[Lapg] address correction - Urban/Suburban Ecoliteracy Workshop, 01/23 @ Milagro Allegro

[W Talaro]

Please disregard the previous announcement and use the text below.

Day and Date:  Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 9A-6P
Activity Name: all-day workshop on holistic greening and sustainability
Sponsoring Group: Urban/Suburban Ecoliteracy
Address: Milagro Allegro Community Garden, 115 S. Avenue 56; Los Angeles, CA 90042
Contact Names: Wendy Talaro and Steven Hernandez
Contact Phone Numbers &  Emails: 310-329-5719, fruitstonuts at yahoo.com or 818-302-9699, steve at gogreennsd.com
Additional info: Registration by January 9th highly recommended due to
multiple part homework, limited street parking, metered parking
available in public parking lots so bring change

Urban/Suburban Ecoliteracy Workshop  
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Milagro Allegro Community Garden in Highland
Park
115 S. Avenue 56, Los Angeles 90042
9am - 6pm

Just as none of us learned the principles of practical
financial
literacy in school, none of us were taught the practical principles of
how to live on a finite planet. Becoming
ecoliterate is getting at the root of changing yourself
and society with the intent and objective of leaving this Earth in
better stead environmentally than the way we all found it.
Sustainability is not possible without ecological literacy as a
foundation.

If
you care
about the future of your children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren, you owe it to them to pass on a better
environmental legacy as opposed to deeper ecological debt. Striving for
authentic
sustainability at this point in human history is requisite for our
survival as a species and it entails attunement with earth’s systems
and cycles – the
sources of our collective survival, well-being, and wealth. Humans
appropriate all of the material means of their
sustenance and economic activity from the planet. Ecology trumps
economy – it always has and always will.

Just a taste of what you will learn:
~ The myriad (and surprising) ways that the quality of your life is
intertwined with your local community, watershed, state, nation, and
the planet and why these connections matter
~ Ten common garden and landscape myths and misconceptions that often lead to expensive errors
~ The one important key theme common to all high quality, ecologically literate garden and landscape design
~
The steps of a systematic approach to landscape and garden project
management that saves you time, money, and water while preventing
wasted effort - very important for DIY homeowners
~ How to do a site
analysis and assessment within an urban/suburban context - this is
fundamental to successful and site/climate appropriate garden design

If
you are creating your garden or landscape from scratch, revamping your
garden, and/or are tentative about how or where to start, this workshop
is oriented to help you. If you are converting your conventional garden
or lawn to a drought tolerant CA native garden or edible landscape,
congratulations! This workshop will help you. If you seek ways to
integrate
sustainability into your life and landscape, this introductory workshop
will help you reset your mindset and perceptions so that the content
from classes and workshops in organic
gardening, greener living, garden design with drought tolerant & CA
native plants, and Permaculture are easier to
integrate into your life.

Two
professional ecological designers will be teaching the very same practical skills
that they use regularly in their businesses in this intensive all-day workshop. Wendy Talaro of
Fruits to Nuts and Steve Hernandez of NativeScape Development Corp.
will lead workshop participants in a systematic way through the process
of ecological design and problem solving.

~ Bilingual instruction in English and Español with real time translation
~ There is mandatory homework that must be completed prior to the workshop.
~ Registration is open from now until January 16th. Early registration is strongly recommended because of the homework -
you're accountable to your fellow classmates for the quality of the content so give yourself ample
time to complete it.
~ Potluck lunch on-site to facilitate
networking and community building, so please bring your business cards
and a dish or snack to share
~ Enrollment is strictly limited on
a first come, first served basis to 24 individuals - walk-in
registrants will only be guaranteed space for the next available local
workshop.
~ To register, send deposit or full payment of $40 to
Wendy Talaro, 15411 S. Menlo Avenue; Gardena 90247 or via PayPal to
basil_gardens at hotmail.com. Homework (2.1 MB PDF file) will be sent to
you via e-mail or snail mailed upon receipt of payment.
~ 25% student discount available w/proof of current 1/2 to full time registration – must be sent w/payment
~ 25% 55+ senior citizen discount available w/proof of how young you are - must be sent w/payment
~ Cancellation
Policy: 7-day minimum advance registration is required with deposit to
secure space. Balance due may be paid on arrival. No refunds unless the instructors initiate class cancellation.

In 1992, David W. Orr (author of six books, member of the board of
directors for the Center for Ecoliteracy, and professor of
environmental studies at Oberlin College) introduced the term
“ecological literacy” when his first book was published. The phrase was
later shortened to “ecoliteracy” and is defined by Fritjof Capra
(physicist, systems theorist, and international bestselling author of
four books) as “our ability to understand the basic principles of
ecology and live accordingly.”

As
the workshop’s co-instructors
define it, ecoliteracy is about understanding the language of
place through nature's rhythms, cycles, and patterns. The applications
of that language are tangible and practical. Urban/suburban
ecoliteracy is fundamental to greening your home and community while
saving money, water, energy and time. It is the foundation of all
beautiful organic gardens that grow with little or no fertilizer or
chemical pesticides and with less maintenance and water than
conventional gardens. Learning to become ecoliterate is easier than you
might think!

If
you have further questions, please call Wendy @ 310.329.5719 or e-mail
info at fruits2nuts.com. Para preguntas en Español, llame Esteban, marque
818.302.9699 o coreo electronico steve at gogreennsd.com. We look forward
to your active engagement in the workshop.

 
Thank you,

Wendy   Talaro, M.A.
Truffle in Paradise
http://www.truffleinparadise.com/
Divine   delights with a social and environmental   conscience

and
Sustainability Integration Specialist and   Consultant
Fruits to Nuts
http://fruitstonuts.wordpress.com
Real   solutions for real people for a sustainable post-carbon   economy

Wendy Talaro is the principal designer and consultant behind Fruits to Nuts and she has the capacity to retrofit conventional gardens and landscapes for sustainability. The main geographic focus of her work as a designer and consultant is Southern California. Fruits to Nuts specializes in using both CA natives and/or edibles in garden design and applied ecological principles so that beauty, productivity, low water usage, and relatively low/easy maintenance are the results. Well-considered design and restored soils in turn helps plants thrive and stay healthy. In essence, as a designer Wendy practices a kind of ecological homeopathy, using the tools of nature to heal nature.
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