<![CDATA[permies: "rockies"]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/forums/f-30/rockies JForum - http://www.jforum.net online business directory India http://sypindia.in/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14574/129603 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14574/129603 Okanogan Permaculture Study Group Work Bee May 11th barbarashortgreene@gmail.com,
we will be practicing site assessment at a piece of land near Cameron Lake Rd. near Omak/Okanogan. We plan to meet near the county fairgrounds and car pool from there.
Thanks,
Barbara
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14457/128750 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14457/128750 Rocket Mass Heaters: July 6-8 Riverside WA, August / October for Montana / northern Idaho? thanks for the warm welcome to the Inland Northwest.

We are going to be doing at least one Rocket Mass Heaters workshop in eastern Washington this year: at Chris West's place near Riverside, July 6-8.

We are almost booked solid this summer, but we have room for one more weekend workshop in northern Idaho, or anywhere in Montana, as we begin an eastward tour in late July / early August.
Or just some nice homestay stopover options along Route 94. Could be combined with a private site consultation if you are thinking of improving your wood heat situation, or just a chance to hang out with fellow Permies.

We will be returning in mid to late October, and again, could use some homestay hosts or a small fireside event or two.

Thanks for your interest. Come on over to the Wood Burning Stoves forum if this is all new and strange and you want to learn more before replying.

Yours,
Erica and Ernie Wisner
http://www.ErnieAndErica.info]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14401/128251 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14401/128251 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 contact us.

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/14226/126873 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14226/126873 north side of house - 8800 ft http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14036/125286 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14036/125286 Looking for work on someones farm... My name is Jonothan Pearson.
I have been a certified farmer in the farmers market for 8 years making my own essential oils in riverside, california,
and 4 years growing apples, pears, peaches, tomatoes, and other fruits... in cawston BC canada
The 22 acre farm I had sold. I am looking for a new situation to harvest fruits and veggies, and herbs for distillation like lavender, rosemary, sage, peppermint etc... Love horses and w
breeding animals. Also want to continue selling at farmers markets etc...
I am very creative, am photographer, artist, very athletic. A young 49.
call me at 310 5707034 or write me at jonothanshiloka@msn.com ... thanks for quick response, Jonothan]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13713/122791 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13713/122791 Grow Ritzville!
Imagine Ritzville. Town of about 1700 surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of "big-Ag" wheat farms. A town with three failing water wells, proven leaking water distribution system, and a struggling sewer infrastructure. A town that increased the number of residents living below the poverty level exceeding 25% in 2011! The town's "ruling class" biggest concern is promoting a new "Wheat Museum" and promoting "growth for prosperity".

Does something seem out of balance to you?

There's a new, grass-roots movement afoot in Ritzville. One that can address many of the stagnant "business as usual" approaches to being a "community". It's called "Grow Ritzville!" and the "grow" part is directly aimed at healthy, local, pesticide/insecticide/commercial fertilizer free food production. All this based on Permaculture ideals, concepts, and techniques.

An excerpt from the new web site:
The mission of Grow Ritzville! Is to foster a powerful self- directed movement within the community of Ritzville that engages residents through education and hands on experience to grow their own affordable organic produce thereby increasing nutritional wealth, education and emotional prosperity.

Grow Ritzville! is a collective of private land owners who seek to transform their own properties by drawing from the principals of permaculture and applying expertise in three areas:
- Science
- Social Action
- Success!


Check it out! Your comments, ideas, and even well-intended criticisms are welcome! = )
http://www.growritzville.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13293/119950 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13293/119950 Permaculture Workshops & Permaculture Design Courses in British Columbia in 2012
Evening Permaculture talk with Toby Hemenway in Nelson, BC Wednesday March 28 (7pm)
"Permaculture: Solutions for Community Building and a Fear-Free Future"
Venue: Self-Design High
402 Victoria
Nelson, BC
Sliding scale $10 -$20 (pay at the door) No registration required. If you are on Facebook please sign up on the event's page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/181434601961251/

"Permaculture: Solutions for Community Building and a Fear-Free Future"

Join Toby Hemenway, author of the best-selling Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, for an evening that will leave you with a deeper understanding of the issues we face such as climate change, food security, peak oil, economic uncertainty. The ecological design approach known as permaculture offers both a way to think about these issues constructively, and a set of solutions for individuals, families and the places we live. This program will help us develop a toolkit for a regenerative culture that offers specific solutions and a positive program for our future and for the future of our communities.


Full day workshop Thursday March 29 (9am - 5pm with 1.5 hour lunch)
"Permaculture Design for the Home Landscape:
from the urban backyard to the small acreage"
Venue: Selkirk College Silver King Campus
2001 Silver King Road
Nelson, BC
Fee: $100 plus tax if paid by March 20th
After March 20th the fee will be $120 plus tax.

To register:
Kootenay Permaculture:
Email: spiralfarm@yahoo.com
http://www3.telus.net/permaculture

"Permaculture Design for the Home Landscape:
from the urban backyard to the small acreage"

In this workshop, you'll learn how to use permaculture to design home landscapes that not only produce food and beauty for people, but also shelter birds and beneficial insects, conserve water and energy, improve soil health, and enhance biodiversity. We will cover 12 essential permaculture principles, a set of design methods to help turn your yard into a rich, food-producing ecosystem, techniques for efficient and pest-resistant garden layout, selecting plants that work together to build soil and habitat, drought-proofing your yard, and conserving energy through landscape planning that warms the home and yard in winter yet keeps it cooler in summer. Permaculture gives us a set of tools for sustainable solutions in the home landscape.

Bio:

Toby Hemenway is the author of "Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture," which for the last 8 years has been the world's best-selling book on the ecological-design approach known as permaculture. The expanded 2nd edition of the book was named one the top 10 gardening books of 2010 by the Washington Post, and it won the 2011 Nautilus Gold Medal Award. Toby has been on the faculty of Portland State University and was a scholar-in-residence at Pacific University, and teaches permaculture all over the world. He has presented at conferences and universities across the continent, and lives in Sebastopol, California, where he is tending a two-acre food forest amid 7 acres of redwoods and bay laurels.



Kootenay Permaculture

Teaching Permaculture in the Kootenays and across Canada since 1991.


Schedule 2012


March 31 & April 1st, 2012
Introduction to Permaculture
in Nelson, BC

Dates: March 31 & April 1st (Sat-Sun) 9am -4pm
Venue: Selkirk College Silver King Campus, Nelson, BC
Instructor: Gregoire Lamoureux
Tuition fee: $65 (for the first day) or
$125 (for both days)

April 16 - May 11, 2012 (4 weeks full time)
Permaculture Training Program
in Nelson & Winlaw, BC

Description: Learn the basic Permaculture design principles and techniques and develop the practical skills to design and implements sustainable designs for ecological landscape and backyard. This four week intensive training program combines theory with practical hands-on activities. Course graduates will receive the Permaculture Design Course Certificate.
Dates:

April 16 - May 11, 2012 (Monday - Friday) 9am – 4:00pm
Venue: Selkirk College Silver King Campus, Nelson & Spiral Farm Winlaw, BC
Instructor: Gregoire Lamoureux & guests.
Gregoire Lamoureux is a permaculture designer, consultant and teacher with over 20 years of experience with permaculture systems across Canada. He has taught the Permaculture Design Course for the last 10 years with Selkirk College.

Registration Deadline is March 16, 2012.


Permaculture Design Courses in Canada

June 3 - 16, 2012 in Winlaw, BC
Early registration deadline: May 4th 2012.
Tuition fee: $950 (if paid in full before May 4th)
$1050 after May 4th

July 22 - August 4th 2012 in Caledon, Ontario

August 19 - September 1st, 2012 in Winlaw, BC
Early registration deadline: July 20th 2012
Tuition fee: $950 (if paid in full before July 20th)
$1050 after July 20th

Description: This intensive 13 day course combines theory with practical hands-on learning & design exercises.
The participants who complete the course will receive the Permaculture Design Course Certificate.
Topics includes: permaculture design techniques & principles, site analysis, soil fertility, organic gardening techniques, herbs & medicinal plants, fruit & nut trees, water uses, ecological buildings & urban permaculture.
Instructors: Gregoire Lamoureux & guests
Gregoire Lamoureux is a permaculture designer, consultant and teacher with over 20 years of experience with permaculture systems across Canada. He has taught the Permaculture Design Course for the last 10 years with Selkirk College.


For more information or to register contact:
Kootenay Permaculture
S12, C2, RR#1
Winlaw, BC
V0G 2J0
Email: spiralfarm@yahoo.com
http://www3.telus.net/permaculture
http://www.facebook.com/Kootenay.Permaculture.Instiute



]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13030/117847 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13030/117847 Any one here from the Cambridge/Council Idaho area? http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12936/117199 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12936/117199 Roaring Fork Valley food meeting & workshop
http://crmpiblog.ning.com/events/sustainable-growers-meet-up

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12660/114562 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12660/114562 Permaculture Study Group Forming Just FYI we are forming a Permaculture Study Group in Okanogan area of North Central WA. The first meeting will be Friday Feb. 17th at 6pm (pot luck too) at Skeeter's house in Tonasket, WA. Please contact me if you have questions, my email is: barbarashortgreene@gmail.com my phone: 360-710-3088.
Thanks hope to see you there,
Barbara]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12454/113005 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12454/113005 would like to meet some permies in north central washington Erica and I live in tonasket wa not far from skeeter. However we dont know many folks and would like to get a read on who's who her in our area. We went to the seed swap and met a few folks and would like to meet more.
We have a few skills we can trade and eggs (lots of eggs, free range chickens are laying about a dozen a day so we have lots) organic feed, no hormones, no layer mix, none of that stuff. the chickens get scratch, scraps, alfalfa, and whatever they can catch. let us know, give a shout.
Thanks all
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12452/112995 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12452/112995 Pikes Peak PDC course coming soon!
Flyer and info here:

www.transitionmanitou.com
www.pikespeakpermaculture.org
www.manitoucommunitygarden.org

Shawn]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12317/111934 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12317/111934 Looking for employment
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to post about this. However, I am Tate Smith. I am graduating from the University of Wyoming in May with a degree in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management. My fiance and I are looking to move to the West Slope/High Country of Colorado or to Southwest Montana. I am searching for employment right now and would appreciate any and all leads on jobs in these areas. I have a passion for sustainable management especially in Rangeland systems and would like to find some place to apply permaculture principles to a large area (outside of the back yard).

If you know of any body looking for a young, driven, and forward thinking person to help out on an operation, please let me know.

PM or email would be great.

Thanks again.

Tate]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11890/108186 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11890/108186 Red Wiggling Or maybe you have a lead on some or even a possible source?

Folks from the hinterlands don't frequently head into the "big city" and would like to take advantage of every trip. Driving around aimlessly looking for "bait" signs and getting lost, well, bites! ; )

Your help will be greatly appreciated! Post up here or call 509-347-6496 with any info you have.

Thanks!

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11772/107386 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11772/107386 Another Mission:
What: a regional variety of Northern Bugleweed, Lycopus uniflorus. A great deal of attention has been given to the Chinese Artichoke in permaculture circles, it is an unusual edible tuber from the mint family. Less know are the edible tubers of Northern Bugleweed, the only other mint family root vegetable I know of. I've never identified this plant, much less tasted it. But native people used to eat it for desert- it must be good.
Where: Swampy places in Southern BC or Northern WA. Apperently it grows with cattails and other riparian vegetation.
When: I have no idea when the seed ripens. Presumably one could transplant tubers any time durring the dormant season.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11679/106505 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11679/106505 Vital Botanical Missions for Bold and Intrepid Souls For the Greater Good of Inland Northwest Permaculture

I am of the belief the best plants for our polycultures are localy adapted wild plants, which can't presently be bought from nurseries. Another post I made in the gardening forum made me realize I have a mental list of botanical 'missions' I'd like to make, to obtain seed from prime locations around the country. The seed could be propagated by a trusted gardener and shared. But there isn't any reason I couldn't have help with these missions. In fact, I'm sure many of you have your own missions in mind. Maybe we can help each other out. I know that we live all over, and many of us travel.

These missions, should you choose to accept one, would be of great service to permaculture in the Inland Northwest. If any of these missions interests you, I can provide information and garden space. But you wouldn't neccesarily have to work with me. And if I should suddenly die, I'll feel better knowing that other permies know about these resources. I may think of more later, but here are some missions:

Where: Pullman and Palouse, Washington
What: Remarkable Salisfy, Trogopogon mirus. This beautiful wildflower is a rare natural hybrid between widespread weedy yellow salisfy and purple salisfy, the garden vegetable that brought us ‘mammoth sandwich island’. This plant must be examined as a wild root vegetable for our polycultures. I suggest enlisting the help of a local botany professor. Get the seeds to trusted gardeners for propagation. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
When: Whenever the large dandelion-like seed heads ripen, probably in mid-summer. Watch for common yellow salisfy to ripen.

Where: Canyons of the Southeastern Oregon Desert
What: The most Northwestern wild specimens of Silver Buffaloberry, Sheperdia argentia. This is a nitrogen fixing shrub with very tasty berries. My favorite candidate for apple interplant. It is a native alternative to Russian Olive. It is desert adapted. Gather the best fruits from a diversity of the best bushes. Select types for saline soils and non-saline soils.
When: sometime in the summer, when fruits ripen.

Where: Orofino, Upper Clearwater River, Idaho area
What: The most prolific stands of wild sweet cherries I’ve seen anywhere in the region. Select for fruit quality, drought tolerance, and diverse ripening times. Also in your area, wild cherry plums, European plums, apricots, apples, blackberries.
When: Late June-July

Where: Snake River and Tributaries Upstream of Lewiston
What: We desperately need tap the botanical resources of this area. This is the epicenter of our region’s wild fruit diversity. Old World fruit trees have been naturalizing here for hundreds of years. One of these days, I’m going to float these rivers and collect seed along the way. This is probably the best way to access this extremely rugged country. Look for: mulberries, apricots, cherries, plums, cherry plums, walnuts, pears, and maybe peaches. Ideally we’d get the seed to several nursery locations around the region.
When: Late June-August, late September for walnuts

Where: Foothills of the Eastern Cascades, from Ellensburg South
What: The northernmost stands of Garry Oak in the Interior. The northernmost grove is supposedly on the Yakima River near Ellensburg. Select seed for palatability (taste them, aim for less bitter), yield at early age, drought tolerance, and cold tolerance. Collect from high and low altitudes. We need to aid the northward movement of oaks in light of accelerating climate change. Seed must be planted quickly after collection.
When: September

Where: the Black Hills, South Dakota
What: Some of the Northwesternmost Burr Oaks. Select for acorn size, palatability, yield at early age, drought tolerance, hardiness. Collect both tree and scrub forms. These may be the best food acorns for our region. Seed must be planted quickly after collection.
When: September

Where: Northern Utah, foothills
What: the northernmost stands of Gambel Oak. A good hardy, edible oak, see instructions for other oaks.

Where: Idaho?
What: find the famous Sweet Idaho Bur Oak!

Where: City of Rocks, South Central Idaho
What: The northernmost Single Leaf Pinyon Pine Forests. Select for yield at an early age. This may be one of the few food trees suited for places too dry to grow Ponderosas.
When: September, production can be geographically sporadic.

Where: Boise, Idaho
What: Giant Persimmons, desert apricots, Kentucky Coffee Tree. There is a persimmon tree as big as a ponderosa pine on 11th and Fort. It fruits abundantly and obviously does well in our climate. Wild apricots in the foothill canyons, on the road to the dump from town. An amazing arboretum east of downtown with all kinds of food trees, and a large Kentucky Coffee Tree Specimen.

What: Wild parsnips
Where: I don’t know! Wild parsnips have been documented growing in the Inland Northwest. I’m still looking for a patch. Please help me find them.

Where: The Mojave Desert/Great Basin Desert Transition, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
What: Hybrid Oaks, hardy Prickly Pears, others. Screw Bean Mesquite? There are many great wild food plants in this region. Helping these plants move North, as the climate changes, will be to our benefit. Gambel Oaks hybridize with Live Oaks here. This hybrid is hardy and will grow with Joshua Trees in sand! The Timbisha Shoshone are the native people of the hottest driest desert on the continent, Death Valley. They have a food forest! It’s a screw bean mesquite orchard in the sand dunes of the valley floor. This is an excellent staple food. This tree might do well in the hottest, driest parts of our region, on the saline soils of the Lower Columbia.

Where: Northern New Mexico, extreme Southern Colorado, foothills
What: New Mexico Locust. All the uses of Black Locust, but smaller, and even more drought tolerant! Could probably grow in our treeless regions.
When: collect dry pods in September

Challenges for the Inland NW- Find wild reproducing stands of:
-chestnuts
-almonds (don’t believe me? http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php)-riverside grape
-interior salal
Or any of the other plants on my master list:
https://sites.google.com/site/humanhabitatproject/choosing-our-team/food-forest-plant-list

Missions Completed:
-I live near what I think may be the northernmost stand of Curl-Leafed Mountain Mohagany. It is very hardy desert adapted N fixing small tree. No edible uses, but wildlife browse it. Contact me for seed.
-I found a wild grove of Siberian pea shrubs, in the middle of nowhere, growing beneath a ponderosa pine canopy, I’ll try to collect seed next year.
-The biggest, most productive ginkgo tree I’ve ever found is in the Sun Lakes State Park Campground, near Soap lake Washington.
-Spokane’s Finch Arboretum has many good plants, including Cornelian Cherry, Chinese Dogwood, Italian Alder, and watercress.
-I have local sources for localy adapted fruit. I’m greedy with the seed. But I might hear an offer.

-Kyle in Kettle]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11471/104746 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11471/104746 sepp holzer in dayton montana we are working on the details and you can always contact me by phone 406 849 5301 or email play@khirsch.com.
i am looking forward to meeting you
katharina]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11201/102444 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11201/102444 Montana Permaculture Design Course
April 21 - May 5, 2012
Location:  'Place of Gathering', Dayton, Montana
SW end of Flathead Lake

Instructors:  Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society
Marisha Auerbach, Herb'n Wisdom
With special guest Sepp Holzer, The Krameterhof, Austria
Plus local guest instructors

A two-week immersion course which will cover the standard permaculture design course curriculum with a special emphasis on the Inland Northwest as well as Sepp Holzer's permaculture techniques.  Graduates are entitled to use the word "Permaculture" in pursuit of livelihood or for educational purposes.

Sepp Holzer will be consulting on the development of the land where the course will be held.  Holzer will give the class a presentation on this thinking/recommendations during the 2nd week of the course.  Course participants are also encouraged to attend Sepp's two public lectures on May 3 in Whitefish and on May 5 in Missoula.  Both places are about an hour's drive from the course.

Michael Pilarski is a farmer, wildcrafter, educator, and the founder of Friends of the Trees Society in 1978.  He has lived in the Inland Northwest since 1972 and is the most active permaculture teacher in the region.  He has taught 22 permaculture courses in the US and abroad.
www.friendsofthetrees.com

Marisha Auerbach is one of the Northwest's most active permaculture teachers and has taught 22 permaculture courses within and outside the region.  She is most familiar with the Maritime Northwest climate with a specialty in food security, forest gardens, and home-scale food production.
www.herbnwisdom.com

Tuition for the 15 day permaculture design course is $1495 or a daily rate of $150/day.
Early Registration Bonus:
Payment received by December 31, 2011 is $1295 or a daily rate of $130/day.
Paypal payment can be made at:  www.placeofgathering.com
Tuition includes instruction, permaculture design course certificate, camping, meals, and curriculum materials.  Indoor accommodations available for extra cost.

For more information about the course, contact
Michael Pilarski
Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild
PO Box 826
Tonasket, WA  98855
(509) 486-4056 or michael@friendsofthetrees.net]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11009/100432 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11009/100432 Rancher Panel Discussion
The University of Wyoming Range Club is hosting a Rancher Panel Discussion on the 20th of this month (in two days). We would like to welcome anyone that is interested to join us.

Topics covered will be ranch economics, range health, alternative grazing methods and anything else that comes up!

A mixer will start us off at 330. Discussion from 4-6. FREE Dinner from 6-7. Discussion from 7-9.

Our special guests include Kit Pharo, Scott Simms, Bill Hopkyn, and John Young.

Everything is free and we are holding the event in the Crane Hall Dining Room here at the University of Wyoming.

If you are in the area and are interested just show up whenever you would like, if you would like directions please send me a PM or email (tate.smith1@gmail.com).

This should be a very educational and insightful experience.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10753/98221 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10753/98221 Inland NW Permie Conference - Work Trade
There's lots of work been done to prepare this epic Permaculture Conference, and there's much work left to do.
If you are interested in attending the Permaculture Conference in Spokane Nov 4-6 and would like to volunteer some time and effort in exchange for admission, there are many opportunities for you!

Some openings:
Conference Set-up (2) Friday
Conference Clean-up (2) Sunday afterwards
Field Trip Assistants (2) Friday
Decoration/Ambiance (2) Friday
Sign Crew (2) Before and during set-up
Registration (8) (Needs coordinator's clearance)
Parking (2)
Plenary Room Tidying (2)
Workshop Support (2)
AV Tech Support (2)
Contra Dance Sound Support (1)
Children's Area (6)
Food/Kitchen (2)

To sign-up, visit the INWPConference site at:  http://inlandnorthwestpermaculture.com/?q=node/add/worktrade-application
And maybe consider attending the next coordination meeting on Thursday Oct 13 in Spokane at the Main Market Co-op starting at 6pm.

If you'd just like to attend this landmark event, there's still time to register at the early-bird discounted rate by visiting http://inlandnorthwestpermaculture.com/?q=registration

We're looking forward to seeing you there!  :-D]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10661/97287 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10661/97287 inland northwest permaculture convergence
If you get a ticket before October 15, it looks like they are just $60. 

I'll be giving three presentations (each of which I will record for a podcast):

   Rocket Mass Heaters
   Wofati Eco Buildings
   Replacing Irrigation with Permaculture

I'm looking through the list of presenters/presentations and I can already see lots of stuff I wanna catch.  I hope I'm not scheduled at the same time.  Some of the presenters are people in my videos!

And, of course, between presentations, in the mornings and evenings, we'll all get to hang out. 

http://inlandnorthwestpermaculture.com/

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10244/93526 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10244/93526 Affordable in-town home in Northeast Oregon well started on the permie path http://eastoregon.craigslist.org/reo/2558397554.html

I've put in lots of perennials (peach, cherry, kiwi, berries, etc) and have converted most of the lawn to garden space. The heavy garden work is mostly done! It's in a great neighborhood within walking distance of downtown, the Farmer's Market, library and Eastern Oregon University.

La Grande is a small town of about 12,000 people on the dry side of the Cascades. Our valley is mostly farmland surrounded by the Blue and Wallowa Mountains. The Eagle Cap Wilderness is in our backyard. We are 4.5 hours from Portland and 3 hours from Boise. It's close enough to the cities to take advantage of what they offer and far enough away to discourage those that aren't really into rural living.

I've read recently that the rural areas of the Pacific NW are considered some of the best places to dig in for the coming economic challenges. I'd say I have to agree. I don't normally promote our area, preferring it keep it to myself but if there's anywhere I feel comfortable doing so it would be here. We need more folks like all of you! I'd be pleased to attract some permies to the area.

I love it here. I'm not moving away, just simplifying life by selling one house and moving to the other place I own on the edge of town.
cheers to all,
Sue]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9903/90529 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9903/90529 10 acres and house for sale, Western Colorado
I just wanted to mention a property I know of for sale.  It is 10 acres with shares of water to go with it.  It is in peach and cherry orchards.  The woman who lives there is in her mid 80s and wants to be done with the orchards.  "I always wanted a little house on a hill" she said to me.

This is prime agricultural land, in orchards probably 50 - 60 years.  It comes with the equipment ot run the orchards.

She has been trying to sell for more than 2 years, and probably would take any offer that would get her a little house on a hill in this local market.  She told me she was considering taking the back hoe and knocking all the trees down, as it would make the place more sale able. 

For someone who wants to farm this is ideal.  A house to live in and a job to do.  True it is not in permaculture yet, but eventually the conventional farms will go to more sustainable methods. could be converted, same way a person converts raw land to permaculture.

Anyone seriously interested I could get more information. 

p]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9890/90428 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9890/90428 Urban Permaculture home/office for sale or lease, Polson MT http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9207/84012 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9207/84012 Unique Opportunity in NE Oregon (Joseph, Wallowa County) http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9134/83311 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9134/83311 Land for sale in Wyoming
I have a 70 acre piece of undeveloped land for sale in Wyoming, north of Rock River (which is NW of Laramie).  It is actually two 35 acre parcels (now considered one property by Albany County), the long sides running east and west.

When I bought land in this area in 1999, I fully intended to build an earthship.  The land is mostly clay, with lots of rocks (making it difficult to dig with handtools).  This piece of land slopes somewhat to the south and more to the east (perfect for passive solar).  The eastern short end is bordered by a very large ranch, so will unlikely see any development in that direction.

There is a seasonal (very) pond usually present during a moist spring, and a seasonal stream.  While camping on this land, I have witnessed toads, prairie chickens (grouse), kestrel, bald eagles, lots of other birds, jackrabbits, coyotes, antelope, and deer, and I’ve seen tracks from elk.  Due to a recent tower near Rock River, I am even able to use my cell phone (Verizon) so there is also the potential for internet access (I use a Verizon  connection at home).

There are no trees, power lines, gas lines, massive towers yet (there is a possibility that power lines will run through the area in the near future), or (unfortunately) well maintained roads.  There is no well, and according to one well driller, good water is about 300’ below the surface.  This would be an ideal location for rain water catchment.

There are other people living in the area year round.  The nearest ‘neighbor’ at present is a couple of miles away.  There is also an apparently restored log cabin just a few parcels to the north.  The owner makes a bit more progress each year.

Due to all the clay in the soil, I am seriously considering revising my earthship plans (I do have another parcel in the same area) to include cob or earthbags.


The first picture  is a view of the seasonal pond (6-11-11) taken from the NW corner of the property facing due East.  The pond is located in the western 35 acres.


The second picture is a sample of springtime vegetation.  Notice the clay?


I haven't figured out how to post more than two pictures, but anyone truly interested in purchasing this property can contact me through this site.  I really hate to give up this property, but life throws us all curve balls on occasion.
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9110/83045 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9110/83045 Mobile chicken processing unit in Montana
http://www.chicken.coop/mobile-processing-unit/

"Mobile Processing Unit
Growers who want to process a large number of birds, will find that the new Mobile Processing Unit will increase the efficiency of processing and fit within certain state requirements for selling the birds directly to consumers as well as to retail and wholesale markets. Every MPU user will have to undergo training to use the unit.

The mobile poultry processing unit consists of a truck and trailer. Depending on the user’s experience processing birds, it has the capacity to process 50-300 birds per day. Each year, coop members will work out a calendar and schedule for the MPU so that it travels around the state, moving to different regions on predetermined dates. It will be essential to schedule poultry hatching, growing and processing to coordinate with the dates the MPU is in a particular region. Special accommodations for moving the MPU to a single location can be prohibitively expensive.

An annual hands-on training will be conducted to teach new members how to use the unit. Only members who have attended an annual training are eligible to use the MPU.

Contact Mark Rehder of Farms for Families at 406-222-7585 to arrange to use the MPU or find out about training opportunities.

Until recently, the lack of processing facilities has been the biggest barrier to local poultry production in Montana and most of the rest of the country. The Montana Poultry Growers Coop, in collaboration with other funders, are excited to bring local, pasture-raised poultry back to Montana with the Mobile Processing Unit."]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8694/78983 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8694/78983 Permaculture Teacher Training Course: Aug 7-13, Cottage Grove, Oregon 11th Annual Advanced Permaculture Course
In Teaching
With
Jude Hobbs, Andrew Millison &
Special Guest: International Pc Instructor Rico Zook
August 7-13, 2011
Empower Yourself to Advocate for Change through Whole Systems Design and Teaching
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Permaculture Institute USA Certificate Upon Completion
Prerequisite: Permaculture Design Course Certificate
• Philosophy and Ethics of Instruction • Teaching Systems, Principles & Patterns
• Adult Learning Styles • Developing Curriculum and Resources • Presenting • Facilitating • Activities and Utilizing Media • Co-Instructing • Time Management • Planning • Marketing • Budgets • Venue Logistics • Interns and Apprentices • Evaluations and Feedback • Self Care • Tips from the Trade
DESCRIPTION
In this dynamic and interactive course, you will learn significant teaching techniques to communicate Permaculture principles and strategies in a wide variety of settings. This Teacher Training unfolds as a design methodology and advocates the Permaculture Design Course Curriculum.
We are committed to encouraging and inspiring your unique strengths and talents by demonstrating diverse teaching modalities such as lecture, facilitating class discussions, storytelling, and using visual aids. In this setting of active learning, you will experience essential hands-on practice by preparing and co-teaching several presentations. As a final course project the class will present a workshop to the public.
This course is modeled after the course Jude attended with world- renowned Permaculture Instructors, Max Lindeggar and Lea Harrison in 1990.
TUITION:
$825. Includes course materials, camping & fabulous meals
INSTRUCTORS
Jude Hobbs co-founded Cascadia Permaculture Institute and has 30 years experience in the design and teaching fields. She utilizes whole system designs to generate environmentally sound solutions that inspire sustainable actions in urban and rural settings. With her extensive experience, Jude offers courses and workshops throughout the US and Canada and has developed curricula that encompass diverse learning styles with techniques that are fun, inspiring and information rich.
Andrew Millison has been teaching Permaculture since 2001 at institutes and Universities from Arizona to Oregon. His practical experience is as the owner of a design-build landscaping company, designer in a Landscape Architecture office, and public speaker. Andrew is currently teaching at Oregon State University. He has expanded into online Permaculture curriculum, and is developing a conference and course for the State of Oregon Housing and Community Services. www.beaverstatepermaculture.com

“Jude and Andrew are in such command of this material that I would recommend this course to anyone, beginners or those experienced. I have been teaching for many years and learned so much. It will improve my ability to educate. Thanks!” W. W.
  FOR MORE INFORMATION:
cascadiapc@gmail.com http://www.cascadiapermaculture.com
Early Registration discount of $50 by July 25th
LOCATION: Wilson Creek Gardens was coined a “permiewonderland’ by one of our students. The multiple micro- climates nurture the soul and demonstrate an evolving living canvas of Permaculture systems.
http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/events/advanced-permaculture-teacher-1]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8634/78498 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8634/78498 Help Needed
HebrewsWest is an intentional community(http://directory.ic.org/records/?action=view&page=view&record_id=23357) located in Kooskia Idaho.

We live on 16 beautiful acres with gardens, ponds, steams, and live stock.  This year we have had a couple of families start there own Homesteads leaving us with open housing and a shortage of help.  Projects that need completing for the summer, finish out door bread oven, finish pluming water ram to 4000 gallon cisterns, Helping out in the garden and green house, milking goats, storing fresh cheeses, and preserving produce.  If you are interested send us a email at Hebrewswest@hotmail.com
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8627/78463 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8627/78463 Permaculture Farming for Energy Descent: June 20-24 OSU Corvallis, OR Permaculture Farming for Energy Descent – Course Outline (Draft: Subject to Change)

This  course is about integrating the Permaculture design paradigm into contemporary organic farming systems. We’ll learn about and tour many of the components of local sustainable farm production: beans and grains, vegetables, meat production, bamboo agroforestry, and multifunctional hedgerows. We will then examine the Permaculture design system and look at how a Permaculture farm could integrate these elements for a more diverse and resilient agriculture.

June 20: Day 1 The Big Picture
Meet at Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture (OCCUH)
Presentation: Agriculture, Energy, and the State of Conventional and Organic Farming – Jason Bradford
Presentation: Farm Scale Permaculture Systems – Andrew Millison
Fern Road Farm Tour w/ Gathering Together Farm: Pasture and Vegetables
Hands-on Activity

June 21: Day 2 Site Analysis
Meet at OCCUH
Presentation: Permaculture Site Analysis for Broad-scale Design – Andrew Millison
Presentation: Fern Road Farm Conditions – Jason Bradford
Tour: A2R – Grains and Beans.

June 22: Day 3 Agroforestry and Certification
Meet at OCCUH
Presentation: Multifunctional Hedgerow Design at Fern Rd. Farm and other sites – Jude Hobbs
Presentation: Farm Certification  - Jude Hobbs

June 23: Day 4 Sustainable Farm Systems
Meet at OCCUH
Site Tour and Presentation: Bamboo Agroforestry at Bamboo Valley – Dain Sansome
Presentation: Permaculture Design Principles as Applied to Farm Scale Systems – Andrew Millison
Hands-on Hedgerow Activity

June 24: Day 5 Design
Meet at OCCUH
Site Analysis and Design Project - Fern Rd. Farm with Andrew Millison and Jason Bradford.

Fern Road Farm is 150 acres located 6 miles from downtown Corvallis, with a half mile of Mary’s River frontage. This idyllic Willamette Valley location has stunning views of the coast range and is adjacent to one of the oldest organic vegetable farms in the Valley. Organic lunch provided.
Cost: $300

Instructors:

Jason Bradford: Dr. Bradford is a highly-regarded scientist and expert in sustainability, who applied his understanding of ecology to become a successful organic farmer. After receiving his doctorate, he worked on issues related to species extinction and the overall decline in global ecosystem integrity, funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. Dr. Bradford was a leader of the Tropical Ecosystem team of BioMERGE (www.columbia.edu/cu/biomerge ), a National Science Foundation funded research network of over 100 scientists from 17 countries integrating the study of biodiversity and ecosystem function. Dr. Bradford also taught Ecology at Washington University.
He is a board member of the Post Carbon Institute, a staff contributor to The Oil Drum (www.TheOilDrum.com ), and frequent public speaker. Dr. Bradford received his Ph.D. in Evolution and Population Biology from Washington University in St. Louis and his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California Davis, with High Honors.



Andrew Millison has been studying, designing, building, and teaching about Permaculture systems since 1996. He is an instructor in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University, teaching the Permaculture Design Certificate Course. He has taught through other organizations including Prescott College, the Ecosa Institute, and the Cascadia Permaculture Institute. He instructs Advanced Permaculture Courses in Teaching, and has guest instructed for esteemed Permaculture teachers Toby Hemenway and Michael Pilarski.
Andrew spent years running a design and build Permaculture landscape company, Millison Ecological Inc., where he completed large scale and high profile projects including rockstar Maynard Keenan’s Merkin Vineyard: (http://www.bloodintowine.com/, http://www.caduceus.org/ ), initiated the well-known Ecohood project: (http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3066 ), worked with ecological wastewater pioneer Dr. John Todd: (http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/video/ecomachine-1 ), and worked with Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan on heirloom fruit tree preservation to earn his Master’s degree: (http://www.nativeseeds.org/regis-tree/home ). Andrew also worked as a draftsman and designer in an ecological Landscape Architecture office: (http://tbkadesign.com/rehabitation.php ) where he completed designs at the commercial, municipal, and residential scales.
Andrew currently teaches and does freelance Permaculture design. His recent designs range from 5-25 acres and documentation of his extensive portfolio of hands-on projects, design work, and published articles can be viewed at his website www.beaverstatepermaculture.com .

Jude Hobbs:
Jude Hobbs is a horticulturist, Permaculture designer, co-founder of Cascadia Permaculture Institute and a Field Director for Permaculture USA. She has developed projects in rural, residential, commercial, and institutional settings.

In 1982, Jude founded Cascadia Landscape Design, a business specializing in integrating permaculture techniques that blend function and aesthetics. As part of the design process she works with clients to create a master plan based on whole systems. These systems may include: structure types and locations, water harvesting, soil building, appropriate plant selection, animals, forestry, and appropriate technology. These elements endeavor to provide year round productivity and beauty.
Jude also works with farmers through Agro-Ecology Northwest, doing consulting, research and site assessments. She offers design plans that emphasize efficiency and productivity. Her experience working on farms and ranches allows her an understanding of the challenges that interface farming and economic realities.
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8413/76392 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8413/76392 Is California included in this category? Would like to connect to others in CA and see what they are doing/growing.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8364/76162 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8364/76162 Land sales website I like http://www.landcentral.com/search/oregon?page=2

I have been watching this website for years . Once in a while they have some really good deals. There are a couple of 40 acre and 20 acre parcels in Oregon right now but I am not familiar with the area. Just thought I would pass this along for anybody who is looking for land right now.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8319/75883 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8319/75883 FYI, Americorps Job in Moscow, ID for student http://www.umt.edu/studentjobsapp/ViewJob.asp?id=8214

Job Description

Job Title: AmeriCorps Environmental Educator
Job ID: 8214
Date Posted: 5/17/2011
Date Expires: 6/4/2011
Employer: Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
City, State: Moscow, Idaho
Description: As a member of the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute’s (PCEI) education program, you will be actively engaged in PCEI’s mission to increase citizen involvement in decisions that affect our regional environment. Responsibilities include developing and teaching environmental education activities for K-12 students in the classroom and in the field, designing new lesson plans, and organizing after school and summer activities for local youth. PCEI is located on a 12-acre parcel of land on the outskirts of Moscow, Idaho, a community-minded university town surrounded by recreational opportunities. Position starts September 1, 2011 and ends July 31, 2012. Living stipend approximately $1,100 month (before taxes) and $5,500 education award upon completion. For a full position description and learn how to apply, go to <www.pcei.org/Education_Fall11.pdf >.
Classification: Teacher/Tutor
Qualifications: Energetic, enthusiastic, committed to the full AmeriCorps term and AmeriCorps mission of serving communities, and a desire to teach children about their local environment. A strong candidate will have a love of nature and experience working with children and developing environmental education curricula.
Category: Non-Work Study (off-campus)
Compensation: Stipend
Hours/Week: Min: 40    Max: 40
Semester(s) of Work: Spring
Summer
Fall

Contact Information

Contact Name: Jenica Wood-Beauchamp
Phone Number: 208-882-1444
E-Mail: jenica@pcei.org
Did you know that you can apply for this job online? For more information select the help icon near the top of the page.
Home Page: www.pcei.org
Address: 1040 Rodeo Drive
City, State Zip: Moscow, Idaho 83843 ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8300/75675 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8300/75675 3-day Affordable Hybrid Construction Workshop in Rice (Stevens County), WA http://wildinrice.com) on July 2-4 and another on July 22-24.  He used to build Earthships, wrote a book about Hybrid Construction, and taught at Lost Valley Education Center in OR.  He lives in Northport now and together, we decided to bring more awareness about how do-able and affordable it is to build structures made from recycled materials --- ANYONE can do it, no construction experience required.  You'll camp out at our farm and eat well.  We have a shower and production kitchen for group cooking --- bring food from your garden or pantry.  Contact me at wildinrice@gmail.com for more info.   

*Bob will also speak at the Inland NW Permaculture Conference this Nov 4-6 at the Spokane Falls CC, organized by Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski.  More info about the conference coming soon.  Contact me for info about this too.
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7910/72227 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7910/72227 Beekeeping in Montana
Bozeman:  http://bigskybee.com
Flathead:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flathead-Beekeepers-Club/103732799666221 (they also have a Google Group)
Missoula:  http://montanabees.blogspot.com (and they have a Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Sky-Beekeepers/123489667665434)

There are other people to find too, but these are good places to start!  Most are natural beekeepers, but some are not, just an FYI.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7757/70479 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7757/70479 Denver Self Reliance Expo
http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7603/68587 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7603/68587 Job Opportunity basaltmtngardens@gmail.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7560/68011 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7560/68011 2011 Ecological Housing Permaculture Conference The Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University in collaboration with Oregon Housing and Community Services are hosting a Permaculture conference in Portland, Oregon May 10-11-12 aimed at State developers of low income housing. All are welcome to attend, and scholarships are available. A direct link to conference information and registration can be found here:

http://hort.oregonstate.edu/2011OHCSPermacultureConference

Presenters: Toby Hemenway, Tom Ward, Jude Hobbs, Mark Lakeman, Andrew Millison, Eli Spevak, Rick Crager, Leonard Barrett

Thanks, hope you can make it! ---->>>> Andrew Millison]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7476/67014 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7476/67014 Herbal Conferences!!
Montana Herb Gathering, Anaconda, MT – July 22-25, 2011
http://montanaherbgathering.org
(See this thread: http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/7390_0/missoula-eco-forum/11th-annual-montana-herb-gathering-july-2225-2011 for more info)

NorthWest Herbal Fair, Bellingham, WA – August 19-21, 2011
http://www.nwherbalfair.com/

Rootstalk Fest, near Salem, OR - September 22-25, 2011
http://rootstalkfest.com

There are a few conferences listed at http://floracopeia.com/events/all-events as well, some may be near you.

Please add other events if you know about them, or if they are even related, from Permaculture to Homeopathy!

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7388/66521 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7388/66521 Recommend a Professional in Oregon
Do people make house calls for this?

I don't have time to take a long course to figure this out on my own and I don't want to do trial and error on my land, I am 40 and don't have the time for many errors.

If you know of anyone please email their info

bobinoregon@hotmail.com

Thanks,

Bob]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7322/65961 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7322/65961 Republic, Washington Permaculture?
Seeking local folk who are interested in permaculture, forest farming, sustainable agriculture, organic gardening, plant and/or seed exchange, wild crafting and environmentally sound self sufficiency.

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7131/64109 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7131/64109 Permaculture Design Course near Ft. Collins With Kelly Simmons, Marisha Auerbach, and guests
March 12 - 20th & 15 - 27th
8:30 am - 6 pm
Raindrop Retreat Center, Bellevue, CO (near Ft. Collins)

$950 non-residential, $1200 residential

Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association and Home Grown Food are thrilled to offer a 12‐day, intensive Permaculture Design Course certification near Fort Collins.

This well‐rounded permaculture course is an excellent opportunity to build community and get your heart, hands and head engaged in learning how to design sustainable communities and systems
through permaculture ‐‐ an ecological design system inherently rooted in nature and applicable virtually everywhere: gardens, homes, businesses, communities, and relationships.

Permaculture teaches the language of nature, how to communicate within the systems we depend on, and how to redesign them with innate intelligence that supports life and abundance. The full certificate course, led by seasoned permaculture instructors, is offered over 12 days in northern Colorado at the mouth of the Poudre River Canyon. This site is located on 30 acres, offering numerous hands‐on, practical how‐to’s, for course participants. A greater consciousness of the interconnectedness of human life with the environment is the next great learning curve that we are all a part of.
Raindrop Retreat Bellvue

Raindrop Retreat Permaculture Project  :roll:

Course Program broadly covers:

    * Permaculture design principles & installation
    * Organic growing methods (vegetable gardens, herbs, animals, fruit)
    * Rural land management (orchards, pastures, trees, water systems)
    * Ecological building, ‘waste’ recycling & renewable energy systems
    * Sustainable community design
    * Wildlife habitat & degraded land restoration
    * Wild craft & nature connection

Registration in advance at www.SustainableLivingAssociation.org
Cost: $950 non-residential (includes lunch),  ‐ $1200 residential (includes room & board)]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7064/63404 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7064/63404 Wyoming / Colorado Checking in
http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii370/Wyomiles/Wyoming%20hiking%20fishing%20camping/scan0017.jpg

I also built a greenhouse many years ago that I thought some of you might like.

http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii370/Wyomiles/garden%20greenhouse/greenhouse2.jpg

I have ten acres in southern Wyoming where I want to implement sustainable methods of living so I am enjoying the conversations here. I have a lot of reading and catching up to do ! Anyone else here in Colorado or Wyoming? ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6774/60117 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6774/60117 Flathead Reservation Permaculture http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6658/58986 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6658/58986 Online Permaculture Course
I'm writing to let you know that an internationally available on-line permaculture course will be taught:
January 18, 2011-May 3, 2011
through the University Without Walls, housed at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

This course is a great opportunity for people who want to study permaculture but do not have access to locally offered courses. The link with information is below:
http://www.umassulearn.net/classes/spring-2011/programs?view=class&clid=7772&pid=158

Thank you!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6288/55338 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6288/55338 Hoop House Construction Workshop
Low-cost Hoop House Construction Workshop
Friday, January 14, 2011, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
171 Campbell Way, Yerington, at the Yerington Paiute Indian Reservation
$35 (includes lunch)  $45 if registered after January 7

Learn how to construct a low-cost hoop house at this workshop that includes classroom instruction in the morning and physical construction of a hoop house in the afternoon, using a popular design developed by Utah State University Extension. The hoop house will be constructed primarily of PVC tubing, precut rebar, greenhouse plastic and 2-by-4s.

FEATURED SPEAKER: Dan Drost, USU Extension vegetable specialist, is a leading researcher/educator on high tunnel production. He co-authored the construction manual for the USU hoop house and has built dozens of hoop houses at workshops in Utah and other western states.

Limited Enrollment - Reserve your space early.  For registration or details, visit  http:www.wnc.edu/sci, call 775-351-2551, or email louhelaa@wnc.edu.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6209/54610 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6209/54610 spokane valley We have 5 different variety of plums trees that are very old. We also have 3-5 different typ of apples trees, well over hundred yrs old that still produce very good apples. One has very white flesh and is very sweet, never seen apple like this before. Also very old pear trees.
We really don't know where to start, seems this house at one time was ran by permaculturiest many ears ago.

Thanks for any information on where we cold get started...]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/5848/50201 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/5848/50201 Website for Palouse Permaculture non-residential design course http://www.palousepermaculture.com .]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/5741/49291 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/5741/49291 non-residential permaculture design course http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/5103/44301 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/5103/44301 Permaculture Design Multimedia Course in Kamiah, ID
We wanted to tell you about our upcoming permaculture design multimedia course in October in Kamiah, ID. A description of the course is available at the following link on the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia's website:


http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/28/permaculture-design-multimedia-course/



Kind Regards,

Kim, Julie and Kelly Pagliaro
Kamiah Permaculture
www.kamiahpermaculture.com
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4851/42192 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4851/42192 North East washington State http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4841/42109 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4841/42109 experienced chicken sitter
Stan Wilson
Permi Preacher]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4826/41972 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4826/41972 Permi Bus to Permi Forum, Cob Party
Stan Wilson
The Permi Preacher
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4825/41968 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4825/41968 Orchard &amp; Berry Production for the Small Farm Workshop Western Nevada College Carson Campus & Agape Organics Farm
$35 (includes lunch) - $45 if registered after August 31
Limited seating - registration required.

Learn about orchard & berry production for the small farm including best varieties to grow in Northern Nevada's high desert climate and soils, site selection, planting, pruning, pest management and marketing. Workshop includes classroom training and on-farm tour. Intended for experienced and new farmers interested in small scale commercial production and sales.

Featured speaker and local expert Michael Janik has been growing and experimenting with orchard fruit and berries for more than a decade. He's grown more than 100 apple varieties, as well as currants, grapes, berries and more. Janik is an ISA certified arborist and accomplished at grafting.

To register or for more information, contact Ann Louhela, 775-351-2551, or visit the website, www.wnc.edu/sci.
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4697/40710 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4697/40710 Job Notice - Finance and Office Manager
Finance and Office Manager.  Garden City Harvest seeks a part time Finance and Office Manager to oversee and conduct all organizational accounting activities and manage the busy administrative/central office. 20-25 hours/week, $12/hour starting + benefits.  Qualified applicants will have two or more years of experience with non-profit accounting, proficiency with QuickBooks, public relations experience, and the capacity to work independently and as a team member.
 
The Finance and Office Manager interacts with farm and garden staff, program managers and directors, CSA shareholders, vendors, funders, financial institutions and other Garden City Harvest constituents.  GCH is an upbeat, flexible, cooperatively managed work environment.

Full job description on the Garden City Harvest website: www.gardencityharvest.org

Email cover letter, resume and three references to kristina@gardencityharvest.org.  Position closes Thursday, July 15th at 5 pm.  No phone calls please.
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4596/39616 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4596/39616 Keyline Design Course at Pine Ridge reservation
Aug 31-Sep 2.

Find out how to rehabilitate broad acreage for intensive grazing, agroforestry, or just to rehabilitate the ecosystem.

http://www.permacultureguild.us/keylinedesign

Also, check out our straw bale building course (July 30-Aug 1), Permaculture Design Course (Aug 16-29), food forestry (Sept 6-10) and apprenticeships on the rez.  We have apprentices coming from all over the country but we still need more apprentices still - we have many projects we'd like to get done this summer!

Cory
cory@permacultureguild.us]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4586/39564 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4586/39564 Mike Oehler taking interns/community http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4527/39005 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4527/39005 Permaculture Design Course in Winlaw, British Columbia August 15 -28, 2010

Offered By -Kootenay Permaculture
Winlaw, BC, Canada, V0G 2J0

Contact Person - Gregoire Lamoureux

Email: <spiralfarm@yahoo.com>

Web Address: www3.telus.net/permaculture

Course Format - lectures, hands-on projects, field trips, and team
design projects
Course Location - Kootenay Permaculture, Winlaw, BC
Course Instructor(s) - Gregoire Lamoureux & guests

Course Description -

This is the basic two week (13 days) permaculture design course. The course topics includes permaculture techniques & principles, site analysis, soil fertility, fruit & nut trees, agroforestry, water uses, wildcrafting, ecological buildings, alternative energy, ecovillage design, urban permaculture & more. It presents a good balance between theory & hands-on projects. The course will also include slide shows, lectures, discussions, design exercises, & field trips to see local examples of ecological design. Some local guest speakers will present some of the topics during the course. The Kootenays is well-known for the diversity & creativity of the local residents.

This Permaculture Design Course is presented by Kootenay Permaculture & Selkirk College in Nelson. It has been running for 9 consecutive years at the farm in Winlaw, BC where a forest garden has been evolving since 1993.

The main instructor Gregoire Lamoureux is one of the most experienced Permaculture teacher in Canada and has worked with permaculture systems for over 18 years and taught courses in many parts of the country. He taught the permaculture design course as a Summer Session at the University of Manitoba in 2005. And has taught the Permaculture Design Course with Selkirk College since 2002. Gregoire has served on the Board of Directors of Seeds of Diversity Canada for seven years and has also been on the Board of Directors of Slocan River Streamkeepers. He is a founding member of Kootenay Organic Growers Society and was on the Certifying Committee for three years.

This course brings participants from many parts of the country and often from other countries.
The early registration deadline is July 8.





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