[Sdpg] Permaculture and Natural Building Calendar in Hopedance Mag. July/Aug

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Permaculture and Natural Building Calendar.

hi everyone
another great permaculture calendar in Hopedance Magazine for 
July/aug  Issue 2004, please consider subscribing to help support the 
magazine www.hopedance.org and their continual support of Permaculture and 
Permaculture Articles in the Magazine .
thanks wes


Meet Don Sarich, President and CEO of the PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION 
www.pcuonline.org in Southern California

It’s Eleven O’Clock, Where Is Your Money and What Is It Doing?
For those who care about the health of the planet and a sustainable future, 
the important question is, “Is your money working for against the future 
that you envision?
Los Angeles: Sat, July 17, 10am, LA EcoVillage 117 Bimini Place, Los 
Angeles CA 90004 Joan Stevens <joaniebird007 at yahoo.com>and Lois Arkin 
<crsp at igc.org> 213/738-1254
Ojai: Sat, July 17, 5pm, Dinner and Talk Farmer & The Cook Restaurant 339 
El Roblar Dr , Meiners Oaks 93023 805-640-9608 http://www.farmerandcook.com/
Santa Barbara: Sun, July 18, 1pm, Talk Santa Barbara Downtown Public 
Central Library, Townley Room contact Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
www.sbpermaculture.org sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571
Pasadena: Sun, July 18, 6pm, Talk Path to Freedom Sustainable Living Ctr., 
631 Cypress Ave Pasadena CA 91103
626.795.8400 dervaes at pathtofreedom.com www.PathtoFreedom.com
San Diego: Friday July 23 7pm , Church of the Brethren Downtown San Diego
contact San Diego Permaculture Center: sdecc at igc.org (619) 255-6111. 
www.igc.org/sdecc.
Contact for more info Santa Barbara Permaculture Network sbpcnet at silcom.com 
, www.sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571


Robin McCurdy of the Tui Community and Institute of Earthcare Education 
Aotearoa New Zealand Workshops and Slides Shows in Southern California 
(www.planetorganic.org.nz)
Sat Aug 21 7pm San Luis Obispo Library TUI COMMUNITY in AOTEAROA/NEW 
ZEALAND $5
Sun Aug 22 10-4:30pm 1 Day Workshop: Facilitating Permaculture with and for 
Children (S.E.E.D. Workshop)
Community Environmental Council 930 Miramonte Dr Santa Barbara $75 / $60 if 
paid by Aug1 Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org 
sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571
Mon 23 Aug eve, 7pm) Slideshow/Presentation: Transforming Schools thru 
Permaculture. Faulkner Gallery Santa Barbara Downtown Library Donation $5 
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org 
sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571
Tues Aug 24 5pm Dinner and Social Farmer and the Cook Meiners Oaks (near 
Ojai) 805-640-9808
Tues Aug 24 8pm Ojai Slide Show  “Ecovillages & Sustainable Communities 
around the Planet” Full Circle Farm  Donations $5
Thurs., Aug. 26, 7:30 pm Los Angeles . COMMUNITY GLUE.Slide Show /Talk L.A. 
Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles 90004, 213/738-1254 Robina 
shares global examples of processes and activities which build healthy 
community and bind it together, followed by discussion. $10 (sliding scale ok)
Fri. Aug. 27, and Sat Aug. 28 Los Angeles  9:30 am - 5:30 pm "Creating a 
Culture of Abundance in Urban Ecovillages" $100 - $200 (sliding scale). 
Make check out to CRSP and send to 117 Bimini Place #221, Los Angeles CA 
90004 by August 23.
Co-Sponsoring organizations are L.A. Permaculture Guild (Contact: Joan 
Stevens <joaniebird007 at yahoo.com>), CRSP/L.A. Eco-Village (Lois Arkin 
<crsp at igc.org>), Permaculture Institute of Southern California (Bill Roley 
<DrRoley at aol.com>)
SUN 29 AUG: Path to Freedom ( a sustainable living resource center), 
Pasadena, LA 1 Day Workshop: Design in Partnership with Nature 9:00 am to 
4:30 pm (Sliding scale: $135 - $45 ) Space is limited to 25-30 people for 
this event, so please reserve and send payment by August 19th.  Contact: 
Anais Dervaes Email: dervaes at pathtofreedom.com Website: www.PathtoFreedom.com
Sun 29 Aug 7pm Pasadena Slideshow: Permaculture Gardens Around the Planet ( 
(Sliding scale: $15 - $5 )
Contact: Anais Dervaes Email: dervaes at pathtofreedom.com
Website: www.PathtoFreedom.com
Contact for more info Santa Barbara Permaculture Network sbpcnet at silcom.com 
, www.sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571

July 10,Sat, July 24,Sat  Two One day Programs ,Natural Dryland Edible 
Gardening Long Beach
This hands-on workshop is unique. It takes permaculture gardening to a 
higher level. By following the principles and methods we will explore, you 
will create a self-sustaining food system using no outside inputs.
9:00 am - noon (Lunch will be provided from noon to 1pm.$40.00
RSVP by email (benonthenet at yahoo.com).Space is limited to 10 per workshop

July 10 -23 Ecoversity Permaculture Design Course Sante Fe NM 2004
Scott Pittman Tuition: $890.00 www.ecoversity.org
info at ecoversity.org ,505.424.9797 ext. 1 ,EcoVersity, Attn: Registrar, 2639 
Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM 87505

June 12 -26 Permaculture Design Certificate Course Honduras
Geoff and Nadia Lawton on Sustainable Harvest International's demonstration 
farm in Santa Barbara, Honduras
Sustainable Harvest International, visit: www.sustainableharvest.org 
contact Bruce Maanum: bruce at sustainableharvest.org

July 10 -31, 2004 Three Week Permaculture & Sustainable Living Design 
Course Orcas Island, WA
Fee: $1450 ($1350 if paid by June 1st) Bullock Brothers 
http://www.permacultureportal.com
Samuel Bullock PO Box 107 Dear Harbor, WA 98243 USA 
bullock_orcas at hotmail.com (360) 376-2773

July 17 - August 1, 2004 Permaculture Design Course at Green Oaks Farm in 
Pescadero, CA.
Instructor Team: Penny Livingston-Stark, Weston Miller, Brock Dolman, James 
Stark, and many local instructors.
Tuition:$950 tuition includes course instruction, divinely catered ,meals, 
and camping.
Contact (831) 840-6045. www.permacultureinstitute.com
July 30 -Aug 6, 2004 Permaculture Teacher Training Course Heal the World by 
Teaching Permaculture Sonoma County
Ocean Song Farm & Wilderness Center, CA (www.oceansong.org) $715.-$915. 
(sliding scale) , Michael Kramer and Chris Peck
Call Kat Steele to register at 510-547-7889 http://urbanpermacultureguild.org/

July 31 - Aug. 8, 2004 Solar for Your Home Lyle Center for Regenerative 
Studies at CSU-Pomona (Pomona, CA)
Contact:  $1,095. sli at solarliving.org or 707-744-2017 
http://www.solarliving.org/workshops.cfm

July 31- August 14th "Permaculture Design Course" Lama Foundation, Toas New 
Mexico.
Rico Zook and Josho Simone, $750 
http://www.lamafoundation.org/permaculture_design.htm

August 1-14th Permaculture Design Certification Course at Naropa 
University’s Hedgerow Farm Boulder, Colorado
Instructors: Bill Melvin, Marco Lam and several guest instructors
Cost: $900 (includes lunch each day),
Contact Tawnya Laveta, 303-666-6397 ext. 4  http://www.boulder-bios.org/

Aug 28 - Sept 10 2004 Permaculture and Natural Building Williams, Oregon.
In the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon Designing and Creating Natural 
Homes and their Garden Habitats. Instructors include: Tom Ward, Ianto 
Evans, Linda Smiley, Conraad Rogmanns, and Jude Hobbs
Contact White Oak Farm & Education Center  541.846.0776 
info at whiteoakfarmcsa.org  www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org

LA Permaculture Design Course - Fall 2004
Eco-Urbanism and the Future of Sustainability
http://www.earthflow.com/PDCourseLA2004/index.shtml
6 weekends - September , October, November
September 11/12 & 18/19
October 9/10 & 16/17
November 13/14 & 20/21
Contact Larry Santoyo at info at earthflow.com for more info and how to 
register www.earthflow.com

September 3-12, 2004 10 DAY START-TO-FINISH NATURAL BUILDING TRAINING: 
Asheville, NC, United States
Build an earthen guest cottage from the foundation to roof, walls to finish 
plaster.
Director & Program Coordinator, Janell Kapoor: 
janell at kleiwerks.com  http://www.kleiwerks.com/

Sept.10-12, Natural Patterns and Permaculture Principles: Ecological Design 
Workshop Tunitas Creek Ranch, Half Moon Bay, CA
With Toby Hemenway and Tom Ward
Two highly skilled and articulate Permaculture teachers, Toby Hemenway, 
author of Gaia’s Garden, A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture, and Tom Ward, 
an ethno-botanist, eco-forester, and Permaculture designer, will present a 
system of practical techniques that develop the skills of ecological 
design. The workshop will empower you to work with the land and apply 
design principles that increase the diversity, resilience and harmony of 
your own home-landscape or farm.
For more info www.bioneers.org, e-mail agworkshops at bioneers.org or call 
831-338-1202. If you are ready to register, call the Bioneers main office 
toll-free at 877-246-6337, ext. 115.

Sept. 18 Sat.- Oct.1. Fri.PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE near 
Boynton Canyon in Sedona. Arizona
Permaculture Teacher is Larry Santoyo
This course is a residential two week "intensive" on ten remote wilderness 
acres at the foothills of the red rocks near Boynton Canyon in Sedona. The 
main structure on the property is a monolithic dome powered by wind and solar.
Full two week intensive, $1050, Per each 4 day block, $350, Per individual 
class day, $90
Cost includes: Tuition & registration, Materials, Field Trips, 
Certification (for full 2 week intensive only), Camping & Meals.
Contact Donna Lay at 928-634-5304www.arizonapermaculture.org 
lukericker at earthlink.net

Sept 6-17, 2004 Ecovillage & Sustainable Community Design Course Djanbung 
Gardens, Nimbin Nthn NSW, Australia
COST: AUD $890 ($750 conc)
contact Djanbung Gardens for details robyn at permaculture.com.au OR 
erda at nor.com.au 02-6689 1755  www.earthwise.org.au


13-15th November 2004 1st Ecovillage Designers Conference,at Crystal 
Waters, QLD, Australia
An exchange of ideas and experiences. For more information please contact 
Val Oliver, Max O Lindegger or Lloyd Williams.
Email: info at ecologicalsolutions.com.au   Web: www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au


.7th International Permaculture Conference/Convergence 2005 Slovenia in 2005..
PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE of EUROPE Istedgade 79 - 1650 København V - Denmark
Tlf: +45 3331 5694 - Fax: +45 3325 7179 - Email: vestergror at dk-online.dk
www.Permaculture-Europe.org - www.IPC7.org
PS IF you want to get the First Newsletter on the Convergence by mail 
contact lakinroe at silcom.com

.South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest.

South Coast Permaculture Guild Margie Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com 
805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com 
805-962-2571
Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david at ojaicra.org 805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel zigge at kcbx.net 805-438-5745 
San Luis Obispo
San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council 
sdecc at igc.org (619) 255-6111
Santa Cruz Permaculture Vince Pastori 831/763-3848 permasc at sasquatch.com
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center) 
805-756-5086
Hunter Francis wfrancis at calpoly.edu San Luis Obispo
Path to Freedom ,Pasadena Ms. Anais Dervaes dervaes at pathtofreedom.com
LA Permaculture Guild Joan 323-630-4673 joaniebird007 at yahoo.com Camille 
camicimino at yahoo.com
Long Beach Organics: Amy Lerner longbeachorganic at yahoo.com 562-438-9000
Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond 760-377-5011 Ridgecrest
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley DrRoley at aol.com 949-494-5843 
Laguna Beach
Santoyo&Associates santoyo at earthflow.com 800-469-5857 www.earthflow.com
Permaculture Institute of Northern California 
info at permacultureinstitute.com 415-663-9090
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website <http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura/
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION http://www.pcuonline.org