[Scpg] May/June 2006 /Santa Barbara Permaculture Monthly Events Announcement List

Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson lakinroe at silcom.com
Wed May 17 08:13:12 PDT 2006


Hi Everyone-

It is our unexpected good luck to have permaculture teacher & designer 
Jenny Pell here from Port Townsend, Washington.  Brought to Santa Barbara 
by the students of the ESLP program (education for sustainable living 
program) at UCSB for an evening lecture on Thursday, May 18, Jenny will 
also be doing a workshop at the Monte Vista Elementary School Orchard 
Garden on Saturday, May 20, noon-2pm, on Fruit Tree Guilds.  Please see 
below for details and more information about Jenny and her work.

Larry Santoyo's Permaculture Design course continues in Santa Barbara, with 
two weekends a month for 6 weeks.  For those of you who missed the first 
two weekends in May, it is possible to take individual classes in June and 
July.  This is the first Permaculture Design Course ever to be held in 
Santa Barbara, and for those of us attending so far, pretty exciting and 
challenging course work, and a pleasure to be learning from Larry, one of 
the most accomplished permaculture designer/teachers in the country.  Come 
take advantage of this opportunity to learn from one of the best, who will 
challenge you to think beyond all your preconceived ideas about 
permaculture and many other things.   More course information below.

Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century: How to Change the 
Paradigm of Emergency Disaster Relief & Development to a Model of Life 
Affirming Assistance is the big event for Santa Barbara Permaculture 
Network this year on June 30, July 1, 2.  As the title suggests, it tackles 
a huge subject.  As Americans we have often thought of emergency relief in 
terms of sending aid to other countries, after Hurricane Katrina we also 
see a need to know how to respond in a better way to our own natural 
disasters.  Natural disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family 
respond to each others needs during these stressful times?  What new models 
can we create to assist each other better?  Come listen to those who have 
been doing this work for many years with permaculture as a tool---with not 
only immediate emergency relief, but longer term recovery and development 
efforts, and land care strategies that permaculture can provide.  Geoff 
Lawton, Nadia Abu Yahia and Andrew Jones are the key speakers, please see 
below for bios and more info about the event.  We are looking for people 
interested in hosting some of the speakers and others attending, contact us 
if you'd like to join in the fun, have a guest from another part of the world.

The recent booktour with Brad Lancaster in Southern California and the 
workshop in Santa Barbara was a huge success.  His newly published book, 
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Vol. 1, is now available at the Santa 
Barbara Botanic Garden bookstore, and Vol. 2 will be available sometime 
this Fall.

Hope to see you at one of these great events soon-
Margie Bushman
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network

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Schedule & Events Info/ MAY/JUNE 2006:
(lot's of dense material, go to event number you are interested in)
1. Jenny Pell Lecture & Workshop

2. Permaculture Design Course in Santa Barbara with Larry Santoyo

3. Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century Lecture & Workshop


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1.)
Thurs May 18, 7pm Lecture & Slide Show
with Jenny Pell
"Permaculture: Successful Implementations
of Sustainable Living"
ISLA VISTA THEATER 970 Embarcadero Del Norte Goleta, CA 93117
ESLP Student Organization at UC Santa Barbara have sponsored the event.

Sat May 20, 10am-2pm  Workshop
"Planting Fruit Tree Guilds" with Jenny Pell
(no cost, $5-10 donation for plants gladly accepted, or bring a plant to share)
Monte Vista Elementary School at the Orchard Garden, 730 North Hope Avenue, 
Santa Barbara (Mountain Side off of State St)

This will be a 4 hour workshop on Hands on Planting of Fruit Tree Guilds 
(planting plants that nurture, protect from and attracts insect, co-exist 
together in mutual interactions with the fruit trees, plants are planted 
around the fruit trees).
Contact Margie Bushman 805-962-2571 margie at sbpermaculture.org

Monte Vista Orchard Garden created in March 2005 with the help of Common 
Vision Fruit Tree Planting Caravan (www.commonvision.org) and the Santa 
Barbara Permaculture Guild members, parents and children and inspired by 
teacher Judy Sims , over 20 fruit trees and understory of plants, annual, 
perennial has flourish over the year as many groups have assisted the 
garden, it is an ongoing experiment on planting Orchard Gardens at Schools 
to create wild and cultivated food growing areas in public spaces, come 
help and observe.

Permaculture speaks of guilds as associations of mutually beneficial 
plants. In cultivating annual plants, people usually talk about "companion 
planting", but the concept of "plant guild" takes the concept up a notch or 
two. Guilds are an area of on-going research and observation in 
permaculture, and a lot of experimentation is going on.

Jenny Pell, President of The Wilder Institute, Next Generation 
Permaculture, will be presenting a slide show and lecture about their 
exciting and dynamic permaculture work in the Pacific NW, Central America, 
and Hawaii. Jenny's latest project in Nicaragua was teaching a 
comprehensive hands-on design intensive for single mothers and children 
which included building potable water filters, plant propagation, making 
infusions and tinctures from medicinal plants, women's health, zone one 
design, grey water guilds, ecoliteracy, art, and music. Currently Jenny is 
working on expanding local agricultural solutions and local 
self-sufficiency initiatives in her hometown of Port Townsend, WA, and has 
launched a "Permaculture All-Stars Edible Plant Nursery and Horticultural 
Workshop Series" in a broadscale effort to bring more cultivated diversity, 
and more permaculture skills into her community. For more information about 
The Wilder Institute please visit www.permaculturenow.com.

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2.)
First and Second Weekends of May June & July 2006
Permaculture Design Course Series with Larry Santoyo in Santa Barbara
"Creating the Conditions for Sustainability to Happen
How to Organize for Sustainable Community Development"

For anyone serious about creating a sustainable community lifestyle.
This workshop is designed for community activists, students, teachers, 
gardeners, homeowners, design professionals and anyone serious about 
creating a sustainable community lifestyle.
Earthen Understanding & Activism
Permaculture Solutions in the time of Peak-Oil/Energy Decline
Community Food Security
Designing a Home Ecosystem
Deep Ecology
Sustainable Local Economics
Celebration!
With Experienced Instructors and Beautiful Venues in and around Santa Barbara.
Carpooling from San Luis Obispo...
Reserve your space now -see below
Contact us ASAP for work-trades and payment plans

DATES: Two weekends a month for three months
FIRST & SECOND WEEKENDS OF: May, June & July 2006
PART ONE May 6 & 7 and 13 & 14, 2006
Fire, Water, Earth & Air... New Ecology and Indicators of Sustainability:
Introduction to Permaculture and Natural Pattern Understanding
PART TWO June 3 & 4 and 10 & 11, 2006
Food, Water, Shelter & Energy... Earth-Friendly Techniques:
Sustainable Resource Management, Building the Home Ecosystem.
PART THREE July 1 & 2 and 8 & 9, 2006
Creating Community... Eco-Urbanism and Eco-Economics:
EcoVillage Design and Community Celebration
Plus -Community Celebration with the infamous Trade and Talent show!
Six Weekend Permaculture Intensive Features:
HANDS ON LEARNING, NEW & EXPANDED CURRICULUM
LOCATIONS -Venues will take us in and around Santa Barbara
EXPERIENCED TEACHING TEAM
Join the finest gatherings of veteran Permaculture Teachers, renowned 
Designers and internationally acclaimed Educators and Leaders in the 
Worldwide Sustainability Movement.
Teaching Team is led by:
LARRY SANTOYO, Director, EarthFlow Design Works.
With very special guest instructors including:
TOBY HEMENWAY, Author, Gaia's Garden
SCOTT PITTMAN, Director, The Permaculture Institute
-PLUS other local experts and guest speakers...
Art Ludwig, infamous grey water expert, author and designer, Oasis Designs. 
Owen Dell, Landscape Architect and TV personality -County Landscape & 
Design, Garden Wise Guys. Warren Brush, Co-Founder, Quail Springs Learning 
Oasis
-More...
TUITION COSTS-
$90.00 per day
$175.00 per weekend
$950.00 for all six weekends
Some payment plans and work-trades are still available.
contact: worktrade at earthflow.com
Materials and other fees may apply.
TO REGISTER & FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
805.459.0452


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3.)
Fri June 30 7pm Lecture
Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century
Geoff Lawton, from Australia, keynote speaker
Location: Fe Bland Auditorium Santa Barbara City College West Campus $15

Sat & Sun July 1 & 2, Workshop with Geoff Lawton, Nadia Lawton, and Andrew 
Jones including Panels discussions on Rebuilding Local Economies with Fair 
Trade Companies and Local Residents who went to help in New Orleans and more

Cost $160 Two Days , $90 per day or (Payments before June 1 - $120) Student 
$120
Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum (BC Forum) Santa Barbara 
City College, West Campus 721 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394

For more info and registration Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
margie at sbpermaculture.org,
805-962-2571, www.sbpermaculture.org go to upcoming events.
Checks made to Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, PO Box. 92156 Santa 
Barbara Ca 93190

Guest Speakers:

Nadia Abu Yahia (Lawton) was born in the Dead Sea Valley in Jordan. She 
learned traditional ways of land use from her father, an expert farmer and 
herbal healer of Palestinian, Bedouin descent. She later went on to 
complete her permaculture diploma in design, education and site development 
and has recently become a registered permaculture teacher.

Andrew Jones Australian has a background in ecology, permaculture, 
humanitarian aid and international development. Past 15 years has worked in 
a humanitarian aid and development context in the Middle East , the 
Pacific, Asia , Europe and the United States . With CARE International, the 
International Rescue Committee, Counterpart International and SurfAid 
International., United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Macedonia 
and Albania , and with the United Nations Environment Program most recently 
in Indonesia in a post-tsunami recovery context. (www.fullcirclellc.com) .

Geoff Lawton one of the world's foremost experts in "permaculture," 
providing consulting, designing, teaching and project implementation for 
clients that include private individuals, groups, communities, governments, 
aid organizations, non-government organizations and multi-national 
companies. Lawton has served clients in 17 different countries, including 
Jordan , Iraq , Egypt , USA , Mexico , Macedonia , Vietnam , Costa Rica , 
Brazil , Ecuador , Peru , England , Denmark , Australia and the South 
Pacific. Permaculture Research Institute (www.permaculture.org.au ).

QUOTES:

Aid is a necessary but delicate affair; some forms of aid can produce
dependency, facilitate further inequities in a society, destroy or impair
cultural values, decrease the yields of the environment, upset balance
nutritional habits, or actually destroy sustainable local ecologies or
agricultural systems.
Bill Mollison Permaculture Design Manual

Overseas experience has shown that every dollar spent on disaster 
mitigation helps to save three dollars in later disaster response and 
recovery. Indonesian experience shows a bigger ratio of around 7 to 1. 
Overseas experience has also shown that it takes a community between four 
to twenty years to recover from a major disaster, depending largely on its 
level of preparedness.
Yayasan Indonesian Development of Education and Permaculture Community 
Based Disaster Management (CBDM) Kit
www.idepfoundation.org

War is a serious destroyer of sustainability and social coherence, and the 
genocide which followed the war in Cambodia further reduced sustainability. 
Bombing destroyed natural resources, cultivated areas and cultural heritage. .
War also reduces the ability of a country to withstand undesirable foreign 
influences....Foreign and disinterested world monetary organizations direct 
fiscal policy and reconstruction with no regard to sustainable outcomes, 
and blame the country for its poverty or inability to cope with their 
decisions. Sustainability finds itself in crisis and crisis requires relief.

"Sustainability in a Worn Torn Nation" Permaculture Projects in Cambodia, 
Rosemary Morrow , Hopedance Magazine


In the aid context when things are really rough you get the sense that 
despair is almost a luxury that you can't afford because certainly the 
people around you for the most part are not wallowing in self-pity. They're 
getting on with their lives and doing their best. It's remarkable and 
humbling to work with people who are the focus of natural disasters or war 
and conflict because what you often see is an extremely high degree of dignity.
Andrew Jones Unpublished Interview for Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for 
the 21st Century Conference


I think the paradigm of aid and development is going to change drastically 
in the 21st century, because it needs to. Partly what we're dealing with, 
the reality of aid and development as it's currently practiced in broad 
senses is partly a result of having these massive global imbalances in 
wealth distribution, technological resources, and trade benefits.
Andrew Jones Unpublished Interview for Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for 
the 21st Century Conference


So I think that homegrown aid and regionally-based aid and networks between 
people are going to be the things that really grow and thrive as we're 
coming into a network age. I think that the ability for people to connect 
and work together as equals is of huge importance because that's actually 
going to be the most effective way of working with folks who are in 
situations of stress and facing challenges.
Andrew Jones Unpublished Interview for Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for 
the 21st Century Conference

For more info and registration Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
margie at sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571, www.sbpermaculture.org
Checks made to Santa Barbara Permaculture Network PO Box. 92156 Santa 
Barbara Ca 93190

Event Co-sponsors:
SBCC Environmental Horticulture Dept, Environmental Studies Program Santa 
Barbara City College, Nutiva, Hopedance Media and Santa Barbara 
Permaculture Network

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Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet at silcom.com
www.sbpermaculture.org

"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order 
to grow." - Anonymous


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