[Scpg] March /April 2004 Permaculture Calendar in Hopedance Magazine Mar/Apr 2004 mostly CA, also AZ ,OR, SC,TN,NM

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

hi everyone
         another great permaculture calendar in Hopedance Magazine for 
March/April 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
ps plus some last minute stuff that did not make it and will be in next 
calendar , due date for submission for next issue is April 10, 2004 email 
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) 298-8879
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
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 Los Oso Ca 
www.earthflow.com
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp at igc.org 213/738-1254
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

Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and 
Practises in Santa Barbara CA
Meeting 2nd Thursday of the month at members houses most months
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 and location contact Margie Bushman 
805-962-2571 or lakinroe at silcom.com www.sbpermaculture.org

Los Angeles CA Forming an LA EMail Contact List for Permaculture Events in LA
Contact Joan Stevens <joaniebird007 at yahoo.com> to be added to email list

First Saturday of each month"Permaculture Garden Tour and WorkParty"
at The Center of Natural Design, Los Osos, Ca.starts 10:30am,
Also March. 6th, 2004 1:00pm  "Natural Building Seminar" -,
RSVP info at earthflow.com or call 805.528.3763.

Feb28, Mar 6, 27  Sat Work Days in the Hubbell Garden in Santa Ysabel CA 
'''' Permaculture Hands On work"""
Ryan Casey-Camp Stevens Organic Garden Manager,Dr. Bill Roley-Director of 
the Southern CA Permaculture Institute
Please come join us to:*Replant and rebuild the gardens and the 
land,*Continue to clean & bring order to chaos
*Help bring back the studio to working order
Let us know if you are coming.  Parking is limited.  Please bring a lunch, 
gloves and a hat.
Hubbell Ilan-Lael Property 930 Orchard LaneSanta Ysabel, CA 92070
These are planned work days but if they don't fit your schedule call us to 
schedule a time to come again.  We are here almost continuously and we are 
always in need of help, please mention any skills. Call: 760.765.0171 or 
email: lael at abac.com
Go to James Hubbell' website to learn more about the fire and how they are 
rebuilding with help from folks like Permaculture Teacher Bill Roley and 
Ryan Casey Camp Stevens Go to 
http://www.hubbellandhubbell.com/whatsNew.htm. to Find out how you can help


March 7 from 3-7pm   Sunday BIODIESEL-FUEL MIXIN' MIXER! Pasadena CA
Learn to homebrew a clean alternative fuel in your backyard commemorating 
Rudolf Diesel's 146th Birthday)
Afterwards joins us for a potluck and showing of 3 biodiesel fims: FAT OF 
THE LAND co-produced by Nicole Cousino, THE VEGGIE VAN by Joshua Tickell, 
and FRENCH FRIES TO GO! by Charris Ford
Located at Path to Freedom - www.pathtofreedom.com
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena Calif Space is limited so please RSVP
Contact Anais Dervaes at 626.795.8400 or anais at pathtofreedom.com

March 8th-19th, 2004, Straw-Bale, Low Income Housing Workshop - Anapra, Mexico
Builders Without Borders, in conjunction with the World Hands Project and 
Casa de la Cruz announce a work experience opportunity in Anapra, a 
"colonia" of Juarez, Mexico.
Project Managers from BWB and the World Hands Project will lead an 
intensive twelve day (10 1/2 work days) workshop to build a straw-bale home 
for a local family. This is an opportunity to learn about natural building 
by doing, while experiencing life in this border community.
Cost is $695, including meals, dorm-style housing and instruction by 
facilitators who will be sharing the same housing. The workshop offers 
participants the opportunity to interact with local residents, learn about 
building in challenged environments and impact the lives of our neighbors 
across the border. We offer a limited number of scholarships, please 
contact us if you require financial assistance.
Contact: Builders Without Borders to register at 505-895-5400, or for more 
information call Jeff Cygan of the World Hands Project at 
541-754-9606.visit our website at: www.BuildersWithoutBorders.org.

Tuesday Mar 9 6:30 pm Slide Show and Talk at Sedgwick Ranch near Los Olivos 
near Santa Barbara
  With  cob builder and author Ianto Evans of Cob Cottage Company
http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/sedgwick/site_maps.html
Contact Betty Siemens 698-3840.

Mar 10-Mar 20 Santa Barbara, CA $680 Basics of Building with Cob: (10 days) 
with Ianto Evans
Our most popular workshop teaches professionals and owner-builders the 
basics of cob construction in 7 to 9
intensive days.
Cob Cottage Company Box 123 Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Phone or FAX (541) 942-2005 http://www.cobcottage.com
The best time to call is Monday, Wednesday, or Friday between 10:00 AM and 
5:00 PM
To get on Cob Cottage Email list contact cobcottage at earthlink.net for 
update on Cob Workshops

March 13 -18  BUILDING WITH EARTH! COB BUILDING WORKSHOP Pine Manor 
Retreat, Lake Elsinore, CA
Come join us for a 6 day intensive cob basics course
at Pine Manor Retreat in Southern California.
COURSE FEE: $500 includes meals, shared accomodations,
tuition, and course book.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Amber Wiggett has taught many
natural building workshops through the Non-profit
organization SpiralWorks which she and Ben Graham
co-founded. She also currently runs a womens natural
building company "Homemakers Ecological Construction"
specialising in cob, strawbale, timberframing and
more.
REGISTRATION:To register send a non-refundable deposit  of $100 to: 
Spiralworks  po box 20 Plainfield, Vt 05667
FOR MORE INFO: visit our website www.spiralworks.org or call Amber at 
802-454-1167 or amber at spiralworks.org

Thursday Mar 18 6:30, Potluck Followed By Slide Show and Talk $3 Donation 
With Ianto Evans cob builder and author
Bring food to share.
Community Environmental Council Gildea Center 930 Miramonte Dr, Santa 
Barbara CA
Contact Margie Bushman  805-962-2571. sbpcnet at silcom.com 
www.sbpermaculture.org

Friday Mar 19 3:00 pm Open house and Potluck at the Cob Building site 
outside Los Olivos
Come visit , view Cob Building in Action and talk the expert Ianto Evans of 
Cob Cottage Company Call Betty Siemens 698-3840.

Mar 21 Sunday Malibu CA COB One Day Workshop and evening Lecture at Wright 
Ranch 2pm
info. and directions:  http://elwright.net/wrightway/location.html or call 
(818) 591-8992
$75 at the door includes lecture, hands-on demonstration, slide show, book 
signing, and organic dinner
7pm Slide Show $20 Only
Please RSVP to Camille Cimino: camillecimino at earthlink.net or by phone 
(213) 480-8002
Scholarships available through Wright Way contact Peg Butler at  mossdaisy@ 
yahoo.com
A co-sponsored event by The Cob Cottage Company, Wright Way Organic 
Resource Center, and LA Permaculture Guild.

March 26-April 4, 2004. 9-Day Fundamentals of Permaculture Course, Austin, 
Texas,
Teacher Patricia Allison of Earthaven Ecovillage , assisted by Dick Pierce 
of Austin and a team of Permaculture teachers
Contact Selwyn Polit email: selwyn at austintx.com or 512-926-7876. On the web at
http://www.austinprogressivecalendar.com/permaculture.htm

March 27 Saturday, 8 am - 4 pm Join us for the 5th Annual Home Gardening 
Symposium cost $30
Santa Barbara City College , West Campus Business Communications Forum, 
Next to Garvin Theater 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara Keynote speaker Bill 
Roley, Director of the Permaculture Institute of Southern California, 
starts off this diverse day by speaking on Environmental Horticulture. Hear 
experts speak on more than 20 diverse horticultural topics. Exhibitors 
offering exotic, hard-to-find plants, useful gardening tools and 
informative books.
University of California Cooperative Extension Attn:Home Gardening 
Symposium 669 County Square Drive, Suite 100
Ventura, California 93003 805-645-1455 ceventura at ucdavis.edu , Master 
Gardeners of Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties

April 16,17, 18 CASBA Spring Conference Mitilja Hotspring in Ojai Ca
For more info for the contact California Straw Bale Association gathering 
http://www.strawbuilding.org/ P.O. Box 1293 Angels Camp, CA 95222-1293 
209-785-7077

Apr 23 -25 Permaculture Ethics Course  Los Osos Instructors: Larry Santoyo 
and Kat Steele Cost $175
This course is for Certified Pc Designers to inquire deeper into the 
meaning of Ethics, The three Pc Ethics, How we live them and use them in 
our design processes and how we model them in our lives. There will be 
experiential facilitated exercises as well as seminar discussion and 
lecture presentations . Sat 10 am course starts, all food is included on 
camping sat nite
The Center of Natural Design, Los Osos, Ca.info at earthflow.com or call 
805.528.3763. or Camile Cimino (213) 480-8002

May 8-21, 2004 Permaculture Design Course: Heartwood Institute Garberville 
Ca $500 plus room and board
with Tom Ward and Nadine Chapdelaine 877-936-9663 info at imisa.org 
http://www.imisa.org

May 10-14, 17-22, 2004 Permaculture Design Course: $650 Prescott Arizona
Contact: Andy Millison 928-776-2499 for registration 
info  azpermaculture at hotmail.com
http://www.azpermaculture.org/html/quailvalley.html

May 16th (Sunday) - July 10th (Saturday) 2004 Land Apprenticeship and 
Permaculture Happening "LAPH"
Cost: $1800.
For applications and further information, www.LamaFoundation.org/laph2.htm
e-mail to Austin at Registrar at LamaFoundaiton.org or phone 505-586-1269

May 29th June 12th, 2004 PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE Skywater Center - 
Garberville, California Cost  $1100
Instructors - Penny Livingston-Stark, Brock Dolman, James Stark & Scott 
Brinton, Rachel & Todd
from the Wilderness Awareness School, with guest Dennis Martinez, 
restoration forestry & others
PINC PO Box 341 Point Reyes Station, CA 94956  415-663-9090 
info at permacultureinstitute.com www.permacultureinstitute.com

3-Month Organic Farming & Permaculture Internship May 24th, 2004, through 
August 20th  Heartwood Institute Garberville, CA
$4,150. Includes tuition, three organic meals at  Heartwood and a camping 
space
Contact Jason Harre, Island Mountain Institute for Sustainable Agriculture 
220 Harmony Lane Garberville, CA 95542
more info info at imisa.org , 877-936-9663  http://www.imisa.org

June 13-20, 2004 Build Here Now 2004! 6th Annual Natural Building and 
Permaculture Convergence
The Lama Foundationinfo at lamafoundation.org (505) 586-1269 
http://www.LamaFoundation.org/

June 13-26, 2004 -"The Permaculture Design Certificate Course"
at The Center of Natural Design, Los Osos, Ca.Celebrate Summer Solstice!
info at earthflow.com or call 805.528.3763 www.earthflow.com

June 26 -July3, The 2004 Natural Building Colloquium will be hosted by 
Gaiatecture, a sustainable architecture firm and The Peaceweavers community 
at The Thunder Mountain Wellness Center in Bath, New York (the Finger Lakes 
region), . For more information, please contact gaiatecture at hotmail.com/ 
585-624-2540 or pw at peaceweavers.com/607-776-4060.

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.
Call for dates (831) 840-6045. www.permacultureinstitute.com

June 4-14 World Village of Bamboo Artisans The Farm TN
Bamboo artisans, teachers, and students from many countries and cultures 
will come together to share multi-disciplinary,
cross-fertilization re: tools, techniques, and ideas. 
http://www.thefarm.org/etc/courses.html
$100.00 for people from developing countries to $400.00 for developed or 
overdeveloped countries
TO REGISTER,= 1-931-964-4151 or write: EARF, 30 Myers Road, Summertown, TN 
38483-7323 or e-mail WorldBambooVilla at aol.com.



June 21-August 13, 2004 Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program: 
Dexter Oregon
Integrating Land, Building, and Social Sustainability 
ww.lostvalley.org/EPCPreg.html
Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, Oregon contact  Marc Tobin Phone: 
(541) 937-3351 ext. 104 Fax: (541) 937-2243
Email: sustainability at lostvalley.org

June 23-28,2004 An Advanced Certification Course:  Permaculture Teacher 
Training
Little Wolf Gulch Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon
with  Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward
Empower yourself to promote sustainable living and design! In this dynamic, 
interactive and fun course learn powerful techniques to communicate whole 
systems education to others and apply permaculture design principles to 
teaching. Jude and Tom will develop your teaching skills, discuss 
strategies and techniques, and present the rewards and challenges of 
teaching Permaculture. They create innovative experiences that address 
varied adult learning styles and utilize your unique strengths and talents. 
Module building and team presentations round out the discussion topics and 
provide the essential hands-on aspects of the course.
Course Tuition: $600 Including: Instruction materials, camping and meals
Prerequisite: Permaculture Design Course Certificate  or experience in 
permaculture
Location: Little Wolf Gulch Farm Applegate Valley Oregon
For more info: Maude at Tompowell7 at aol.com 541-899-9668.


The Urban Permaculture  Course in Los Angeles has been CHANGED from Spring 
to Fall '04
Contact info at earthflow.com or call 805.528.3763

June 27- July 2 2004 1st World Congress of Agroforestry
Information and registration: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/wca
Ms. Mandy Padgett Stage  mrpadgett at ifas.ufl.edu, Congress Coordinator 
Office of Conferences & Institutes
University of Florida/IFAS  PO Box 110750, Gainesville, FL 32611-0750  Tel: 
1-352-392-5930 • FAX: 1-352-392-9734

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


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

Help ..Architect/artist James Hubbell is rebuilding  his home lost in San 
Diego Fires , he has given so much to communities around the world, 
especially his work Colonia Esperanza Schools in Tijuana, Mexico
Go to http://www.hubbellandhubbell.com/whatsNew.htm. to Find out how you 
can help

Also some other Courses that have been announced not in calendar at 
Earthaven Ecovillage North Carolina

June 18 - 20 Reclaiming Economics: Local Strategies For
Promoting Community, Ecology, and Self Reliance
This conference will feature workshops about strategies that
communities can use to strengthen their local economies and counter
the negative effects of globalization and corporate financial
institutions. Topics will include local currencies and exchange,
progressive credit institutions and micro-credit, and community
partnerships between producers, consumers, and local businesses. The
cost of the conference is $30 per day before May 1st, 2004, and $35
after May 1st. Meal passes will be available for $20 per day.
http://www.geocities.com/reclaimingeconomics/
$35 / day

July 2-11 Natural Building Intensive
Part 1 Introduction, JULY 2-4 $225
Part 2 Building With Earth & Straw, JULY 5-9 $375
Part 3The Art of Earth Plasters, JULY 10-11 $150 Details
Teaching Staff: Mollie Curry, Paul Caron, Chuck Marsh
$695 for
parts 1-3 (save
$55)
July 23-31 Permaculture Fundamentals: Principles &
Practices with Chuck Marsh, Peter Bane, Andrew Goodheart Brown,
Keith Johnson & guests (Permaculture is about designing & living in a
regenerative human culture. Learn & Practice the principles , strategies,
and techniques for reinhabiting your world.) Details
$675

August 5-8 Eleventh Annual Southeast Summer
Permaculture Gathering, (Network with permaculturists, organic
growers, natural builders, and others. Workshops, projects, bonfires,
music, drumming and dancing, and GREAT organic food!) Thursday,
Details

Sept 8-12 Growing a Successful Ecovillage or Intentional
Community with Diana Leafe Christian (editor, Communities Magazine;
author, Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages
and Intentional Communities) and Valerie Naiman (co-founder
Earthaven Ecovillage). EARTHAVEN members have been building our
Ecovillage for ten years now, and we're here to show you how far
we've gotten, to talk about how far we have to go, and to encourage
you to start creating Ecovillages wherever you live. In some ways,
we're more an idea than a place, a path of discovery, a possibility for
the future ripe with blessings. You only have to put it "on the ground."
Diana and Valerie offer you the opportunity to learn, share, reflect
and be inspired to make community happen for yourselves! Details
To find out about other events as they are scheduled, check back at this
page, or call:
828-669-3937
To visit the Earthaven website, just click: http://earthaven.org
You can email us at: culturesedge at earthaven.org
To learn more about Culture's Edge visit our page at:
http://www.earthaven.org/culture/edge.htm

PERMACULTURE QUOTE
Permaculture is a design pattern for living more harmoniously with our life 
support systems, and with each
other. It is a rapidly growing and internationally recognized design system 
for creating sustainable human
environments. It is a set of principles and techniques that aims to create 
ecologically sound and
economically prosperous human communities. This course gives students 
innovative conceptual tools
and the chance to view that future from as many angles as possible. This is 
a unique opportunity for a
hands-on experience in a class at Indiana University.
--David Haberman, Indiana University Department of Religious Studies
http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/permaculture.shtml