South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of
Interest
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman
sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571
Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave
White
artdetour@mac.com 805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel zigge@aol.com
805-438-5745
San Diego Permaculture Guild: San Diego Economic Conversion Council
sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:Alexis Pouillon
sustclub@calpoly.edu
Hunter
Francis wfrancis@calpoly.edu
Long Beach Organics: Paul
Racko pracko@earthlink.net
562-438-9000
Southern East Sierra: Tom
Drummond
760-377-5011
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley
DrRoley@aol.com
949-494-5843
Santoyo&Associates
dotcalm@fix.net
800-469-5857
LA EcoVillage: Lois
Arkin crsp@igc.org
213/738-1254
Permaculture Activist Website
http://www.metalab.unc.edu/pc-activist
Hopedance Magazine
http://www.hopedance.org
Hi everyone
May 2000 Newsletter Content:
1) List of May 2000 Events, SCPG Monthly meeting Wednesday May 17 Video with Bill Wolverton on Man-Made Marshes and more regional events, Ecohome tour
2) List of Future Events,, Permaculture Courses, Memorial weekend gathering in Mendocino
3) Live Oak Gathering and other Perma News,
4) List of interesting Websites Exotica (Rare Fruit Nursery in Southern California)
5) Subscribe to South Coast, Central Coast, San Diego Permaculture Guild Listserves
6)Please send listings and events for next email news by May 25 to lakinroe@silcom.com
1. May Events
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Wednesday, May 3 7:30 pm Slide Show and Talk with CarFree Expert Joel Crawford
Author of Carfree Cities at
Los Angeles Eco-Village
117 Bimini
Los Angeles 90004
in the lobby
Born and raised in the U.S., Joel lives in Amsterdam, and has been
working with transportation experts and advocates for healthy cities for
years to advance the concept of carless cities. His book, Carfree
Cities is the result, being published next month. You can visit his
website and view back issues of his on-line magazine at
<www.carfree.com>.
Cars and trucks are a major cause of social, economic, environmental and
aesthetic problems in cities. They hinder the informal social contact
that glues societies together. They require vast amounts of scarce
urban land for streets and parking and are the most resource intensive
means of transportation ever devised. Cars destroy the city’s beauty,
too. Venice, the largest existing carfree city, is an oasis of peace
despite being a very dense urban area. Can we design new cities that
function well without any cars or trucks? Would anyone want to live in
such cities? Does it make social, economic, ecological and aesthetic
sense? Is there an effective and economical way to provide transport
without using cars and trucks? Can we retrofit parts of our existing
cities to go carless? Come hear Joel and see his slides about what is
possible and practical when there are enough of us willing to learn and
advocate for it.
Donation Requested: $10 (sliding scale ok)
Please RSVP to: Lois Arkin, 213/738-1254 or <crsp@igc.org.
And the specific page for his Carefree book tour schedule in California and elsewhere
http://www.carfree.com/bok/tour.html
Saturday May 6 10am-5pm Ojai Permaculture Day
At Ojai Foundation 9739 Highway #150 Ojai 805-646-8343
Cost $45 Adults and $25 students Scholarships for offered bring brown bag lunch
The day will start with what makes a outstanding community, followed with hands on projects during the day,discussions of sharing resources, and a land tour and visit of local organic farm. A good discussion/learning of permaculture on a community and bioregional level.
Instructors are Dave White leader Ojai Permaculture Guild, Marlo Hocthkiss landsteward and Anthropologist and Jeanette Williams
Saturday May 13 Noon-7 Fairview Gardens Annual Festival
Join the David Grisman Quintet, populist commentator Jim Hightower, award winning PBS producer John de Graaf, and author/farmer Michael Abelman for a celebration of community good food, and the land Tickets $25 in advance and $29 at the gate
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens P.O. Box 396 ~598 North Fairview Ave Goleta Ca 93117 (805) 967-7369 email fairviewg@aol.com
UpComing Events for Cal Poly Student Farm in San Luis Obispo in May
May 5th- Permaculture discussion w/ Bill Roley at the farm
May 12th- HopeDance- video presentation at the public library
May 18th- club meeting at school
mid-May- workshops on Biodynamics(preps) and Strawbale
Contacts for times etc
Alexis Pouillon sustclub@calpoly.edu
Hunter Francis wfrancis@calpoly.edu
Wednesday May 17- at 7:00 PM at South Coast Permaculture Guild Monthly Meeting
Meeting plus video "Man made Marshes" with NASA Dr Bill Wolves
Community Environmental Council 930 Miramonte Dr.Santa Barbara
Light Refreshments and Food and Conversation at 6:30 PM regular monthly meeting
SCPG 962-2571 or sbpcnet@silcom.com
Wednesday May 17, 7pm-9pm The Cost of Sprawl
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library Downtown
A public forum featuring Rich Morrison author of Bank of America Paper "Beyond sprawl :New Patterns of Growth to fit the New California.
With Panel Michael Brown County Administrator ,a past President of SB Chamber of Commerce and Dr Henning Bohn, Professor of Economics UCSB
Citizens Planning Foundation 966-3979 or email info@citzensplanning.org
May 13-26 Garberville, CA 6TH Permaculture Design Course $850
Island Mountain Institute at Heartwood
With Permaculture Teachers Penny Livingston and Brock Dolman
with Meals and Camping, Register before April 24 Discount
Garberville, CA 95542 707-923-5000 Mikael Smith
Friday May 19 10AM -4PM O'odham Oidak Peach Festival & Farm Days
Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center
Gila River Indian Community . Sacton Arizona
Traditional food, Peach dishes, Cake walk,
Farm tour&Hay Ride, Traditional Singers & Dancers, Traditional and Conventional Music, Ed & Art Displays
In 1995 the festival started out as a way to share with the community the Farm's small fruit orchard at the Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center. Residents participate in the Peach Festival from start to finish.
Contact Ed Mendoza at 1-520-568-3509 tnafa-az@casagrande.com
Fri-Mon May 26th-29th A Fun Camp Out & Permaculture Get Together Memorial Weekend,in Mendocino County
A chance to 'get away' and relax!
Pot Luck dinners Saturday & Sunday evenings.
We will provide breakfast & lunch fixings.
The kitchen will be open to all to meet your needs.
We will have a big bon fire in the evenings for story telling, singing and
music.You will want to bring to musical instruments, a main dish for the potluck(s), your own beverages, plate, bowl, cup, utensils, towel, & sleeping gear. You can sleep under the stars or bring a tent.
Directions:
>From Hwy 101 take Hwy 162 E. to Round Valley & Covelo.
>From the 101 turn off it is 32 miles to our driveway. This will take about
an hour.
The road has spectacular views & winds along the Middle Fork of the Eel River.
You will go through Covelo and then Hwy 162 (Mendocino Pass Rd.) takes a
sharp right just past the Forest Service buildings. Continue E. on
Mendocino Pass Rd. Cross Barnes Road & turn right into the first driveway.
The street address 25056 is on the fence post.
Please let us know if you can make it to the event so we can plan for
your comfort.
RSVP at (707) 983-9700 or (510) 336-0461
Margaret Koster, David Batey, Crystal Rae, & Kali Rae Perrone
25056 Mendocino Pass Rd. (please note, no mail box)
P.O. Box 1096 (mailing address)
Covelo, CA 95428
707.983.9700 (message machine)
email: wistaria@saber.net
Of course you are welcome anytime!!
Saturday May 27 11am-4:00pm Eco-home Network Open House Forum
At the home of Ivan Ilke ,Glenn Forbes, 13444 Leach St in Sylmar CA contact 818-361-3444
Great house with Solar Water Heating that also supplies heat to the house, 8 PV Panels that supply 80% of homes energy needs. 50 foot vertical wind turbine, organic gardens , underground water cistern and more to see.
Eco-home Network is a great organization that organizes tours of houses environmentally designed and puts out great Journal called Ecolution, thanks Julia Russell
Eco-Home Network
4334 Russel Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-662-5207 email : ecohome@pacbell.net
South Coast Watershed Alliance's "Great Friday"!!!
Location: Santa Barbara CA County Courthouse Sunken Gardens Time: 12:00 PM
Contact Name: Misty Gonzales Email: misty.gonzales@gte.net
For anyone interested in exploring broader social and environmental issues related to this bio-region,SCWA's
bioregional group will meet the last Friday of each month ("Great Fridays") For now these informal brown-bag lunch meetings will be held at the County Court House sunken Gardens at 12:00 noon.
We'll discuss "community", "sustainability' and "bioregionalism' for this community- which includes business people, students, academia, seniors, trades people, fishing and AG folks , artists, environmentalists and non environmentalists alike. Through this process we hope to rebuild our community, instill hope, celebrate diversity(human and plant&animal) and begin to protect and rebuild our commons. in this group's discussions so far we see this broad bioregionalism discussion as a way to preserve social networks, connectivity and "roots" to the community and environment.
http://www.sbck.org/newsevents/calenda News from Santa Barbara Channel Keepers Webpage
2. Future Events
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Thursday June 22 at 7:00Pm Subdivide and Conquer video showing with Producer Jeff Girsh Donation $3
Santa Barbara Downtown Library Faulkner Gallery Anapuma and Anacapa St
South Coast Permaculture Guild 962-2571 or sbpcnet@silcom.com, check video website www.subdividefilm.com
The award-winning documentary video (narrated by Dennis Weaver) is about
Suburban sprawl; its causes and remedies. It is 56 minutes and was recently
released in December of 1999. Produced by Jeff Gersh and Chelsea Congdon.
In the West, as in the rest of the country, sprawl is gobbling up the land.
What makes it more shocking in the West is that it assaults our cultural myths
about the frontier, its wide-open spaces and unique landscapes.
After examining the causes of sprawl and its devastating effect on our sense
of community and the environment, SUBDIVIDE AND CONQUER suggests remedies,
and shows examples of sound public policy and good land use planning. It
seems that, when presented with a real choice, most of us want to live in
distinct, well-designed neighborhoods, with all the amenities and attractions
that they provide, and where we don't have to spend inordinate amounts of
time in our cars.
2000 HANDS-ON PERMACULTURE WORKSHOPS
Learn to apply sustainable ecological design at one of North America's
premier permaculture site—The Bullock Brothers’ Homestead on Orcas
Island, WA
Permaculture Skills Intensive: August 3-20
An 18-day Ecological Design & Sustainable Living Design Course
Using examples on the Bullock Brothers’ 18-year old working permaculture
farm, participants will learn to apply ecological design and permaculture
while living it. Hands-on topics for this permaculture certification
course include: mapping, water systems, greenhouse operation, plant
propagation, food forests and orchards, wetland restoration,
wildcrafting, natural building, solar water heating, solar electricity,
and ecovillage design. Facilitated by: Douglas Bullock, Joseph Bullock,
Samuel Bullock, Michael Lockman, Emily Heindsmann, Toby Hemenway, & Guest
Instructors.
Workshop Fee: $1000 ($900 if paid in full by May 15), includes Meals,
Tent Space, Materials, & Certification. Limited Scholarships Available.
TO REGISTER: Send your name, address & phone number along with a $200
non-refundable deposit made payable to WE-Design
7th Annual Pacific Northwest Permaculture Rendezvous & Bog Toss: July 14-16
Anyone interested in Permaculture is invited to attend. The seminar will
feature hands-on workshops with some of the regions most experienced
Permaculture teachers. This year’s rendezvous is limited to 75
participants. Register early to reserve your space. PLEASE NOTE: YOU
MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND. To register, send a check (payable to
WE-Design) along with your name, address & phone number to the address
below. Once your check is received we will send you a confirmation letter
with details & directions.
Workshop Fee: $125 Student/Low Income: $100 Single Day: $50; includes
camping, five meals (lunch & dinner on both Friday & Saturday as well as
Sunday brunch).
TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION WRITE TO:
Bullock Workshops, c/o WE-Design, PO Box 45472 Seattle, WA 98145
Or contact Michael Lockman at (206) 459-7022, or via email at
michaellockman@juno.com
3.Live Oak Music Festival and Perma News
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Fri/Sat/Sun June16,17,18 First South Coast Permaculture Guild Southern California Permaculture Gathering
This Gathering will take place during The Live Oak Music Festival at Lake Cachuma Santa Barbara California
To find out details etc and ongoing announcements how to register for camping and passes for the Festival contact.
Wes Roe lakinroe@silcom.com or Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com SCPG Santa Barbara
To see what the Live Oak Festival is about check out www.kcbx.org and then let us know if you are coming
4. Websites of Interest from our members
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Check out this great website for Exotica Rare Fruit Nursery in Vista California.
http://www.bonusweb.com/exotica/
Steven Spangler co owner has a great number of rare plants and fruit trees from around the World for people interesting in growing Permaculture food forests or individual plants. A visit to the nursery is must contact him and make an appointment to visit. Thanks to Tom Baldwin Ojai member of our Permaculture Guild for having Steven come with many tasty fruits and an incredible slide show last month in Ojai at his beautiful place.
Write for a catalogue
Exotica
Rare Fruit Nursery
2508-B E. Vista Way
P.O. Box 160
Vista CA 92085 (760) 724-9093
For Ongoing Permaculture Courses in Oregon check out Lost Valley Educational Center
www.lostvalley.org
They have Permaculture Intensives in June 18-24 and Sept 17-22. and a Permaculture Design Course Dec 3-16. They are also hosting the Northwest Permaculture Gathering Sept 24-26 They also offer Apprenticeships.
Lost Valley is an eleven year old, consenses-based, non profit educational center and an intentional community located on 87 acres in the foothills of the Cascades .
5.Listserves
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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@arashi.com), south coast(scpg), and the san diego
list (sdpg@arashi.com)
TO SUBSCRIBE to this mailing listserve
send mail to: <Majordomo@arashi.com>
with the following command in the body of email message:
subscribe sdpg
There will be a return message requesting your confirmation/authorization
that you want to subscribe, so respond to it as requested.
TO UNSUBSCRIBE
use the word unsubscribe instead of subscribe as above
Hope this helps took me a few times to get it right
Please send listings and events for next email news by May 25 to lakinroe@silcom.com