There are several well-known permaculturalists coming to California this Fall. See if you fit one of these events into your calendar. These are rare chances to see some of these “celebs” in our area:
Geoff Lawton – August 29 at Casitas Valley Farm in Carpinteria
Daren Doherty – September 11th in Ojai and weekend of September 12-14 at Ojai Foundation
Craig Sponholtz- October 2 – 5 at Quail Springs
Elaine Ingham – October 28 – 30th in Ojai
(Also note that on October 1st the DJ “Polish Ambassador” has a gig at SLO Brew and then a community service project the next day on October 2nd. Check out www.permacultureaction.org for more info.)
Friday, August 29th at Casitas Valley Farm
5:00pm Farm Tour of Casitas Valley Farm
6:00pm Potluck
7:30-9:00pm Talk by Geoff Lawton
$15-$30 Sliding Scale (Limited Tickets Available)
Casitas Valley Farm is honored and excited to offer this evening talk offered by Geoff Lawton, International Permaculture Educator and Designer and the founder of the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia, near to Santa Barbara and Ojai. We will hear from Geoff about his experiences with establishing and tending to food forest systems often referred to as Forest Gardens. These diverse, stable, resilient food systems, that mimic the structure of a natural forest, are self-sustaining, land healing, water purifying, carbon-sequestering and are possibly one of the most nutritionally productive systems for the future of food for humanity especially as we enter into the age of climate instability. Geoff is a leader in the field of food forestry establishment and has an acclaimed video that has made its way around the world titled, "Establishing a Food Forest." To register or for more info, please go to www.CasitasValley.com
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Restoring Nature with Regenerative Agriculture
Creating Resilient Farms, Landscapes & Communities
~an evening with Australian Darren Doherty
with special guest John Roulac, organic food entrepreneur & founder & CEO of Nutiva
Evening Talk Thursday, September 11, 2014
7-9 pm, $5 Donation
Ojai Women's Club 441 E. Ojai Ave
Please join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network & community partners in Ojai for an evening talk with Australian farmer, author, and internationally recognized leader in regenerative agriculture, Darren Doherty, on Thursday, September 11, 7pm, at the Ojai's Women's Club in Ojai.
Part of the 2014 Regrarians World Tour, Darren Doherty shares his vision of restoring degraded agriculture and other broadacre landscapes found across the US and other parts of the world with regenerative strategies for soil creation, water harvesting, and most exciting, capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide (carbon sequestration) to help address global climate change, using the microbiology of healthy soils.
Regrarians (Regrarians = Regenerative Agrarians) is a term coined by Darren to describe the serious and timely process of regenerating, restoring, rehabilitating, rekindling and rebooting healthy production landscapes across the planet. And not a moment too soon, with California currently facing serious issues of drought, severe soil loss and degradation, polluted waters, and potentially devastating wildfires; all needing innovative solutions now.
Darren Doherty has extensive experience across the world in project design, development, management & training. A career-long focus on the profitable & regenerative retrofit of broadacre landscapes has seen Darren acclaimed as a pioneer in this important field. He is an internationally renowned fifth generation farmer, permaculture teacher, author and trainer who has developed close to two thousand projects in fifty countries and five continents. He created and teaches Keyline Design®, Carbon Farming, Regenerative Agriculture, along with the RegenAG® + Regrarians® course series currently used world wide.
A panel discussion will follow the talk, facilitated by Leif Skogberg of the Ojai Foundation, who will host a 3 day Regrarian Workshop with Darren Doherty Sept 12th-14th. (see below for more information).
The event takes place on Thursday, September 11, 7-9 pm at the Ojai Women's Club 441 E. Ojai Ave, Ojai CA, 93023. Donation $5, no reservations required. More info: ojaivalleygreencoalition.org, or call (805) 669-8445.
Sponsored by the Ojai Valley Green Coalition & the Nutiva Nourish Foundation
Co-Sponsors: The Ojai Foundation, Center for Regenerative Agriculture & Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
The evening talk is followed by a 3 day workshop on the beautiful Ojai Foundation site in the Upper Ojai Valley;
September 12th-14th, 2014: 3 Day Course:
Fire & Drought Resistant Farms & Landscapes with Darren J. Doherty:
A dynamic program & regenerative agriculture professional development course ideal for broad-acre land professionals, including: farmers; ranchers; property and preserve managers; rural landscapers; real estate agencies; land-use planners; developers; and anyone else involved in and interested in learning more about the care and stewardship of large farms, properties and communities in Central and Southern California.
To learn more, including cost & registration information, please visit:
http://www.ojaifoundation.org/events/fire-drought-resistant-farms-landscapes-darren-j-doherty .
Ojai Foundation Land Sanctuary Video:
http://www.ojaifoundation.org/our-programs/land-sanctuary
Darren Doherty & Regrarians:
http://www.heenandoherty.com/regrariansplatform
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LAND RESTORATION TRAINING
OCTOBER 2-5, 2014
early bird registration by Sept 1 for $75 discount
WITH CRAIG SPONHOLTZ, WATERSHED ARTISANS, INC. (http://watershedartisans.com/) and Brenton Kelly, Quail Springs Farm Director & Land Steward
Held at Quail Springs Permaculture in the Cuyama Valley (www.quailsprings.org)
“Craig Sponholtz's courses are a must. I was very impressed with the thoroughness, hands-on learning, and Craig's deep knowledge - based on years of real-life experiences. The strategies taught are simple and effective. They build on natural patterns so you work with natural processes not against them. This way nature does the bulk of the work once the structures are in place. I highly recommend these courses for anyone working with the land and water.” ~ Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond
This 4 day Project-Based Land Restoration Training offers hands-on experience in the assessment, design and construction of an on-going land restoration project and an intensive immersion and experiential training in:
◦ Reading the landscape and make informed decisions
◦ Recognizing the symptoms and causes of degraded land
◦ Identifying regenerative natural processes
◦ Understanding how humans effect and are affected by the landscape
◦ Designing resilient solutions for landscape problems
◦ Understanding management options for degraded land
◦ Healing degraded land by harvesting runoff
◦ Deciding what is doable and what should be done first
◦ Planning and preparing to complete a successful project
◦ Maintaining a project and ensure its long-term success
Craig Sponholtz founded Dryland Solutions, Inc. in 2003, renamed Watershed Artisans, Inc. in 2014, and continues to design and implement watershed restoration projects throughout the Southwest. Craig spent a decade expanding his knowledge of landscape processes by working throughout the western U.S. with the USDA Forest Service, and has a Master’s Degree in Agro-Ecological Restoration. Craig has had comprehensive training in numerous stream and wetland restoration methods including natural channel design and induced meandering and continuously learns new techniques to incorporate into his work and teaching. Craig teaches land and watershed restoration, passive water harvesting and erosion control techniques internationally and strives to foster beneficial relationships between people and the watersheds they live in by sharing the practical trials, tribulations and insights of his own work. Craig has used two decades of hands-on experience and numerous collaborations with masters in the field to develop must-know principles that ensure water-related projects are practical, economically viable and harmonious with natural processes.
REGISTRATION INFO Cost includes instruction, catered meals, and camping accommodations.
Cost: $525. Early Bird: $450 for payment in full by September 1,2014
Discounts: Couples – $100 off your total for couples/friends registering and paying together Group – Ask about a group discount for 3 or more attendees
Course webpage: www.quailsprings.org/land-restoration-training/
Contact with questions: Kolmi Majumdar, info@quailsprings.org
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Dr. Elaine Ingham is coming to Ojai to teach a Soil Food Web compost and microscope workshop, October 28th, 29th and 30th. This course will be limited to 30 participants and is for people who are already familiar with the Soil Food Web. More details and registration information is available here: http://www.ojaicra.org/#!soil-food-web-workshop/cg6z
