008.  Please
feel free to inquire now to begin the process.  Work and live "on the farm"
starting with up to one month.  Assist with permaculture development and
share in community life.  Projects include food systems, gardening,
aquaculture, natural building, watershed restoration, animal husbandry,
capital campaign development, and more.  Experience and training not needed.
Contact info at quailsprings.org  for more info.

- Support needed for Trees for Children - a new organization created to
plant the number of trees that were used in the construction of a home. This
benefits Quail Springs where much of the reforestation will happen They
intend to turn that desert back into a forest. www.treesforchildren.org

-- We need 15 gallon pots for our trees which are growing like crazy!  We
have big avocados, loquats, asian pears and many more that need
transplanting.  We will also take smaller pots, those get used too,
including the square ones for seedlings.  Contact Cory, Earth Food
Solutions  cory8570 at yahoo.com. We will pick them up if there is enough to
make it worth the trip (not very many probably).

-- Eco Home needs help with promoting their tours - The number of visitors
has decreased recently and they are exploring new opportunities to spread
the word. Contact Dianne Carter at dcarterpr at earthlink.net. More about Eco
Home /www.ecohome.org/pages/index.html

-- I am looking for a few books that are expensive and not locally available
. . .
1.  Food from Dryland Gardens: An Ecological, Nutritional and Social
Approach to Small-Scale Household Food Production by David Arthur Cleveland
2. Permaculture Guide to Fermentation and Human Nutrition by Bill Mollison
If you have any of these titles, let me know if willing to loan them out or
temporary exchange
contact . . . . . . . taylorist at gmail.com

-- EMANATE needs monetary and material donations for their installation,
Density Fields, with the Oyler-Wu Collaborative. All donations are
tax-deductible. Contact jenna at emanate.org or 323.913.0915. www.emanate.org

SURPLUS
Put it here and share the wealth (give-away or barter)

-- Be part of every permaculture function there is in our newly acquired
land in Venice, CA. We have a 55'x300' space a few minutes from the ocean in
a very good growing zone with space available to rent or build your own
natural space. We are needing strictly permaculture people to build a living
modelthat will provide answers for our cities many problems. We need your
skills and enthusiasm to be part of something very special.

contact: Bobby 310-466-9600

Must see!!

-- '91 Mazda pick up B2600i (fuel injected) with 260,000 miles on it.  New
tires, new battery, and just passed smog.  Selling for $1200.  It just went
up to the Bay area and back and rode great.  I have pictures on flickr
(under mamabotanica) if you want to see pics.
Thanks,
Joan 323-630-4673

-- We have Potted (1 to 5 gal) Garden Plants -Will trade for Avocados,
Bamboo and/or ???
-Achira, edible canna
-Opuntia, spineless fruiting cactus
-Yacon, sweet, crunchy tubers
Contact: Larry & Kathryn Santoyo <info at earthflow.com> 805.459.0452

--ROOM FOR RENT  --  $500, furnished, includes utilities and internet.
Mother and college age daughter seeking green female to share home with.
Sustainable and simple lifestyle.  Responsible and tidy.   Share kitchen,
living, dining, laundry.  Have two small doting mature dogs and one cat.
Creating urban food woodland garden in backyard that could really use some
help with.  Rental application, references and deposit required.   Good area
in Monterey Park, just east of downtown Los Angeles.  Pomona, Long Beach,
Golden State, Hollywood and San Bernardino freeways and public
transportation close.   CSULA and ELAC close.  email
njvshalom at sbcglobal.netif interested.

-- Free horse manure mixed with straw and woodchips available in Altadena
for free. From Pasadena take Fair Oaks North make a Left onto Mountain View
at the cemetery. Second house on the Right.  You, load, you haul. Pitchfork
provided, bring large, thick, trash or mulch bag.

-- Available for pre-purchase!  Quail Springs, An Experiment in Permaculture
by Joss Jaffe, is an important research and development tool supporting
permaculture design and the long term vision of Quail Springs. Pre-purchase
the book by contacting info at quailsprings.org.  $30 includes CD, or $10 for
CD only, plus $5 shipping.

-- Hopedance offer: For $250 Hopedance Magazine will give you a full page to
do what you want (listings, calendars, ads, articles, art, etc.) plus you
get 1,000 copies of hopedance to do what you want. The page would be inside
the regular issue of HopeDance. The next issue is on Relocalization.  Bob
Banner 805 544 9663 www.hopedance.org

-- Path to Freedom's Peddlers Wagon
http://pathtofreedom.com/peddlerswagon/- Practical goods for your home
and garden, including ollas, solar ovens,
bike trailers and more. From the wonderful Dervaes family homestead.

-- Ergonomic Weed Twister by Ergonica - If you wish to remove a misplaced
plant or weed and minimally till the soil, try the Ergonica Weed Twister.
This surgically precise tool is made in So. Cal. by people who may be your
neighbors.  The Weed Twister comes in three sizes to accommodate different
situations and people. Ray Cruz
www.weedtwister.com

-- Compost - Tim Dundon 626-794-1351 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.

-- Earthflow Design Works offers the following products, services and
skills: Permaculture Land Planning and Design -Training and Services;
Jewelry Designs; Clothing Designs. Graphic Design & Photography. See
www.earthflow.com for more info

-- 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. Check out his
new cob playhouses! He also builds rocket stoves and welds amazing
trellises. Hire him to lead a workshop or build something for you. email
cobanation at yahoo.com

WORKPARTIES, POTLUCKS AND EVENTS

-- Saturday, Sunday, January 5th and 6th 9-5, 10-5 Permaculture Design
Course with Larry Santoyo weekend # 4 in Altadena
Contact: <info at earthflow.com> for reservations, location and details.
$90 per day -$175 per weekend -meals, travel & accommodations not included
Find out more about the Global Permaculture Design Movement at:
www.earthflow.com
In cooperation with:
Pattern Literacy, Sustainable LA, Sustainable Santa Monica, REthink
Development and EarthFlow Design Works

-- Sat, Jan 12, 18:00 – 23:00
WhereEco-LogicalART, 4829 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles
Description"ReVisions" is a recycled billboard art event slated for Los
Angeles and San Francisco that up to 50 million people are expected
experience. 15 original art billboards will go on exhibit across the city of
Los Angeles in January. For more info, visit eco-logicalart.org or email
eco-la at sbcglobal.net http://www.eco-logicalart.org

-- Wednesday, January 16, 2008 @ 8:00 PM, Arlington Theatre 1317 State
Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Creating a World Without Poverty – Social Business and the Future of
Capitalism
Revolutionary economist Muhammad Yunus's new book Creating a World Without
Poverty outlines his vision for an original business model that combines the
power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world – and tells the
inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today. Yunus is the
founder of Grameen Bank, a pioneer of microcredit – an economic movement
that has helped lift millions of families around the word out of poverty –
and the author of Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against
World Poverty.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
General public $8.00 / UCSB Students $5.00
interested in carpooling from LA? email me taylorist at gmail.com

-- Monday January 21 8:00 PM LAMS General Meeting.
The fourth LAMS general meeting of the 2007-2008 mushroom season will be
held in the Times Mirror Meeting Room at the Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd in Los Angeles. Speaker tba check
website lamushrooms.org

-- Tueday, Jan 29, 6:30 – 9:30
Santa Monica Public Library, MLK Room, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
Description
Hear a panel discussion on sustainability in our community. Discussion
topics will include an overview of the guiding principles and goal areas in
Santa Monica's Sustainable City Plan, and information on programs, rebates,
grants & educational opportunities to make participating in a sustainable
Santa Monica easy, affordable & fun. Participating organizations include
City of Santa Monica's Environmental Programs Division, Sustainable Works,
and Global Green USA. RSVP is not required, but recommended and appreciated,
to Traci Reitz, Community Sustainability Liaison, 310.266.4616 or
traci at sustainablesm.org.

PERMACULTURE COURSES:

-- Oct 2007 - March 2008
the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course with Larry Santoyo.
One weekend a month for 6 months...
Learn from the most experienced team of Permaculture Design Educators and
Recognized Leaders in the World-Wide Sustainability Movement. EarthFlow
Design Works' Instructors include: Larry Santoyo, Jude Hobbs, Scott Pittman,
Toby Hemenway, John Valenzuela, Scott Horton and Joan Stevens.  Will also
include additional field trips, hands on opportunities, local experts,
teacher trainees and other guest presentations.
Join us on the first weekends of October '07 through March '08 Venues take
us in and around Los Angeles, CA. $175 per any weekend - pre-registration is
required.
To register by phone and pay by credit card (Visa, MC, Amex), call
805.459.0452, 9am to 5pm PST. Email confirmation will be sent upon receipt.
Discounts, Trades & Payment Plans
As we truly want to make this training available to everyone, any and all
proposals will be considered!

--  February through July 2008
The Santa Barbara Permaculture Design Course Experience
Creating The Conditions for Sustainability to Happen...
February through July 2008.

• Trades, Work-Trades and Payment Plans now available
• Teachers are also eligible for special Scholarship Discounts

http://earthflow.com/sbPDC08.php

One weekend a month for 6 months...
Join us on the second weekends of February through July 2008.

Locations will take us in and around Santa Barbara Co.

ONGOING CLASSES AND EVENTS

-- Indigenous Skill Share
After the popularity of the december 30th skill share, it will now be taking
place every Saturday at the Venice Learning Garden on the corner of Venice
Blvd and Walgrove at noon to sunset.

-- Monthy meeting for LAMS Los Angeles Mytological Society are held at the
Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, come at 7:00pm to have mushroom
photos and samples identified, and 8:00pm for a lecture. Check the website
for upcoming dates. . . . lamushrooms.com

-- Saturdays at 10 am multiple locatoins check website :
 http://www.christophernyerges.com/schedule.htm
Christopher Nyerges leads walks in the San Gabriel mountains teaching skills
ranging from weapon making to wild salad harvesting

-- 4th Tuesday of the month, Beekeepers Association of Southern California
7:30 PM at the Kling Center, 12900 Blue Field Avenue, La Mirada, CA  90638
Come to meet people who actually keep bees in the Southern California area
and talk about colony collapse disorder     Contact: Mark Hoppe (562)
841-9754 mhpower at quixnet.net

-- Sundays and Thursdays 2-7pm (come anytime you can)
Food Not Bombs is organized according to anarchist principles of
non-hierarchy and decentralization. We take food that would otherwise be
thrown away and make healthy, vegan meals for the hungry. We cook in the
Sunset Junction area of Silver Lake as well as Highland Park and serve our
delicious vegetarian food every Thursday and Sunday in Downtown Los Angeles.
Join us!
< http://lafoodnotbombs.org/ >

Sundays  from 10AM-12, come to our food forest/nursery in Sunland and enjoy
camaraderie and working in the food forest.  Learn some things, share seeds,
stories, plants, other resources.  If you have an aesthetic eye, come lend a
hand and your ideas :-))  Write for address:  cory8570 at yahoo.com

Tours of the Eco-Home™ environmental demonstration home in the Los Feliz
area of Los Angeles are scheduled
Contact: (323) 662-5207
ecohome at pacbell.net
Reservations in advance required.

-- Fridays Critical Mass is a spontanious public gathering of bicyclists who
use the power of numbers to advocate safe and sensible bicycle use of the
roads we share. Check you locality for upcoming rides and locations
http://midnightridazz.com/ or http://www.cicle.org or http://bikeboom.com

LAPG WIKI SPACE   :   http://lapcguild.wikispaces.com

ARASHI : https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg

WISER EARTH Profile :
http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/625ef7965dec0b50f16a19ec91d1f79a#

SO. CAL PERM ORGS
Los Angeles:
- Earthflow http://www.earthflow.com/  -  Larry Santoyo
santoyo at earthflow.com 805-459-0452
- LA Permaculture Guild: Camille Cimino camcim at yahoo.com Joan Stevens
323-630-4673 mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net .

Points north:
- Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david at ojaicra.org 805-646-9809
- Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman
sbpcnet at silcom.com805-962-2571
www.sbpermaculture.org
- Sierra PC Guild, Paul Racko paul at sierrapermaculture.org
http://sierrapermaculture.org

Points south:
- PC Institute of Southern California (Laguna Beach): Bill Roley
DrRoley at cox.net 949-494-5843
- San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council
sdecc at igc.org (619)
255-6111 (new one)

STAY IN TOUCH:
- Los Angeles PC Guild e-list --
https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg
- South CA PC Guild e-list --
https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg
- LACity Repair e-list -- http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/cityrepairla
- LA PC Guild on Tribe -- http://lapcguild.tribe.net
- LA Mytological Society -- http://www.lamushrooms.org

LINKS
Permaculture Activist Magazine www.permacultureactivist.net
Permaculture Credit Union www.pcuonline.org
Hopedance Magazine www.hopedance.org
Urban Permaculture Guild http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/
LA Permaculture Guild website http://www.lapcguild.wikispaces.com/
LA EcoVillage: http://urbansoil.net/wiki.cgi
EcoVillage / Permaculture places :
http://www.ecologycenter.org/directory/results.php?sFAQ=permaculture

 FARMERS MARKETS OF SOUTHERN CA

http://www.farmernet.com/events/cfms

BOOK LISTS OF INTEREST

http://www.users.bigpond.com/brookman/books.html

http://www.pdxpermaculture.org/books.htm

http://www.patternliteracy.com/reading.html

FREE E BOOKS

http://www.holmgren.com.au/

http://www.rainbowbody.net/Finalempire/index.html

http://farmerbarter.googlepages.com/foodbook

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