Hello SLO Permaculture Guild,
Happy Earth Day 2019! Let us renew our commitment to taking care of the earth.
Each of us holds the world in our hands, every day, with every step we take.
“This year we shall renew the earth. This year we shall renew the earth. This year we shall renew the earth. And let it begin with each step we take. And let it begin with each change we make. And let it begin with each chain we break. And let it begin with each time we awake.” – Starhawk
May you find the steps you can take, the changes you can make, and the chains you can break.
May you awaken to the truth that each of us is a thread in the web of life.
“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry
Here are steps we are taking here locally…..
Natural Buildings Make Headlines
Last week the New Times featured a cover story article about the Hand Sculpted cob building at Our Global Family Village! (https://www.ourglobalfamilyfarm.com/)It discussed natural building projects at Quail Springs as well as our cob playhouse at City Farm SLO being built by Chad Franco. Here is the link: We have finished the walls and are building the roof next. We still need your financial help to pay Chad Franco to finish the sculpting and plastering. Please take a moment this Earth Day to donate to our GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/mud-hut-cob-building-project
Field Trips with School Groups at City Farm SLO
We are now offering field trips to City Farm SLO and have ten schools signed up for the month of May. The field trips are called Next Generation ON THE FARM as we bring the next generation of young people onto the farmland as a way to experience the Next Generation Science Standards. They will learn about the food crops grown on the farm including some crops that end up in the cafeteria in San Luis Coast USD. Attached is the short description of each field trip. Contact treelees@charter.net to sign up for a field trip or if you want to assist with a field trip.
PDC Course in our area September 16-29, 2019
Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) Course will be offered this fall at Sunburst Sanctuary. Sunburst Sanctuary is a majestic, 4000-acre ranch 30 miles north of Santa Barbara in the rolling hills of California’s Central Coast region. The site is a rich setting for studying a broad range of regenerative systems, as it includes vegetable production and emerging fruit production systems; rangeland and livestock; small- and large-scale compost production; thriving wilderness and wildlife; extensive creek systems; a meditation retreat center; and a cooperative residential community. Here is the website: https://sunburst.org/pdc/
Care of the earth and growing organic food have been perennial themes of Sunburst Community’s 50-year history of living together, working together, and raising consciousness on the planet. Sunburst was an early pioneer of large-scale production and distribution of organic foods, and remains committed to seeking ways that humanity can have a beneficial rather than harmful impact on the planet and each other.
FARMGIRLS Summer Camp June 25-29, 2019
FARMGIRLS Summer Camp is Girl Power for our Future Food System! FARMGIRLS Summer Camp is held at Our Global Family Farm, a permaculture demonstration site located at City Farm SLO. It features food crops and indigenous food cropping systems from the four corners of the globe. FARMGIRLS Summer Camp will include farming, cooking, eating, making crafts, singing and nature hikes. The FARMGILRS summer camp is a place where women and girls of all ages can learn about how to grow food in an ecological approach that follows the ethics of permaculture: care for the earth, care for one another, and share the abundance. Together we can create a food system that is Regenerative, Healthy, Local, and Resilient.
Dates: June 25 -28, 2019 (Tuesday – Friday)
Time: 8am – 12noon
Who: For girls ages 8 – 16 and women of all ages
Cost: $165 per registration
Registration is open until June 21st (Parents can come any day for FREE.)
Registration link: http://www.permaculture.us.com/farmgirls/farmgirls-summer-camp
Other Local Events:
April 21 – Cambria Earth Day at Greenspace Creekside Preserve
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/cambrian/article228737769.html
April 22nd - Santa Barbara Community Event in Support of the
Camp Fire Restoration Weekend in Paradise, CA
Monday, April 22, 6-8pm, 2019 – FREE
Location: South Coast Watershed Resource Center
981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Come learn from the community of Paradise’s experiences, and the innovative ideas they have for a different way of responding to tragedy, including an upcoming Paradise Camp Fire Restoration Weekend event April 26-28. Many lessons from the Ecosystem Restoration Camp global movement will be incorporated and shared.
The free Santa Barbara evening event will include film, discussion, pizza & drinks. Matthew Trumm of Treetop Permaculture and coordinator for the Camp Fire Restoration Project, will be available via ZOOM to share and answer questions. Santa Barbara resident Art Ludwig of Oasis Design will share film shorts on fire & earthquake resistant housing, debris flow protection, storm water capture, and designs for sustainable & affordable housing he is currently working on.
The free event takes on Monday April 22, 6-8pm at the South Coast Watershed Resource Center at Arroyo Burro Beach County Park , 981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. For more information, www.sbpermaculture.org, margie@sbpermaculture.org, 805 962-2571.
April 21 – 30 – Earth Week at Cal Poly
https://www.facebook.com/events/389356518508125/
April 25th – Cal Poly Earth Day Festival 10am 12noon Dexter Lawn
https://www.facebook.com/events/656243164835521/
April 27th - Earth Day SLO 11am – 5pm at Laguna Lake http://earthdayalliance.com/earth-day-2019/
April 28th - Tending the Unraveling: Finding Meaning in a Time of Collapse
One Day Workshop in Morro Bay
Sunday April 28
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
www.wholeheartedpath.com/tending-the-unraveling
May 3rd – 5th - Reweaving the World: Healing and Renewal in Troubled Times
Weekend Retreat in Lockwood, CA
(40 miles north of Paso Robles)
Friday May 3 - Sunday May 5
Fri 6:00 pm - Sun 5:00 pm
www.wholeheartedpath.com/reweaving-the-world
Opportunity to live at The Lavra
Ever think of living tiny? If you've had an obsession with living in a tiny home AND within community, the Lavra has an opportunity to fulfill both your dreams. Sadly, our fellow community member, Gregg, is moving to another residence nearby but he hopes that his beautiful and amazing tiny home will find a new owner so the home can stay at the Lavra. The tiny home is only about a year old and is the best-designed/highest-quality tiny home we've ever seen. It is about 200 square feet and includes two lofts, a bathroom with shower, and beautiful hardwood floors throughout (see above, and feel free to request more pictures). We are hoping to find someone who would be interested in purchasing the tiny home from Gregg AND staying at the Lavra as a community member, but these are separate arrangements, so it is possible to purchase the tiny home and take it off-site as well. If you know anyone who would be interested in seeing it and wanting more details, please write to us at thelavra@gmail.com. This is a great opportunity!
Take care of yourself and the Earth,
Teresa Lees - San Luis Obispo Permaculture Guild
Website: http://slopermaculture.weebly.com/
Facebook Page: SLO Permaculture Guild: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=slo%20permaculture%20guild&epa=SEARCH_BOX
Facebook Group: Permaculture in SLO County: https://www.facebook.com/groups/permacultureslo/
