[Sdpg] Upcoming Permaculture Events for Southern CA and West Coast US Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec 2003/Jan 2004

Tue Aug 19 07:18:38 PDT 2003

All these events will be listed in the next issue of Hopedance Magazine 
Sept/Oct www.hopedance.org     please subscribe and help support the 
magazine which supports Permaculture by listing all our events in the 
Permaculture Calendar

Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and 
Practises in Santa Barbara CA
Meeting 2nd Thursday of the month at members houses most months
Thurs Sept 11 6:30 at Owen Dell Watershed Activist and Landscape Architect 
House
Thurs Oct 2  6:30  at Claire Kellerman's Place
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:

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 www.earthflow.com

September 10 and 11 Paolo Lugari, Fritjof Capra, Gunter Pauli, Amory Lovins 
and Janine Benyus dialogue
Sunrise Springs near Santa Fe New Mexico Cost of $1000 per person is to 
serve as "self-taxation" to reduce global warming through carbon 
sequestration, and after expenses will go to Las Gaviotas to continue their 
highly successful reforestation program. (Paolo is also helping us here in 
the west with our forestry issues). Cost includes four organic meals Also 
includes a packet with a video of las gaviotas, the las gaviotas book and a 
cd rom with the latest papers from the other speakers, all of whom are 
donating their time for this event.
Contact Lyndataylor at cybermesa.com  www.zeri.org (international) 
505-986-1454(ph) 505-986-6019(fx)

SEP 27 - OCT 10 Permaculture Design Course
Penny Livingston, Brock Dolman with guest instructors
$1,100 (residential course); $100 late registration fee
In this two-week intensive course in sustainable systems design, 
participants will enjoy the great beauty at OAEC while learning how to 
design systems for sustainable, regenerative living.  Some partial work 
exchange opportunities are available for this course.
Call (707) 874-1557 ext. 201 or e-mail inquiry at oaec.org  www.oaec.org

Sept 28 - Oct 4 Coquille, OR  Basics of Building with Cob:
$640
Our most popular workshop teaches professionals and owner-builders the 
basics of cob construction in 7 to 9 intensive days.
Cob Cottage Company Box 123 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 www.cobcottage.com
Phone and FAX (541) 942-2005 Office hours are usually Monday, Wednesday and 
Friday from 10:00 - 5:00 PST

September 28(eve) - Oct 1, 2003 Deepening the Process of Pattern Application
Advanced Permaculture Design with Ben Haggard and Michael Kramer
  Kalani Honua Oceanside Retreat, Big Island, Hawaii
  $600 (campsite), $650 and up (w/lodging), all meals included. $400 for 
commuters. (meals extra).
Contact: reservations at kalani.com, www.kalani.com, 800-800-6886, 808-965-7828

Sept. 28, 2003 6-month Permaculture Design Courses Online
http://barkingfrogspc.tripod.com/frames.html
Check the above site for de tails. We also now offer the as much of the 
course as possible in self-study
form on CD. If your register as a course monitor when you order the CD, 
there is no additional charge.
Elfin Permaculture Barking Frogs Permaculture Center P.O. Box 52 Sparr FL 
32192-0052 USA Permacltur at aol.com

Sept 27 - Oct 10 Permaculture Design Course Occidental College ,Occidental CA
Penny Livingston, Brock Dolman with guest instructors
$1,100 (residential course)
OAEC: 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, CA 95465 (707) 874-1557 x201 • 
inquiry at oaec.org

Sept 28 - Oct 4 Sustainable Resources 2003
An international Forum connecting People with Hands -Ons Solutions to World 
Poverty
More information and online registration at <www.sustainableresources.org>.

Oct. Water and Grey Water ,Ecological design courses  with Art Ludwig in 
Sante Fe New Mexico
Amy Pilling at Ecoversity, 505 424-9797 x2#. www.ecoversity.org

October 3-5, Gaviotas founder Paolo Lugari
Sunrise Ranch in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies
Join Gaviotas founder Paolo Lugari and Friends of Gaviotas for an 
interactive weekend retreat based on the 30-year experience of Gaviotas, 
Colombia. We will inquire about the social context that has fostered an 
amazing spirit of innovation at Gaviotas.
www.friendsofgaviotas.org contact for info mail at friendsofgaviotas.org.

October 13-17, Sustainable Living 5-Day Intensive at Real Goods Hopland CA
Day 1 Passive Solar and Ecological Design,Day 2 Introduction to 
Permaculture,Day 3 Sustainable Wastewater Design,Day 4 & 5 Introduction to 
Photovoltaics Cost $575
Register for a workshop online, by phone (1-707-744-2017) or write: Solar 
Living Institute  PO Box 836  Hopland, CA 95449.
or email sli at solarliving.org http://www.solarliving.org

October 11-16, 2003 Permaculture Teacher Training Course
Dimond Light Center for Transformational Healing Arts3602 Fruitvale Ave. 
Oakland, CA 94602
Cost $685 /$100. deposit required. Permaculture Teachers Michael Kramer and 
Christopher Peck.
Come learn a revolutionary way of teaching: apply the principles of 
permaculture to the teaching of permaculture. In this fun, interactive 
class you will learn powerful techniques gleaned from the wisdom of 
experienced teachers around the globe. Known worldwide as permaculture 
pranksters, they guarantee you will laugh, learn, and leave saying, "I can 
heal the world by teaching permaculture!" Special guest instructors include 
the amazing Brock Dolman and Penny Livingston!
Call Kat Steele for information /register at 510-547-7889 or download the 
detailed brochure www.holistic-solutions.net/classes.htm
and local permaculture webpage http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org

Oct 26 -Nov 8 The New Strawbale Home Book signing and Slide Show Tour with 
Catherine Wanek
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, Hopedance Magazine and South Coast 
Permaculture Guild will be sponsoring a Book Signing tour in Southern 
California from San Diego to San Francisco in last week of Oct and first 
week of Nov 2003) see AD and also contact 805-962-2571 sbpcnet at silcom.com 
for tour info dates in San Diego. Laguna Beach, LA, Ojai, Santa Barbara, 
SLO, Santa Cruz, Berkeley and San Francisco and Santa Rosa being planned or 
go to www.sbpcnet at silcom.com

Nov 25-Dec 6 Natural Building Ecological Living Experimental Construction 
Tlaxcala, Mexico
Ianto Evans Cob Cottage Company http://www.deatech.com/cobcottage/ $950
P.O. Box 123 Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 (541) 942-3021 or Telephone/FAX 
(541) 942-2005

  November 30-December 12, 2003 Annual 2-Week Permaculture Design Course
  Lost Valley Educational Center
Contact 541-937-3351 info at lostvalley.org www.lostvalley.org

Jan 5-16, 2004: Plants in Human Affairs January Intensive.
Ohana Keauhou Beach Resort on the Big Island's beautiful Kona Coast,
4-credit, 12-day intensive course explores humanity's ago-old 
symbiotic  relationship to plants.
Ethnobotanist Kathleen Harrison and ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna,
this course covers the role of plants in the evolution of civilizations, 
wars, migrations, religion, spirituality,
art, medicine, and science. Guest lectures by local experts and frequent 
field trips bring the subject alive in one of the most beautiful and 
biodiverse environments on the planet. The Center for Spirituality and 
Healing (www.csh.umn.edu) is the integrated medicine program within the 
Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota. Info and details of 
costs, credit, accommodations,
www.csh.umn.edu/WhatsNew/index.html or contact Nancy Feinthel at 612 
626-5166/ <feinthel at umn.edu>

January 4-18, 2004 Earth Activist Training..Starhawk and Penny Livingston-Stark
Unique, visionary, and hands-dirty.. teach a two-week intensive that 
synergizes permaculture, effective activism, nature awareness, and 
spirituality: Next session J(registration by December 1). Location: coastal 
hills of Sonoma County, California.
  Cost: $1100-$1600 sliding scale, loans and scholarships available 
(scholarship deadline November 1). vwww.earthactivisttraining.org. 
Questions? mer at starhawk.org or voicemail 707-583-2300, ext 119. Learn to 
create the world you want to live in!

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Ojai's Center for Regenerative Agriculture has a new website. Among its 
features is a photo essay on the proactive environmental education 
curriculum taught at the Happy Valley school. Please visit the site at 
http://www.ojaicra.org. The Permaculture photo essay is on the education 
page.David R. White PhD Center for Regenerative Agriculture PO Box 973 
Ojai, CA 93024 (805) 646 9809