[Lapg] [cityrepairla] RAINWATER HARVESTING / Brad Lancaster coming to your area / Interview on the radio!
camille cimino
camcim at yahoo.com
Sun Aug 17 23:02:06 PDT 2008
hey,
can we please get brad to come to los angeles?
the SECOND largest city in the united states.
please let's get brad to come here.
i will host at la loma
http://www.lalomadevelopment.com/
i know it's not as nice as santa barbara or san juan
but here is where we really need some serious help
should i contact brad or does someone have a connect in?
thanks,
camille
--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Bob Banner <info at hopedance.org> wrote:
> From: Bob Banner <info at hopedance.org>
> Subject: [cityrepairla] RAINWATER HARVESTING / Brad Lancaster coming to your area / Interview on the radio!
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> Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 10:46 PM
> SEE TOUR dates below!!! for SBarbara, SLO, Los Osos, Morro
> Bay, Ojai,
> Sonoma, Marin and Mendoco counties!
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture
> Network <lakinroe at silcom.com
> > >
> > Aug 22 / Sustainable World Radio Interview with Brad
> Lancaster
> > author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and
> Beyond:Vol 2, Water-
> > Harvesting Earthworks
> >
> > Friday, Aug 22, 9-10am Sustainable World Radio on
> KCSB 91.9 FM PST
> > and streaming live on www.kcsb.org. Also found on
> www.sustainableworldradio.com
> > , later in the month
> >
> > Join Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio for an
> interview with
> > Brad Lancaster permaculture teacher, designer,
> consultant and the
> > author of the award winning Rainwater Harvestingfor
> Drylands and
> > Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain
> Into Your Life
> > and Landscape and Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands
> and
> > Beyond,Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks (
> www.HarvestingRainwater.com
> > ). Water has been identified as a global crisis in the
> making.
> > Southern California has one of the most piped
> landscapes ever
> > designed, relying on water from far away that may not
> be available
> > in the future.
> > Also joining the interview will be Wesley Roe of Santa
> Barbara
> > Permaculture Network
> >
> >
> > ABOUT HIS NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK AND CALIFORNIA
> BOOKSIGNING TOUR AUG
> > 28-SEPT 21 2008
> > Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2,
> Water-Harvesting
> > Earthworks,
> >
> > =Get out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is
> what Brad
> > Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on
> Rainwater Harvesting
> > will make you want to do.
> >
> > Join Brad Lancaster , as he shares his experiences
> traveling the
> > world learning about harvesting rainwater---with
> simple landforms
> > and earthworks---in places like India, Peru, Mexico,
> Africa and the
> > United States, where impoverished landscapes are
> turned into oases
> > of life.
> >
> > Harvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology,
> but was
> > replaced by pipes, canals, and
> sprinklers---inefficient and wasteful
> > strategies that are running dry. In his newly
> published book
> > Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2,
> Water-Harvesting
> > Earthworks, Brad Lancaster shares techniques for
> designing
> > landscapes that passively harvest water using
> brilliant, low-tech,
> > regenerative systems to hydrate the land and maximize
> the benefit
> > that water brings to plants, animals and people.
> >
> > Water has been identified as a global crisis in the
> making. Southern
> > California has one of the most piped landscapes ever
> designed,
> > relying on water from far away that may not be
> available in the
> > future. Brad's book encourages individuals and
> government agencies
> > to redesign landscapes to live sustainably in their
> watersheds.
> > Earthworks, using
> > shovels to large earth moving equipment, can be the
> foundation
> > strategy for sustainable landscapes.
> >
> > Brad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher,
> designer,
> > consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters
> > (DesertHarvesters.org). Living on an eighth of an acre
> in downtown
> > Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is lessthan 12 inches
> annually, Brad
> > practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100,000
> gallons of
> > rainwater a year. Brad has taught programs for the
> ECOSA Institute,
> > Columbia University, University of Arizona, Prescott
> College,
> > Audubon Expeditions, and many others. He has helped
> design
> > integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems
> for homeowners
> > and gardeners, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson
> Farm restoration
> > site, the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing
> projects.
> >
> >
> > Tour dates will be posted on Brad Lancasters website
> www.harvestingrainwater.com/
> >
> > Tour Organizer Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
> contact Wes Roe wes at sbpermaculture.org
> > , www.sbpermaculture.org
> >
> > TOUR DATES
> >
> > Aug 22 Fri 9am-10am Brad Lancaster Interview Live
> Sustainable World
> > Radio live www.kcsb.org with Host Jill Coutier and
> visiting host Wes
> > Roe NOTE: Sustainable World Radio
> www.sustainableworldradio.com,
> > has many PC Interviews over the last 2 1/2 years that
> you can listen
> > to online too
> >
> >
> > Aug 28 ,Thurs 7pm, 414 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai school
> district Chaparral
> > Auditorium next to park & ride.
> > Asking $2 donation;
> > Contact Deborah Pendrey: 805-649-8631/805-311-4348 or
> coordinator at ojaivalleygreencoalition.com
> > ; www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org, Sponsored by Ojai
> Valley Green
> > Coalition
> >
> > Sept 2, Tues 6:30 - 9:30pm South Bay Community Center
> 2180
> > Palisades Rd. Los Osos CA
> > Contact 805-528-4196 Donation $10 (all proceeds go
> towards further
> > sustainability efforts in SLO County).
> > Main email contact for events Rachel Aljilani
> <greene4me at yahoo.com>,
> > 805-878-0815
> > Education Faire, Raffles, Music, Pizza
> >
> > Sept 3, Wed 6:30 - 9:30pm Morro Bay Veterans Hall 209
> Surf Rd, Morro
> > Bay CA
> > Contact 805-772-6278 Donation $10 (all proceeds go
> towards further
> > sustainability efforts in SLO County)
> > Education Faire, Raffles, Music, Pizza
> > Main email contact for events Rachel Aljilani
> <greene4me at yahoo.com>,
> > 805-878-0815
> > Funders Morro Bay National Estuary Program
> www.mbnep.org, SLO Green
> > Build www.slogreen.org, SLB Surfrider
> www.slosurfrider.org, Santa
> > Lucia Sierra Club www.santalucia.sierraclub.org,
> Supporters Cyucos
> > Brewing Company, Full of Life Falt Breads, Green Gold,
> Loomis Tanks,
> > County of San Luis , Stormwater Managemant Program,
> Hopedance Media.
> >
> > Sept 5th Fri. 6pm potluck dinner, 7:30-9:30
> presentation. Solstice
> > Grove Institute. Marin County
> > To get tickets
> http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=26856
> > $23.95 in advance, $30 at the door. Workexchange
> available.
> > Contact for more info and directions to
> info at urbanpermacultureguild.org
> > , www.urbanpermacultureguild.org
> > Sponsored by Urban Permaculture Guild and Solstice
> Grove Institute.
> >
> > Sept. 7 Sun,. 7 - 9 pm Commonweal Garden, Bolinas CA
> > Contact www.regenerativedesign.org 415-868 9681 Cost
> $10
> > Sponsored by Regenerative Design Institute
> >
> >
> > Sept. 8th Mon, 7:30 pmOccidental Arts & Ecology
> Center¹s North
> > Garden Stage, Occidental
> > This is an outdoor location please dress accordingly
> > Suggested donation of $5 to $10 to support Brad¹s
> great work! No one
> > turnedaway for lack of funds!
> > Plan on buying and having autographed by Brad several
> copies of the
> > book forholiday gifts!!
> > This event sponsored by the Occidental Arts &
> Ecology Center¹s WATER
> > Institute www.oaecwater.org
> > For more information call: 707-874-1557 x 206. For
> directions to
> > OAEC www.oaec.org
> >
> > Sept 9 Ukiah or Boonville Tentative waiting for
> details Linda <lsmacelwee at hotmail.com
> > >
> >
> > Sept 10 , Garberville Tentative waiting for details
> > contact ,Nadananda <nada at eelriver.org>,
> >
> > Sept. 12, Fri 1pm Seminar room 4016, Bren Hall
> University of
> > California Santa Barbara Free
> > Contact Jami Nielsen(805)893-2968,
> nielsen at es.ucsb.edu
> > http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/mapFlash.aspx#campus_map,
> >
> >
> > Sept. 12, Fri 7:30-9 p.m.Lecture BC Forum Fe Bland
> Auditorium
> > SBCC west campus 721 Cliff Drive. Santa Barbara
> > For more information and details on location and
> parking see
> > http://sustainability.sbcc.edu
> > Cosponsors by The Santa Barbara City College Center
> for
> > Sustainability
> > Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa Barbara
> Adult
> > Education Program
> >
> > Sept. 13, 14, Sat& Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sustainable
> Design Workshop
> > with Art Ludwig and Brad Lancaster
> > Location EBS 309 SBCC East Campus 721 Cliff Drive.
> Santa Barbara
> > Spend two days with expert sustainable water
> systems
> > designers, Art
> > Ludwig and Brad Lancaster, as they work through
> practical and locally
> > appropriate designs for Santa Barbara residents. We
> live in a
> > drought and
> > flood prone area. Learn how to manage water,
> nutrients, and energy
> > more
> > sustainably using simple design strategies. For more
> information and
> > details on location and parking see
> http://sustainability.sbcc.edu
> > Cosponsors by The Santa Barbara City College Center
> for
> > Sustainability
> > Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa Barbara
> Adult
> > Education Program
> >
> > Sept 15 Fri. 6:30pm, 6pm, potluck Santa Monica Main
> Library. 601
> > Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica
> > 2nd floor, Multi-purpose room NO Charge and NO Books
> Sale
> > The library is located on Santa Monica Blvd. at 6th
> street in
> > Downtown Santa Monica. Parking, entrance on 7th street
> > Contact: Sean Jennings 310-883-5021 or
> swjennings at gmail.com
> > No books to be sold please purchase a book before
> event from local
> > bookstore of www.harvestingrainwater.com/
> > Cosponsored by Sustainable Santa Monica and the
> Westside
> > Permaculture Gatherings.
> >
> >
> > September 19, Fri.6:30-9:30pm Center for Spiritual
> Living,
> > Environmental Outreach 27121 Calle Arroyo Suite 2200
> San Juan
> > Capistrano CA 92675 $20 for Dinner & Talk
> > To sign up or for more information please call (949)
> 481-4040 or www.centerfortruth.org
> >
> > September 21, Sun 3 pm - 4:30 pm Peace Resource
> Center / Church of
> > the Brethren 3850 Westgate Place
> > San Diego, CA 92105
> > Free, donations welcome. Info: 619-255-6111 or
> sdecc at igc.org
> > Also
> > Come early for the International Day of Peace Open
> House
> > 12 pm - 3pm showcasing the soon-to-be completed
> Friends Center,
> > an urban green building featuring strawbale
> construction, edible
> > landscaping, and more!
> > For information on the Friends Center, see
> www.sdfriendscenter.org .
> >
> >
>
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> HopeDance
> Radical Solutions Inspiring Hope
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