[Scpg] SCPG Video Discussion Group Meeting Thurs Sept 11 6:30 pm Santa Barbara Ca

Sat Sep 6 06:32:31 PDT 2003

SCPG Permaculture Video Discussion Group  Meeting Sept 11 7pm 2003

ALSO MARGIE AND MYSELF need some folks to volunteer to set up/break 
down  and take care of Permaculture Table at Organic Festival Sat and Sun 
Sept 13.14 9- 6 pm, we are planning on going up to the Bill Mollison Day in 
Sebastopol that weekend and will not be here to take care of the Booth , 
let us know if you could help  call Margie (805) 962-2571/ 
e-mail:sbpcnet at silcom.com to volunteer to cover parts of the both days

Hi Everyone-
         This month the SCPG Video Discussion Group  Meeting we be at the 
will be Thursday Sept 11, 6:30 at Mesa home of Landscape Architecture and 
Watershed Activist Owen Dell at 234 Mesa Lane in Santa Barbara. 
Contact  (805) 962-2571/ e-mail:sbpcnet at silcom.com  www.sbpermaculture.org

No video at this meeting but a great site tour of Owen and Melony's 
watershed friendly site and a talk about their plans for transforming the 
entire neighborhood into a watershed-friendly area. And the first example 
of Permeable Concrete in Santa Barbara, concrete that water can flow thru 
and soak into to their landscape, capturing the runoff on site

This will be the ongoing interactive meeting showing videos 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. The meetings are free and open to folks 
who want to study and learn more about Permaculture..

The idea is to have meetings at member houses the first/second Thursday of 
each month This will allow us to see how to implement Permaculture Design 
at each meeting site plus see video's and together further develop our 
understandings of Permaculture Principles and Design.The meetings are free 
and open to folks who want to study and learn more about Permaculture

DIRECTIONS TO OWEN DELL'S 234 Mesa Lane
Coming from the north (Goleta, etc.):
Take Las Positas Road exit, turn right. Follow Las Positas Road all the way
to where it dead-ends at Cliff Drive. Directly in front of you will be the
oak-studded hillside that is the back of the Douglas Family Preserve
(formerly Wilcox Property). Turn left (east) on Cliff Drive. Go up the hill
to the first traffic light, which is Mesa Lane. Turn right on Mesa Lane and
go down about 2 blocks to the intersection of Mesa Lane and Selrose Lane.
This is a "T" intersection, with Selrose Lane on your right and our house
directly opposite it on your left. Look for the tall adobe block wall and
the giant Canary Island Date Palm. The address is 234 Mesa Lane. There is
plenty of parking on both sides of the street.

Coming from the south and from downtown Santa Barbara:
Take the Carrillo Street exit (NOT Cabrillo Boulevard). Turn left and go
under the freeway. Follow Carrillo Street up and over the hill. It will
drop down to the Mesa and intersect with Cliff Drive at a major
intersection. Turn right (west) on Cliff Drive. Go about a mile to the next
traffic light. Turn left onto Mesa Lane. Go down about 2 blocks to the
intersection of Mesa Lane and Selrose Lane. This is a "T" intersection,
with Selrose Lane on your right and our house directly opposite it on your
left. Look for the tall adobe block wall and the giant Canary Island Date
Palm. The address is 234 Mesa Lane. There is plenty of parking on both
sides of the street.
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let us know if you plan to go to either day

A DAY WITH BILL MOLLISON - Permaculture's Founding Father
                         - ONLY APPEARANCES IN THE U.S. THIS YEAR!! -
                         Saturday, Sept 13 @ Sebastopol Community Center - 
Sunday, Sept 14
                         @ CELLspace, San Francisco, California

                         For more specifics & a flyer,do to 
http://permacultureinstitute.com/courses.html#BILL
                         Instructor - Bill Mollison

                         After 25 years of applied field work, how has 
Permaculture achieved its
                         stated aims?

                         Examples from: India, South America, Africa, 
Australia, Asia, & refugee
                         areas in Kosovo, Timor, Jordan. Desert essentials 
for the Middle East.

                         Is the global permaculture community the world's 
largest, cheapest Aid
                         Agency?

                         Bill will also speak on patterns in nature applied 
to design and give some
                         general theories.

                         Discussion and questions appreciated.
                         10 a.m. - 4 p.m. both days.
                         Lunch is not included, so please bring a brown bag 
lunch.

                         $80 per day, with advance registration. $90 per 
day at door.

                         ADVANCE REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED go to 
http://permacultureinstitute.com/billReg.html

A Day With Bill Mollison Registration Form
                           Please print this form and mail to the address 
below.

Name__________________________________
______________________________________
Address_______________________________
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City__________________________________
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State__________________Zip____________
Home Phone____________________________
Work Phone____________________________
E-mail________________________________

Please check which sessions you are attending:

Sept 13th     2003 at Sebastopol Community Center_______
Sept. 14th  2003 at CELL Space in San Franciscon_______
Both______

Payment Included:
Amount enclosed____________($80 per session).
Please make checks payable to:
Permaculture Institute of Northern California

Mail to:
P.O. Box 341
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Questions: Please call (415) 663-9090 or email info at permacultureinstitute.com

Refunds are available minus a $10 handling charge up to Sept. 11th 2003

Nov 1,  7pm Sat Faulkner Gallery SB The New Strawbale Home Book signing and 
Slide Show Tour with Catherine Wanek
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, Hopedance Magazine and South Coast 
Permaculture Guild will be sponsoring a Book Signing tour in Southern 
California from San Diego to San Francisco in last week of Oct and first 
week of Nov 2003)also contact 805-962-2571 sbpcnet at silcom.com for tour info 
dates in San Diego. Laguna Beach, LA Wed Oct 29, Ojai Thurs Oct  30 , Santa 
Barbara, SLO Mon Nov 3, Santa Cruz, Berkeley and San Francisco and Santa 
Rosa being planned or go to www.sbpcnet at silcom.com

Permaculture workshop at the Worm Farm in Meiners Oaks
Fibonacci and Spiral herb gardens
Saturday September 20th, morning session: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
afternoon session: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00  p.m.

The workshop will take place at the Worm Farm in Meiners Oaks
450 South Rice Road at the corner of Lomita Av. and Rice Rd.
Please park your vehicle on the Lomita side of the Worm Farm and come in
through the green pedestrian door. Bring some work clothes, a notebook and a
pen.
Donations: $ 15 per person ; however no one will be turned away on account of
temporary lack of funds.
We live on one of the outer arms of a spiral galaxy, the Milky Way. Spirals
are
at the very core of much of our lives. Come and discover some of the magical
inner workings of nature, Fibonacci s series and its applications.

We will build a spiral herb garden and you will experience the fundamentals of
nature s intricacies with a simple practical application, culinary herbs
for the
kitchen and the garden.
Pierre Constans, the instructor, is a former student of Bill Mollison, the
father of Permaculture. Pierre specializes in setting up living systems that
are both aesthetic and functional: mandala gardens, hedges, herb gardens,
backyard orchards, ponds, organic vineyards and chicken tractors. He operates
the Worm Farm, recycles local restaurant refuse into compost and produces
BioVam. Biovam is a revolutionary organic soil and plant booster that changes
the physical composition of the soil as well as the physiology of plants.
Participants will discover the relationship between plants and mathematics and
the harmony of nature.
For questions or more information, please contact Pierre at 805 640 7686

Urban Permaculture Design Course Los Angeles, Ca (6 weekends)
with, Larry Santoyo, Toby Hemmenway, Dr. Bill Roley, Lois Arkin and Guests
August 9-10, August 16-17, August 30-31, September 6-7, September 20-21, 
September 27-28
cost: $1200 for all 6 weekends ($1100 before 6-9-03) /$225 per weekend 
/$125 per day
contact Larry Santoyo, 800.469 www.earthflow.com