South Coast Permaculture Guild Mar 2002 Newsletter
Mar.2002 Newsletter Content:
1) List of Mar 2002 Events Permaculture
Discussion Group in Santa Barbara and Downtown San Diego ~ Temenos
Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA monthly Permaculture Classes ~
Introductory Permaculture Class East County San Diego ~ Fundamentals of
Garden Design & Edible Landscaping Workshop Santa Barbara ~ Advanced
Permaculture Teachers Course Hawaii ~
2) List of Future Events Permaculture Ecofilm Night
Santa Barbara ~ Ecological Design and Applied Ecosystems Prescott AZ
~ Jerry Sortomme Retirement Party ~ Permaculture
Fundamentals Harper,TX ~ Permaculture Course Bolivia ~ Permaculture
Design Course Leavenworth, WA USA ~ Permaculture Design Course (in
french) Canada ~ Permaculture Design Course Hawaii ~ Culture's Edge Black
Mountain North Carolina Ongoing Courses ~
Permaculture The FARM, Summertown, TN ~ Permaculture Design
Course Mora, New Mexico ~ Permaculture Design Course
Garberville Ca and BC Canada ~ Permaculture Teachers Course Garberville.~
Build Here Now The Fourth Annual Natural Building & Permaculture
Convergence Toas New Mexico ~ Permaculture Design Course Basalt Colorado
~ Permaculture Australia
3) Perma News+Jobs List of Local Permaculture
Teachers/Designers ~ Permaculture Jobs and Internships ~ Permaculture
Garden Service and Land Design ~ New Permaculture Book Gaia's Garden ~
Permaculture Credit Union ~ Hopedance Magazine Special Permaculture Issue
Nov/Dec 2001 ~ On Line Permaculture Course ~ 7th International
Permaculture Convention N.Z.
4) List of interesting Websites - Golf in the Garden
Designing the Permaculture Links
5) Subscribe to South Coast, Central Coast, San Diego
Permaculture Guild Listserves
6)Please send listings and events for next email news by Mar 28 to
lakinroe@silcom.com
What is Permaculture/ Sustainability?
Recently declared "Ecologist of the Century" in Australia,
Mollison conceives permaculture as the "conscious design and
maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the
diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems." and
"the harmonious integration of landscape and people..."
permaculture design he points out, stems from "protracted and
thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless
labour:" In short, its goals are energy and water conservation,
sustainable local food production and regional self-reliance. As
conceived by Mollison, permaculture is nothing less than a
"sustainable earth-care system" capable of providing our food,
energy, shelter, and other needs while conserving the world's
resources.
Quote taken from an interview of Bill Mollison the co-creator of
Permaculture from Seeds of Change eNewsletter #25, February 21, 2002
http://store.yahoo.com/seedsofchange/25enewsletter.html
South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of
Interest.
South Coast Permaculture Guild Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com
805-962-2571
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 Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council
sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879
Santa Cruz Permaculture Vince Pastori 831/763-3848
permasc@sasquatch.com
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center)
805-756-5086
Hunter Francis wfrancis@calpoly.edu
Long Beach Organics: David Krieger-DeWitt dakd@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 santoyo@earthflow.com 800-469-5857
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website
<http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura
http://permaculture.freeservers.com/Spanish/QueesPermacultura.htm
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION
http://www.pcuonline.org
1. MAR. 2002 EVENTS
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Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and
Practises in Santa Barbara CA
Mar.10 7pm Betsy Gallery's Home on Eat Side Santa Barbara
This will be an interactive meeting showing video covering many
parts of a lecture series on Permaculture Design by Bill Mollison one of
the founders of Permaculture , audio tapes, other Permaculture Videos,
slides and discussion each month.
For more info and directions contact Margie Bushman 962-2571 or email
sbpcnet@silcom.com.
Permaculture Discussion Group Meetings in Downtown San Diego Ca
Contact San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619)
298-8879
Permaculture Talks lead by Marcia Boruta followed by a walk and
discussion around the immediate community
Introductory Permaculture (PC) classes East County San Diego
The newly-formed East County Permaculture Circle (ECPC) of San
Diego
The East County Permaculture Circle was launched January 5 by a group of
15
East County residents. It is intended to be a study/do group that meets
once/month for classes, and in between at members' houses to help each
other
with PC projects in "barn-raising" fashion. We are currently
evaluating a
number of PC-learning options such as instructors/lecturers, Internet
(distance-learning) courses, videos, books, discussion groups, etc.
Send the following to bslind@earthlink.net: Your name, address, tel#,
email
address ... and a short bio (<100 words)telling about your background,
interest/experience in permaculture and anything else of interest to
other
ECPS/class participants.
Mar 2 Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA :
First Saturday of every month,
Garden tour and Permaculture Fundamentals Class 10 am-12
noon
Topics include; Principles of Design, Reading the Landscape and Hands-on
Gardening.:
The fee for each class is [$10 plus 1 hour of labor] or [$20 worth of
trade].
Contact Permaculture Teacher /Designer Larry Santoyo at
santoyo@earthflow.com or call 1.800.469.5857
Mar 9 Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA :
Second Saturday of every month,
Continuing and Advanced Permaculture Class 10 am-12 noon
The fee for each class is [$10 plus 1 hour of labor] or [$20 worth of
trade].
Topics include; Patterning, Trees, Design and Construction,Grey Water
System Design and Construction,Plant Propagation,
Food Forests, Plant and Seed Exchange, Subtropical Fruit for SLO, Herbal
Preparations, Art in the Garden, Market Gardening
Contact Larry Santoyo at santoyo@earthflow.com or call
1.800.469.5857
March 17 Sun 2002: Fundamentals of Garden Design & Edible
Landscaping. Santa Barbara Ca
Create an integrated design to include color, scent, exotic
edibles, attract birds and butterflies and hardscape elements like the
herb spiral (see the spiral we made in the January workshop!) Learn how
to apply permaculture design to your garden.
Part of a three part Permaculture Series Home Ecosystem: The Artistry
of Ecology with Larry Santoyo Permaculture Teacher
Following Worksops Sunday, April 21, 2002: Build a Backyard
“Food Forest.” and Sunday, May 19, 2002: Garden Construction with
Recycled and Natural Materials.
Cost $55 each contact Betsy Gallery at bgallery@cox.net (805)
963-2878
March 17. - 23. 2002How To Save the World By Teaching Permaculture
Hawaii
An Advanced Permaculture Teachers’ Training Course
This Permaculture Teacher’s Course introduces a revolutionary new
way of teaching permaculture we apply the principles of permaculture to
the teaching of permaculture. We will cover every aspect of being an
exciting and effective educator.
The powerful teaching techniques you will learn in this course were
gleaned from years of permaculture teaching wisdom from experienced
permaculture teachers around the globe. In 1999, this knowledge was
published by Permaculture Drylands Institute as
A Permaculture Curriculum, which provides detailed suggestions on how to
organize and contextualize permaculture learning experiences that are
more meaningful and interesting than lectures.
The prerequisite for this course is a certified Basic Permaculture Design
Course. Course attendees will be eligible for Permaculture Teacher
Certification.
Facilitators: Christopher Peck & Michael Kramer. $700
For info
www.permaculture-hawaii.com/events.htm
or call 808-965-0178
Living Systems Design I: Permaculture & Sustainable Systems for Urban
Communities Seattle, WA
four weekends; Saturdays & Sundays from 9:00-5:00.
*March 16th & 17th and 23rd & 24th;
*April 20th & 21st;
*May 18th & 19th.
Where: The Mountaineers, 300 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119
Tuition: $1000 (includes all fees, in-class instructional materials, and refreshments)
For more information and to register on-line, visit our website at
www.lsdg.net or call us at 206-546-3119. **Advanced registration advised**
2. FUTURE EVENTS
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Thursday, April 11, at 7pm. Santa Barbara Public Library
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network celebrates April, the month of Earth Day, by sponsoring an eco-film night at the Santa Barbara Public Library on Thursday, April 11, at 7pm. Featured will be the highly acclaimed documentary film Global Gardener, with Australian biologist and co-founder of Permaculture, Bill Mollison, who travels the world looking at different bio-regions and environments, sharing examples of how permaculture and sustainable agriculture can turn wastelands into edible landscapes.
The evening program will begin with special guest speaker Marcia Boruta director of the San Diego Economic Conversion & Permaculture Center, who will introduce the film and also speak on "Peace and Permaculture". Her recent article on the same subject has been published in Hopedance Magazine (Issue #31), and has also since been adapted for publication by "The Sustainable Jerusalem - Peaceful Permaculture Project" in Israel, and by "Presbyterians for Restoring Creation." During the intermission for the film, questions & discussion will be encouraged with the audience and any permaculture teachers or designers who are in attendance. For more information please call 805/962-2571, or email sbpcnet@silcom.com. Donations of $3 for the event happily accepted.
April 2002 - December 2002 Hands-on Permaculture Design Course
at the Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville, WA
This course will meet one day a week. The day of the week will be decided at
a meeting of all interested students.
Tuition: $1000 - $1200 sliding scale.(includes all fees and in-class
instructional materials)
To learn more information about Marisha Auerbach or Wild Thyme Farm, please
check out our webpage (www.wildthymefarm.com), email at Earthwiz76@aol.com, or call (360) 273-7117.
April 14 Sun 5-9pm, Retirement party to honor Jerry Sortomme (1980-2002!)
Chair of the Environmental Horticulture program at Santa Barbara Community College
Campus Center, Santa Barbara City College
Cost - $20 per person for the buffet. All proceeds will go to the EH Lifescape fund.
RSVP - March 28, 2002
Send your check for $20.00 per person made out to:
"ALOHA, Jerry Fund # 79-01-9156"
and mail to:
Debra Sortomme 1348 Seafarer St. Ventura, CA 93001-4252
Please include your phone number, street and email address with your check. If you were in the EH program, please indicate which years.
There will also be a "Day of Reflection" on Saturday, April 13 from 10:00 to 3:30. The SBCC Student Gardens, Lifescape & Chumash Preserve will be open to the community to stroll and explore the various landscape presentations that have evolved since 1980."
April 12,13,&14 Ecological Design and Applied Ecosystems Prescott Arizona
Marc Companion of Ocean Arks International
We will build a demonstration Living Machine (John Todd) and cover much more.
Using nature's cycles and processes as inspiration, humans can learn to create buildings, technologies and communities that produce no waste and make astonishing efficient use of natural resources.
In this fun interactive 3 day course , learn the fundamentals of ecological design using living ecosystems in a variety of applications. Our explorations will include proven ecological technologies for wastewater treatment, repairing damaged bodies of water , converting food waste into food and regulating building climates
Cost $400 , $350 advanced registration limited to 20, Registration Ocean Ark 802-860-0011 marcc@together.net
For travel and accommodations Marc Israel Ecosa Institute 123 East Goodwin Street Prescott, AZ 86303
(928) 541-1002 Fax (928) 776-8086 ecosa@mwaz.com www.ecosainstitute.org
Apr 15 - 28 Permaculture Design Course Australia
with Robyn Francis & guest tutors
Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
Permaculture Education
ERDA Institute Trust
Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office
Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator
PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225
permed@nor.com.au www.earthwise.org.au
April 19 - 28, 2002 PC Fundamentals: Harper, TX (near Kerrville)
Learn to heal damaged infrasture in your community, to heal the land, to use economic strategies for sustainable rural and urban lifestyles, to garden and farm to feed your family , plus much more
Completion of the Fundamentals Course is a prerequisite for the Design Practicum Course
Completion of both courses fulfills the requirement for the Permaculture Design Certicate
Cost $500
Patricia Allison, Dick Pierce, Martha Leach, Gary Freborg and others Contact:
Martha Leach - 830-864-4174 or mjshtx@yahoo.com or Kathryn 512-441-2009 kstevens@ktc.com
April 7-22 Permaculture designers course -"EL Poncho Ecovillage" in Marquina Bolivia
16 days - Designers Diploma. Participation of the State university, Catholic university of La Paz, the Architect College of Cochabamba and agroecology/ecology students from different parts of the world. Lecturers from Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia. Aprox. cost of the course 90 hours: $us 190.- food and accommodation: $us 160.- for the 16 days
Take a look at http://communities.msn.com/ilppictures
Contact "Enrique Hidalgo" <ilpermacultura@hotmail.com> Permaculture Bolivia
April 28th to May 12th 2002 Permaculture Design Course Leavenworth, WA USA
World renowned permaculture instructors Michael Pilarski, Bruce Hill, and Penny Livingston will be teaching
The main purpose of the course is to impart permaculture principles and methodologies which can be applied anywhere in the world. Through lecture, slide shows, discussion, observation, field trips and hands-on activities, permaculture design students will develop the practical skills and knowledge to design and implement sustainable systems that are in harmony with the natural world. We will cover hundreds of crops which can provide family needs or cash income. Medicinal herbs will be a major focus. Although this course's focus is on the Northwest, participants from other bioregions are welcome.
For details visit:
http://www.friendsofthetrees.net/tierra/tpdc.html
Contact:
Ben Berkman & Amanda Carr
12000 Sunitsch Canyon Rd.
Leavenworth, Wa 98826
(509) 548-3225 or (509) 548-6880
tierrapermaculture@hotmail.com
Dates: 29 avril - 12 mai 2002 Permaculture Design Course (in french)
Location: Rougemont, Québec, Canada
Instructor: Grégoire Lamoureux & guests
Contact:: Ketty St-Fleur, Nature-Action Québec:
(450) 441-3899
info@nature-action.qc.ca
May 1 - 14. 2002 Permaculture Design Certification Course Hawaii
2-week Design Course (optional additional 3rd hands-on week) at Laakea Permaculture Gardens, Hawaii.
Instructor John Valenzuela and guests offer an amazing in-depth learning experience with hands-on projects, fieldtrips to local Permaculture sites and lots of fun. Visit: www.permaculture-hawaii.com email info@permaculture-hawaii.com or call 808 965 0178 for more information.
Culture's Edge Black Mountain North Carolina Ongoing Courses
MAY 3-5 INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE
NATURAL BUILDING: MATERIALS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - $175
July 3-Aug 17, 6 WEEK PERMACULTURE RESIDENCY PROGRAM-
Application with references is required by June 1st. $2000 (camping, meals, materials, & tuition)
JULY 21-27 BUILDING WITH COB
Aug 1-4 NINTH ANNUAL PERMACULTURE SUMMER GATHERING $85(Please register by July 15th)
Aug 10-18 PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRACTICUM - Part 2 of the Permaculture
Design Course. Work in teams to design homesites and neighborhoods at Earthaven Ecovillage.$600
Aug 29 - Sept 2 WOMEN'S WORK: CREATING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES - Patricia Allison, Mollie Curry. $250
Oct 20-25 Permaculture Teacher's Training Open to graduates of the Pc Design Course. $375
Write: Culture's Edge, 1025 Camp Elliott Road, http://www.permaculture.net/~EPTA/Culture'sEdge.htm
Black Mountain NC 28711-8628. Phone: (828) 669-3937 or (828) 669-0619. E-mail:culturesedge@earthaven.org.
May 24 - June 1, 2002 PC Fundamentals: The FARM, Summertown, TN
Cost $600 Instructors: Patricia Allison, Albert Bates, Siswe Herring, and others
Contact: ecovillage@thefarm.org or 931-964-4324 http://www.thefarm.org/etc/courses.html
May 26th-June 9th, 2002 Permaculture Design Course Hummingbird Ranch, Mora, New Mexico
Instructor Scott Pittman and others
Cost: $990 (includes course tuition, tent site, hot showers, and three healthy meals per day
For More Information or to Register, http://cocreativeculture.com/pc.htm
Call 800-336-3493 (toll free) Please Register Early Space is Limited.
June 9 - 16, 2002 Build Here Now 2002
The Fourth Annual Natural Building & Permaculture Convergence
At the Lama Foundation Taos County, New Mexico
co-sponsored by The Last Straw Journal, The Lama Foundation & The Permaculture Institute
Lodging options: At Lama, yurt with beds or loft space can accommodate up to 15 (first come, first served; stipulate this arrangement on your registration; bring your own bedding or sleeping bag)... RV and tent sites on the grounds for 100 campers. Hotels are available in Taos and Questa (at additional cost).
Cost: Before May 1, 2002, $475; after May 1, $575 for the 7-day event. Children 5-16 half price (childcare not provided). Per day participation is $100. Cost includes three vegetarian meals per day and on-site lodging.
Travel Information: The Albuquerque airport is three hours from the site. Carpooling and shuttle service will be available. For more information, contact the Lama Foundation at (505) 586-1269 or see http://www.lamafoundation.org
To be placed on a list to receive additional information about
Build Here Now 2002 as it becomes available, send your preferred email address and/or surface-mail address to <catherinew@zianet.com>
You may also contact the Lama Foundation by way of their website at
http://www.lamafoundation.org
Please note that participation is limited to 100 people.
Please also note that Build Here Now 2001 was a sell-out.
Early registration for Build Here Now 2002 is advised.
June 1-15 2002 Permaculture Design Course Garberville Ca
With Penny Livingston-Stark,Brock Dolman, James Stark & Starhawk
Fee $950 includes camping accommodation and meals
Permaculture Institute of Northern California
P.O Box Pt. Reyes Ca 94956
(415)- 663-9090 info@permacultureinstitute.com www.permacultureinstitute.com
June 10 - 22, 2002 Permaculture Design Course
Location: Winlaw, British Columbia, Canada at the Kootenay Permaculture Institute in Winlaw, BC
Description: This is the basic permaculture design course covering
the principles & techniques of permaculture design. The course
includes lectures, discussions, hands-on, slide shows, field trips &
design projects.
Instructors: Gregoire Lamoureux & guests
Contact: Kootenay Permaculture Institute: (250) 226-7302
spiralfarm@yahoo.com
<http://www3.telus.net/permaculture>
August 19 to September 1, 2002 Permaculture Design Course
Basalt, Colorado
Course overview:
The CRMPI Annual Permaculture Design Course (APDC) is designed to give the participant an understanding of the essential parts of permaculture so that they can better design and engineer forest gardens, greenhouses, and other permaculture endeavors. During the first week you will learn about the essential elements of permacutlure. Then in the second week you will be putting the knowledge in action with a full spectrum design project. Whether you're a designer, a veteran Permaculturist, or a gardener CRMPI's APDC has something to offer due to it's wide variety of material.
The curriculum includes a variety of classes and workshops essential to the development of becoming a permaculturist. Everything from the invisible structures of our economy and social structures, to the structures of the soil and how that can be used or modified to create a better planting bed.
Instructors: Peter Bane, Earthhaven,Jerome Osentowski, Director CRMPI, John Cruickshank, Appropriate Technologies, Sunrise Ranch and others
Details:
Location - The course is held at our high altitude demonstration site, one of the most mature forest gardens in North America. It is located on Basalt Mountain, surrounded by ridgelines covered with forests and red sandstone. This site makes a beautiful and inspiring location for teaching and learning. All ideas covered in the Course can be wittnessed on site with a stroll through the garden. It helps create immediate learning connections when everything learned can be seen working in action.
Cost: $1000, sliding scale, $100 non-refundable deposit
$50 discount for registration by June 30, $100 couples discount
Contact: The Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute
PO Box 631, Basalt, Co 81621 Ph/Fx: 970-927-4158
jerome@crmpi.org --- www.crmpi.org
June 2002 Permaculture Teacher Training Course
Heartwood Institute in Garberville California
Teachers Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward and others
Send for brochure at
Island Mountain Institute
220 Harmony Lane
Garberville, Ca 95542
Sept.14-28 PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES Australia
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES / CRYSTAL WATERS COLLEGE
MAIL ADDRESS: 50 Crystal Waters MS 16 Maleny QLD 4552 AUSTRALIA
PHONE AND FAX: +61 0(7) 5494 4833
EMAILS: info@permaculture.au.com info@crystalwaterscollege.org.au
WEBSITES: www.permaculture.au.com www.crystalwaterscollege.org.au
3.PERMA NEWS AND EMPLOYMENT
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Local Permaculture Teachers & Designers in Southern and Central California
Larry & Kathryn Santoyo; Santoyo&Associates santoyo@earthflow.com 800-469-5857 Los Osos Ca
Bill Roley; Pc Institute of Southern Cal DrRoley@aol.com 949-494-5843 Laguna Beach CA
Dave White Happy Valley School artdetour@mac.com 805-646-9809 Ojai Ca
Pierre Constans Box 353 , 402 West Ojai Ave Ojai 93023 805-640-7686 Ojai Ca
Jonah Dusi Land Dance permaculture@ojai.net 805-640-3782 cell 805-455-5842 Ojai Ca
Forest Glen Owen Atwater Village Los Angeles Ca 323-661-5234
Permaculture Teachers only
Marcia Boruta San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879 San Diego Ca
Wes Roe Santa Barbara Permaculture Network lakinroe@silcom.com 805-964-1555
Hopedance Magazine Nov/Dec 2001 Issue will be a Special on PERMACULTURE THE QUIET REVOLUTION
To get a copy go to the webpage www.hopedance.org the Issue is on line to on the Hopedance Website
The Permaculture issue includes Interview with Bill Mollison, an article by David Holmgren the co-originator of the Permaculture concept, Larry Santoyo column , course calendar, poetry, story telling,Permaculture Credit Union and more. From Santa Cruz to San Diego Hopedance is distributed free to 230 location. Please support the Magazine and show your appreciation for the Hopedance Special Issue on Permaculture. Hopedance has created a special place for Permaculture Activities and Article here in Southern and Central California
Single Issues $3,subscriptions 20/year for 6 Issues
POB 15609, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 or
NEW ISSUE FOOD Mar/Apr 2002
Rising Sun Designs Permaculture Garden and Design Service in Santa Barbara CA
Permaculture Design Grad is Offering Services in Santa Barbara in Permaculture Design , Organic Gardens and more
Contact Loren Luyendyk 805-884-3398
Land Dance Permaculture Specialists Now Available in Ventura and Santa Barbara County
Services offered: Permaculture Landscape Design, Bio-intensive Gardens, Structured Landscapes and Land Maintenance
Contact Jonah Dusi 805-640-3782 cell 805-455-5842 Permaculture Design Graduates www.landdance.com
Permaculture intern opportunities available in San Luis Obispo CA
12 week Permaculture Internships
Session 1 February through March
Session 2 April through June
Session 3 July through September
Work trade positions available.
Contact
Larry Santoyo
EarthFlow Designs
800.469.5857
santoyo@earthflow.com
GAIA'S GARDEN A GUIDE TO HOME SCALE GARDENS
The first book to locate Permaculture in the American Landscape
Activist Editor Toby Hemenway has assembled a practical and user friendly guide to backyard permaculture. Skillfully written and full of examples from the foremost permaculture gardens across the country, the text introduces permaculture principles at work, explaining the basics of this ingenious language of design. Chapters cover Soil, Water Management, and Choice of Plants, as well as more advanced subjects as Interplanting, Guilds, Forest Gardens and Garden Evolution. Drawing on a wealth of Permaculture Lessons and Lore, the author documents the dramatic successes of ordinary men and women in bringing barren landscapes to life and in doing so, he swings wide the permaculture gate for all garden lovers to enter.
GAIA'S GARDEN
A Guide to Home-Scale PERMACULTURE
240 pages copiously illustrated with table of useful species organized by size, type, hardiness requirements and yields plus glossary, bibliography and resources, list suppliers, and a forward by John Todd
$25.00 + 2.50 shipping
Send check to
The Permaculture Activist
PO Box 1209
Black Mountain NC 28711
Announcing the Opening of The Permaculture Credit Union
The Permaculture Credit Union is a reality. A new kind of environmentally responsive financial institution has been created and chartered. It is possibly the first credit union founded upon the Earth Care principles of Permaculture ethics, namely respect for natural systems, respect for people, and no waste ( which in banking will mean the reinvestment and recycling of surplus back into the community being served). Our mission is to pool the financial resources of people who subscribe to these ethical principles and provide a financial vehicle that will allow these resources to be put to work creating a sound sustainable, environmentally responsible future. We believe we have targeted a market that is severely unserved by existing financial institutions- those people who are committed to a cleaner environment, healthy food and water, sustainable energy use, and a more conscious lifestyle. It will create the opportunity for members to control the use of money in the community and contribute to the revitalization of local well-being.
The PCU is now close to 200 with $1,2000,00 in share and term and needs to grow to more in order to offer more services to the Permaculture Community. We are also looking funds from individuals or foundations to help with the costs of running the office as we grow.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillo Road
Santa Fe , NM 87507 (505) 954-3479 fax (505) 424-1624 perma@pcuonline.org
http://www.pcuonline.org/
Online Course Expanded March 15 2002
Elfin Permaculture has added another 6-month segment to its online course to
accommodate more students and to reduce the time one must wait for a new
course cycle to begin. Willem Smuts of South Africa will lead a course March
15 to Sept. 15, 2002. Dan Hemenway, course founder and designer, will lead
the course beginning Sept. 15, 2002. He will also review and critique all
designs from the earlier course and pass on ultimate certification of
students.
The new session has been developed because the course was reaching the limit
for the number of certificate students that it can process. Now students
from each session will see designs done by students in the previous session.
Seeing student designs and the instructor's review early in the course cycle
helps guide students in their own design projects, a major component of the
online course.
Dan Hemenway taught permaculture design for more than 20 years. He was
recognized in the first round of Community Service Awards from the In
ternational Permaculture Institute and has received 5 advanced
diplomas from the institute. Dr.Willem Smuts, a geologist with
specialization in sedimentology, has participated in all 6 of the annual
online courses given this year. He will use the standard posts developed for
these courses and will guide discussion, reports, and design work by each
student in the supplemental course. Students in each course will meet the
same rigorous standards that are the hallmark of Elfin Permaculture
certification.
For more detail, visit http://barkingfrogspc.tripod.com/frames.html to review
or download the course protocol, the course reading list, and the course
assignment schedule.
For more information on Barking Frogs Permaculture Center, read our recently
released annual letter on either of our websites.
International Permaculture Conference Feb 2003 Auckland New Zealand
Permaculture in New Zealand(formerly Permaculture Institute of New Zealand)
PO Box 56-107 Dominion Road AucklandInt 64+ 7 8666735 www.permaculture.org.nz
Contact: Joanna Pearsall pinz@eartheal.org.nz
We have now established a convening group to hold an International Conference (IPC7?)
This is planned for February 2003 in Auckland.We are working very fast to ensure
that this event will happen.
4. WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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Golf in the Garden
Designing the Permaculture Links Jerome Osentowski and Peter Bane Reprinted with permission from The Permaculture Activist
http://www.crmpi.org/
Some work just seeks you out. Or so it seemed four years ago when central Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley found itself in an uproar about golf. Tributary to the Colorado above Glenwood Springs and framed by 12,000 foot peaks of the Elk range, the Roaring Fork has seen a succession of economies over the past century and a half, from silver and potatoes to coal mining and beef ranching, but these have largely given way in recent decades to recreational tourism and think tanks. Now, Colorado Highway 82, which winds its way through fields of alfalfa hay to connect the tiny mountain towns of Carbondale, El Jebel and Basalt, is increasingly flanked by burgeoning bedroom suburbs that formed the gateway to one of the world's trendiest addresses: Aspen
Jerome Osentowski, Director
Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute
PO Box 631
Basalt, CO 81621 U.S.A.
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A special Discussion on WHAT IS PERMACULTURE pull together by Toby Hemenway from Permaculture <permaculture.lists.ibiblio.org> the national and international Permaculture Listserve that lists courses and answers questions and discusses Permaculture Ideas with an international community of permaculture folks and others
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What I'm getting from these thoughtful contributions is that much of the
difficulty in defining or finding a context for permaculture comes from the
facts that:
1) permaculture is a comprehensive design tool, not a study of a subject,
and
2) permaculture emphasizes processes rather than objects (unfortunate that
the word "permaculture" makes it sound like a thing, not a process.
So: 1) means that permaculture searches for general principles of design.
It's not limited to the design of a particular class of entity the way
architecture or engineering is (though there are some pretty philosophical
works on architectural design theory that leak into other fields [e.g.
Moholy-Nagy, Chris Alexander]). Permaculture's ideas aim to be useful for
creating human habitats as well as understanding how natural ones are
designed/have evolved. Thus the problem permaculture attempts to solve could
be described as "how are sustainable systems designed?" Since nearly
everything humans do could be described as some kind of design, Pc is going
to "leak" into a lot of fields.
But about the idea of Pc leaking into other fields: I realize I wouldn't
describe it that way. I'm coming to the conclusion (a la Holmgren) that
permaculture isn't a field. It doesn't lie on the same plane as biology,
physics, or even architecture or economics. It doesn't fill up an empty
space between other disciplines (the way paleontology fills up a gap between
biology and geology).
Nearly every idea in permaculture can be found in an existing discipline:
ecology, agronomy, anthropology, economics, etc. So it doesn't lie "between"
or with these fields. But what _can't_ be found in other disciplines are the
patterns permaculture uses to connect the various pieces of knowledge from
these disciplines. Thus permaculture doesn't "leak" into other disciplines,
but rather organizes them; it gives you patterns with which to use available
knowledge to design or comprehend sustainable systems (human or nature's).
So perhaps Pc operates at a "higher" level (a more inclusive holon) than the
various disciplines. It tries to solve the problem of a lack of connection
among, and poor application of, various fields of knowledge. It shows
relationships among fields of knowledge.
Point #2) means that English and most western languages can't describe
permaculture very well, being so noun-oriented. Ecologists have had a
similar struggle, for example where biotic ecologists, who are
thing-oriented, describe a tree as leaves, trunk, and roots, planted in
soil, while functional ecologists, who think in terms of processes, say
you're looking at energy capture (leaves) and nutrient retention (all the
rest). Then they argue about who's right.
Part of Mollison's genius is that he's given us a way to combine objects and
processes through patterns. A synthesis like that will take a while for both
camps to digest. And it's too bad Bill and David made up a hard-to-grasp
noun, one that doesn't describe a process, instead of a term whose
definition begins to be included in the word itself [like "ecological
design" or "holistic management"]. This has compounded the language and
comprehension problem.
If permaculture is a way to organize large bodies of knowledge into a useful
system, it's a pretty grand thing indeed.
Toby
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