[Scpg] South Coast Permaculture Guild Events Listing for Sept 2001.

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Sept 2001 Newsletter Content:
Sept 2001 Newsletter Content:
1) List of Sept 2001 Events, Sustainable Life Festival Ojai ~ SB Organic 
Club Speaker and Permaculture Design Course Louisiana
2) List of Future Events, BookSigning Tour Gaia's Garden Author Southern CA 
in Oct~Solar Homes Tour LA ~ SB Organic "Water the New Gold" ~ Parade of 
Green Buildings SB ~ Perm. for Third World and Indegenous People.~ 
Sustainable Living Tour LA,  Permaculture Patterns Course ~ Bill Mollison 
Design Course Tasmania ~ Todos Santos Baja Perm Course~Earth Activist Training
3) Perma News+Jobs  Hopedance Magazine Permaculture 101 Special ~ Bill 
Roley ~ Permaculture Jobs ~ Perm Garden Service~, New Permaculture Book 
Gaia's Garden ~Permaculture Credit Union~Online Permaculture Design Course
4) List of interesting Websites - Arcata Marsh
5) Subscribe to South Coast, Central Coast, San Diego Permaculture Guild 
Listserves
6)Please send listings and events for next email news by Sept 28 to 
lakinroe at silcom.com

What is Permaculture/ Sustainability?

The word "sustainability" has become fashionable in our world. It is a
necessary goal if our society is to continue, but what does it mean? Is
sustainability a technological problem, a social problem, a spiritual
problem, or is it a combination of all of them and more? How do you
make a whole out of the many complicated needs?

The best example of sustainability in nature and past cultures, is that
they are sustainable because of a profound sensitivity to their
surroundings both large and small, and the elegant, beautiful,
relationships to their life in a particular world.

 From an Article by Architect/Artist James Hubbell  Can There Be A 
Sustainable Future without Beauty?
To read Whole Article  go to http://www.sandiegoart.com/JHubbell/thought2.html

South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest.

South Coast Permaculture Guild Margie Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com 
805-962-2571
Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White artdetour at mac.com 805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel zigge at aol.com 805-438-5745
San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council 
sdecc at igc.org (619) 298-8879
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center) 
805-756-5086
Hunter Francis wfrancis at calpoly.edu
Long Beach Organics: David Krieger-DeWitt dakd at earthlink.net 562-438-9000
Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond 760-377-5011
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley DrRoley at aol.com 949-494-5843
Santoyo&Associates santoyo at earthflow.com 800-469-5857
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp at igc.org 213/738-1254
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website <http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura http://permaculture.freeservers.com/Spanish/QueesPermacultura.htm
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION http://www.pcuonline.org


1. SEPT. 2001 EVENTS
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Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and 
Practises in Santa Barbara CA
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 contact Margie Bushman 962-2571 or email 
sbpcnet at silcom.com.NO MEETING SEPT please drop see
Permaculture Booth at Organic Festival Sat and Sun Orgainic Festival Santa 
Barbara www.organicfestival.com Sept. 22 Sat SUSTAINABLE LIFE FESTIVAL Noon 
till 10PM LIBBEY BOWL Ojai Ca

Sept 19 Wed 7pm: ORGANIC GARDENING TIPS FROM ANDY LOPEZ, THE "INVISIBLE
GARDENER". Andy Lopez, who lives in Malibu, has been teaching and practising
organic gardening for many years. He has created many alternatives to
chemical products. His clients include many celebrities like Martin Sheen,
William Shattner and Olivia Newton-John and he has appeared on the ABC Home
Show and the PBS New Garden series, and has been featured in articles in
Sunset and Organic Gardening magazines and the Los Angeles Times. To be held
at the Community Environmental Council Gildea Center, 930 Miramonte Drive,
Santa Barbara.
For more info or to get on our e-mail list for upcoming meetings, call Linda
or Larry Saltzman: 563-2089

Sept. 22 Sat SUSTAINABLE LIFE FESTIVAL Noon till 10PM LIBBEY BOWL Ojai Ca 
EQUINOX 2001
WORKSHOPS * MUSIC * ORGANIC FOOD * YOGA*CAMPING CAMP COMFORT
In the magical village of Ojai ("Nest of the Moon"), in S. California
On Sept. 22, the world will come to Ojai to learn practical ways every
individual ? both young and old -- can help protect the natural world
with sustainable living through healthier lifestyles, including:
alternative fuels, organic foods, healing arts, eco-housing, and more!
Tickets: $20 In Advance / $25 at the door on sale Aug 15 (Elders over 65 
and children under 12 FREE)
Includes all workshops, sustainability demonstration village, and 
entertainment.
Volunteers
This is a not-for-profit event. We need volunteers to make this event
possible. Join the volunteer crew and receive free admission to all
events.
Call 310-291-3306 for more information or e-mail:
dannyinojai at earthlink.net.

Permaculture Design Certificate Courses Sept 30- Oct 13 2001
Permaculture On Ground Training Oct 15 -26
These course supports efforts to develop a North American demonstration
of sustainable agriculture and commerce at the deactivated Louisiana
Army Ammunition Plant, where plans are under way to renovate the area
using Permaculture practices. It is amazing place to learn permaculture.
Contact for more info
Northwest Louisiana Commerce Center
2618 York Ave
Minden, Louisiana 71055
877 459-5120 and 318-459-5185
www.nwlcc.com


2. FUTURE EVENTS
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Oct 22 to Oct 31 BookSigning Tour For Toby Hemenway author Gaia's Garden "A 
Guide to Home Scale Permaculture"
The first book to locate Permaculture in the American Landscape
Activist Editor Toby Hemenway has assembled a practical and user friendly 
guide to backyard permaculture. Skillfully written and full of examples 
from the foremost permaculture gardens across the country, the text 
introduces permaculture principles at work, explaining the basics of this 
ingenious language of design. Chapters cover Soil, Water Management, and 
Choice of Plants, as well as more advanced subjects as Interplanting, 
Guilds, Forest Gardens and Garden Evolution. Drawing on a wealth of 
Permaculture Lessons and Lore, the author documents the dramatic successes 
of ordinary men and women in bringing barren landscapes to life and in 
doing so, he swings wide the permaculture gate for all garden lovers to enter.
List of Tentative Booksigning/Slide Show for Gaia's Garden Events in 
California
Oct 22 Mon. Santa Cruz  contact Vince Pastori Santa Cruz Permaculture 
831/763-3848 permasc at sasquatch.com
Oct 23 Tues. San Luis Obispo  contact Rob Kimmel CCPerm.Guild zigge at aol.com 
805-438-5745 and Hopedance hopedance at aol
Oct 25 Thurs.Santa Barbara Faulkner Gallery 7pm  contact  SBPermNet  Margie 
Bushman sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571
Oct 26  Fri     Ojai                       contact  Ojai Permaculture 
Guild: Dave White artdetour at mac.com 805-646-9809
Oct 27 Sat or Sun 28  San Diego  contact   San Diego Permaculture Center: 
sdecc at igc.org (619) 298-8879
Oct 29  Mon   Laguna Beach        contact   Pc Institute of Southern Cal: 
Bill Roley DrRoley at aol.com 949-494-5843
Oct 30  Tues   LA Ecovillage         contact   Lois Arkin crsp at igc.org 
213/738-1254
Oct  31 Wed   LAEcovillage          contact   Lois Arkin crsp at igc.org 
213/738-1254   A Half Day Forest/ Garden Workshop 
with 
Toby Hemenway (Tentative)
This Book Signing Tour is Being Organized by the Santa Barbara Permaculture 
Guild for South Coast Permaculture Guild
Please contact us at sbpcnet at silcom.com 805-962-2571 for general questions 
, thanks again for support of Hopedance Magazine

Oct. 13 , Oct 14 Sat&Sun SOLAR HOMES/HOMES FOR THE FUTURE TOUR 2001
“Real People, Real Places” A Tour of Sustainable Living in Southern 
California Presented by the Eco-Home™ Network in affiliation with the 
American Solar Energy Society.
Tour will showcase up to 20 homes (to be revealed later) in the Santa 
Monica and greater Los Angeles areas that demonstrate “here today” 
solutions to the power crisis. Solutions such as passive and active solar 
power, energy and water efficient appliances, climate appropriate and 
energy efficient landscaping, organic food gardening, waste reduction, 
recycling, non-toxic cleaning and home-improvement products and more. Tour 
goers can see for themselves that urban/suburban sustainable living can be 
attractive, comfortable and practical. Each location illustrates the 
diversity, artistry, health and cost benefits of applying energy-smart 
systems and other sustainable technologies to our homes. Whether you are 
interested in saving the environment or just saving your bank account, this 
tour is for you.
Contact Allan L. Haskell Homes For The Future Tour 2001 Coordinator 
(323)663-7747 freepeltier at usa.net
Eco-Home™ Network www.ecohome.org

Oct 17 Wed 7 pm: WATER: THE NEW GOLD. Wesley Roe, one organizers of the 
South Coast
Permaculture Guild, will speak on Water Catchment systems for the home
gardener -- just in time for the rainy season. Water is becoming an
ever-scarcer and ever-more-expensive resource in Southern California, and
sustainable home gardening will require creative solutions. Wes will help us
to take advantage of the winter rains to provide water for next summer's
garden! To be held at the Community Environmental Council Gildea Center, 930
Miramonte Drive, Santa Barbara.
For more info or to get on our e-mail list for upcoming meetings, call Linda
or Larry Saltzman: 563-2089


Oct 20/21 Sat/Sun:The Parade of Green Buildings  in Santa Barbara County, Ca
Join the Sustainability Project and CEC on this special tour of innovative 
and environmentally friendly homes, offices and stores.
The second annual Parade of Green Buildings, a two-day tour of green 
buildings in greater Santa Barbara, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 
October 20 and October 21. The Saturday tour will be in Santa Ynez Valley 
and the Sunday tour in Goleta and Santa Barbara. Seven notable green 
buildings, some residences, some commercial/institutional buildings will be 
open to the public for touring between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. both days. “The 
purpose of the project is to educate the local building community, as well 
as the interested general community, about green practices,” said Dennis 
Allen, chair of the event. Tour participants will be able to view 
innovative projects and systems that have been incorporated into pioneering 
projects. Project architects, contractors, and green product 
representatives will be present at every site with blueprints, samples of 
products, and literature, for those who want to explore the technical and 
performance information of any given element used in the buildings.There 
will be a kiosk at each site with information explaining the guiding 
philosophy of the project as well as the sustainable energy, water, 
materials, air quality, and waste management features of that project.Buses 
from Santa Barbara Airbus will be available to tour participants.
Ticket prices are $30 per day and include bus transportation to the tour 
stops, an organic lunch, and an informational booklet about sustainable 
building with special emphasis on the buildings featured on this year’s 
Parade.For further information, please call Dennis Allen at 805/682-4305 or 
April Wethe at 805/963-1955x113.


Oct 22-27, 2001 Permaculture for ŒThird' World & Indigenous Peoples
ERDA INSTITUTE at Djanbung Gardens, Nimbin NSW Australia
with Robyn Francis & special guest Rosemary Morrow

Are you ready for the challenges of working in another culture?
This course aims to prepare you for working in developing countries, with 
traditional cultures and indigenous communities, perhaps more importantly 
it will highlight what you need to know and what skills you need to refine 
to be effective in your work.
The course explores strategies for sustainable development as a two-way 
process in which skills in facilitation, cross-cultural communication and 
working with people are just as important as the practical gardening, 
design and technical skills you take with you.
³Effective Œaid¹ is empowering people with the information and confidence
to solve their own problems² - Bill Mollison
Course activities include case studies, presentations, in-depth 
discussions, role play, group work and practical activities, guest 
speakers, slides & videos of international projects.
Topics include:
- subsistence agriculture for humid & arid tropics & the impact of green 
revolution technology and globalisation
- working with sustainable traditional cultural practices, building on what 
exists
- adapting Permaculture to local conditions, cultural and social factors
- health and nutrition, food security & kitchen gardens
- environmental health and housing
- facilitating self-help & self-determination, community directed problem 
solving & empowerment
- communications, education, working with low literacy groups
- appropriate development & technology options
- ethics of interference, cultural sensitivity, racism
- expectations versus reality
- burn-out & taking care of yourself.
A challenging week of intense information sharing, treading on the edge of 
personal development.
A basic working knowledge of permaculture is assumed thus the PDC or 
introductory permaculture course is a pre-requisite.
(NB if you haven't done a PDC, there is one commencing at Djanbung Garden 1 
week after this course - register for both and receive special discount - 
also special reduction for refresher students)
ŒGo to the people, live among them, learn from them, love them.
Start with what they know, build on what they have.
But the best leaders, when their task is accomplished, their work is done, 
the people all remark ³We have done it ourselves.² Œ - anon
TUTOR: Robyn Francis & guests.
Robyn Francis is an internationally respected permaculture designer and 
educator with an 18 year track record including founding director of 
Permaculture International Ltd, Permaculture Education and Erda Institute. 
Her experience ranges from the hands-on practicalities of food production 
through to eco-village and community development in diverse cultures and 
climates.
In this course Robyn Francis draws from her experience working in India and 
Indonesia, with Australian Aboriginal and New Zealand Maori as well as a 
wealth of knowledge gleaned from years of international travel & working 
with Permaculture activists involved in projects and programmes around the 
world and with indigenous communities.
Rosemary Morrow - well known for her excellent practical permaculture books 
& her incredible work in Vietnam & Cambodia.
COST: $385/ $340 conc. ($100 deposit)
includes tuition, course notes& lunches
VENUE: Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre is purpose designed 
to facilitate a meaningful & quality learning experience with 5 acres of 
intensive working permaculture systems for practical involvement and an 
extensive library for research. Just 15 minutes walk from the heart of the 
village and it¹s facilities, close to Rainbow Power Company and next door 
to Jarlanbah Permaculture Community. Some accommodation is available on 
site during the course and for wwoofing and internships.
Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
home to:
Permaculture Education
ERDA Institute Trust
Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office
Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator
PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225
permed at nor.com.au www.earthwise.org.au

Oct 27 Sat. Sustainable Living Tour  Los Angeles All day leaving at 7:45am
Join Landscape Architect Owen Dell via chartered bus on an exciting field 
trip to Los Angeles to visit LAEcovillage (neighborhood in the built out 
mid city area that is working towards becoming a healthy urban community) , 
Ecohome a(on-going research center that demonstrates  ecological living in 
an urban area and Hall House (a private home in Los Angeles retrofitted to 
hold to hold rainwater on site through some revolutionary new techniques 
such as cisterns , berming and others to slow down runoff and reduce need 
for imported water and have a beautiful garden
Limit: 18 Fee: $95 members/ $115 non-members
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden classes, 805 682-4726, ext 102


Oct. 27-28 Plaster and Cob Workshop
Penny Livingston-Stark
Come Explore the Magic of Mud. Learn how to build garden walls and benches
with cob. During this workshop you will also learn to make your own interior
paints and plasters using all non-toxic ingredients. These finishes surpass
most commercially available paints and plasters in quality and aesthetics.
Fee: $250.00
Permaculture Institute of Northern California 2001 Courses
PO Box 341 Pt. Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-9090

Pattern and Design Nov. 11-12
Richard Feather Anderson & Penny Livingston-Stark
Our world surrounds us with patterns indicating the many processes that
created them. By applying natural patterning to design, we create
environments that are harmonious within the natural systems surrounding us.
In this course discover the many functions of patterns and learn how to
enhance or eliminate, diffuse or concentrate various energies through
pattern application. Fee: $300
Permaculture Institute of Northern California 2001 Courses
PO Box 341 Pt. Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-9090

Permaculture Courses at Earth Haven Ecovillage in North Carolina
Contact: Culture's Edge, 1025 Camp Elliott Rd., Black Mountain, NC 28711, 
828-669-3937,
Courses in Permaculture Training , Design Courses ,Permaculture Residency 
Programs, Village Design, Sustainable Forestry, Natural Building and more 
starting March 17
http://www.permaculture.net/~EPTA/Culture'sEdge.htm

11th to 25th January, 2002  Permaculture Design Course BILL MOLLISON 
Tasmania Australia
In 1978, there was nothing quite like Permaculture. Twenty-two years later 
Permaculture laps the globe, with over 4,000 projects across 120 countries. 
Bill Mollison, founding Director of the Permaculture Institute will present 
this valuable course on his home turf, Tasmania. We eagerly invite those 
who wish to expand their horizons and experience Bill in action to bring 
your questions and your intellect down to Tasmania and take this course.
Bill continues to research sustainable system design. He is preparing two 
books devoted to this passion, and is in fine form for a course on his home 
turf. "I will try to paint landscapes in their mind throw pictures on the 
clouds of tomorrow s sky".
Student numbers are strictly limited.
For info and a Course Brochure contact:

tagariadmin at southcom.com.au
Tagari Publications - Permaculture Institute
31 Rulla Road
Sisters Creek Tasmania 7325
Australia Ph: 61 (0)3 6445 0945 Fax: 61 (0)3 6445 0944
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DON'T MISS OUT - RARE OPPORTUNITY - BILL MOLLISON presents Permaculture 
Design 11 to 25 January, 2002
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THE POWER OF DUCK by Takao Furuno, Tagari's newest book. A Manual on 
sustainable rice and duck farming. Abundantly illustrated, tabled and 
photographed. Recommended by Bill Mollison, Founding Director, Permaculture 
Institute.

Need an excuse to go someplace warm this winter? Here's a few
suggestions....
Three Permaculture Courses:
Host: Instituto Permacultura de Baja
This winter experience the beauty and warmth of the Todos Santos Oasis
and learn about Permaculture, Earthworks, and Fibercrete Construction.

Course 1:December 1,2 and 3 2001. Introduction to Permaculture and 
Earthworks Practicum
English and Spanish. Cost: $275US
at the Way of Nature, Todos Santos, Baja California Mexico. In our
tropical permaculture garden-in-progress, amongst avocados, mango,
coconuts, and Bauhinia trees, participants will learn the basics of
Permaculture, PLUS hands-on earthwork techniques for profitably
rehumidifying and revegetating many climates. Team-taught by Keith
Johnson and Peter Bane of the Permaculture Activist and Earthaven
Ecovillage, with Mike Collins and staff of Instituto Permaculture de Baja

Course 2: January 12,13, and 14, 2002. Fibercrete Construction Practicum
English and Spanish. Cost: $275US.
Fibercrete guru Mike McCaine, Mike Collins formerly of Sonoma Permaculture
(Now joining the team at Instituto Permacultura de Baja) demonstrate
Fibercrete construction through the construction of a curvaceous guest
cabana at The Way of Nature.

Course 3: February 16,17, and 18, 2002. Introduction to Permaculture with 
Permaculture Planting
Practicum. English and Spanish. Cost: $275US
Learn permaculture basics and hands-on fun planting a tropical garden
using techniques practical to any climate. Team-taught by Wes Roe and 
Margie Bushman
South Coast Permaculture Guild and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network (CA.)
and the folks at Instituto Permacultura de Baja.

All courses take place at The Way of Nature pensione down in the oasis
gardens of Todos Santos, the world famous surf spot. The quiet calm,
warmth, and beauty of this town will linger in your memory for a long
time to come. Rooms and camping available. http://thewayofnature.com/
Contacts:
In English: Michael Collins till Sept 23, at 707-875-3441
E-mail sonoperm at monitor.net, Sonoma Permaculture, P.O. Box. 423
Occidental, California U.S.A.
After Sept 23 Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 805-962-2571 
sbpcnet at silcom.com
For Registration in Baja Mexico of Courses after Oct.1
Contact Way of Nature in Todos Santos Telephone 011-52-112-66060 Email: 
baja at wayofnature.com, www.wayofnature.com

Jan 4-18 2002 EARTH ACTIVIST TRAINING -
Learn how to create the world you want to live in with Starhawk & Penny 
Livingston-Stark
Cazadero, Western Sonoma County, California
A permaculture design course for visionary activists
Learn the skills to transform a piece of land, a community, and our 
political and economic systems. Discover the
tools we need to envision and design a just, free and sustainable culture 
are the same ones we need challenge the
vested interests that keep destructive systems in place.

Cost: We are actively fundraising to provide this on a pay-what-you-can 
basis to activists. Work trades, payment
plans and scholarships available. For those who can pay, we estimate the 
real cost of providing this program to be
$1200 per person if you can pay more, that will help subsidize someone who 
can't. Please don't let money keep
you away‹we'll work it out!
To apply, or for more information, contact:Madrone Productions PO Box 
410187 SF CA 94141-0187 415-789-7674
email: madrone at mindspring.com



3.PERMA NEWS AND EMPLOYMENT
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Hopedance Magazine next Issue will be a Special on PERMACULTURE 101.
Please read below and send in ideals and material to make this a real 
education and inspiring resource for the future
Need material for a special issue on PERMACULTURE for the Nov/Dec 2001 issue
of HopeDance Magazine (hopedance.org). Essays, stories, reviews of books &
videos, resources, bibliography, photos, art, ads, conferences, workshops...
both in california and throughout the world. Due date is October 10th. Send
material to editor at hopedance.org or POB 15609, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 or
call 805 544 9663 for details.

Annoucement of illness of Bill Roley Permaculture Teacher
Long time Permaculture Designer and Teacher Bill Roley has been going thru 
a longterm struggle with Throat Cancer and needs the community support. For 
20 years in Southern Ca Bill  "long time leader in
ecosensibility for this region and beyond, founding permaculture institute of
southern california, sprout acres, center for regenerative studies, and
teacher .as a sensitive energy being i know he'd appreciate positive vibes 
towards his healing."
If you can help please consider sending some financial support to help him 
in the ongoing months
Please send your gifts and cards directly to:
Bill Roley
1120 Keller Way
Laguna Beach, California 92651

Rising Sun Designs Permaculture Garden and Design Service in Santa Barbara CA
Permaculture Design Grad is Offering Services in Santa Barbara in 
Permaculture Design , Organic Gardens and more
Contact Loren Luyendyk 805-884-3398

Part-time employment and intern opportunities available.
The Artistry of Biodiversity
Be a part of a sustainable earth works team. Help construct and maintain 
edible landscapes...install and care for orchard "food forests," ponds and 
water systems...learn to care for and harvest a "rare" foods and fruit 
collection and tend specialty market gardens...learn the art of building 
with stone, bamboo, strawbales and mud...and much more
Have fun, work hard, help the world be a better place!
Male or female, Permaculture Design Course graduates preferred. Must be 
reliable, flexible and fit for heavy work, willing to learn and must have a 
sense of humor!
Hourly wage depending on experience.
Contact
Larry Santoyo
EarthFlow Designs
800.469.5857
santoyo at earthflow.com

JUST RELEASED PERMACULTURE BOOK
GAIA'S GARDEN A GUIDE TO HOME SCALE GARDENS

The first book to locate Permaculture in the American Landscape

Activist Editor Toby Hemenway has assembled a practical and user friendly 
guide to backyard permaculture. Skillfully written and full of examples 
from the foremost permaculture gardens across the country, the text 
introduces permaculture principles at work, explaining the basics of this 
ingenious language of design. Chapters cover Soil, Water Management, and 
Choice of Plants, as well as more advanced subjects as Interplanting, 
Guilds, Forest Gardens and Garden Evolution. Drawing on a wealth of 
Permaculture Lessons and Lore, the author documents the dramatic successes 
of ordinary men and women in bringing barren landscapes to life and in 
doing so, he swings wide the permaculture gate for all garden lovers to enter.

GAIA'S GARDEN
A Guide to Home-Scale PERMACULTURE
240 pages copiously illustrated with table of useful species organized by 
size, type, hardiness requirements and yields plus glossary, bibliography 
and resources, list suppliers, and a forward by John Todd
$25.00 + 2.50 shipping
Send check to
The Permaculture Activist
PO Box 1209
Black Mountain NC 28711

Hopedance Magazine Pathways to Sustainable Living and Positive solutions
A magazine that comes out every two months is a great source of information 
on activities for the Permaculture Community in Southern Ca and our 
activities we Santa Barbara Permaculture Network with others of the South 
Coast Permaculture Guild are involved as editors and distributors latest 
issue Sept/Oct 2001  Activism issue can be picked up free in Ojai ,Ventura, 
Lompoc , Santa Ynez Carpinteria , Oxnard, SLO outlets
Please subscribe to support this great regional magazine at $20 per year 6 
issues
P.O. Box 15609
San Luis Obispo Ca 93406
hopedance at aol.com   www.hopedance.org

Announcing the Opening of The Permaculture Credit Union
The Permaculture Credit Union is a reality. A new kind of environmentally 
responsive financial institution has been created and chartered. It is 
possibly the first credit union founded upon the Earth Care principles of 
Permaculture ethics, namely respect for natural systems, respect for 
people, and no waste ( which in banking will mean the reinvestment and 
recycling of surplus back into the community being served). Our mission is 
to pool the financial resources of people who subscribe to these ethical 
principles and provide a financial vehicle that will allow these resources 
to be put to work creating a sound sustainable, environmentally responsible 
future. We believe we have targeted a market that is severely unserved by 
existing financial institutions- those people who are committed to a 
cleaner environment, healthy food and water, sustainable energy use, and a 
more conscious lifestyle. It will create the opportunity for members to 
control the use of money in the community and contribute to the 
revitalization of local well-being.
         The PCU is now close to 200 with $500,000 in share and term and 
needs to grow to $1,000,000 in order to offer more services to the 
Permaculture Community.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillo Road
Santa Fe , NM 87505 (505) 954-3479 fax (505) 424-1624  perma at pcuonline.org
http://www.pcuonline.org/

Permaculture Course ONline starting Oct 14,2001
Elfin Permaculture's sixth annual Permaculture Design Course Online will
begin Oct. 14, 2001. The course runs about six months and includes reading
from texts, weekly posts of "lectures" sent via email, email discussion of
course topics, and a set of student reports, including a full permaculture
design report from all certificate candidates. Instructors are Dan and
Cynthia Hemenway of the USA, assisted by Willem Smuts of South America and
Tim Packer of New Zealand.
We list full details of the program, including financial arrangements, in the
course protocol, listed at http://barkingfrogspc.tripod.com/frames.html
Enrollment is limited to 20 full students, of whom no more than ten may
submit full designs in this session. There are a variety of other
arrangements, including unlimited room for monitors, detailed in the course
protocol.
One scholarship is currently available for this course. This can be split as
two half scholarships, etc.
The deadline for completed scholarship applications to be received at Barking
Frogs Permaculture Center, Sparr FLORIDA, USA, is August 1, 2001. No
extensions for any reason. Email Dan Hemenway at Permacltur at aol.com for
details on how to apply. Contributions for additional scholarships, and to
assist scholarship students with purchase of reading matter, are greatly
needed.



4. WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/marsh/

The City of Arcata is located 250 miles north of San Francisco on the 
northeastern shore of Humboldt Bay. Arcata constructed
  the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in 1981 and incorporated 
wastewater treatment in 1986. The Arcata Marsh is an
  example of a community’s involvement in environmental politics, 
innovative uses of land, and applications of appropriate
  technology in a small urban community. The marsh has multiple uses 
including recreation, wildlife habitat, education, and
                                         wastewater treatment.




5.LISTSERVE
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To get Up to Date Permaculture Ongoing Announcements for courses , events 
and posting of articles of interest try subscribing to our local 
Permaculture Listserves ccpg serves San Lois Obispo ,scpg serves Santa 
Barbara down and including Los Angeles, and sdpg serves San Diego area. 
Below are the instructions how to sign up
thanks to John Howe for setting them up
this works the same for each separate list:
central coast list(ccpg at arashi.com), south coast(scpg at arashi.com), and the 
san diego
list (sdpg at arashi.com)

TO SUBSCRIBE to this mailing listserve

Basically, the info is more web based now so log on the each website you 
want to subscribe to
SoCal PCG subscription
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg
SanDiego PCG subsciption
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
CentralCoast Cal PCG subscription
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ccpg


Please send listings and events for next email news by july 28 to 
lakinroe at silcom.com

Mail Address    South Coast Permaculture Guild and Santa Barbara 
Permaculture Network
                 224E Figueroa ST #C
                 Santa Barbara CA 93101

"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any
group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly
sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need
people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of
the critical gangs that are doing that."
Dr David Suzuki geneticist, broadcaster
and international environmental advocate

Permaculture education includes principles and practices of
sustainable soil, water, crop, forest, architectural, business, and
finance systems ­ ethical investment, community loan support and small
business management.

Taken from the Latin, permanens, to endure or persist through time and
cultura, cultures - permaculture is an interdisciplinary design
science focused on sustainable system design. Sustainable systems are
defined as those that, over their lifetime, produce energy equivalent
to or in excess of what they consume.

Permaculture operates on three ethics: care of the earth, care of the
species and return of excess to the first two.

The Movement
Permaculture is also a world wide network and movement of individuals and 
groups working in both rich and poor countries on all continents. Largely 
unsupported by government or business, these people are contributing to a 
sustainable future by reorganizing their life and work around permaculture 
design principles. In this way they are creating small local changes but 
ones which are directly and indirectly influencing action in the wider 
environment, organic agriculture, appropriate technology, communities and 
other movements for a sustainable world. After 20 years Permaculture may 
rank as one of Australia's most significant "intellectual exports".





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