[Sdpg] Permaculture Calendar in Hopedance Magazine May/June 2003

Wed Apr 30 10:04:51 PDT 2003

May 2 Fri 7pm "Permaculture and Finance: How to Make Money and Make a 
Difference".
At Sola House 312 E Sola St Santa Barbara
A free talk with Michael Kramer, permaculture teacher and teacher trainer, 
former
Executive Director of Permaculture Drylands Institute, and investment
advisor with Natural Investment Services (www.NaturalInvesting.com), one of
the nation's most experienced socially responsible advisory firms.
Come discover how community investing, sustainable tree farms,
and corporate screening and shareholder activism are used to avoid or support
investments in accordance with your values.He can be reached at 
Michael at NaturalInvesting.com
Contact for evening is SB Permaculture Net sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571

Michael Kramer is musician, father, writer, and a Registered Investment 
Advisor Representative of Natural Investment Services. He is a 12-year 
permaculture teacher who has focused recently on training permaculture 
teachers and on how permaculture design applies to community planning, 
economics, politics, education, organizational development, and 
intrapersonal and interpersonal dynamics. He is a former Executive Director 
of Permaculture Drylands Institute, and Youth Ecology Corps, which he 
founded. Michael is also a former National Service Fellow. He holds a 
Master's degree from Harvard University.

Directions to Sola House 312 E. Sola St
cross street is Garden. It is a two story wooden house, olive green
with teal blue trim.

Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and 
Practises in Santa Barbara CA
Meeting 2nd Thursday of the month at members houses
This will be an interactive meeting showing video covering many parts of a 
lecture series on Permaculture Design by Bill Mollison one of the founders 
of Permaculture , audio tapes, other Permaculture Videos, slides and 
discussion each month.
For more info and directions and location contact Margie Bushman 
805-962-2571 or lakinroe at silcom.com
Check out Santa Barbara Permaculture Network new website of Permaculture 
Activities www.sbpermaculture.org

Permaculture Discussion Group Meetings in Downtown San Diego Ca
Contact San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc at igc.org (619) 298-8879
Permaculture Talks lead by Marcia Boruta followed by a walk and discussion 
around the immediate community

Permaculture Discussion Group in Ojai Monthly Meetings
Contact for monthly meetings Jodi Womack 805-646-4450 x2
Jodi at davidco.com and DorothyWallstein<dwallstein at uncommonconsulting.com> 
646 0752.

Introductory Permaculture (PC) Group East County San Diego
Contact Barbara Lind bslind at earthlink.net:

Los Osos CA ONGOING Classes with Earthflow
Permaculture Fundamentals -classes First and Second Saturdays of each month.
Natural Building Techniques -classes on the Fourth Saturdays of each month.
contact Larry Santoyo, 800.469.5857 <info at earthflow.com>, www.earthflow.com

May 9-18 VILLAGE BUILDING CONVERGENCE Portland
The Village Building Convergence: Human-Scale Community Action at the Urban
Crossroads is a ten-day event (May 9-18, 2003) of daytime and evening
educational, inspirational, and celebratory activities surrounding the
transformation of neighborhood intersections into public squares. The
Convergence will feature hands-on workshops facilitated by leaders in both
Natural Building and Permaculture from throughout North America. For more
information, please visit our website at www.cityrepair.org/vbc. To
register or
to volunteer contact Ashlee at 503-232-0010 x18 or vbc at southeastuplift.org.
City Repair is group of citizen activists building a more community-oriented
and ecologically sustainable society. We create public gathering places and
help others to creatively transform the places where they live.

May 16-18 Fri-Sun, Earthen Plasters, Sustainable Building & Green 
Architectural Details, Part II
$295 (includes food but not lodging*)
May 23-25 Fri-Sun ,Earthen Plasters, Sustainable Building & Green 
Architectural Details, Part III
$295 (includes food but not lodging*)
May 31, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, GRAND OPENING / OPEN HOUSE / TOURS
$5 to $20 (suggested donation)
*On-site, informal lodging (camping, domes & yurts) may be available, 
first-come, first-served, for $20-$45 per night.
Workshop participants will receive hands-on experience, under the guidance 
of professional architects and builders, in constructing the county's first 
fully-permitted Straw Bale Building. The workshops will encompass building 
the bale walls, applying earthen plasters, constructing seating areas with 
cob and superadobe, and assisting with installation of other "green" 
building features, including recycled plastic lumber, biocomposite 
countertops, ecological roofing materials and Forest Stewardship Council 
(FSC) certified lumber. All workshop participants will receive a packet of 
resource materials, to assist them in developing their own green building 
projects and obtaining green construction materials.
This project is funded by a Sustainable Building Grant from the California 
Integrated Waste Management Board, the Ventura County EERD, and by a 
multitude of donors contributing to the non-profit Ojai Foundation.
Call The Ojai Foundation at 805/646-8343 x 111.

May 10-23,2003 Northern California Permaculture Design Course
Join author/veteran teacher, Tom Ward and a host of other certified design 
course teachers. Applicable knowledge in a conversational, experiential, 
communal, dynamic atmosphere!
Cost: $500 tuition /// ( on campus ) $340 per week : organic meals,camping 
and facilties use.
Details: contact shemaia at skywaterwomyn at allyshia.org or call toll free 
877-936-9663

May 27-30, 2003 The 8th Annual Constructed Wetlands Workshop Arcata, CA.
For more info go to the constructed wetlands short course link of our 
website at http://www.humboldt1.com/~water/
Humboldt Water Resources Engineering and Science PO Box 165 Arcata, CA 
95518 USA
Telephone: (707) 826-2869 FAX: (707) 826-2165 E-mail: water at humboldt1.com .

May 31- June14, 2003 Permaculture Design Course Garberville, CA
Cost: $1100 includes camping and meals
Registration: www.permacultureinstitute.com or 415 663 9090

June 17th-22nd PERMACULTURE CAMP & SKILLSHARE Skywater Center - 
Garberville, California
Permaculture Institute of Northern California
PO Box 341 Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-9090 info at permacultureinstitute.com www.permacultureinstitute.com
Cost: $275 including camping and meals.
Registration: www.permacultureinstitute.com or 415 663 9090

July 6-13, 2003 Build Here Now 2003
The Fifth Annual Natural Building & Permaculture Convergence
At the Lama Foundation Taos County, New Mexico
Contact the Lama Foundation by way of their website at for more details as 
they develop , Build here Now is still in the planning
http://www.lamafoundation.org or info at lamafoundation.org 505-586-1269 fax 
505-586-1964
Early registration for Build Here Now 2003 is advised.

July 13-26. Permaculture Design Intensive -Certificate Course San Luis 
Obispo, Ca
With Larry and Kathryn Santoyo, Scott Pittman, John Valenzuela and Guests
For info 805.528.3763 info at earthflow.com www.earthflow.com

July 26 -Aug 16 Orcas Island Washington Permaculture Design Course
A three week certificate design course on the Bullock's 20+year old 
permaculture homestead.
Instructors Douglas Bullock, John Valenzuela, Samuel Bullock Joseph 
Bullock, Toby Hemenway, Simon Henderson,
Michael Pilarski and others.
Cost $1450 ($1350 if paid in full by June 1) Includes delicious, mostly 
organic meals, camping space, materials and certificate.
Contact Samuel BullockP.O. Box 107Deer Harbor, WA. 98243 360-376-2773
bullock_Orcas at hotmail.com and 54bullock at care2.com  www.permacultureportal.com

August 23-31 COB Cottage and Natural Building with Michael Smith Santa Cruz 
Mountains
$475 til March 31, $550 thereafter
Permaculture Santa Cruz
(831) 763-3848 permasc at sasquatch.com
400 vaca del sol rd Watsonville, CA 95076

Urban Permaculture Design Course Los Angeles, Ca (6 weekends)
with, Larry Santoyo, Toby Hemmenway, Dr. Bill Roley, Lois Arkin and Guests
August 9-10, August 16-17, August 30-31, September 6-7, September 20-21, 
September 27-28
cost:
$1200 for all 6 weekends ($1100 before 6-9-03)
$225 per weekend
$125 per day
contact Larry Santoyo, 800.469

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