[Sdpg] April Newsletter Part Two

Sat Apr 14 14:25:28 PDT 2007

Quail Springs' April Newsletter, Part Two

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ECONEST Press Release - see bottom of newsletter for full press 
release!
Sustainable and Healthy Homes for a Changing Climate.  Just In Time...
A healthy, sustainable home, estimated to last at least four hundred years, is to be built as a 
community supported demonstration project on the border of Ventura and Santa Barbara 
Counties in Southern California.   The Santa Fe based EcoNest Group (http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=135227564&u=1296037)  is 
working with a local non-profit organization, Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture 
Farm, to introduce sustainable and healthy building systems to Southern California - not only 
as a formidable solution to the climate change crisis, but a sensible gift to future generations.

THANK YOU to the amazing people that planted trees that are the beginnings of 
restoring the forests during our April Service Learning !  
We had an overwhelming response with many spontaneous arrivals and beautiful surprises.  
Hundreds of trees were planted, helping develop a food forest and crucial wind breaks.  A 
special thanks to Grandma Gloria for weaving the web of community, and to Richard for 
sharing his tree knowledge and experience.  

RECRUITING inspired earth caretaker interns for special Watershed Restoration 
Team project June 1st-5th  (first phase)
Are you a joyful worker, lover of watersheds and sleeping under the stars?   We are seeking a 
few dynamic people to join a special team of interns for 5 days of watershed restoration 
utilizing Permaculture principles to "plant water" back into this land, which was once a forest 
and has been denuded from a history of poor grazing and agricultural practices.   This project 
will also help create the foundation of a food growing system based on gravity fed water 
resources for a future with no-petroleum inputs.   The Watershed Restoration Team will live 
and work "out on the land" for a 5 day stretch and sleep out under the stars in the 
backcountry near our Spring.  Learn more by contacting Paul paul at quailsprings.org. 

Motor Home or Tent Camper needed for Keyline and Permaculture Teacher, 
Darren Doherty and family, May 1-20th 
Seeking a Motor Home or Tent Camper for teacher Darren Doherty and Family of 4 from May 
1-20th .   We would be willing to trade for the Keyline Design Course, part of Permaculture 
Design Course, or future courses, or rent for a reasonable cost.  If you could provide a 
camper or Motor Home for any or all of these times/place this would be so helpful. Please 
contact Kolmi info at quailsprings.org. 

Our Board Members - The Thompsons - seeking housing
Conscientious family of four seeks housing - 3 br / 2 ba for rent, lease, lease option. One dog 
and one cat, both house broken and non-destructive. We have stable employment and are 
a low-maintenance family that has rented in this area at only two locations in almost fifteen 
years. Rural / rustic setting near Carpinteria High School ideal, but will consider any 
workable situation in the Carpinteria / Santa Barbara / North Ventura County areas.  Must 
move out by June 15 due to landlord returning to live in current rental. Thank you for your 
consideration.  805.701.8655 mobile, 805.755.2610 work, 805.566.0843 home.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Keyline Design Workshop at Quail Springs with Darren Doherty, Australian 
Designer & Teacher 
May 1-2, Tues & Wed
Cost, $250 ($25 discount if paid by April 10 )  Camping with access to a kitchen (limited 
refrigerator space).  Meals during the workshop are provided for $25. Motel nearby in New 
Cuyama. 

Contact for workshop bookings: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network:, email: 
margie at sbpermaculture.org  phone, 805-962-2571, http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=135227564&u=1296038

The 2 day Quail Springs KDC is targeted at land managers who have an interest in applying 
Keyline Design techniques on their properties. 
Topics will include:  History of Keyline  Design, Scales of Permanence, Keyline  Design 
Applications, Low Tech Cartography, Low  Medium Tech Survey Equipment, Site Analysis 
Techniques, Broadacre Soil Improvement Techniques, Keyline  Soil Renovation & Pattern 
Cultivation, Keyline /Water Harvesting Earthworks Design &  Construction

DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHOP 
The Keyline Design Courses (KDC) in Southern California will be an intensive blend of 
technical & practical sessions and are targeted at professional land managers & consultants, 
earthmovers & anybody interested in practical & cost-effective broadscale landscape 
restoration. The KDC's will outline all of the principles and techniques involved with the 
modern, practical application of Keyline Design. We have developed both short and longer 
term events in different landscapes so that we can cater to participant's different needs. A 
really great part of the three courses will be the demonstration of the famous Yeomans 
Keyline Plow - a multi-award winning implement that harvests water, halts erosion and 
creates soil in its wake. Not many plows can claim that! Carbon sequestration is also an 
important by-product of using a Yeomans Keyline Plow. We will also demonstrate how to use 
normal farm & earth moving machinery to harvest & store water on any farm. All of this has 
to start with a plan - the KDC's will take you through the simple and effective "diagnosis & 
design" process that we have used on over 1100 properties world wide with a blend of low & 
high tech solutions. Finally a quick acknowledgment of the kind assistance of our partners in 
making these courses possible: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, Yeomans Plow 
Company, Nutiva Foods, Quail Springs Permaculture Farm & Earthflow Design Works.

Permaculture Design Course at Quail Springs with Renowned Australian Teachers, Geoff Lawton and Darren Doherty
"All the world's problems can be solved in the garden."
This course has gained attention from around the country and is already 2/3 full...if you 
are interested, do get in touch soon.  
Payment plans are available and we are willing to discuss partial work-trade, to happen 
outside of the course time. 
Work-trade with the full-time kitchen crew is available for those who would not be 
students of the course or receive Certification, but would benefit in other ways.

MAY 14-27th, 2007 
LOCATION: Upper Cuyama Valley in the Southern/Central California Mountains, 
approximately 2 hour drive from LA, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo.
COST: $1,350 for full payment received by January 31, 2007, and $1,450 for payment after 
February 1, 2007. (camping and natural gourmet meals included) 
*a $400 deposit upon registering to hold your space, with balance paid in full one week prior 
to course (May 7th) 
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use design, based on ecological principles and 
patterns. It aims to create stable, productive systems that provide for human needs, 
harmoniously integrating the land with people. Permaculture principles can be applied to 
any environment, at any scale - from dense urban settlements to individual homes, from 
farms to entire regions.
To register or for more info, contact: Kolmi (805) 886-7239, info at quailsprings.org 

INTERNSHIPS AND POSITIONS

Watershed Restoration Team - June 1st-5th 
See announcement at top of newsletter.  Contact Paul for more info.  paul at quailsprings.org  

Summer and Fall Internships - more in depth volunteer service learning
Work and live "on the farm" through volunteer internships starting with up to one month. 
Assist with ongoing permaculture development of the farm and share in community life.  
Contact info at quailsprings.org with your resume/storyline of experience, skills, and interests 
and for more info. 

Quail Springs seeking part-time Development Director
We are seeking a part-time Development Director (DD) to join our team in an important time 
of capacity building for Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm.  The DD would 
be responsible for developing new and ongoing relationships with foundations and individual 
donors and would assist with our Trees for Children program development.  We are seeking 
someone who is experienced in fundraising, passionate about our mission, highly creative 
and capable of working independently.  Specific roles would include grant writing and 
reporting, research, appeal development, major donor relationship building, event planning, 
and collaborating with the Board of Directors and Executive Director. The DD would work 
from his or her own home or office while keeping in regular communication with Quail 
Springs via email, phone, and periodic meetings.  This person will need to be familiar with 
aspects of the Santa Barbara or Tri-County philanthropic and nonprofit community and have 
3 years or more fundraising experience or the equivalent skills.  This position would begin as 
soon as possible, with an initial 10 hour/week, 3 month contract with the intention to grow 
the position considerably.  Please direct inquiries to Warren Brush (Executive Director) at 
w at quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239.  

Quail Springs is a non-profit and exists because of the support of our 
community.  Please consider giving a financial or in-kind donation to help us continue 
offering important services to the community.  

TO MAKE A FINANCIAL DONATION TO QUAIL SPRINGS ONLINE, 
GO TO http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=135227564&u=1296039
Or send in your contribution to PO Box 417, New Cuyama, CA 93254.   
Thank you!

In-kind donation needs list: Graphic design services, Marketing 
consultation, Event planning services,  Farm equipment, Building materials, 
Trees and garden plants, Fencing materials

Press Release

Contact: Warren Brush, Quail Springs,  Phone 805.886.7239, w at quailsprings.org
PO Box 417, Cuyama, CA  93254
Phone  805.8886.7239 Fax 866.321.1102
http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=135227564&u=1296040

Sustainable and Healthy Homes for a 
Changing Climate.  Just In Time...

A healthy, sustainable home, estimated to last at least four hundred years, is to be built as a community supported 
demonstration project on the border of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties in Southern California.  

The Santa Fe based EcoNest Group (http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=135227564&u=1296041) is working with a 
local non-profit organization, Quail Springs Learning Oasis and 
Permaculture Farm, to introduce sustainable and healthy building systems 
to Southern California - not only as a formidable solution to the climate change 
crisis, but a sensible gift to future generations.

Ventura, CA, April 10, 2007:   
The average life of a modern home being constructed in 
America today is estimated to be a mere forty years.  These short-lived buildings account for 
39.4% of total energy use, 65% of electricity consumption and are responsible for over 38% of 
green house gas emissions contributing to the well recognized Global and Local Climate Crisis.  
These buildings also account for 30% of raw materials use, 30% of the waste stream and 12% 
of potable water consumption, according to the U.S. Green Building Council and the US 
Department of Energy. How we approach the built environment is of vital importance in curbing 
the negative impacts of climate change and inevitable resource depletion. The time is now for 
sensible change in how we build...   

The EcoNest building system is considered by many building industry experts to be an 
important bridge between conventional construction practices and the urgently needed 
construction systems purported in the sustainable building movement.  This project will 
demonstrate energy and thermal efficiency, use of non-toxic and natural materials, local sourcing 
and sustainable harvesting of many of the building materials used, and the resulting healthy, 
breathable indoor environment. The Quail Springs EcoNest, involving construction techniques 
that have thousands of years of precedent and proven success, will also supply the context for 
an exciting apprenticeship program for youth, promoting much needed on-site career training in 
a quickly expanding and environmentally responsible field. This community supported 
demonstration project opens a door for Southern California to create healthier homes for our 
families for generations to come.  

If you are interested in more information or to contribute 
time, services or funding, please contact Warren Brush at 805-886-7239 or at 
w at quailsprings.org.

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