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  • From: Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson <lakinroe@silcom.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] PR Booksigning EcoNest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber Nov 1-22 2005 Arizona/California
  • Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:29:33 -0700

Contact: Margie Bushman
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571, email: margie@sbpermaculture.org

SANTA BARBARA PERMACULTURE NETWORK
Presents:
EcoNest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries
of Clay, Straw, and Timber Book Tour Arizona and California Nov 1-22 2005

Slide Show & Booksigning with
Robert LaPorte & Paula Baker-LaPorte


A bird builds its nest using the materials at hand to create a perfect shelter for its bio-region. It doesn't fly to the next state for twigs nor does it build a home that is bigger than it needs. Instinctively it creates an environment that is nurturing, nontoxic, creating no waste and neither borrowing nor stealing resources from future generations. These exemplary owner/builders know how to build and repair their own shelters. When they have no more use for their nests, the building materials decompose, becoming fertile ground for nature's regenerative miracle. This is natural building and the authors' inspiration for their newly published book, EcoNests: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber.

EcoNests are simple, elegant, and healthful handcrafted dwellings that welcome owner participation in their construction. They utilize natural building techniques including timber framing, clay/straw walls, earth plastering, and natural, non-toxic finishes. An EcoNest is built to last for centuries, serving many generations, and is designed to work in harmony with its natural surroundings. Mindful siting, reverence for what is present in the nature of the site, roof water collection, alternatives for gray water and human waste, composting and power from the sun are also important components of EcoNest design.

The book profiles ten different homes located around the country, including floor plans with interior and exterior photos for each. EcoNest explores the benefits of building a healthful home and offers useful tips for the homebuilder. The average person spends 90-95% of their time indoors, therefore, the home should be a sanctuary that nurtures your body, mind and spirit.

Paula Baker-LaPorte is a graduate of the University of Toronto School of Architecture. She has been designing fine custom homes in Santa Fe specializing in non-toxic and sustainable design. She is a certified Bau-biologist (building biology), and a co-founder of the Healthy Housing Coalition. Paula is the primary author of Prescriptions for a Healthy House, and contributing author to A People's Ecology. She lectures, writes extensively and travels throughout the country consulting about healthy building.

Robert Laporte founder of the EcoNest Building Company (www.econest.com) and the Natural House Building Center, is a leading expert in earth, straw and timber frame structures. He has been designing and building natural homes for the past twenty years in Canada and the United States, most recently bringing the EcoNest concept to Scandinavia. He has researched natural building extensively in Europe and has been a major influence in the introduction of light strawclay building to North America.

The event takes place at locations in California and Arizona Nov 1-22 listed below, please visit for updates www.econest.com, or www.sbpermaculture.org.

ARIZONA
Nov. 1 Tues. 7 PM Prescott College Chapel 220 Grove Ave., Prescott AZ (928) -778-2090

Nov 2 Wed 2 Wed. 7 PM The Institute of Ecotourism, 91 Portal Lane, Sedona , AZ (928) 282-2720\

Nov. 3 Thurs. 7 PM Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 701 S. Milton Rd., Flagstaff, AZ (928) 226-8227

CALIFORNIA

Nov 7 Mon 7pm New College 99 6th Street Santa Rosa $5-10 sliding scale Joseph Kennedy jkennedy@sonic.net

Nov 8 Tues (Location,times TBA)

Nov 9 Wed 6 pm Reception 6:30 Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard St, San Francisco David Bushnell 415-546-0450

Nov 10 Thurs 7:30 Builder's Booksource 1817 4th St, Berkeley (510) 845-6874

Nov 12 Sat 7pm County Library Community Room 995 Palm St SLO $5 Mikel Robertson gouldmund@hotmail.com


Nov 13 Sun 7pm Santa Barbara Downtown Library 40 East Anapamu St $5 Margie Bushman 805-962-2571 margie@sbpermaculture.org

Nov 14 Mon 7pm Kent Hall Help of Ojai 111 West Santa Ana St $5 (Turn off Hwy 150 onto Blanche St between Bank of America and Star Market) SBPN 805-962-2571 margie@sbpermaculture.org

Tues 15 7pm Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center 2218 Main St, Santa Monica $5 gbrc@globalgreen.org 310.452.7677 also LA Permaculture 323-630-4673 joaniebird007@yahoo.com Camille camicimino@yahoo.com

Wed 16 Laguna Beach (location,time TBA) $5 Bill Roley drroley@cox.net 949-413-2524 cell

Thurs 17 San Diego(location,time TBA) $5 Brennan Hubbell 610-702-1604 tresmilusos@yahoo.com and sdecc@igc.org (619) 255-6111

Nov 21 7pm Originate Natural Building Materials Showroom 526 North 9th Avenue Tucscon, AZ Natasha@originatenbm.com 520-792-4207

Nov 22 5:30pm a.k.a. Green 4408 N. Miller Road #101 Scottsdale AZ Mick Dalrymple mick@akagreen.com (480) 946-9600

Sponsors Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, The Sustainability Project, the Sustainable Builders Council of SLO, LA Permaculture Guild, Permaculture Institute of S.CA , San Diego Permaculture Center, New College Santa Rosa, Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center.& Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR),& Hopedance Media,aka Green, SLO GREEN BUILD,ECOSLO,Originate Natural Building Materials Showroom, San Diego Permaculture Center, Ojai Permaculture Guild, Prescott College




Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
margie@sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org

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





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