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Northeast Washington Herbalist Gathering
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Summer Greetings!

Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski

Northeast Washington Herbalists Gathering August 6-8

Inviting herbalists from northeast Washington, North Idaho, North-central  Washington, Columbia Basin and beyond. Beautiful location overlooking the  Columbia River south of the Canadian border.

First annual! Brought to  you by Michael Pilarski, founder of the Montana Herb Gathering and the Northwest  Herbal Faire.

Pleasany Valley Farm in Rice, WA. Sponsored by Friends of the Trees Botanicals and Wild (in) Rice Productions

Everyone working with herbal healthcare is invited, including folk herbalists, naturopaths, homeopaths, Ayurvedica and Oriental herbalists, curanderas, Westeran herbalists, and flower essence and aromatherapy practitioners.

Workshops, discussions, plant walks, and conviviality
Meet other herbalists from around the region
Compare notes, learn new things, make new friends
Discuss the future of herbalism in the region
Native medicinals in our region
Sustainable wildcrafting and respect for native plants
Growing medicinal plants
Communal cooking using foods grown/ made by participants

$60 per person includes tent/RV camp area for 2 nights.
$75 per person for group dorm arrangement for 2 nights
Limited dbl occupancy private rooms for 2 nights (extra charge)
Locals can commute daily.

Single day price: Friday $20, Saturday $40, Sunday $30

Check in time starts at 5PM on Friday August 6
Register with Maureen wildinrice at gmail.com (509) 738-6576

Ideas for workshops and scheduling?
Contact Michael Pilarski (509) 486-6576
michael at friendsofthetrees.net

This gathering is for experienced herbalists who already study healing plants, not for beginners.  We will discuss having an herbal gathering for the general public in 2011.

Register online  mailto:wildinrice at gmail.com

Last Call: Skalitude Permaculture Design Course July 12-25

LAST CALL for this summer's Permaculture design course. 
Skalitide   Permaculture Design Course.

Great teachers!
Great venue!
Affordable  price. Still only $800.  We are open to barter.

A two-week intensive Permaculture Design Course

Skalitude  Retreat Center, Methow  Valley, North-Central Washington

Instructors:

Michael Pilarski

Andrew Millison

Josho Somine

Deston Denniston

David Sansone

& other guests

Permaculture is the premier design system for high productivity and   ecologically-sound, food systems. In addition to the plant landscape,   permaculture also considers transportation, energy, buildings, water   supply, community economics and governance.

Course tuition:

$800

Single day $80

Some partial work trades and scholarships available. 

Tuition includes instruction, permaculture design certificate,   camping, meals, and curriculum material. Graduates are entitled to use   the term "Permaculture" in pursuit of livelihood and for educational   purposes.

For registration and course information: Michael Pilarski

michael at friendsofthetrees.net,   (509) 486-4056
www.skalitude.com

COURSE TOPICS

* Permaculture principles & methodology

* Observation skills

* Zones and sectors

* Site analysis

* Ecosystem restoration

* Home food production

* Fruits, berries, nuts

* Edible landscaping

* Soils, fertilizers, mulches, inoculants

* Edible and useful native plants, wildcrafting

* Multi-story, food forests

* Vegetable and crop selection

* Sources for seed and nursery stock

* Plant propagation & seed saving

* Agroforestry & forestry

* Windbreaks, hedgerows

* Ethnobotany & ethnoecology

* Livestock and wildlife

* Urban permaculture

* Water in the landscape

* Swales, keyline, ponds & aquaculture

* Rain water harvesting

* Grey water & bioremediation

* Dry land strategies

* Natural building

* Alternative energy and fuels

* Intentional communities & ecovillages

* Local economies/barter systems

* Decentralized governance systems

* Large-scale design for cities, counties and islands

* and much, much more!

INSTRUCTORS:

Michael Pilarski is a farmer, wildcrafter and educator. He is   the founder of Friends of the Trees Society (1978) and has written   extensively on forestry, agriculture, agroforestry, permaculture and   ethnobotany. He has lived in the Inland Northwest since 1972 and is the   most active permaculture teacher in this region. He has taught 22   permaculture courses in the US and abroad. This is the only course he is   offering in 2010.

Andrew Millison recently moved to Corvallis, Oregon after 14   years of doing permaculture in Arizona. He is very familiar with dryland   techniques and has been co-instructing advanced, permaculture teaching   courses. He has taught at Prescott College, Ecosa Institute, Oregon   State  University and founded the Prescott EcoHood.

Dave Sansone is an avid forest gardener cultivating over 400   species of edible and useful plants in a multicrop setting.  He has   taught numerous courses including wild edible and medicinal plant   classes, ethnobotany of the Coast Salish, and Edible Forest Gardening   workshops.  He is the director of Perennial Harvest, a non-profit that   advocates sustainable cultivation systems. www.perennialharvest.org

Deston Denniston, Abundance Consulting, has 12 years of   natural building experience in earth, natural fibers, and salvage   materials. A living home breathes, procures its own energy, cleans its   water, and draws structure from its environment while offering back the   same.

Josho Somine is a designer and builder from northern   California who has been active in the permaculture network since 1997.    He has worked with Occidental  Arts & Ecology Center, the Lama   Foundation, and Earthaven Ecovillage. He is currently finishing a   master's degree in landscape architecture at UW Seattle, with a focus in   urban green infrastructure.

Other guest speakers to be announced. Course participants will also   bring a wide range of knowledge and experience to share. We are all   students. We are all teachers.

The Skalitude  Retreat Center is a 160-acre site surrounded by   National Forest. The property and surroundings are gorgeous,   fully-functioning ecosystems nestled at the end of a remote mountain   valley in the North Cascades in the Methow River watershed. Carlton is   the nearest town. Most of the course facilities are set up in one end of   an expansive meadow ringed by forests and mountains. The adjacent   forest provides shady camping.

Food:
 We have a large, covered, outdoor kitchen where we prepare   three meals a day of tasty, healthy food, mostly organic. The menu   includes local meat, eggs and dairy as well as vegetarian and vegan   fare.

Accomodations:

Tenting or RV - no extra charge

Shared room - $200  2-person bedrooms

Private room - $350

Shared rooms and private rooms only available July 16-25.

The word 'Permaculture' was originally coined in Australia in the   1970's by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. Over the last 30 years,   permaculture has become a global grassroots movement involving hundreds   of thousands of people. Permaculture offers a huge storehouse of   solutions, strategies and practical techniques gathered from around the   globe and throughout history. If permaculture designs were implemented   on a planetary scale in cities, farms and homes the world would become a   garden of Eden.

The course covers the traditional Mollison permaculture curriculum as   well as local knowledge. The species and techniques will be aimed at   the Inland Northwest which includes Eastern Washington, Eastern  Oregon,   Idaho, Western  Montana and southern Interior British Columbia.    Participants from other bioregions are welcome.  The main focus is   learning permaculture principles and design methodology. The principles   and methodology, once learned, can be applied and adapted to any site.

This course will impart permaculture principles and methodologies   which can be applied anywhere in the world. Through lecture, slide   shows, discussion, observation, field trips and hands-on activities,   permaculture design students will develop the practical skills and   knowledge necessary to design and implement sustainable systems that are   in harmony with the natural world.

This course will be useful for gardeners, farmers, community food   organizers, natural resource managers and anyone interested in self   employment and local economies.

100's of strategies!
100's of techniques!
1,000's of species!

PDF (160KB) with more info...  http://www.friendsofthetrees.net/images/permaculture_july_2010.pdf

Recommended Permaculture Resources on the Web

www.permacultureactivist.net

permacultureprinciples.com

www.spiralseed.co.uk/permaculture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture#External_links

permaculture.org.au

www.holmgren.com.au

www.permaculture.org

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/perma.html

Singing Alive Sept 3-6 

A teaching gathering for  ceremonial/devotional singing circles,     dancing, and music. We change the world as we transform ourselves with     songs of light, love, peace on earth and goodwill to all beings
Lillebakke,  Cosmopolis, WA

more info...  http://www.tribesofcreation.com/singing_alive.html

Spring Blessings!
Michael Pilarski
Friends of the Trees Society
PO Box 826, Tonasket, WA 98855  
(509) 486-4056
michael at friendsofthetrees.net 
 www.friendsofthetrees.net 
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Fairy & Human Relations Congress - Skalitude Retreat Center, POB 74 - Carlton - WA - 98114

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