[Southern California Permaculture] Organizing call for The Permaculture Conservancy, May 8-10, 2015 at Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center

[Eric Werbalowsky]

>
> Intro
> Down behind the Orange Curtain, in the scrubby wilds of Irvine,
> irrepressible perma-pioneer Bill Roley is organizing actions to permeate
> Permaculture Design education to more schools and youth groups -- a big
> step towards furthering that is a gathering to be held May 8-10, 2015 at
> Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, tentatively titled The Permaculture
> Conservancy .
>
> here is a outline of organizing projects and needs for making this
> ambitious gathering successful -- while working in loose groups can be
> frustrating there are few more rewarding results than what those effort can
> achieve (can someone help this flow on Base Camp?) -- call it our best
> current technology so pls buck up and pitch in -- thx, ew
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Bill Roley <drroley at cox.net>
> Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:19 PM
> Subject: Future orientation for Permaculture Conservancy May 8-10, 2015 at
> Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
>
> We had our initial meeting at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
> (IROEC) Oct 11. I enclose our summary notes on the meeting with our group
> and staff from IROEC. Please read them over and get back to me with your
> availability to lead one of our committees, volunteer, or if you can refer
> assets and resources. Please search yourself to what you might contribute
> to making our May 8-10 permaculture gathering into an empowering and
> lasting accomplish for IROEC and the Southern California permaculture
> movement.
>
> It is happening. After 35 years of rooting, society is recognizing
> permaculture and its practicing professionals on making inroads into all
> fields. How can we further develop life space curricula and permaculture
> design teaching techniques for the public schools and the groups like Boy
> Scouts of America. These ecology programs could offer a permaculture merit
> badge that Cub Scouts, Brownies, Boy and Girl Scouts might be enriched with
> ideals and insights of Permaculture Design. Let us step up our campaign to
> engage each other to help and spread the word.
>
>  Please read, comment and respond. We need your feedback, insights and
> energy to make this happen.
>
> Website design, speaker suggestions, funding,  public relations and
> advertising are critical to begin immediately before the end of the year
> holidays.  If you have other critical path suggestions please feel free to
> jump in call me or send me a text or email.
>
> Never thirst,
>
> Bill Roley
> Permaculture Institute of Southern California
> 1027 Summit Way
> Laguna Bach, Ca 92651
> 949-494-5843 office -home
> 949-413-2524 cell
>
> On Oct 10, 2014, at 12:32 PM, Bill Roley wrote:
>
> Hello O.C. Permaculture Conservancy Committee 2015
>
>
>
> Good news we have identified a date May 8-10 2015. Mother Day weekend is
> completely open for auditorium, apartments, bunk houses and camp site with
> parking lot areas for mobile camping. Our capacity is 300+ with food and
> speaker still to be identified.
>
>
> Things to Do
>
> A.We Picked a date May 8-10 at Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
>
> B. Establish committees or volunteers to chair the following (other
> suggestions are appreciated)
>
> 1. Finance and Fund Raising
>
> 2. Logistics coordination with Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
> (IROEC) Boy Scouts of America BSA Bill Roley
> Booking lodging Bunk house, apartments, camping, mobile parking lot camping
>
> 3. Event PLanning: Speakers, Activities movies, music events Billy Fried
> and Rick Conley with others
>
> 4. Food and Kitchen management
> Waste Management and zero waste focus
>
> 5. Applied Permaculture "Build Here Now" Project based lectures (thought -
> action)
>
> 6. Set up and Clean-up
> Much will be done by Camp but we need at least a go to coordinator
>
> 7.Entertainment: movies, music,night hikes, night pool swim
>
> 8.Networking, advertising, PR
>
> 9. Children Permaculture programs
>
> 10. Press and media coordination
>
>
> Potential Workshops for Weekend Covergency with additional applied
> workshops to complete projects over the next months are suggested.
>
> 1.Beekeeping
> 2. Composting
> 3. Earthworm Vermicomposting
> 4. Aquaponic fish and vegetables
> 5.Water harvesting and Erosion control
> reinvent storm drains to be bioswales
> 6.Slope Gardening : Bioengineering a Polyculture in Citrus orchard with
> compost sock and herbs
> 7.Food First for Camp nutrition and profit
> 8. Stone Fruit  and Nut Orchard on berms surrounding Bunk house and Barn -
> Work shed
> 9.Community Supported Agriculture  Area Orchard hill Top
> 10. Greywater and Black Water digestion and demonstration
> 11.Solar hot water or Bunk Houses
> 12. Creative insights and priority projects from IROEC staff
>
> List of site and information objectives
>
> *Permaculture Convergence at the *
>
> *Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center*
>
>
> *Objectives*
>
>
> ·      Build coalition of teachers, designers, and planners to bring
> exposure to Permaculture strategies and projects in Southern California
>
> ·      Have a shared dialogue and opportunity to share skills, food,
> music, and planning
>
> ·      Set up demonstrations of permaculture techniques that can be used
> as teaching tools for the academic curriculum at the IREOC
>
> ·      Provide opportunities for Environmental Explorer Post students of
> BSA
>
> ·      Collaborate with BSA to develop a Permaculture Merit Badge
>
> ·      Potentially establish IROEC as a center for permaculture research
>
> *Location*
>
> The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
> 2 Irvine Park Road
> Orange, CA 92869
> 714.923.3191
> www.outdooreducationcenter.org
>
> *Accommodations*
>
> Tent camping
> Bunk beds in bunk-houses
> Apartments
> Mobile Parking lot Camping
>
> *Time Frame*
>
> Friday evening through Sunday afternoon
>
> *Onsite Activities Available *
>
> Movies on the lawn
> Naturalist led day, night hikes
> Astronomy/star gazing
> Archery
> BBQ
> Moonlight Swimming
> Zipline
> Teambuilding
> High Ropes
>
>
> *Process*
>
>
> ·      Develop a contact master list for a collective network of
> Permaculture designers and related activities in Orange, Riverside, Los
> Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties
>
> ·      Efficient way for organizers/board members of convergence to
> effectively communicate (Gmail acct, Google Drive)
>
> ·      Organize a team to lead/set schedule and agendas for  2015
> convergences
>
> ·      Line up speaker series
>
> ·      Pick projects that coincide with proposed classes/workshops
>
> ·      Obtain materials needed to complete hands on projects to be
> completed during convergence
>
> ·      Provide classes for beginning and advanced Permaculture
> enthusiasts
>
> *Theme - *Water
>
> Projects Site specific activities that build permaculture elements into
> the landscape. Details created by Bill Roley and Anna Maria Desipris, past
> director of life science programs
>
> Please contact me to volunteer, be an advisor, fund raiser, networker, or
> organizer
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill Roley, PhD
> Permaculture Institute of Southern California
> 1027 Summit Way
> Laguna Beach, Ca 92651
> 949-494-5843 office - home
> 949-413-2524 cell
> drroley at cox.net
>
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