[Scpg] Quail Springs SUMMER Newsletter

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HAPPY SUMMERTIME FROM QUAIL SPRINGS!  

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THANK YOU to SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS' COMMUNITY OF PARTICIPANTS, INSTRUCTORS,
AND PARTNERS & SPONSORS FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR! 

Our great appreciation goes out to the 12 participants and work study
leaders, 
THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT and ISLAND SEED & FEED scholarship fund sponsors,
a host of 
network partners, and the wonderful guest speakers & instructors who are
sharing their 
time (including Dave Fortson of LoaTree, Wes Roe & Margie Bushman of SB 
Permaculture Network, Worm Girl, Owen Dell, Mark Tollefson of Fairview
Gardens, 
Melissa Cohen of IV Food Coop, Eric Lohela of SB City Composting Program,
The 
Sustainability Project members, Oxnard Green Living Center, Tynes Viar,PhD,
Joe 
Broberg, Barbara Page of Ventura County Air Pollution Control District as
well as the 
Quail Springs crew for coming together to create an impactful learning
experience this 
summer.  Catch up to Sustainable Vocations' journey in full swing right now,
view the SV 
blog here! www.sustainablevocations.org/blog     

Sustainable Vocations has expanded!  We're offering curriculum and program
support 
to Green the Rez campaign, which works with tribes in California and Nevada
in a broad 
approach to current economic and workforce development opportunities.  In
addition, a 
graduate of our program is developing Sustainable Vocations - North
Carolina, a 
partnership between Quail Springs and Good Work, a Raleigh-based community 
development organization which is providing its first Sustainable Vocations
training for 
young people this summer! 

www.sustainablevocations.org  

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TIDBITS OF INTEREST

*	"The Economist" article on straw bale building at Quail Springs. 
http://www.economist.com/node/15859718?story_id=15859718  

*	Podcast (mp3) & Blog on Quail Springs by our friend, John Quimby,
farmer at Dunn 
Creek Organic Farm on Prince Edward Island. 
Podcast: http://www.prodroom.com/podcasts/farm/5.20.10quailsprings.mp3 
Blog: http://dunncreekfarm.blogspot.com/ 

*	We're working with Redwing Books to present Gunter Pauli's new book,
The Blue 
Economy - and with Oasis Design to share useful books on greywater and more:

Quail Springs' online store.  http://www.quailsprings.org/store 
 
*	Our first ever "Taste of Quail Springs" - with farm fresh foods,
live music, local wine, 
great company - was a delightful & successful way of building community
while 
supporting Quail Springs's sustainability work. We look forward to future
TOQS 
events!  Photos of "Taste of Quail Springs"
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=175780&id=89969464896&l=92da015b2f 

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2010 FALL PROGRAMS - REGISTERING NOW!

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WORM COMPOSTING WORKSHOP: BUILDING & MAINTAINING WORM BINS FOR YOUR HOME OR
WORKPLACE
with Brenton Kelly, Quail Springs Land Steward & Livestock Manager 

Saturday, AUGUST 21st, 10am - 3pm at a downtown Santa Barbara residence 

Cost: $30 in advance, $40 at the door.  Couples $45 in advance, $60 at the
door.  Kids are 
free.

Brenton Kelly has been singing the praises of the mighty earthworm for the
past 25 years. He's 
introduced 1000s of folks to the basics of the wormbin in classrooms,
festivals, workshops, and 
as a co-owner of Island Seed and Feed. Learn how worms efficiently and
easily compost a wide 
range of your present 'waste' stream - food, shredded paper, and more. If
you have concerns or 
problems with your current backyard compost pile, worms may be the solution.
Morning 
session: Setting up & maintaining a worm box successfully, caring for your
worms, and get your 
questions answered about composting.  Afternoon Session: Learn how to build
your worm box, 
get plans & a materials list to build one for your home or workplace.  Bring
a bag lunch, plenty 
of water and a picnic blanket. Parents with children interested to learn are
welcome to attend 
together.  Workshop limited to 20 participants. 

To register and for location details, contact Erin Boehme at (805)570-3913
or erin at interviews50cents.com  

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FARM & GARDEN INTERNSHIPS - FALL SESSION (August 16-November 15)

Hands-on service learning at Quail Springs' permaculture demonstration and
education 
site.  Activities include permaculture gardening, farming and earthworks,
seed saving, 
plant propagation, livestock care, milking, cheese making, yogurt,
butchering (not 
required), bread making, food preparation using fresh local ingredients,
preserving the 
harvest, non-profit administration, general chores and community care, and
more! 

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFO: contact jan at quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239

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PERMACULTURE FARM TOURS with associated hands-on workshops** - 
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 25th & Sunday, OCTOBER 24th 

Join us to learn about permaculture design and how sustainability touches
the ground 
here at Quail Springs. And share a delicious catered lunch at the farm!
Cost: $20/adult, 
$5/child.  **Associated HandsOn Workshops  We may offer a Backyard Poultry &

Homemade Cheese Workshop or another topic depending on the interest.  Let us
know 
what interests you.  

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFO: contact farmtour at quailsprings.org or
805-886-7239

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HANDS-ON PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE - October 31st - November
13th 

This 2-week immersion course covers the permaculture curriculum for
certification, and 
includes hands-on learning in a diversity of applied topics that lead to
sustainability for 
individuals, families, businesses and communities.  You will learn to design
and apply 
natural principles to create stable and resilient systems that provide food,
water, shelter 
and energy needs while regenerating ecology, community and economy.  Quail
Springs 
is a unique location to take your PDC and is known for its community flare
and 
hospitality amidst a mountainous 450 acre landscape surrounded by national
forest.   

Instructors: Learn with Warren Brush, international educator and co-founder
of Quail 
Springs, with Quail Springs' team of instructors.  

Course Topics include: Small Scale 
Food Production - Integrated Pest Mgmt - Composting - Tree Planting - Water 
Harvesting -Greywater Systems - Compost Toilet Systems - Natural Building - 
Earthworks - Watershed Restoration - Keyline - Appropriate Technology -
Beekeeping - 
BioEngineering - Alternative Economics - Green Job Preparation - Livestock
Care - Goat 
Milking - Pastured Poultry - Cheese Making - Bread Baking - Saving the
Harvest - 
Community Building - Nature Awareness.     

Cost: $950 (early bird registration by September 1, 2010) or $1,250
thereafter. 
Includes instruction, nourishing meals and camping.   

Referral fee offer:  You (or whomever you designate) receives 
$100 off the course fee when a participant registers who was referred by
you!

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFO: contact info at quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239

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PERMACULTURE COURSES:  PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA  &  KENYA, EAST AFRICA
WITH WARREN BRUSH, TRUE NATURE DESIGN

WWW.PERMACULTUREDESIGN.US 

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Permaculture Design Course in Pine Ridge, South Dakota   

Co-sponsored & coordinated by True Nature Design, The Permaculture Guild, &
Olceri, a 
Lakota project to create sustainable, self-sufficient systems as a
demonstration and 
educational site at Pine Ridge reservation. August 16-27, 2010  
For more info or to register, contact Cory Brennan at cory8570 at yahoo.com. 

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Permaculture Design Courses in Kenya, East Africa  
 
Co-sponsored & coordinated by True Nature Design, Quail Springs Permaculture
Farm, 
and Nyumbani Village and Badilisha EcoVillage. 

December 6-19, 2010 at Nyumbani Village & March 4-18, 2011 at Badilisha
EcoVillage 
 
Learn how to design for stability, resilience, and abundance in a village in
Kenya that is 
dedicated to sustainability and community health.  

Earn your Permaculture Design Certification.  

Contribute to the essential work that is bettering the lives of many people 
in Kenya.  

Gain hands-on skills in sustainable systems design and application in a
village 
setting:  Water harvesting, storage, and conservation strategies that
drought proof 
landscapes. Local food security and waste cycling. Dryland agriculture
strategies. 
Appropriate technology, ecological building, energy efficiency, food
forestry, and much 
more...   

Nyumbani Village, in the Kitui District 2-hours from Nairobi, is home to 
hundreds of elders and children who were orphaned by family members who have
died 
of HIV/AIDS.  

Badilisha EcoVillage, on Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria, operates orphan 
feeding programs, local scholarship funds, women's empowerment and family
adoption 
programs.  

Learn more about taking a Permaculture Design Course in Kenya (Flier):
  

Referral fee offer:  You (or whomever you designate) receives $100 off the
course fee 
when a participant registers who was referred by you!   
 
You can help support the teaching of Permaculture in Kenya by making a
donation today 
on ChipIn.
 
TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFO: contact info at quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239

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Please help us provide scholarships so low-income community members can
access 
Quail Springs' educational & training programs, support land & water
restoration 
work, and invest in natural capital - Donate Today!
www.quailsprings.org/donate  

Quail Springs is a working farm dedicated to demonstrating and teaching
holistic ways 
of designing human environments, and to facilitating deeper understandings
of 
ourselves and one another through immersive experiences in nature.  Quail
Springs is a 
project of True Nature, a nonprofit 501c3 organization.
www.quailsprings.org  
 


Kolmi Majumdar
Programs Manager, Quail Springs Permaculture Farm
info at quailsprings.org
www.quailsprings.org
805-886-7239