http://www.permies.com/forums/forums/f-21/cascadia JForum - http://www.jforum.net David Holmgren: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability


Principles of sustainability, centered on the video teaching kit from David Holmgren, co-originator of Permaculture. The path to sustainability can be fraught with many confusions, false leads, risks and inefficiencies. A simple set of guiding principles that have wide, even universal application, can be extremely useful as a checklist when considering the inevitably complex options that lay before us. These “Beyond Sustainability” principles can be applied to our personal, economic, social and political structures. In addition to the videos, we will have class discussions and interactive exercises. A booklet summarizing the content of the class and more will be provided, and there will be a 1 hour lunch break.


Register soon to reserve your spot! Space is limited.


This class will be held at an urban permaculture home, and will include a site tour and an optional permaculture lunch, where we will attempt to employ all 12 principles.


Please RSVP miles58 at Yahoo dot com if interested in the optional lunch will be provided for a sliding scale of $7 to $15. Mostly from our garden, and prepared by Angela: Frittata (eggs), garden salad, local bread, and rhubarb crisp or cobbler.


Facilitated by David MacLeod, This is a Whatcom Folk School class and is co-sponsored by Transition Whatcom.

Registration Fee: $15 (to Whatcom Folk School) and Instructors Fee: $20 (incl. $4 for materials)

May 19, Saturday, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm in Bellingham, WA

Must register by 5/17/12


Registration for this class needs to be done through Whatcom Folk School. Register online here:
http://whatcomfolkschool.org/for-students

Or phone: (360) 319-7495



My new blog on "Integral Permaculture" is at http://integralpermaculture.wordpress.com

David MacLeod]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14684/130538 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14684/130538 "Summer is Coming" Plant Sale

10%-50% OFF ALL PLANTS!!!

Where: Bullock's Permaculture Nursery, Orcas Island, WA
DATES: Sat. June 2 & Sun. June 3
TIME: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

FREE WORKSHOPS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (details below)

Late Spring is the perfect time to plant! Come celebrate perennial abundance with hundreds of varieties of rock star plants dialed in for the PNW climate!

Including:
Outrageous Ornamentals!
Nitrogen Fixing Fruiting Shrubs!
50+ Varieties of Apples!
Deer no-likey Plants!
Northwest Natives!
Hardy Rubber Trees!
Lost Crops of the Inca!
Pine Nut Pines!
Mulberries AND Figs!
Caffeine Producing Plants!
Perfect Plums and Peaches!
Screaming Deals!
Perennial Vegetables!
Thornless Blackberries!
Monkey Puzzles!
AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

FREE WORKSHOPS:

Permaculture Plant Walk:
Come and see how to utilize a vast array of rock star perennial plants to improve the fertility of your landscape and secure an abundant future for our garden island.
SATURDAY 6/2 AT NOON

Soil Food Web 101:
The secret to success is in the soil! Come and learn simple strategies for feeding your soil food web utilizing compost extracts, mycorrhizal inoculation, guild planting, and more!
SUNDAY 6/3 AT NOON

For more info:
nursery@permacultureportal.com
360.376.6152 ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14628/130085 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14628/130085 Intro to Permaculture Weekend Workshop

When: May 25 - 27, 2012

Where: At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock & Dave Boehnlein

Includes:

Tour, lecture, hand-on projects, presentations, group discussion, and networking. We will cover Permaculture design theory & practice, forest gardening, perennial food systems, plant propagation, efficient water & energy systems, fertility management - beneficial plants/healthy soils, and ecological systems as a model for human communities.

Course Tuition: $200; includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. Camping space is provided. Payment is due upon course registration. Course is limited to 50 participants.

For more info or to register contact:
Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483
info@permacultureportal.com
http://permacultureportal.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14627/130083 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14627/130083 Toby Hemenway starts the 2012 Portland Permaculture Course on May 19th. [size=18]

We still have a few course spots available! The course will be in close-in SE Portland.

Have you been wanting to really dive into Permaculture and regenerative living to change your life? Now is the time!

This will be a 6-month course (May to October) with 1 intensive weekend per month. You can make it happen :D

Check out the course schedule & registration info @ portlandpdc.com

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14623/130053 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14623/130053 Larger-scale Rainwater Catchment for Your Home - Tuesday, June 12 from 6-8pm and Saturday, June 16 from 9am-noon

Learn how to retrofit two 275-gallon tanks (which can water about 1,000 sq ft) into a rainwater system for your home or business. Learn some of the permit requirements and design and installation principles. This is a two-part class. Attend both classes and leave with the resources and know-how to retrofit tanks for your own rainwater harvesting system.

Part I: This classroom session will cover the concepts, metrics, and mechanics of rainwater harvesting with tanks and general water conservation information. Tuesday, June 12 from 6-8pm

Part II: This session will be hands-on with step-by-step installation of a retrofit system. Saturday, June 16 from 9am-noon
Registration: Pre-registration is required. Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/113708, or call Hannah at 733.8307.

Instructor: Anitra Accetturo, Water Conservation Coordinator for City of Bellingham

Cost (for both workshops): $40 members, $50 non-members




Efficient Rainwater Irrigation Systems
Saturday, June 23, 9:00am - 3:00pm

Developing a well managed irrigation system that meets - not exceeds - the needs of your landscape is integral to efficiently using your water supply. Learn how to minimize your time and water bill by eliminating runoff, evaporation, and creating a watering schedule that is appropriate for your plants and soil. This is an excellent follow-up class to the Rainwater Catchment for Your Home. The water source we will be using in this hands-on in-the-garden demonstration workshop will be a gravity-fed rainwater drip irrigation system.

Registration: Pre-registration is required. Register online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/113708, or call Hannah at 733.8307.

Instructor: Michael Laurie, Water Conservation, Energy Conservation, and Green Building Consultant

Cost: $40 members, $50 non-members

LOCATION: RE Sources Sustainable Living Center 2309 Meridian St. Bellingham WA 98225 ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14561/129519 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14561/129519 Make natural building part of your summer plans.

4-day Natural Building Workshop with COB Together
July 5th-8th, 2012 with James Haim and Taylor Starr

Introduction to Natural Building: In this 4 day workshop you will have the opportunity to get your hands (and feet) dirty mixing and building with cob, stuffing light-straw-clay, and making and applying earthen plasters. Tours, lectures and discussions will also cover: straw bale building, design basics, foundations, roofs, and more. Participants will walk away from this weekend with the techniques and principles needed to begin building!

Creating Organic Buildings Together offers natural building workshops for people of all ages. Building with natural materials like cob, strawbale, paper crete, earthen plasters and floors, sustainably harvested wood, and reused materials allows you to create beautiful, efficient, inexpensive and livable spaces while walking lightly on the earth. This makes sense not only for the planet, but also for folks wanting to revitalize cooperative culture and have fun COBbing Together. No previous building experience is required.

Cost $360, Camping and Organic Meals Included
Location: The banks of the Little Applegate River in Southern Oregon
Register at http://www.cobtogether.com/workshops/index.html


2012 Natural Building Apprenticeship with COB Together
August 5th-25th: Hybrid Sauna Construction with James Haim

During this three week apprenticeship program you will construct a sauna and, time permitting, a cob oven, from start to finish. As part of this program you will learn the basics of making a foundation, building four different wall systems with materials including cob, straw bale, light-straw-clay and cob-cordwood, and constructing a living roof. In addition you will learn earthen plastering techniques, tour a variety of beautiful natural buildings, spend time designing your own projects and enjoy the many recreational and cultural opportunities the Rogue Valley has to offer.

Participants will camp on-site and be served three organic meals six days a week with one day off each week. Participants will finish their stay with a one-day rafting trip on the scenic Rogue River. In order to provide the highest quality teaching this apprenticeship is limited to four individuals.

James Haim has experience building with straw bales, cob, paper crete, and light-straw clay, as well as traditional construction. He has worked with Creating Organic Buildings Together for 6 years teaching natural building workshops for people of all ages. He co-founded the Wilderness Charter School in 1996 whose mission is to study and practice community, personal empowerment, and ecological connection with the intention of creating a sustainable future. James believes that a key element in the environmental movement is creating a positive example of sustainable culture so others have inspiration to look towards as their awareness of the world's environmental and social situation unfolds.

Cost - $1,350, Camping and Organic Meals Included
Location: Ashland, Oregon
Register at http://www.cobtogether.com/workshops/index.html]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14552/129456 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14552/129456
If you have any questions, please email or call me at 503 679-4612

Here's some pics.

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What it is: An affordable alternative learning opportunity to gain skills in permaculture, biodynamics, natural building and living in Community. Some specifics you might learn include: plant propagation, building with cob, butchering chickens and lambs, animal feed management, basic construction, fermentation, organic gardening, grafting, pruning, canning and food preservation, permaculture design.

At the moment, we are not looking for another member, but a renter who is motivated to learn, work with us on projects, and help us learn how to teach and share skills. We are specifically looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic female who wants to spend the season working with us, gaining skills and engaging in our lifestyle.

We believe the best way to learn and to benefit the most from the opportunity is to live it out day to day. So we have on offer a private bedroom in the common house. That said we are looking at this as our opportunity to help you gain as much as possible so we ask that your stay here be focused on the farm, not another outside job.

We are offering a month-month lease, for up to 6 months, so that we can give another skill-builder an opportunity.

Housing: $160-275 per month + utilities + work trade. Unfortunately we dont have any way to make the internship free yet, property tax, cost of materials, utilities, and general capitalism still have us under their thumb. But we are doing our best to provide a inexpensive option. We want to make sure if you are paying you do walk away from here with more than what you came with.

Who We Are: Earlwood, a four-person fledgling radical community 5 miles outside of Port Townsend, WA working together to create a permaculture farmstead. Agriculturally based, we believe agriculture is a way of life focusing on the interdependence of humans, plants, animals, soil and the encompassing ecosystem where humans act as designers, in which no part is greater than the next, but view the farmstead as a unique biological entity. Our work here is to build an ecological kingdom upon a mountain of poop. In doing so, we close loops and create an alternative to the current production, control, regulation, inspection and distribution of food. Our guiding forces are the principles of biodynamics, permaculture, and deep ecology.
Currently the four of us live with two donkeys, 3 ewes, 5 lambs, 3 goats, one cat, one dog (Earl) and 37 chickens.

Do heed, we are just in the begging stages of building this kingdom and have only been on the land for a short time. Believing that nothing should go to waste we currently produce only some of our food, we food bank/dumpster a huge portion of the rest, we use composting toilets, build mostly out of trash, are mostly bike powered and share only one grease car. We also are a food sharing household that shares at least 5 meals a week, if not all of them.

We are all working hard to not have a hierarchical structure, and to reverse the general trend of oppression. To address this we do have consensus (which you will learn about) meetings twice a month, and a work load that is organized by the group.

When: May 1, for the growing/building season and possibly longer.

Why? To gain experience in permaculture, biodynamics and natural building and make friends along the way! To work together to build a better world.

Give us a call at 541 two three one 0340 or email zinginginger at gmail dot com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14319/127568 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14319/127568 Radical Mycology Convergence 2012!


Hello friends, fellow mycophiles, and fungal enthusiasts!
The Mycelial Network Collective is excited to officially announce plans for the 2nd ever Radical Mycology Convergence (RMC) and we want you to come! If you haven´t heard of the RMC before, you can read about first one (in 2011) at the link at the bottom of this email. Following up on the success of last year´s RMC we have hopes to expand the event this year to include even more events and we want you to participate!

What: As with the first RMC, we envision this unique event to be a volunteer-run gathering of mycologists, fungal enthusiasts, and Earth healers coming together to share skills and information related to the benefits of the fungal kingdom in terms of remediative properties as well as human uses. This weekend-long event will culminate in a remediation project (putting theory to practice) and will also be a unique chance to build community with like-minded mycophiles (aka mushroom lovers) from around North America. We are hoping to hold this years´s RMC in October or November somewhere along the West Coast. We are currently on the search for a location. If you have ideas or leads, please read the “Help Us Find A Location” section below.

Why: Because these skills need to get shared! We want to make information on fungi and their helaing powers accessible and tangible for as many people as possible without making it overly-heady or technical. By creating an encouraging space we hope to “bemushroom” all who attend.

Who: The Mycelial Network Collective, organizers of the RMC, would like to cordially invite anyone interested in participating in this event to come and learn, help out, or teach!


http://radicalmycology.wordpress.com/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14225/126871 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14225/126871 A short ferry from Vancouver in the tiny village of Roberts Creek comes a unique, low-cost, flexibly scheduled Permaculture Design Course. Meeting once a month over fourteen months in locations on the Sunshine Coast and Greater Vancouver area, the class caters anyone who wants to learn permaculture but cannot afford the cost or intensive time commitment of other courses including lower-income families, students, youth and people for who are called permaculture but have been struggling to find a course that fits their life.

Join this adventure in learning as it journeys to eco-locations like the Heart Gardens, UBC Farm, The Frogs Hollow, Rolling Earth, Country Haven, Strathcona and Cottonwood Gardens, Compost Education Center, Loutet Farm, Sole Food, Old Growth Forest sites and the properties of students who want to host. 

The course is very flexible with busy lives and organized modularly. If you miss a class you can jump in on the the same module in a different class at no extra cost.
I am running two courses concurrently to allow for even more flowing make up classes. A monday class starts in May and a tuesday group starts in June.

here are more details....

2012 Urban-Rural : Southern British Columbia
Permaculture Design Certification Course

A small ring of learners will meet up once a month in the Greater Vancouver and Elphinstone Rainforest to learn about how nature designs itself and how we can become sustainable designers ourselves. Together we will learn how to map and design our land and our lives, plan for emergency, grow organic food in all four seasons and work to build a more sustainable future. The certification granted upon completion of the course will empower participants as  permaculture designers, consultants and beginner teachers able to use the word permaculture legally in their practice, business or project. This sustainability education eco-training certificate is a practical path for greening your life, resume and portfolio. 

Course Topics include:
design methods * patterns in nature * soils and composting * water * trees * design for cool , tropical and arid climates * social permaculture * native food and medicine plants of the Coastal First Peoples and much much more. We have worksheets, permaculture design gaming tools, an online social networking and educational support platform, as well as hundreds of gardens as our living classroom.

All proceeds go towards basic course costs and paying for Delvins permaculture education.

Delvin Solkinson has completed a Diploma and Masters Degree in Permaculture Education through Bill Mollison in Tasmania and done advanced trainings with David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton, Robyn Francis, the Bullock Brothers, Tom Ward, Jude Hobbs, Michael Becker, Robin Clayfield and Rosemary Morrow. He is an accredited teacher through the Permaculture Research Institute.
http://www.permacultureglobal.com/users/707-delvin-solkinson

to register email delvin@cosm.org for more details
www.gaiacraft.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14151/126278 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14151/126278 We will be demonstrating how to dehydrate many foods that you may be growing in your garden. Drying for storage and drying for raw foods. There will be samples of kale chips and other food preparations from dryed vegetables. So do bring your appetite.

$15 fee.RSVP. if you have any questions please message or Call Thelma 425-931-4418
visit the Transition Woodinville web site for more info http://transitionwoodinville.ning.com/events/food-dehydrating-cooking-with-and-preparing-raw-foods]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14129/126154 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14129/126154
*** REGISTER BY MAY 1st TO RECEIVE OUR EARLY-BIRD RATE ****

Join the PLANET REPAIR INSTITUTE this summer in Portland for our 2012 URBAN
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE!!!

Featuring many of Portland's top permaculture designers and instructors, including:

Mark Lakeman
Mighk Simpson
Leonard Barrett
Marisha Auerbach
Connie Van Dyke
Matt Bibeau
Eva Edleson
Daniel Lerch
Oliver Kellhammer
Dave Boehnlein
and others!

Our course is embedded in a neighborhood context where we learn from hands-on interventions that have an immediate beneficial impact on the existing social and ecological landscape. This course features a strong emphasis on neighborhood scale design, low-cost urban systems, and 'block repair'.

The cost of the course is a sliding scale of $800-600.
Limited scholarship opportunities are available.

Visit planetrepair.org for more exciting details.
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14122/126093 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14122/126093 Full info and regirstation @ http://pdxpermaculture.com



Basic surveying and layout are essential skillsets for every farmer, homesteader, designer, and consultant. In this six-day course (Sept. 8-13), Tom Ward teaches the use of many types of analog (non-battery operated) surveying tools, along with advanced skills in keyline, pond and swale layout, mapping skills, and other core competencies for design and execution of permaculture projects.

Students will become familiar with swale, terrace, ditch and pond layout, profile cross-section drawing, keyline and trail system locating, solar assessment, ditch and wiggle water way layout, small cabin orientation and pad layout, staking, note taking, and compass and map reading. We will use telescope-like devices and other hand tools such as sight levels, pocket transits, builders levels, A-frames and various vertical measurement rods, as well as measuring tapes and wheels. The course will include flagging for trails, swales and ponds, as well as observations on the landscape with mapping of topographic, ecological, and cultural data.

The 72-Hour Permaculture Design Course is a prerequisite for getting an advanced certificate from this course. Others may have the certificate held until they have a PDC certificate. You must complete all six days of the course to get your certificate. The course is open to all who have a working knowledge of Permaculture.

Course Details

When: September 8-13, 2012

Where: Atlan Center, White Salmon, WA (More about venue below)

Course Fees

A deposit of $250.00 is due with registration. At time of registration, you can indicate when you will be ready to pay the remaining balance. Remaining balance required to secure early bird pricing will be due by the following dates:

Early Early Bird (Before 7/1): $895.00

Early Bird (Before 8/1): $995.00

Full Price (After 8/1): $1195.00]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14041/125323 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14041/125323
Both are next to some highly fertile farmland - currently mostly hayfield - 90 acres total.

I can only visit the property every few months, and need some self-maintaining partners to live and work this land. I'm also open to small business ventures like a nursery or crops.

I'm open to dreams and ideas from anyone who wants to develop a working homestead..

Private mail me for more info, ideas, questions, etc.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13958/124737 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13958/124737 If you are in the Seattle / San Juans area, it's right in your backyard.

-Erica W

Solar Hot Water Design and Installation [ST101]

Workshop Dates: April 9 - 13, 2012 (5 days) Tuition: $895

Course Description: Participants in this workshop will learn the theory, design considerations and installation strategies necessary to install and maintain a solar domestic hot water system. Passive solar water heaters, drainback systems, antifreeze systems, and photovoltaic powered systems are discussed in depth, as well as an introduction to pool and space heating systems. The workshop will include some hands-on labs and tours of solar hot water systems.


For more information on the ST101 workshop and to register please visit: http://www.solarenergy.org/workshop/solar-training-solar-hot-water-design-and-installation?wid=1616]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13945/124652 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13945/124652
http://www.olympialocalfoods.com/Shop.aspx
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Thanks,

Andrew]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13891/124311 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13891/124311 http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/events/digital-mapping-and-gis-for-permaculture-and-landscape-design

Oregon State University Department of Horticulture presents:
Digital Mapping and GIS for Permaculture and Landscape Design
May, 19, 2012. Cordley Hall 4056, OSU Corvallis
Instructor: Andrea Laliberte www.earthmetrics.com
Cost: $75
Registration: http://hort.oregonstate.edu/May_19,_2012,_Digital_Mapping_and_GIS_for_Permaculture_and_Landscape_Design

This workshop will introduce participants to digital mapping tools and techniques (Geographic Information Systems or GIS), and how small landowners and permaculture designers can use these tools with freely available data for site planning. A map is an integral part of Permaculture design, and using a digital format allows for multiple data overlay and for obtaining real-world measurements.

We will investigate what data layers are available, useful and appropriate, and where aerial photos, topographic data, soil maps, and other spatial data layers can be found online, downloaded, and integrated to develop site plans for design and land management.

In the morning, we will demonstrate data access, tools, and techniques, and we will look at the pros and cons of using free online tools such as Google Earth versus GIS software. In the afternoon, participants can work on maps of their own sites in the OSU computer lab, guided by the instructor.

This workshop will focus mostly on freely available software and data, but will also present how more advanced tools and techniques can be used to obtain slope, aspect, and solar radiation maps as well as outputs with higher detail and greater accuracy.


Andrea Laliberte bio
Dr. Andrea Laliberte is a remote sensing scientist with over 14 years of experience in academic and government research in geospatial analysis of aerial and satellite imagery for natural resource applications. Andrea has a MS in rangeland resources and a PhD in forest resources from Oregon State University.
For the past 8 years, Andrea was a remote sensing scientist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Jornada Experimental Range in Las Cruces, NM, and an adjunct professor in Geography at New Mexico State University. She focused on developing image processing techniques for assessing arid land degradation, and developed novel applications for using unmanned aircraft for remote sensing applications.
In 2011, Andrea and her husband moved back to their 5-acre property in Brownsville, Oregon, where they plan to use permaculture principles to develop a small farm. Andrea recently founded earthmetrics, a consulting business that offers geospatial analysis and services for natural resources, and she plans to integrate her experience in the geospatial field with her strong personal interest in permaculture, organic gardening, and small farms.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13863/124042 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13863/124042
Experience intensive, weekend workshops in
Pond Building, Earthen Flooring, Organic Gardening, Plant Identification and more at our dynamic ecovillage, and you’ll learn to build, grow and live organically and sustainably.

Organic Backyard Gardening 101 - April 6-7

Earthen Floor Workshop - April 20-22

Forest Gardening & Edible Landscaping - April 20-21, August 10- 11,
October 12-13

Backyard Eco-Forestry for the Rural Landowner - May 4-5

Plant ID, Wildcrafting & Medicine Making - May 18-19, September 28-29

Pond Building Workshop - June 22, 23, and 24

For more information please call (541) 937-3351 or visit us at: lostvalley.org



Lost Valley Educational Center, 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, OR 97431

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Experience intensive, five-week programs in Permaculture Design and Garden Exploration at our dynamic ecovillage, and you’ll learn to build, grow and live organically and sustainably.

Garden Exploration Workshop
May 21- June 22

Permaculture Design In Community
May 21-June 22

Permaculture Passport
August 6-26

For more information please call (541) 937-3351 or visit us at: lostvalley.org



Lost Valley Educational Center, 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, OR 97431
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13824/123751 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13824/123751 Camano Island, Washington State
Permaculture Design Course
(Earn your PDC Certification)
June 6-20, 2012

Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that mimic and enhance natural ecologies.

Looking for ways to make your homesite more productive?
We'll be exploring ways to meet your food needs & make side income from the place you already live!

Taught by Kelda Miller, Marilene Richardson, Jenny Pell, 'Ty Ty' Burns and great local experts. Includes a weekend immersion at Songcroft Homestead.
June 6-20, 2012 - 14 full-day classes (flyer on www.ShambalaFarm.com)
(tents/sleeping bag required)
Meals, Outdoor Showers, Wifi

All-Inclusive Price $1080
50% Transferable Deposit
Balance Due by May 6

Less-lodging Discount: $900
Tent site/Dinners not included

Curriculum Highlights:
*Permaculture Principles and Design
*Patterns in the Landscape
*Wildcrafting
*Mushroom Cultivation
*Soil Ecologies & Composting
*Water Harvesting & Management
*Polyculture Gardens
*Edible Forest Gardens
*Integrating Livestock
*Natural Building
*Appropriate Technologies
*Value-Added Permaculture Products and more! More details: www.ShambalaFarm.com

Contact Nancy Chase - Nancy@ShambalaFarm.com

Shambala Farm and Edible Perennial Nursery
360-387-4110
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Treesong is a new Permaculture-designed homestead located in SW Oregon, off the Redwood Hwy. The 6-acre site is nestled into the SE face of Lone Mountain. It’s a mixed hardwood & conifer forest with an elevation of 1720-1920 ft. USDA zone is 8b, and the climate is Maritime/Mediterranean. We have a wet and mild fall through spring (60-90 in. rain), followed by a hot dry summer.

I learned natural building and ecological design from Ianto Evans at Cob Cottage. Our home is a passive solar designed eclectic building of cob, earth bags, bale-cob, cob-wood, and clay-slip straw. We have a rocket stove, earthen floors, and a living roof. Our goal is a self-contained integrated sustainable farm using Permaculture principles strongly influenced by Ianto Evans; zone 0, and Sepp Holzer; zone II-IV,. We practice brown Permacuture, so be prepared to get dirty. We compost humane manure, and recycle urine and gray water. Also, we give animals a happy, healthy life in exchange for their milk & meat.

Projects include but not limited to:
Earth plasters & floors
Hugelkulture beds, swales & terraces for the Food Forest
Fencing & natural building of animal housing
Attached green house from recycled glass
Wood fired hot tub
Cob oven
Log mushroom culture

Contact: Hazel Danene: hdanene@yahoo.com

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13749/123158 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13749/123158 Apart from Bamboo Gardens of Washington (which seems to be going out of business), are there any other good and affordable sources?]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13738/123024 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13738/123024 Permaculture Design Charette
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 27-29, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm each day
Two Creeks Hands On Permaculture, Ashland, OR

Offered by Siskiyou Permaculture Facilitators: Tom Ward, Karen Taylor, Melanie Mindlin
Course Fee: $225
Early Registration by April 6: $200
Space to camp available at no additional charge. Food is on your own. Food options may be offered later for additional fee.

Gain confidence in your design skills with this three day course focused on permaculture site assessment and conceptual design for the 40 acre site of White Elk Vision Retreat. Students will learn about assessing a property during an initial walk through, and organizing responses into preliminary client recommendations. This beautiful land just outside Ashland is a start up for Two Creeks Hands-On Permaculture Farm and a healing retreat center to be built with the principles of Vastu Sacred Architecture. This class is offered at an intermediate level. See full description, including pre-requisites, at siskiyou permaculture.
To register contact us at sassetta@mind.net
Visit us on line at siskiyoupermaculture.com
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13621/122170 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13621/122170 Toby Hemenway, renowned author of "Gaia's Garden", the best-selling Permaculture book in the world,
will be leading his 2012 Permaculture Design Course in Portland, Oregon.

Receive your permaculture design certification working with some of the top designers & instructors in the Pacific NW:
Toby Hemenway, Larry Santoyo, Jude Hobbs, Tom Ward, Michael Becker & more!

COURSE LOCATION: The course will take place in an excellent community space in the close-in SE Hawthorne neighborhood.
It is easily accessible by bike, foot, public transit and abundant free parking available.
Very affordable hostel lodging options just a walk away,
see PORTLANDPDC.COM for more details.

- This 6-month course takes place over 6 intensive weekends beginning May 19 and ending October 21, 2012.
- The 6-month model is perfect for working professionals or full-time students and gives lots of time between classes
to dive deep into the reading material and design work.
- Detailed info is at the course website: PORTLANDPDC.COM

- COURSE FEE IS $950
- EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW FOR A $100 DISCOUNT ONLY UNTIL APRIL 19!
- REFER A FRIEND TO TAKE THE COURSE & RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $50 COURSE DISCOUNT.
- REGISTER HERE

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The full audio and transcript can be found here: Seattle Solar Q&A. The transcript weighed in at 4500 words, so plenty of reading.

Amy will be answering questions so if you have any, just leave them in the comments on that post.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13590/121964 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13590/121964
Another option — a little distressed property in the city with a big yard? I haven't found anything on craigslist; does anyone know of anything like this available?

Disclosure: I don't have a lot of money (not enough to buy a place, at any rate), and my credit report is shot from the last 2 years of living under- and unemployed in a very depressed rural economy. I lost most of my life savings with this last house and need a new start.

Thanks for any leads or advice!

Ellen]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13577/121851 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13577/121851
Paul Wheaton will present at Transition Woodinville on June 21 and August 16 - both are Thursday evenings, 7:00-8:30 p.m. - at the Sammamish Valley Grange.

Topics are yet to be determined. If you are in the area and would like to attend, which of the following presentations would you like to hear?

replacing irrigation with permaculture

sepp holzer's permaculture (includes Sepp Holzer movie(s))

wofati eco buildings

raising chickens 2.0: no more coop and run

introduction to permaculture

making the big bucks with permaculture

permaculture tinkerers presentation

rocket mass heaters

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We will be holding a BioChar Stove Building Workshop
on Saturday, March 31st from 10am to 4pm
at S.E.L.F. - Seattle Earth Lost and Foundry / The Foundry MakerSpace, 4710 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle, WA. 98107
(Located at the former Viking Fire Foundry)

We invite you to participate by building either the Estufa Finca Five Gallon BioChar Farm Stoves pyroneered by Art Donnnelly at Seachar.org OR build an derivative design of the smaller Dome School Soup Can Emergency / Backpacking Stove.

The Estufa Finca Stove is great for BBQing in your back yard WHILE creating BioChar for your garden (if you chose to include the cooktop and air base add-ons to your stove). The Dome School stove is great for understanding the principles of gassification and biochar creation while replacing traditional expensive proprietary backpacking equipment. Either stove is good to have around and know how to use in personal / community emergency preparedness as well as building sustainable solutions for our soil and environment.

This is a fund raiser event to convert our Worker Owned Cooperative into The Foundry MakerSpace / Seattle MakerSpace in Ballard Seattle. A portion of the proceeds will go toward Seachar.org's continuing efforts as well as helping The Foundry's Worker Owned Cooperative open it's facilities to provide a Community Industrial MakerSpace in Ballard. Our primary focus being sustainability projects, skill sharing, Metal, and Fire. Current activities have included stove making, metal casting (aluminum and bronze) welding, black smiting, metal working, woodworking. and 3d printing. Future activities may include glass working, even more sustainability projects, etc.

If you are interested in participating in the workshop please RSVP S.E.L.F. on this Facebook Event Page http://www.facebook.com/events/251809421578755/ or email SeaEarthLostAndFoundry@gmail.com.

Sincerely,
Larry James [ Steve Anderson, Micheal Kacena, Adam Reeder, and friends]
FoundryMakerSpace@gmail.com
Seattle BioChar - Stove Builder / Instructor / Volunteer
SeaChar.org for Nickelsville EcoVillage BioChar Stove Project
S.E.L.F. - Seattle Earth Lost and Foundry - Worker Owned Cooperative
SELF Reliance through Action, Education, and Community Cooperation.
Co-founder - The Foundry MakerSpace / Seattle MakerSpace - Industrial MakerSpace located in Ballard Seattle

additional details below...

Join us on Saturday March 31st, 10am - 4pm, at the Seattle Earth Lost and Foundry (4710 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle, Wa. 98107), for an Stove Building Workshop. Learn a little about biochar and build a TLUD ( top lit updraft) clean burning, fuel efficient, biochar producing cook stove.

* For a $25 donation build and take home a "Dome School Stove". This mini-TLUD is the perfect backpackers/hand warming version of our big stove technology.
* These elegant micro-gasifiers are, affordable, easy to build and safe to use. You will need to bring [Preferably Pre-emptied and washed] (4) tin cans for this stove: (1) 46oz. can [tomato juice], (1) approx. 32 oz. [crushed tomatoes], (1) 18.5oz. Progresso soup, (1) 15oz. can [tomatoes]. The Progresso Soup Can being the most necessary, we often have extras of everything else. Alternately a 20 oz. can be substituted for the Progresso Soup can.

* For a $75 donation build and take home a five gallon "GARDEN MASTER Stove". This gardener's version of our "ESTUFA FINCA" project stove, makes clean heat and soil building biochar from your garden and yard wastes. All materials for this stove will be provided.
*The Cook Top and Air Base addon that convert the basic stove into a free standing back yard BBQ are available for an additional Donation/Purchase. Supplies and Tooling for these will be available for you to build if you have time and/or have built the basic stove already and want these.

* Along with building stoves, we will be learning a little about biochar and how to use it in the your garden and/or backyard BBQ.

* This will also be an preliminary fund raiser for The Foundry MakerSpace / Seattle MakerSpace. Learn how clean burning, biochar-making stoves can build opportunities for everyone, fight climate change and improve lives.

* Bring a snack, a pair of gloves and if possible a pair of safety glasses, ear plugs. If you are planning on trying your stove after the build, bring a cup and/or a pot to heat your food up in and something to eat off of.

* Everyone should have a lot of fun, most will be going home with a tested stove, and an definitely an expanded understanding of biochar. If you wish to stay late, at the end the day we can test out our new creations by cooking up whatever is brought to share with the rest of the group.

If you wish you may make an additional donation to SeaChar.org directly for the workshop. We are recommending $25 donation for their continuing work in reducing carbon emissions while improving lives. You can use the PayPal button on SeaChar.Org website at: http://seachar.org/wordpress/?page_id=96
or mail checks to SeaChar.Org @ 603 Stewart Street, Suite 906 Seattle, Wa. 98101

Please RSVP! so we know how many materials we need on hand...
Bring your cash and/or checks to the event
For this workshop Contact: S.E.L.F. at SeaEarthLostAndFoundry@gmail.com for more information and directions. (be sure to subject line BioChar Stove Build Workshop)

Come reinvent fire with us and help build a better future.

Larry James
FoundryMakerSpace@gmail.com
(206) 552-8865 (personal phone till we get an office phone setup)

P.S.
We are currently accepting applicants to join The Foundry MakerSpace / Seattle MakerSpace in Ballard Seattle. There is common workbench space coming available April 1st, 2012. We are in process of converting the free space, putting together a common tool list, membership dues/fee schedule, and website. There will be basic membership (use of common space/tools during hours of operation) and limited number of keyed 24/7 access membership available. Subscribe to the below announcement list or visit our website for updates and more details. website

There will be a Private Event hosted by Rain City Brew at the Seattle MakerSpace on Sunday April 1st 2012. Local brewers are putting on a "Beer as Art" show. It is by invitation only, so you MUST be one the Guest List for entry. If you are thinking of going or becoming a Foundry Member you will need to RSVP to go be added to their list. Please visit http://beerasart.com/events.php for more details and email raincitybrew@yahoo.com and ask them to add you to the guest list.

To get updates on any future classes, workshops, and/or events at Seattle Earth Lost and Foundry, email SeaEarthLostAndFoundry@gmail.com, add yourself to our Google Group Announcement list at S.E.L.F. Announce - https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/self-announce, or visit the Seattle Makerspace website at http://seattlemakerspace.wordpress.com/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13486/121122 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13486/121122 Department of Horticulture presents:
Hands-on Permaculture
and Ecological Landscape Management
*Workshop Series*
with Andrew Millison, Al Shay, and guests

Week 1- Sculpting Earthworks and Building Hardscapes: 1 Credit

June 25 - Surveying, tools, heavy equipment Operation with Al Shay
Learn how to use a transit to shoot elevations and distance, stake out a grading operation, construct a 2,4,or 5% slope, and to use a clinometer to determine height of trees from the ground. Learn how to do a pre operational check on equipment such as a mini-hoe and skid-steer, and excavate for foundations and bio-swales. Heavy equipment allows you to get more work done with less people in a shorter period of time. Make it work for you.

June 26 - Water management, grading, and re-vegetating earthworks
Learn the principles water harvesting. We will focus on swale building, fine grading, and overflow construction using a transit, “bunyip” water level and A-frame water level. Then mulching and vegetating the earthwork with seedballs and other methods. Gain the confidence to create a swale system from start to finish.

June 27 - Stone masonry using recycled materials, pathways, stairways, patio
Start by touring local projects that highlight attractive use of recycled concrete, brick and other materials. Learn the principles of dry-stack and mortared rock features. Excavate and construct the footings and walls for a seating and outdoor classroom area.

June 28 - Deck building using a laser plane level
Building upon the stone foundation from the previous day, the deck-building module will involve using a variety of leveling devices ranging from a water level to laser plane. We will look at using alternatives to wood decking and discuss the pros and cons. The use of power tools and hardware will also be covered.

Week 2 – Home Water Systems: Plumbing for sustainability: 1 Credit

July 9 –Tour local rainwater harvesting systems, disconnect the downspouts with Al Shay
Tour installations of water harvesting cisterns and systems throughout Corvallis. Divert the roof rainwater for gravity flow through a series of containment constructs and bio-filters, including a fully planted rain garden at a home demonstration site to be installed throughout the week. We’ll be using a transit and water level to accurately set the pipes.

July 10 – Rainwater harvesting cistern theory and installation
Learn best practices for cistern installation, including roof, plumbing, and cistern materials, filters and first flush diverters, and standards for potable rainwater systems. We will install a rainwater harvesting cistern as part of this week’s landscape water remodel.

July 11 – Greywater treatment system theory and installation with Dave Eckert
Learn about best practices for greywater treatment and what is currently legal in Oregon, California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Install a demonstration constructed wetlands system for a laundry machine at our residential demonstration site.

July 12 - Raingarden and small pond theory and installation
Complete our home landscape demonstration with the installation of a small pond and fully planted rain garden. The downspouts will now feed a diverse and productive ecosystem in the home water garden. We will discuss design and then install the landscape features.

Week 3 - Practical Permaculture Production: 1 Credit

July 16 – Spawning wild mushrooms, Oyster mushroom box, compost tea brewing with Jordan Weiss and Mathew Slaughter
‘Mushroom’ Jordan Weiss teaches low-tech methods for getting wild mushrooms to grow at home. We will collect the stem butts of local species and get naturalized cultures that can be used to inoculate a wide-range of substrates. We will use locally-produced spawn in a few myco-permaculture applications. Learn how to grow oyster mushrooms using practically free resources, i.e. pallets, silage, cardboard, burlap and other appropriate substrates. Learn a method for cold-pasteurizing a variety of silages for the purpose of growing oyster mushrooms, and explore innovative ways to compost wind-thrown trees. Learn the basics of compost tea brewing from Soil Food Web’s director Mathew Slaughter.

July 17 – Harvesting the permaculture landscape: food, medicine, mulch and materials with Heiko Koester
Join Eugene Permaculture botanist Heiko Koester as we harvest the diverse yields in a Permaculture landscape. Learn how to harvest herbs and make medicinal tinctures from them, harvest craft and building materials appropriately, identify and harvest edible “weeds”, and manage the landscape with “chop and drop” mulching.

July 18 - Rotational grazing management with Jason Bradford
Learn from Dr. Bradford how he builds soil and produces abundant organic food by intensive rotational grazing on diverse pastures for the nearly 1000 acres he manages outside of Corvallis. Learn the mechanics of establishing pastures, moving animals, and seasonal planning for broad scale farm management.

July 19 - Hedgerow establishment with Jude Hobbs
Learn the value of utilizing the edges with local Permaculture teacher and hedgerow expert Jude Hobbs. Delve into the planning and mechanics of establishing bio-diverse multi-functional hedgerows for farm and garden. Learn about appropriate species, plant protection and establishment, tour local hedgerows, and do a hands-on project related to hedgerow production.

Take any 1 day for $65, 1 week for $250, or all 3 weeks for $745

Questions: Andrew Millison amillison@gmail.com (541)752-9118
Registration: Lee Ann Julson LeeAnn.Julson@oregonstate.edu (541) 737-5480
http://hort.oregonstate.edu/2012_Summer_Permaculture_Course_Schedule

www.beaverstatepermaculture.com
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My girlfriend and I are relocating to Portland next month so she can attend nursing school. We are hoping to find some urban homesteaders in the Portland area who might have just enough space to accommodate a 28' Airstream trailer. It wouldn't need to be a traditional trailer pad, as we would only need somewhere to plug in an extension cord from time to time, and something to hook up a garden hose to get some water for showering, etc. We're sporting a composting toilet as designed in the "Humanure Handbook", so blackwater isn't an issue the way it is for normal trailers. If you have or are willing to have a humanure pile, we'd happily help maintain it and contribute to your fertility. If you don't have or don't want to have a humanure pile, we know other permies in Portland who'd let us haul it to their place, which I'd happily do. (Unfortunately, those friends of ours don't have room for our Airstream.) We only use toxin-free stuff (like Dr. Bronners or 7th Generation) when washing our dishes and taking showers, so our greywater would be very safe for your trees and whatever else you might be interested in diverting greywater to. We're also willing to use something else if those soaps don't meet your homestead standards.

We're both permaculture minded folks. I'm very willing to help around the homestead in the garden or with other homesteading projects. My girlfriend would probably love to as well, but she will be quite busy as her program is an accelerated one and so she won't have much time for other things. We're quiet and peaceful, and would respect you, your space, your privacy, and your land. We're hoping to find someone who might be willing to rent us the space for between $250 and $350 a month. That range is an ideal, but we're willing to chat if you have something else in mind. I have a stable job that I'm relocating from Olympia to Portland for, and we're both responsible people who will pay our rent, our share of utilities, of internet, etc., in a timely and respectful manner. Finally, we're hoping to find a place that is within an hour's commute by bike or public transit to the OHSU campus, since that is where she's going to school, and I'll be working close by there as well (in the Pearl district). That's why I specified "urban homesteader," but if you're less urban but about an hour's commute from that area, we're all ears.

If this seems like an arrangement you might be willing and able to make, please reply to this or send me a private message!

Lastly, if you happen to have a rental opportunity (such as a guest house, an empty basement, an empty trailer but not room for another trailer, etc), please get in touch with me anyway. I have friends in Olympia that would love to borrow my Airstream while my girlfriend is in school, so I'd be willing to rent your space, if it meets that hour commute time restriction. The $250-350 ideal range obviously wouldn't apply to many of those situations, but I'm open most anything. We're really just hoping to find some cool permaculture minded people to share community with while we're down in Portland, and we're open to all ideas.

Thanks again!!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13431/120720 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13431/120720 Five-day long retreat and intensive Teacher Training with internationally-acclaimed instructors of permaculture.\
Polish off your own teaching skills, methods and approaches.

This retreat is for those who aspire to teach the permaculture certificate course, in parts or in whole. This retreat is designed to increase your effectiveness as a teacher of permaculture. The pedagogy of permaculture has made it such an effective and life-altering experience and we would like to share that pedagogy with you. This training is designed for both the experienced and inexperienced teachers.

This retreat includes student teaching, class exercises, handouts, and critiques.
Come prepared to teach random sections of the Permaculture Design Certification Course and also your favorite section.
Also come prepared to laugh and have fun in a supportive and inspiring setting!

Instructors: Scott Pittman of Permaculture Institute, Larry Santoyo of Earthflow Design and special guest, Larry Littlebird of Hamaatsa
Teacher_Training]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13378/120294 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13378/120294 Seattle Tilth is offering many Permaculture and related classes!

Check out links by topic...

Permaculture and Special Topics
Organic Gardeningn 101
Veggie Gardening Essentials
Comprehensive Organic Gardener
Urban Livestock
Kitchen Classes
Teacher Trainings

Here's a bit more detail about Permaculture and Special Topics classes:

Pollinate with Mason Bees
(Wallingford) March 21, 6-8 p.m.
Manage native mason bees for early spring pollination in your home orchard and garden.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/pollinate-with-mason-bees

Mushrooms: Cultivate Your Own Edibel Fungi
(Wallingford) March 31, 2-4 p.m.
Grow edible mushrooms in your own backyard.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/mushrooms-cultivate-your-own-edible-fungi-2]

Urban Weeds and Wild Foods – Part 1: Identify and Harvest
(Wallingford) April 7, noon-2 p.m.
Identify and gather some of our city’s most common and delicious edible weeds.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/urban-weeds-and-wild-foods-2013-part-1-identify-and-harvest

Urban Weeds & Wild Foods 2 - Preparing for Your Table
(Wallingford) April 7, 3-5 p.m.
Cook and taste some of our city’s most common and delicious edible weeds.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/urban-weeds-and-wild-foods-2013-part-2-preparing-for-your-table

Mushrooms: Cultivate Your Own Edible Fungi
(Wallingford) April 21, 10 a.m.-noon
Grow edible mushrooms in your own backyard.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/copy_of_mushrooms-cultivate-your-own-edible-fungi-2

Design a Pet Friendly Garden
(Wallingford) April 21, noon-2 p.m.
Learn how to have your garden and your pets peacefully coexist in your back yard.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/design-a-pet-friendly-garden

Harvest the Rain – From Landscapes to Cisterns
(Wallingford) April 28, 2-4:30 p.m.
Collect rainwater to use in your home and garden while saving money and preventing storm water pollution.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/harvest-the-rain-2013-from-landscapes-to-cisterns

Secrets of Companion Planting
(Wallingford) May 12, 2-4 p.m.
Learn how to create a mutually beneficial edible plant community.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/secrets-of-companion-planting

Mushrooms: Cultivate Your Own Edible Fungi
(Mt. Baker) May 19, 2-4 p.m.
Grow edible mushrooms in your own backyard.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/mushrooms-cultivate-your-own-edible-fungi-3

Make Herbal Infusions
(Wallingford) May 23, 6-8 p.m.
Preserve your culinary and medicinal herbs to be used through the year.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/make-herbal-infusions

Propagation: Make More Plants
(Wallingford) Jun 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Get started propagating plants by learning the basic techniques in this class.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/propagation-make-more-plants

Make Herbal Salves
(Wallingford) Jul 11, 6-8 p.m.
Learn to make healing salves from fresh and dried herbs in this hands-on class.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/make-herbal-salves

Permaculture Teacher Training Course
(Auburn) Sept. 8, 4, Residential
This permaculture teacher's course is a revolutionary new way of teaching solution based eco-social design concepts by applying the principles of Permaculture to the teaching of Permaculture. A pretty unique opportunity!
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/permacultureteachertraining

Permaculture Design Certification Course (Location TBD)
1 full weekend per month
Sat. & Sun. Oct. 12 & 13- March 8 & 9
Earn a certificate in this intensive permaculture design course.
http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/permaculture-design-certification-course
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One weekend a month Oct.-March
Starts Sat. & Sun., Oct. 13 & 14, 2012 and ends Mar. 10 & 11, 2013
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Location TBD
$900; payment plans are available. Advance registration and payment are required.

http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/permaculture-design-certification-course]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13242/119660 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13242/119660 Learn a revolutionary new Permaculture way of teaching!
Apply the principles of Permaculture to the teaching of Permaculture. In this fun, interactive course, you will learn powerful techniques gleaned from the wisdom of experienced Permaculture teachers from around the globe.

What’s special about this Permaculture Teacher Training Course?
This is a 7-day residential Permaculture course. We will cover every aspect of being an exciting and effective Permaculture educator. It's located at Seattle Tilth Farm Works Farm in Auburn, WA a beautiful farm setting.

Some of what you will learn:

* Building confidence through practice and supportive critique. Everyone will have several opportunities to teach in this workshop, to see themselves on film and improve in a supportive environment.

* Teaching methods that work - you will learn at least 5 new teaching techniques, and will develop new creative ideas of your own! These innovative teaching methods work, and they teach Permaculture while modeling Permaculture principles.

* A simple technique to help you prepare quickly and thoroughly. We will cover the preparation techniques that professional teachers and consultants use to quickly organize their thoughts and materials.Permaculture Hilltop

This is a residential course that will take place at Red Barn Ranch, home of Seattle Tilth Farm Works. Tuition is $975 and includes delicious meals and snacks made from freshly harvested and mostly organic foods, bunk lodging, 7 days of instruction, insight, connection, fun and optional evening programs. Class materials, handouts and the 200+ page Permaculture Curriculum (with all of the secrets to the realm!) will also be provided.


What past course participants have to say:

“Great course! Now I have some huge commitments & tools & inspiration & strength, to life - me - the world. I deepened what I had inside. Thanks!” - Irene, Mexico City, Mexico

“Outstanding instructors, facilitators and teachers of this profound and complex course. Awesome team! I had one of the best weeks of my life!” - Ayernye, Santa Monica, CA

“The course was excellent! I feel really fortunate to have been here. Thanks to All! Blessings and Abundance!!” - Devin, Cotati, CA

About the Instructors:
Kat Steele is a Permaculture activist, designer, and educator. Founder of the Urban Permaculture Guild in Oakland, Calif., she facilitates workshops on sustainability, natural building, and Permaculture, and speaks about urban eco-social design, City Repair, and the power of placemaking. www.urbanpermacultureguild.org

Benjamin Fahrer is an internationally recognized Permaculture designer, educator, and farmer. A community organizer and progressive organic farmer, he has worked intimately with front-line organizations, nonprofits, and communities throughout California. Ben is on the staff of the Esalen Farm and Garden.

Local Permaculture instructors will be also be teaching parts of this course.

Pre-requisite
Participants should have obtained a Permaculture Design Certificate from completion of a Permaculture Design Course. If you have questions about pre-requisites, contact careythornton@seattletilth.org.

http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/permacultureteachertraining
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13241/119659 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13241/119659 this page for a few more details and to contact me. questions here are fine, too.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13201/119312 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13201/119312 Shambala Farm and Nursery on Camano Island, WA for an exciting and enlightening 2-week Permaculture Design Certification Course June 6-20th, 2012.

We will cover fun and important topics including permaculture design, generative ecology, community building, local economies, organic gardening, herbs and natives, vegetative propagation, animal husbandry, composting and much, much more! Lots of hands-on learning opportunities at Shambala's growing permaculture farm and nursery! See flyer and more information below!

Do you want to expand you permaculture knowledge or know someone who does? Share the good news!



About the venue:

Shambala Farm and Nursery is the homestead of Nancy and Nick Chase. The farm offers CSA shares through the summer season, nursery stock specializing in perennial vegetables, and a vibrant internship program. The farm is also home to chickens, ducks, goats, horses, and cattle. The goal of the residents is to integrate the permaculture principles into a more holistic farm-ecosystem, while maintaining a financially sustainable livelihood that is a pattern for others to look to.



Amenities: Most of the course participants will be camping, as there is limited indoor space. Meals will be provided under a covered porch, the classroom is being assembled in a portion of the barn, and showers and toilets will be simple. If camping is too rustic for you, please inquire about other creative options. The farm is located on the northern edge of Camano Island (a drive-on island) in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, near beaches, parks, and other amenities.


Daily Schedule:

8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 Daily Garden Activity
10:00 Class
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 Class
5:00 Break
7:00 Dinner
8:00 Optional movies, hands-on projects, or various play-on-the-farm activities
(Music, dancing, beach, parks, trampoline)

About the curriculum:

This course, like other Permaculture Design Courses, is based on an internationally-recognized 72-hour curriculum originally created by Bill Mollison. Each day explores a different topic (soils, plant communities, water, animals, etc) through the permaculture 'lens' of whole-systems thinking.

The format will serve a wide variety of learning styles by rotating between the classroom, the field, hands-on projects, group activities, guest speakers and tours of working models. A daily emphasis will be put on the farm's special emphasis: propagation and perennial vegetable nursery enhancement.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion upon finishing the final Design Team project of the course.

About the instructors:

Kelda Miller has been networking and teaching within the regional Permaculture movement for years. She trained at the Bullock Brother's Homestead, coordinated the Seattle Permaculture Guild, and has been a leader in Pierce County by teaching classes and hosting many events. Her experience draws from gardening in diverse urban situations, working in teams to install needed community projects (whether at home or abroad), and applying sustainable design/lifestyles as an antidote to urban sprawl. http://divinearthgp.com

**See her recent shenanigans in the News Tribune: "Kelda Sells Backyard Veggies to Local Health Food Store"

Marilene Richardson will be hosting the class for a weekend intensive at her homestead. Marilene has lived permaculture most of her life and grows and preserves food for her family, as well as raising animals in a well-integrated system. She has been very active in community endeavors to make local, healthy food available to more people. She teaches classes for WSU Extension, SongCroft Self-Sufficiency Skills School, founded The Foundation for Sustainable Community, writes the SongCroft blog and is the happy owner of SongCroft Naturals. http://songcroft.com

Jenny Pell will be leading a few days of the curriculum. Jenny is a permaculture designer, consultant and educator, with many years experience in natural building, design, and community living. Her belief is that permaculture is one of the most common-sense and creative approaches to designing human settlements in any time, but especially now. Her latest projects involve the small farm incubator Community by Design near Portland, a 7 acre urban permaculture demonstration called the Beacon Food Forest in Seattle, and numerous design projects that amaze and inspire. http://permaculturenow.org

**Jenny and team will be breaking ground soon on the nation's largest public food forest in Seattle: Read More Here!

Tyler "Ty Ty" Burns will be assistant teaching throughout the course. He is a lifetime resident of the Northwest and is a member of the Shambala Farm team, where he is propagating plants, nursing a food forest, and fostering healthy community relations throughout Western Washington.Tyler has also spent time learning and teaching permaculture in southern Africa and knows what it means to "Think Global, Act Local". He happily shares his knowledge on the practical, ethical and spiritual aspects of permaculture and envisions a world where everyone is intimately connected to their food and environment.


Find out more on our websites!

More information on Shambala Farm and Nursery's website.

Link to Facebook Event Page.
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Hard to tell by reading if some things will produce in Portland. If anyone knows about any in this first list, and if any additional tidbits on taste or whatever, let me know about these especially:
-Pineapple-guava
-Pomegranite
-Any citrus edible from the tree - kumquat? owari satsuma mandarin?
-Loquat
-Paw Paw (hand pollinate?)
-Chilean guava
-Chilean wintergreen
-gaulnettya
-lingonberry
-japanese yam
-cinnamon vine
-maypop
-Tasmania vine
-avocado


Also preparing to plant the following, which through reading these seem will grow and produce well:
-Stella dwarf cherry tree
-Asian persimmon
-hazel nuts or almonds
-jujube
-strawberry tree (though I hear they taste so-so, but I like the looks of the evergreen tree, so I figure I can mix with other berries in recipes)
-bamboo, for edible shoots (any recommendations?)
-Sunchokes
-hardy kiwi
-table grapes
-strawberries
-numerous perennial veggies (sorrel, artichoke, etc..have the seeds, ready to plant!)
-numerous perennial (and annual) flowers and leaves for tea
-green tea shrub
-yacon
-various berries


Already have:
-apples (though have to get the ecosystem better to prevent worms, bugs, etc)
-figs
-asparagus
-neighbors plums hanging over the fence
-raised beds for annual veggies


Any tidbits of info or experience always appreciated! I'm pretty new at all this, but devoted!
Brian]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13087/118450 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13087/118450 Hands on Training with Sukita Reay Crimmel

Since 2006 Sukita has developed an amazing understanding of the installation and sustainability of earthen floors. Sukita’s love of working with clay has brought life to her natural building construction company: “From These Hands.” Now she offers workshops and her own select mix of earth to create the perfect natural floor for any space. Add earthen floor installation to your new list of planet-loving skills by participating in our next course at Lost Valley in Dexter, OR!

http://lostvalley.org/earthen-floor-workshop-april-20-22/

www.sukita.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13037/117892 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13037/117892 I'm looking for a low maintenance, fast growing/spreading, plant to go in our block's traffic circle. The catch is that it needs to be able to withstand some occasional driving over, and on average not grow more than 15" tall. The height limit is city ordinance (Seattle), the driving is because the occasional lost delivery truck is forced to drive over the circle as it attempts to navigate our streets. Once in a while a kind neighbor will water the circle, but ideally it should be able to thrive without watering.

Suggestions?

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Sponsored by: Washington County Small Woodlands Association
at Bales Thriftway Store, 17675 SW Farmington Rd., Aloha

Saturday, March 10th 9:00AM to 3:00PM
2012 Plant List

The Washington County Small Woodlands Association has scheduled its eleventh annual Native Plant and Tree Sale for Saturday, March 10th from 9AM to 3PM. The location will be Bales Thriftway Store at 17675 SW Farmington Rd., Aloha. Native plants are adapted to local water, soil and climate conditions and are therefore more disease resistant and less likely to require pesticides or fertilizers. Birds, bees and other native animals and insects thrive where native plants are available.

All plants are certified, quality nursery stock. With almost 2,000 plants, this may be the largest one-day sale of its kind in Oregon. Many species are becoming rare in our Oregon forests and non-existent in developed areas. Check out this year’s new varieties. If you need large quantities of any plant (20 or more) use the contact information below.

Master Woodland Managers, “Naturescaping” experts and Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about selection, suitability, planting and care. Our famous handout describing characteristics and growing habits of each plant will be available along with landscaping ideas.

All profits from the sale fund scholarships and community education.

For further information, contact Bonnie Shumaker (503)324-7825, bshumaker@coho.net or Ardis Schroeder (503)628-2344



http://wcswa.org/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12901/116774 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12901/116774
Now I realize that there are several types of teeth patterns but basically I'm looking to not use a chainsaw (unless, of course, that's all there is to it). Has anyone had any success with one type of tooth pattern over another?

Anyone have one I can try out around Eugene Oregon?

Honestly, I'm kinda stunned that I can't find (online) any solution to the problem of making boards out of a log with hand power. It doesn't seem too crazy a question. Am I looking in the wrong places? Hmm...

Thanks!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12860/116425 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12860/116425 Toby Hemenway, renowned author of "Gaia's Garden", the best-selling Permaculture book in the world,
will be leading his 2012 Permaculture Design Course in Portland, Oregon.

Receive your permaculture design certification working with some of the top designers & instructors in the Pacific NW:
Toby Hemenway, Larry Santoyo, Jude Hobbs, Tom Ward, Michael Becker & more!

- This 6-month course takes place over 6 intensive weekends beginning May 19 and ending October 21, 2012.
- The 6-month model is perfect for working professionals or full-time students and gives lots of time between classes
to dive deep into the reading material and design work.
- Detailed info is at the course website: PORTLANDPDC.COM

- COURSE FEE IS $950
- EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW FOR A $100 DISCOUNT.
- REFER A FRIEND TO TAKE THE COURSE & RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $50 COURSE DISCOUNT.
- REGISTER HERE

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VEGETABLE OIL COMP.

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]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12811/116082 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12811/116082 Advanced Permaculture Design Charette
Saturday & Sunday, March 3 and 4, 2012
9-5 each day, Jackson Wellsprings Community Room

Facilitators: Tom Ward and Siskiyou Permaculture
Course Fee $150

We've planned an action packed hands on design experience for this weekend. Join Tom Ward as we do a walk through and preliminary design for the 140 acre Billings Farm at the edge of Ashland. The weekend will start with the Client interview and site analysis. Then feel the creativity flow as the group moves through initial design sketches and presentation. This is an opportunity to build confidence in taking on a permaculture project. The Billings Farm presents a wide variety of ecosystems for our consideration including creek, pond, river, animals, gardens and farm fields.

This course is intended for PDC graduates wishing to extend their site assessment and design skills. Others may be approved by special request.
For complete information visit our website www.siskiyoupermaculture.com
Pre registration required.
To register contact Melanie Mindlin <sassetta@mind.net>, 541-482-7909]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12743/115418 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12743/115418 Food Procurement Committee [STARTED NEW TOPIC]
Michael Pilarski is part of this committee

Three sources of food
1) Donated by participants. Part of this is home-grown, part of it is purchased and part are donations solicited such as day old bread or even some dumpster diving. Aim for 75%
2) Purchased from local farmers. It will not be difficult to link into the local organic farming crowd. Vegetables is what we tend to get lots of participant donations from. Eggs, dairy and meat are usually needed to augment donations. We will be checking into purchasing a whole cow locally. Aim for 15%
3) Purchased through a regular natural food supply chain. The Port Townsend Co-op is the most likely choice. 10% or whatever is needed after we’ve done what we could with the above two sources. Salad oil and cooking oil, some spices, cheese, butter, almond milk, rice milk, salt, and so forth,

For every convergence we have publicized that people should bring food to donate to the common kitchen. If any crowd should be able to feed itself, it is the permaculture crowd. In the two years at Sahale and at South Seattle Community College the food was about 75% donated and a majority of that grown by themselves. I have heard that this proportion went down at the St Helens, Oregon convergence last year. We should make a plea to all the participants to see if we can get back up to 75% food from the participants. Can we feed ourselves? Are we willing to adapt our diets for the weekend to forego citrus and instead eat regional fruits with high vitamin C content.

The food procurement committee of course will have to work closely with the cook(s). we will need a local person from the Port Townsend area who is deeply familiar with the local farm/food scene.

Kitchen outfitting
Inventory what is available on site. The cooks then brainstorm the list of everything else they need. Someone(s) has to line up all that stuff. Cookware, serving ware, etc, etc.
This includes planning for all dish washing, cleaning supplies, towels, etc
Best scenario is that the cook(s) have a lot of the needed kitchen stuff or knows where to borrow it.
Michael Pilarski has a lot of the things for outfitting large event kitchens. I am willing to bring a lot of kitchen stuff if it cannot be located closer. So I will be part of this committee

Receiving, inventory and storage of food on site. Last year there was a whole crew and a separate building for this. Receiving inventorying and storage of huge volumes of food is a lot of work. It needs to be gotten from the storage to the cook’s hands as needed. What is storage capacity like at the two kitchens? How big is the cold storage(s)? Any other rooms, buildings available.

Menu planning
So how is the cook going to prepare a menu from donated food? Every registration form has a section that asks people to write down what food they will be bringing to donate. This information is keep collated and delivered to the cooks periodically so they can see what things are being promised. This gives us some idea of what is incoming. Plus we can draw on past year’s experiences. I have some of that institutional memory and know all the cooks from past years, who we can call for advice. The menu planning phase will inform what we need to order through stores.

Cooking.
The head cook has to cook as well as direct the kitchen team. There will have to be separate cooks for the two kitchens. It has been proposed that one be vegetarian and one be carnivore. The head cooks have to be cooking whizzes plus have impeccable people skills. We should start looking. It would be nice to have a sterling cast of applicants to choose from.
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Since I proposed that some of this year’s sponsorship money be allocated to scholarships a few people would have to oversee this facet. Decide where to do extend offers of scholarships.

For instance I would like to see scholarships for members of the Indian tribes of the area, the Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Tribe and the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe. But this is easier said than done. I personally have a few native contacts and know people who do have contacts in the Swinomish, Lummi, Tulalip and other tribes. Here is the url of a map in case you want to brush up on current placement of tribal reservations in the state: http://www.goia.wa.gov/Tribal-Information/Map.htm

Recent migrants from Africa, Asia and Central and South America, Particularly people who were farmers in their home country. We can learn from each other.

Street people, I always like to offer a scholarship to a staff and several of the street people that work with Seattle Youth Garden Works.

We want to give scholarships to people who are keen to gather knowledge to take back to their communities. In fact, why not make it one condition of the scholarship to schedule and give a public talk in their community.

I find sometimes that the people who are the most open and motivated already have their hands full and sometimes are working a lot to support a family. Their families are already struggling. In some cases I would like to be able to pay some people money they can give to their families so they can take the time off for the conference. I would not publicize this, but I hold it open as a possibility in some circumstances where we are really convinced this is a worthwhile person to invest in.

A scholarship application form would need to be made up. The people on the committee can brainstorm a list of avenues to explore, organizations to approach, etc. and put it on the scholarship string in the forum. Anyone else on the forum can stop by to see what’s up and post their nominations to add to the list.

I see the scholarship fund as for special cases. Where we are extending a hand and trying to bring someone in who would otherwise not even consider it. Many of the people who write asking for a scholarship are perfectly capable of doing a work trade.

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So the work is starting up for next year's NW Permaculture Convergence, and we're looking for people who'd like to lend a hand to make the magic happen.

And since I know y'all are probably Paul fans and may have heard lackluster reports from last year via his podcasts: fear not! Our surveys have come in from overall happy participants, but we did duly note that this year we'll have warmer/better spaces for classrooms, option of cabins or tenting, more beginning and advanced tracks, improved kitchen/meals and less singing and dancing. And Paul will be invited. :)

So, if you're thinking about helping out:
We've been meeting in Seattle every few weeks, but no need to make the meetings if you can just give time remotely.
We have a venue and date reserved, and an announcement will be made about that as we finalize things with the venue.

Our general committees will be:
Business Structure (making or transferring non-profit to our current team)
Registration
Presenters Scheduling
Food & Kitchens
Outreach/Publicity
Hands-On/ Skill-share area
Evening Events
Children's programming
Website/ Tech Geeks
Site coordination
Fundraising
Coordination of Worktraders/ Volunteer Shifts

Right now our biggest gaps are in food/kitchen, registrar, kids' programming, etc. But we can use help anywhere!
Any takers?]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12700/114995 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12700/114995
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http://discountpermaculture.com/norris/agora.cgi?cartlink=Books_for_sale.htm

And permaculture-oriented plants and seeds for sale. PLANTS ARE FOR PICKUP ONLY IN PORTLAND. I can mail seeds (and books):
http://discountpermaculture.com/norris

I'm probably moving in early March, so need to clear all this out by then!

Norris
http://farmerscrub.blogspot.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12619/114091 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12619/114091
With Marisha Auerbach

Saturday, March 17, 9 am – 5 pm
Gibson Hall, 105 Newport Way Northwest, Issaquah, WA

Marisha Auerbach visits Issaquah to teach a day-long hands-on Basics of Permaculture course that includes soil building, plant guilds, and creating a foraging landscape. A tour of local pea-patches to observe what is coming in early spring will top off the day. Participants will leave with seed starts, recipes for building soil and inspiration to maximize food production in their gardens and communities. Brown bag lunch. Event co-sponsored by Sustainable Issaquah and the City of Issaquah Resource Conservation Office.

More info and tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/222308 ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12587/113815 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12587/113815
Presentation by Marisha Auerbach

Friday, March 16, 6 pm – 8 pm
King County Library Service Center
960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA

Free

In the Maritime Northwest, it is possible to grow all our own produce year-round with limited time to establish a system and limited effort. As petroleum becomes more expensive, this sort of system can provide an example to support our evolution to a more sustainable society. Marisha Auerbach specializes in converting properties from grass to to a perennial forage system. A perennial forage system functions much like a natural ecological system, and yields year round produce with minimal work. These systems are developed to meet the needs of the inhabitants on site. Marisha provides most of her diet and income from her garden and has surplus produce and crafts to give away and trade for other supplies.

This presentation is an invitation for you to visit Marisha's gardens through slides and lecture. She will be discussing how you can work towards self-reliance in produce if you have property to work with as well as guerrilla tactics to grow more food and flowers in the greater community. This lecture offers an opportunity to create cultural change through gardening.

This slideshow will be an updated version, including Marisha's experience and reflections on moving to Portland this year in mid-June and her tiny yard. We hope you can join us...

This presentation is sponsored by Sustainable Issaquah and the City of Issaquah Resource Conservation Office

Marisha is also teaching an 8-hour permaculture class with hands-on in Issaquah on the day following this event. For registration or more information, visit www.sustainableissaquah.ning.com :o ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12586/113814 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12586/113814 I will be at the National Wildlife Federation booth from 11am-5:30 pm on Saturday at the NW Flower and Garden show this wekend and want to encourage you all to come to the event!

The show starts on Wednesday the 8th. Here's the link to the event website: http://www.gardenshow.com/

Hope to see you there!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12571/113675 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12571/113675
Come learn to make 3 or 4 (depending on the student turnout) variations of this one prize product: fresh sausage. You'll start by carving a pork shoulder for the meat (pastured pork of course, from Sea Breeze Farm, Vashon Island), then grind, mix, stuff and link each banger yourself.

You'll also take home the fruit of your labor: 4-5 pounds (8-10 large links) of your own hand-made sausage, a $75 value.

Cost per ticket: $190. Limit 8 people, 4 minimum.
We're now booking classes through Paypal. Please go here: http://www.farmsteadmeatsmith.com/?page_id=1039 to purchase and reserve your spot.





Many thanks and we'll see you in the shop.

Lauren and Brandon Sheard
Farmstead Meatsmith
farmsteadmeatsmith@gmail.com
206.463.6328
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12468/113070 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12468/113070 We are now offering our 2012 workshop and apprenticeship schedule.
See our website at: http://www.sundogbuilders.net/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12464/113047 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12464/113047
Now, they're working to create a "Community Food Incubator"- basically, a certified facility, where small time farmers like my self can make things like pickles, jams, and dried foods and then sell them legally. I myself would really like to see them succeed, because I have a number of items that I'd like to make, but currently can't. They are currently asking for donations, so if you're in the area and would like to see this kind of food security and independence (i.e., food from local people, instead of food teleported from who knows where grown in who knows what kind of situations) develop more, please consider supporting them.

Here's their website: http://www.olympialocalfoods.com/

And here's their Kickstarter page: http://kck.st/s7rEuW]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12443/112887 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12443/112887
If you have a place to rent in the Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater area, please contact me. I'm an avid permaculture enthusiast who would love to help/implement projects on the property. I'm 28 years old, have a stable job in retail management, and I am always on time with rent and bills. My girlfriend has a stable healthcare job, and is equally responsible. My dog is a 60 pound border collie who is very well behaved, well trained, and the only thing he ever breaks is my concentration when he wants to be scratched behind the ears a little. He wouldn't make much of a guardian dog as he is lazy and calm, but the plus side of that is that he's too busy laying around sniffing his paws to do any damage to anything.

If anyone has anything available, I'd be happy to meet you and bring my dog along for an interview. My current landlord will be happy to provide a reference for me and my dog, and has said she'll be sad to see me go, but understands that I want to live closer to public transportation.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and consider me if you're in the landlord business!!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12419/112671 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12419/112671
This might seem an odd request, but I'm somewhat new to the PNW and I'm feverishly trying to learn about the pre-colonial history of the area. One of my favorite parts of learning these things is learning the original names for a place. In my humble opinion, they are usually quite a lot more beautiful than the names we call them by now (Denali for Mt. McKinley, Chomolungma for Mt. Everest, Tahoma for Mt. Rainier, Klickitat for Mt. Adams, etc). I've found the names used by the First Peoples who lived nearest a mountain for many mountains, but I have been unlucky finding names for mountains in the Olympics. Any personal knowledge and/or references to places I could find such information would be greatly appreciated!!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12387/112452 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12387/112452