http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1152 <pre>Hey permaculture community! From *May 23-26**th* Gabriel Kelly and Luna Suniga will be hosting Southern California first annual natural living skills gathering on Santa Barbara county’s Gaviota Coast. *The Acorn Gathering *is a family-friendly 4-day workshop where participants will camp under the stars at night and immerse themselves in primitive and earth-based skills during the day. Instructors will be coming from all over the west coast, as well as our backyard, offering classes such as traditional fire-making, pottery, hide-tanning, natural plant dyeing, basketry, archery, herbalism, permaculture, a kids program, yoga and much more! This is an opportunity to re-inspire our ancestral skills and give a taste of living in community with a tribe-like setting for 4 days. Come learn, share and enjoy, community, skills, music and stories around the fire. To learn more about this event, go to www.acorngathering.com. “The Acorn Gathering” represents the *gathering* of natural living skills, knowledge and</pre> Acorn Gathering 2013-05-07T20:50:43 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1151 <pre>Wood Fired Earthen Oven Workshop with Sasha Rabin, at Quail Springs June 15-16, 2013 Learn to build your own earthen bread and pizza oven using natural materials from your backyard. Join us and develop the skills you need to build your own small structure and feed your friends and family on fantastic baked goodies! Cost: $250. Early bird discounted rate – $215 by May 15, 2013 Contact Kolmi at info-C3xH88btZzoC0mqONBcAJQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org or call 805-886-7239 to register. This Cob Oven Building workshop is designed to teach you the skills needed to build your own oven in your backyard, as well as encouraging a new way of relating to our food and the process in which it is cooked and created. The weekend will be catered with food cooked in the two already existing wood fired cob ovens we have on site. As we go through the process of building an oven throughout the weekend we will also be engaging in the process of cooking in one and sharing and feasting on some of the myriad of t</pre> Quail Springs Permaculture 2013-05-10T18:50:30 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1150 <pre>Hello Permaculture Community, From *May 23-26**th* Gabriel Kelly and Luna Suniga will be hosting Southern California first annual natural living skills gathering on Santa Barbara county’s Gaviota Coast. *The Acorn Gathering *is a family-friendly 4-day workshop where participants will camp under the stars at night and immerse themselves in primitive and earth-based skills during the day. Instructors will be coming from all over the west coast, as well as our own backyard, offering classes such as traditional fire-making, pottery, hide-tanning, natural plant dyeing, basketry, archery, herbalism, *permaculture*, a kids program, yoga and much more! This is an opportunity to re-inspire our ancestral skills and give a taste of living in community with a tribe-like setting for 4 days. Come learn, share and enjoy, community, skills, music and stories around the fire. To learn more about this event, go to www.acorngathering.com. “The Acorn Gathering” represents the *gathering* of natural living skills, know</pre> Acorn Gathering 2013-05-10T18:48:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1149 <pre>Anabel Ford: Chaco’s Forest Garden a Maya Treasure http://www.noozhawk.com/article/anabel_ford_chacos_forest_garden_a_maya_treasure/ By Anabel Ford Ph.D. | Published on 05.11.2013 8:30 p.m. We went to meet Zacarias Quixchan, a consummate master Maya forest gardener whose great great great great ... grandparents greeted Hernán Cortés on his first trek across the Maya forest in 1524. The forest gardens of Zacarias, or Chaco, are north of his village of San Andres on Lake Petén Itza. I first visited Chaco with a group of Maya forest gardeners from Cayo Belize some 15 years ago. Chaco is a proud agriculturalist. He has worked with his land and knows it well. He understands where the water goes, and uses it wisely — never leaving areas uncovered by trees and bushes for long. He studies his land, clearing and starting fires with wisdom and care. He is seriously devoted to the maintenance of his property and wants it to yield for his lifetime and those of his children and their children. One of his son’s</pre> Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-05-12T16:32:24 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1148 <pre>Village Building Design Course May 23-27 Portland Oregon Complete Course $70-100 Drop in for a day: $20-30 pa-ltkX3gMxFMd/z0VkJbklYg&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org http://cityrepair.org/placemakers-academy/register/ Lead Instructor: Hannah Poirier Permaculture teacher and veteran VBC organizer This class is about transforming Spaces into Places; Places which are invested with value and meaning. Course Schedule: Thursday, May 23 Introduction to Placemaking 11:30am – 5:30pm This is the essential starting place, context and tools to start the simpliest forms of group process – understanding what Place means to you, to the group, and the basics of getting to know your neighbors and running meanings. What is Place and why does it matter? Inviting neighbors Running meetings Basic facilitation and brainstorming Collaborative design: identifying values and setting project priorities Examples of sustainable placemaking Friday, May 24 Introduction to Permaculture 9:00-12:00 Permaculture principles Permaculture patterns appl</pre> Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-05-12T03:41:41 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1147 <pre> Sustainable Vocations A Sustainable Living, Leadership, Green Vocations and Permaculture Design Course for Young Changemakers (ages 15 to 25) When: July 30 - August 18, 2013 [] Sustainable Vocations A Sustainable Living, Leadership, Green Vocations and Permaculture Design Course for Young Changemakers (ages 15 to 25) When: July 30 - August 18, 2013 Apply by May 15, 2013 for early bird registration discount &amp; priority consideration for financial aid. After May 15, applications will be considered in the order received until the course is full. Sustainable Vocations weaves science, economics, nature awareness, and social dynamics into a holistic training program that empowers students to create meaningful change. The synergy of practical and life skills equips participants with the tools and wisdom to enhance personal, ecological and community health. Graduates receive an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification. Who: Youth and y</pre> Margie Bushman, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-05-07T01:08:12 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1146 <pre>From: adrianne ferree &lt;abferree-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: lapg-l8Htz2EyxgbQT0dZR+AlfA&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Subject: LA Sheriffs Dept to Developing a Farm Im writing from my home computer. Im with LA Sheriffs Dept. WE have released an RPF for a farm consultant and I would like to send you the info about the RFP to you so you can post on all your list serv's. I want to get this out to as many people as possible to find the best candidate. We are interesting in developing this organic farm with permiculture principles and design. Can you please contact me monday at &lt;mailto:abferree-oRUqxW288E4&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt;abferree-oRUqxW288E4&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org or 626.484.2496 THANK you, Adrianne Ferree LASD Jail enterprises Santa Babara Permaculture Network Logo (805) 962-2571 P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190 margie-i2Jb4f2yvuzq4VKKpy30dR2eb7JE58TQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org www.sbpermaculture.org PlPlease consider the environment before printing this email. </pre> Margie Bushman, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-05-06T18:07:27 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1145 <pre>Dear Friends, Are you frustrated with ineffective meetings, challenging team dynamics, or organizational disfunction? Join us for this upcoming Free Webinar on Dynamic Governance and Sociocracy to lean some technologies that can transform the way you get things done in teams with living systems principles. Sociocracy is on the cutting edge of helping to maximize individual and group potential and make the world a better place through excellence in organizational design. Systems for decision-making and governance can support your organization by valuing and improving what already works and transforming what doesn’t. • Build Capacity • Improve Outcomes • Create Harmony • Reduce Overhead • Distribute Authority • Work On What Matters Enable your teams to lead their own work. Value and use change to innovate rapidly. Generate an organization that can run itself. In this Free Webinar we will introduce the concepts of Dynamic Governance and Sociocracy that can help you build a highly producti</pre> Living Mandala 2013-05-05T23:42:23 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1144 <pre>Hello Fellow enthusiasts! a transplant back to New Mexico (!) I keep in touch and announce that we have two openings for our May 17-July 15 Internship all the details are at www.ampersandproject.org thanks! Amelia </pre> amelia roache 2013-05-03T03:39:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1143 <pre>Dear Friends, Do you want to: • Learn to become more effective together? • Get things done and have more fun? Effective, adaptable, thriving organizations… is the vision many of us have in common. We are super stoked to be bringing John Schinnerer from the Sociocracy Consulting Group here to the Bay Area on the weekend of May 24-26 to help inoculate the pattern language understanding of living systems technologies applied to organizational design. This foundational training gives you essential tools and experience for applying whole systems governance design in your existing or forming organization, business, team, or community. This workshop is equivalent to "Foundations of Sociocracy - Dynamic Self‐Governance: Become More Effective Together" as offered by The Sociocracy Consulting Group. We are excited to be offering this same workshop for half the price you will be find it anywhere else! This agile, holocratic, governance system is an up and coming technology that is going to revolutionize</pre> Living Mandala 2013-05-01T23:59:45 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1142 <pre>Local Earth San Diego hosting events, activities &amp; workshops leading to a more healthy &amp; sustainable community... Email not displaying properly?[1]View it in your browser[2]. [3]twitter [4]facebook [5]click here for website... ... a healthy, happy &amp; sustainable San Diego [www.local-earth.org] Links: 1. http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=010dc5465d8f1edca3d973ee8&amp;id=7d8128e159&amp;e=2c834145f1 2. http://local-earth.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=010dc5465d8f1edca3d973ee8&amp;id=27e182f042&amp;e=2c834145f1 3. http://local-earth.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=010dc5465d8f1edca3d973ee8&amp;id=b7877b6cee&amp;e=2c834145f1 4. http://local-earth.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=010dc5465d8f1edca3d973ee8&amp;id=8015aa35f4&amp;e=2c834145f1 5. http://local-earth.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=010dc5465d8f1edca3d973ee8&amp;id=b8a5e46e8c&amp;e=2c834145f1 Local Earth Newsletter / San Diego / July 2012 by the San Diego Earthlings Weekly Meeting every Tuesday &lt; at &gt; 6:30 PM Local Ear</pre> Local Earth / San Diego 2013-05-02T01:19:48 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1141 <pre>Don't miss a chance to take a workshop with Gary Liss, one of the top Zero Waste Trainers in the country. This is a wonderful training to have on your resume, the way of the future for all businesses and institutions. For those receiving this email, a special offer for the workshop of $30, instead of the full price of $50 if you reply to this email to reserve a space by Wednesday, May 1. (if you choose to get the certification by GRRN, there is an extra $15 fee, payable to GRNN) This is an incredible opportunity, this same workshop in other communities has cost up to $250. Gary Liss has also gone through extensive training with Gunter Pauli (Blue Economy) in Zero Emissions Research &amp; Initiatives, and is a Certified ZERI System Designer. This workshop is a part of the Sustainable Tourism for the 21st Century 2 day event on May 3 &amp; 4th. Emacs! Sponsored by SBCC Center for Sustainability http://sustainability.sbcc.edu/ Event Co-sponsors: The Canary Hotel, SB Independent, Community Environmental</pre> Margie Bushman, Coordinator,SBCC Center for Sustainability 2013-04-28T20:05:38 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1140 <pre>Rain-Water Harvesting, Food Forestry &amp; Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Hands-on Permaculture Workshop in South Central ** *FREE* | 10:30 am-3:00 pm | *Come one or more days * Tues, Wed, Thurs, &amp; Fri April 30th through May 3rd *LOCATION: * Meet us across the street from Jefferson High School at: 40th Place X Hooper Ave *RSVP REQUIRED * *Text (310) 383-5495 for confirmation* *PLEASE BRING:* All-Weather Clothing, Hat, Sunscreen &amp; Sturdy Closed-Toe Footwear. Gloves Water Bottle Bag Lunch Shovel, Rake and any other Garden Tools (if available) RSVP REQUIRED Text (310) 383-5495 for confirmation *Learn to Turn Your Home into a Complete Home Ecosystem...* We will learn about how to use home scale permaculture design for wise water use and food-forest gardening and more. Come help install a water tank and connect it to landscape and garden. We will discuss how to calculate water volumes, tank sizes and choices -and how to design and build an edible landscape and garden. * For more details and directions..</pre> el santoyo 2013-04-26T17:14:01 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1139 <pre>As a part of our Sustainable Tourism event, Gary Liss has offered to do a Zero Waste workshop training, with certification offered. See details below. Zero Waste Workshop with Gary Liss of the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council A part of the Sustainable Tourism for the 21st Century Event May 4, 2013, 9am -4:30pm $50 (plus $15 fee for Certification) Event Location Fe Bland Auditorium BC/Forum, SBCC West Campus [] A World Without Waste... What is Zero Waste? How is it different than Recycling? Garbage is not inevitable. It is the result of bad design. It can be designed out of the system. Join us to learn what Zero Waste is and who is pursuing it! As a part of the Sustainable Tourism two day event, Gary Liss, President of the U.S.Zero Waste Business Council, will conduct a Zero Waste Workshop on Saturday, May 4, from 9-4:30pm. Cost of the workshop is $50. GRRN Certification offered, for those attending the Saturday training and successfully completing an optional exam, GrassRoots Recycling </pre> Margie Bushman, Coordinator,SBCC Center for Sustainability 2013-04-25T18:04:31 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1136 <pre>Hello, There is a space left for one student to enroll in a permaculture design certification course that begins this Sunday, April 28. Please see attached flier and contact Jane Higginson ASAP if you are interested in applying. Thanks, Jane Higginson archelonia-j9pdmedNgrk&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org (619) 219-9311</pre> archelonia-j9pdmedNgrk< at >public.gmane.org 2013-04-24T04:11:38 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1135 <pre>Village Building Convergence Portland -Urban Succession Shift &amp; Sprout May 24-June 2 2013 http://vbc.cityrepair.org/ </pre> Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-04-21T12:08:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1134 <pre>Hey All, Are you coming to the South Park Water Harvesting Bike ride? It's going to be an amazing morning of community, water, and food sustainability! http://sdsustainable.org/event/laundry-to-landscape-greywater/ It's a busy time for everyone! If you can't make it to the morning bike ride, feel free to join us at the Greywater Installation workshop in the afternoon at 2. Register online to make sure you have a spot and get the address of the workshop. New Belgium Brewery donated some beer for us to celebrate a great day! And reInterpret will be there with some repurposed materials to create art with. You can bring your kids! Join in the installation, or hang out and talk to local sustainability experts. There's something for everyone! http://sdsustainable.org/event/laundry-to-landscape-greywater/ Brook Sarson H2OME Smart Water Savings 619.964.4838 brook-sjebeZ5it0vQT0dZR+AlfA&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org </pre> Brook Sarson 2013-04-19T18:17:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1133 <pre>Rain-Water Harvesting &amp; Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Hands-on Permaculture Workshop in South Central Los Angeles Free | 9:30 am-4:30 pm | Tues, Wed, Thurs, April 23, 24 &amp; 25, 2013 *Learn to Turn Your Home into a Complete Home Ecosystem...* We will learn about how to use home scale permaculture design for wise water use and food-forest gardening and more. Come help install a water tank and connect it to landscape and garden. We will discuss how to calculate water volumes, tank sizes and choices -and how to design and build an edible landscape and garden. Come one or more days For details and directions RSVP REQUIRED &lt;permaculture-FibNAZ0IZPZWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.SantoyoDesigns* &lt;http://earthflow.com/blog/permaculture-courses&gt;(310) 383-5495 COVOLV: A Sustainable World http://vimeo.com/19619520 </pre> el santoyo 2013-04-19T16:31:38 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1132 <pre>We have a really incredible event planned for Saturday morning! Join our Water Harvesting Bike Tour and see what sustainable solutions are in your neighborhood! Who: The San Diego Sustainable Living Institute in collaboration with H2OME and Building Green Futures When: Saturday, April 20 9:30-:1230 Please arrive by 9am to register Where: Start: Olive Branch Green Building Supply - 3030 North Park Way Why: Let's Learn about Rainwater Tanks and Greywater systems, growing food and native habitat. There's so many ways to conserve water, and there are some really easy ways to get started and be part of the solution. This is your opportunity to see what others in your community are doing and get connected with what you need to know to make change. How much: $5 registration gets you one raffle ticket. Extra tickets can be purchased online or on the day of the event First 75 participants will get a Souvenir Handkerchief Route Map with coupons on the back (made possible by Full Circle Tatt</pre> Brook Sarson 2013-04-17T20:12:51 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1130 <pre>4br Solar adobe by creek Many eco features; solar/wood heat, wood/gas cookstove, detached office, fruit trees, garden, views (canyon, islands, campus point), swimming hole. Fast internet, low utilities. Above fog 20 min from UCSB, 15 min from SB. Not conventional—no dryer, cable, central heating—better: house is warm from solar 90% of the time, 80% of hot water solar, daylit inside, 4+ kinds of fruit every day of the year, etc. Offered below market ($2500) for right people who will care for this unique home as much as we do. oasis-3ZirbLNU8q+Cbz3BNtsRgQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org </pre> Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-04-14T23:09:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg/1129 <pre>We invite you to join us for an unusual look at the future of tourism! And a very special opportunity to take a Zero Waste Training (Sat May 4) abundant details below... [] Special thanks to our event sponsor, the Canary Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara part of the Kimpton Hotel &amp; Restaurants, pioneers in Sustainability since 1981. Tourism is the largest industry in the world, and cities by far the largest creation of humanity. In a world with less resources and more people, how can we use human ingenuity to design a future in balance with nature? Luckily many have begun. Please join us as our keynote speaker Mark McGuffie shares inspiring and concrete examples of innovations from around the world, with his unique insights as the convener for The World Congress on Zero Emissions Initiatives - Launching "The Blue Economy” in 2010, where he hosted innovators &amp; leaders in sustainability practices from places like Bhutan, the Canary Islands, Colombia, Japan, Sweden, and many others, while </pre> Margie Bushman, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 2013-04-14T19:16:46 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.technology.permaculture.sdpg