Circles & Cycles- Doletter! Winter 09

Special Opportunities in the EarthFlow Network

Continuing Education
Advanced permaculture course starts in LA one day a month in Feb 010. Email us if you're interested in learning more. Open to PDC graduates only.

Work Exchange Program in SouthWest France: 2010
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Experience rural France
Our friends at Sweet French Cottages are once again seeking energetic helpers (individuals or couples) who can assist with the management and maintenance of their rental cottage (gīte) business in the Valley of the Lot in Aveyron, in the southwest of France.

Just a few years ago our friends Lance and Rain discovered the incredible beauty of the area; since then, they have lovingly restored several stone houses and other buildings, centuries old, near the town of Entraygues-sur-Truyere.

The site includes 14 acres of woodlands rich in nuts and wild fruits, a variety of stone outbuildings, hundreds-of-years-old bread oven, a dog and a couple of cats. Experience life in a region that still understands and supports its traditional ways- local craftspeople, local food, communally managed woodlands and more...

Please apply only if you are prepared to work hard- a variety of daily physical tasks from domestic duties to gardening, firewood collection, painting and cooking for guests- and have a good time enjoying the beauty and traditions of rural France. Individuals or couples may apply. If you're on Facebook, you can also check out our friend Raven's photos of her time working there last summer.

If you're interested in experiencing a part of the world where people still practice the art of village living and can spend a minimum of one month helping tend the cottages and gardens 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, in exchange for accommodations and lunches, please email bookings@sweetfrenchcottages.com

Art and Permaculture in Brooklyn

Experience urban Brooklyn
Our friends at the House of Tiny Egos are working with permaculture principles to develop a dynamic global group of artists in Brooklyn and Beyond- and need your help.

If you're interested in being a part of this evolving community that regularly hosts art shows, permaculture workshops and other events and would like to participate in their development,
are flexible in your perspective, able to do domestic, gardening and administrative work (including computer skills), then email them with your information. (90 day trial period with possibility for longer term stay)

In return for 20 hours of work a week, you'll receive room and board at the House of Tiny Egos and access to their various events.

"Our journey {previous permaculture workshop} took us to the edge of the land where the sky meets the water and allowed us to truly see, hear and feel what surrounds and defines us; the infinite possibilities and the abundance of resources in this wonderful city; here and now.
It shed the rhetoric of preconceived notions and self imposed limitations. Everyone had the opportunity to step up and participate outside of their comfort zone and did." Charlie Wasabi

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