[Scpg] Build Here Now 2001

Mon Apr 9 10:05:00 PDT 2001

Dear All,

I hope you're interested in the following information about the upcoming 
BUILD HERE NOW 2001.  We would appreciate your sharing it with anyone else 
you think might want to attend.  Please note that the "early-bird" deadline 
for registration is May 1st.
  -- best regards, Catherine Wanek, Editor, The Last Straw Journal

The third annual BUILD HERE NOW Natural Building and Permaculture
Convergence is happening June 10-17, 2001 at the Lama Foundation in Taos 
County, New Mexico; once again co-sponsored by The Last Straw Journal, The 
Lama Foundation, and The Permaculture Institute.

For photo galleries, articles, and other information about Build Here Now 
past and upcoming, see http://www.strawhomes.com/build/here/now.html

A printable registration form is available at 
http://www.strawhomes.com/build/here/now2001/registration.html

Lama Foundation is situated on 105 acres of high alpine forest in northern 
New Mexico, altitude 8600 feet. The land is regenerating in the wake of the 
7000-acre 1996 Hondo Fire. Convergence participants are welcome to join in 
Lama's daily schedule of early morning silent meditation or yoga, afternoon 
classes and evening activities such as dances of universal peace, singing, 
chanting, and other forms of spiritual practice.

Featured Topics include:

Natural Building
*  Designing and Building a Healthy Home
*  Passive Solar Design
*  Sustainable Timber Harvesting
*  Timber Framing
*  Straw Bale Wall Building
*  Cob Construction
*  Straw-clay Infill
*  Earthbag and Rubble Trench Foundation
*  Earthen Plasters & Floors
*  Living Roofs

Permaculture
*  Permaculture Principles and Practices
*  Watershed Management and French Drains
*  Fire Ecology, Erosion Control, and Forest Restoration
*  Archetype Design
*  Native Medicinal Herbs
*  Chicken Tractors
*  Road and Path Design
*  Urban Permaculture

Appropriate Technology
*  Cistern Building
*  Photovoltaic Electric Systems
*  Composting Toilets
*  Designing Biological Waste Treatment Systems
*  Blacksmithing and Toolmaking

Community
*  Eco-village Design
*  Communication Skills and Mediation
*  Community Building

And others yet unconfirmed

Schedule of events - The Convergence will begin June 10 with registration 
from 3-5 PM, dinner at 6 PM and evening greetings and orientation at 7:30 
PM. Days will be filled through June 17 with concurrent workshops in 
natural building, permaculture, appropriate technology, and community 
building. Afternoon field trips to Taos Pueblo and local natural building 
sites are planned for midweek.

Lodging options - At Lama yurt and tent with beds can accommodate 20 (bring 
your own bedding or sleeping bag); RV and tent sites for 100 campers. 
Hotels are available in Taos and Questa (at additional cost).

Cost - Before May 1, 2001, $425; after May 1, $495. Children 5-16 half
price (childcare not provided). Cost includes three vegetarian meals per
day and on-site lodging.

Travel information - The Albuquerque airport is 3 hours from the site.
Carpooling and shuttle service will be available. For more info contact the 
Lama Foundation at (505) 586-1269 or see http://www.lamafoundation.org
A printable registration form is available at
http://www.strawhomes.com/build/here/now2001/registration.html

Name/s:___________________________________________________
        Total # adults___ Total # children___
Affiliation:__________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________________
Phone:________________ Fax:_________________ Email:_______________

Visa/Mastercard #:____________________ Exp Date:____

Amount:______Signature:__________________________ Check#:____

Please register me for the convergence, I have included my deposit of 50% 
of the total cost. A $25 processing fee will be withheld on all refund 
requests. During the three weeks prior to the Convergence the entire 
deposit is non-refundable.

To request a work exchange/partial scholarship (limited availability, so
act quickly), email <rick at lamafoundation.org>

___ Please send information about area motels, as I prefer not to camp at 
the site

___ Please send information about carpooling

NOTE: Charge card payments may be phoned to (505) 586-1269... faxed to 
(505)586-1964... or surface-mailed (make checks payable to Lama Foundation)
to:
Attn: Build Here Now 2001
Lama Foundation
P.O. Box 240
San Cristobal NM 87564
USA

* The Last Straw, the international journal of straw bale and natural
building, provides up-to-date information on construction techniques,
projects, research/testing/code issues, resources, other information and 
inspiration written by and about those who design, build, research and live 
in natural buildings. An educational non-profit organization, The Last 
Straw Journal promotes ecologically-conscious choices about the way we live 
and build. http://www.strawhomes.com

* The Permaculture Institute empowers people to care for the Earth and its 
inhabitants. Through permaculture education we seek to catalyze the 
development of healthy, regenerative partnerships - with nature, our
communities, our families and ourselves. Permaculture provides a critical 
foundation to facilitate healthy relationships by: 1) encouraging people to 
view the world as a web of partnerships; 2) promoting an ethic that 
supports personal and planetary health; 3) introducing skills, tools, 
techniques, and a decision-making process for taking regenerative action.

* The Lama Foundation is a spiritual community and educational center
dedicated to the awakening of consciousness, respect for spiritual practice 
in all traditions, service and stewardship of the land.  Perhaps best known 
as the place where Ram Dass wrote his seminal book Be Here Now, Lama serves 
as a "meeting of the ways," and teaches the oneness of all paths. Each 
summer a series of retreats are held and many join the Lama community to 
experience a life-style rich in spiritual practice and personal growth 
through service to others. http://www.lamafoundation.org

Feel free to distribute this announcement to interested parties,
appropriate email groups, and any service calendars that list these sorts 
of things.

Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network
224 E. Figueroa St, #C
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805/962-2571
sbpcnet at silcom.com  
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