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  • From: Koreen Brennan <cory8570@yahoo.com>
  • To: Michael Pilarski <friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com>, permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 06:38:10 -0700

As an addition to this, I'd like to add that we are designing a number of
ways to facilitate networking since that was the #1 thing requested on the
surveys. We will have a designer's lounge, a "needs and resources exchange"
section, and several other ways of helping people make the most symbiotic
connections.

We created a Facebook group that has almost 3000 members where conversations
can begin now, to help people create those beneficial connections and locate
others of like mind. 

If you have an idea for a working group, please contact Michael Pilarski and
let him know what it is. We will help coordinate these groups, and we're
willing to start connecting people before the event so you can start working
out agendas, etc. We are in discussions about how to best facilitate ongoing
cyberspace meetings after the convergence and very open to
feedback/suggestions/collaboration on that. One reason I volunteered for
working on this, personally, is because I am really excited about the idea of
having these conversations occurring. For instance, I've spoken to a few
people around the country who are looking forward to sharing some of their
successful actions for regional organizing - this is wonderful since many of
the newer regions especially could benefit from this knowledge. 

As for standards and hierarchy, I want to clarify that we are neutral on that
subject as the NAPC organizing committee - not opposed to it. Michael may
have his own personal viewpoints or feelings about issues or what he would
like to see happen at the event, as do other members of the organizing team,
but as a group, we feel it is very important that we remain neutral and
maintain the role of a facilitator of conversation. We do not feel it is our
place as a committee to endorse any particular viewpoint and in any case,
even amongst the core organizing committee we do not see eye to eye on all
issues (viva la diversity!). We don't think it is important that we do so,
because our job is to create the conditions by which the collective wisdom of
the movement can be heard and where important conversations can occur. 

We continue to listen to, thoughtfully consider and appreciate your feedback!
 
 
Koreen Brennan
Co-organizer/Marketing and Media Coordinator NAPC


 



On Friday, August 1, 2014 4:20 PM, Michael Pilarski via permaculture
<permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:




Latest update on NAPC programming   
 
Letter to the permaculture community from Michael Pilarski
August 1, 2014  Apologies for the mixed type sizes, yahoo isn't allowing me
to be uniform.

 
The
NAPC is a historic moment. It marks the cusp of a new era, the turning of the
wheel, the passing of the guard. Who knows when the next NAPC will happen but
there will never be the chance to attend the 1st NAPC again.  Be a part of
this historic event.
 
David Holmgren to give a keynote talk to NAPC on Friday evening
via Skype!
 
Permaculture elders council to happen at NAPC. 
A session is on the schedule for
Sunday morning. We will have our first meeting on Thursday evening or Friday
morning to make a plan.  We will be
conducting video interviews with pc pioneers during the NAPC for the
Permaculture History in North America Project.
 
International perspective:We will hear reports on the Cuba IPC and from the
European Permaculture
Convergence and other international news and initiatives. April Sampson-Kelly
is coming from Australia, someone from Norway, Mexico and other countries.
Check
out how European permaculture teachers are cooperating:
http://northamericanpermaculture.org/what-can-napc-learn-from-the-european-permaculture-convergence/
 
HOW MANY BREAK-OUT
SESSIONS DURING THE CONCURRENT PERIODS?
I was just noticing that the 2014 EPC had over 80 workshops
and affinity groups scheduled.  How many
will we have at NAPC?  We won’t know till
the dust settles since a lot of the action is likely to be open space
scheduling, round-tables, and working groups.  Some people think that fewer
things should be scheduled with larger
numbers in each group.  Some people think
that more break-out groups are better with smaller numbers of people in each. 
Both of these tensions exist at NAPC. Let’s
see what happens. 
 
NAPC
Presenters & Program
 
NAPC will be a gathering
of permaculture professionals with most of them fully capable and qualified to
give presentations. Here are some ways for people to participate in the NAPC
program.
 
Workshops/Presentations.
Currently
about 50 people have offered to give presentations at NAPC. We are accepting a
limited number of presentations. Some similar workshops are being combined.
Some members of the core group are calling for a deadline of July 30 for
workshop proposals, but if you have a proposal after that time, you should
still contact Michael Pilarski as some late presentations may be accepted.
 
Discussion groups/round tables:
People sit in a circle
and everyone can share their thoughts on the topic at hand.  A round table
enables information
exchange between participants. We expect many round tables to be scheduled. 
Send your nominations for round tables to
Michael Pilarski and/or fill out the program form on the NAPC website (in the
Get Involved menu)
 
Working groups:
Working
groups meet a number of times during the event and are task oriented. Each
working group sets its own agenda, goals, facilitation and meeting schedule.
Anyone can propose a working group. Working groups can be scheduled at
concurrent times as well as during meal times, early mornings and evenings.
Each working group is working for the movement as a whole. Their findings,
directories, statements, proposals, etc can become part of the NAPC I
proceedings.  For a list of proposed working groups go to:
http://northamericanpermaculture.org/napc-working-groups-a-proposal/
 
Panels: 
This can involve opening
remarks and position statements by experts in a particular field followed by
discussion and interaction by participants.
 
Hands-on.
Hands-on means people are
using their hands and being creative and learning a tactile skill. Some
installations could be done during NAPC that would stay and benefit Harmony
Park for years to come.
 
Demonstrations:
People get to see
something come together or how it operates.  The presenter does the hands-on
component, perhaps with one or several
volunteers.
 
Keynote
speakers.
David Holmgren has agreed to be a
keynote speaker via skype. We will have the skype computer images on a big
screen in the plenary hall with a sound system. We may or may not have
additional keynote speakers.
 
Keynote
panels.
It has been suggested that we have
several keynote panels such as “Whither the pc movements in North America”.
Short pithy statements, announcements, thoughts by leaders in the movement.
Another keynote could be along the lines of “Reports from the Countries.”  A
report on the status of the permaculture
movement in Canada, in Mexico, in the US and possibly South and Central
America. There may be a report on the International Permaculture
Convergence/Conference.
 
Bioregional caucuses. 
There will be a period
for bioregional caucuses on Friday.
 
Open Space scheduling.
There will be space for
ad hoc scheduling of workshops and round tables at the event. Whatever there
is
support for.  Check out how the European
PC Convergence handles open space scheduling;
http://www.eupc.eu/open-space-format.html
 
Private conversations
At mealtimes, in the
hallways and byways. Conversations are where a lot of the best action and
exchanges take place. 
 
Permaculture Exposition. 
Participants are
encouraged to be part of the Exposition if you would like to showcase your
services, vend or do outreach. There is an extra fee for this (comes with
sponsorships).  See the website for
details and application form. 
 
Poster Session.
There will be a poster
session during Saturday dinner period and early evening if you would like to
display/explain a visual presentation or design.
 
I
have faith in the permaculture community to have an incredibly productive and
inspiring time together.  The NAPC core group is laying the groundwork for
this grand convocation to come together. Certainly there are bumps in the road
and things left undone but NAPC is moving forward and the momentum is for a
historic event.  One way we are improving communications is the “Latest
News & Update” section on the front page of the NAPC website.
 
My
guess at this point is that at least 500 people will attend NAPC and they will
be a very dedicated bunch of movers and shakers.  Together we expect to
make a big contribution to the development of permaculture in North
America.  To quote Liora Adler of Gaia University. “Really looking forward
to working together to see how increased collaboration will lead to greater
impact.”
 
NAPC as an egalitarian community. 
We view the NAPC event
as a gathering of the tribe. A meeting of a peer group. We’d like to see every
permaculture pioneer and author attend. Can you imagine how much it would cost
if we had to pay each one of them what they currently get paid for giving a
workshop or keynote speech!?  If half the
people attending are already teaching or consulting how could we pick and
choose which ones get paid and which ones get in free? NAPC cannot afford to
do
this.  That is why we are asking everyone
to pay their share of the expenses. We value everyone’s input and
participation.  We don’t want to set up a
hierarchy. Come because you are excited about participating ... not because
you
are getting paid.
 
We want to invite the permaculture pioneers and the famous
permaculturists, This is not to say that older permaculturists
are necessarily wiser or smarter than people new to the permaculture scene. Or
that they are more well-known or respected in the movement. Some people
haven’t
been in the movement that many years but have already made a name for
themselves. Most pdc graduates are doing good work but are not in the public
limelight. Some people are new to permaculture. Everyone has something to
share.  We are all part of the
permaculture community.  Come on and
let’s get together! You can be a part of the magic, spontaneity and
creativeness that will happen when we come together!
 
One of NAPC’s raison d’etres is for the permaculture
community to get its house in order. The NAPC is offering an opportunity for a
lot of the most dedicated permaculturists to get together and discuss how to
build more symbiotic relationships and improve the movement.  NAPC is not
seeking standardization and
hierarchy. Together we can do more good than we can as isolated individuals
and
regional organizations.  The national
movement is suffering from a lack of dialogue. The NAPC crew will do what we
can to organize things into tracks and schedules that make sense from people’s
feedback ahead of time.  The outcome is
up to the participants.  We will make
history together. It is not pre-destined or pre-arranged.  NAPC’s goal is
meaningful content and
outcomes.
 
Permaculture Elders, Pioneers  & Cohorts
 
WHAT
IS A PERMACULTURE ELDER?
WHO
ARE OUR PERMACULTURE PIONEERS?
What
is a COHORT?
 
Michael Pilarski
 
A cohort is used in forestry to mean a group
of trees in a forest who started their growth in the same time period. 
Applying this term to the permaculture
movement we could  say that there is
1980’s cohort of  permaculturists, a
1990’s cohort, a 2000’s cohort and, in progress, the 2010’s cohort.
 
I am nominating the 1980s North American
permies cohort as the permaculture pioneers for North America.  I think that
pioneers is a better term than
elders.  I am hopeful that quite a few of
the 1980s pioneers cohort will attend this NAPC, as well as large samplings of
all the other cohorts.
 
Some
people have been throwing around the term ‘permaculture elder’.  What does
that mean?  I imagine that some people might not like the
term. Certainly we know that just because someone is old that they are
necessarily wise and we know that just because someone is young that they are
unwise. There are unwise older people and wise young people.
I
think we are using the term “elder” to mean someone who has been serving the
permaculture movement in a noteworthy way for many years. In today’s youth
culture, age may be considered a liability rather than something that deserves
respect.  Since traditional and
indigenous cultures always valued elders, I would propose that the pc
community
also value its elders, in recognition of pc’s predilection for learning from
traditional cultures. This is not to discount that some people in the movement
might have already done very noteworthy work within a few short years, perhaps
even more than some of the permaculture elders using the definition above. 
Using
a 25-year cutoff for a permaculture elder, a person would have had to begun
their pc career before 1988. It would be possible to draw up a list of pc
people who have been continuously active in the pc since the 1980s. Here is a
starting attempt as part of the Permaculture
History of North America project. Of course there are many people who took
their pdcs in the early years but did not remain active in the movement. 
Here I am referring to people who have been
continuously active in the movement.  David Boehnlein once referred to us as
“permaculture old-growth”.
A
pioneer is a forerunner, one of the first on a scene. There will continue to
be
a new string of permaculture elders as time moves on.  But there won’t be any
more permaculture
pioneers, ie. the people who started the movement. 
These lists were compiled by Michael Pilarski
who is most familiar with the Northwest part of the Continent and less so with
other parts of the continent. This is just a beginning and in some cases I am
just guessing the year of people’s first pdc.
 
Permaculture Pioneers:(Version #1, April 1, 2014)
Graduated from their first
permaculture design course in the 1980s.
* Indicated they are attending
NAPC.
Guy Baldwin
Douglas Bullock,
Joe Bullock
Sam Bullock
Marco Chung-shu Lam
Dan Dorsey,
Cynthia Edwards,
Jean Eisenhower (mntd by Peter
Bane)
Ianto Evans,
Darrell Frey *
 Joel Glanzberg,
Ben Haggard,
Dan Hemenway,
Simon Henderson,
Jude Hobbs *
Dick Hogan (mntd by Peter Bane)
John Howe,
David Jacke,
Sego Jackson
Larry Korn,
Richard Kuhnel,
Rick Landt,
Susan Lein (mntd by Peter Bane)
Art Ludwig,
Mike Maki,
Chuck Marsh, *
Vicki Marvick
Patricia Michael,
Tim Murphy
Jerome Osentowski, *
Vince
Pastore
Michael Pilarski, *
Scott Pittman *
John Quinney
Bill Roley,
Barbara Rose (mntd by Peter Bane)
Larry Santoyo,
Ali Sharif, Latin America
Dawn Shiner,
Adam Turtle,
Sue Turtle,
John Valenzuela,
Rick Valley,
Richard Wade (mntd by Peter Bane)
Tom Ward,
 
In
Hawai’i.Marianne
Scott, Bruce Bebe, Michael Howden, Bruce Hill, Bill Howe,
 
In Canada:Richard
Griffith *, Stuart Hill, Oliver Kellhammer, Monica Kuhn, Liz Richardson, Who
else?
 
In
Mexico.  I know little of the pc scene there.  I do know that Alejandra
Caballero and Jose Caballero (sister and
brother) were two of the earliest Mexican permaculture teachers. Would someone
familiar with the scene down there put together a list along these lines?
 
Of course, the list of pdc grads
in the 1980s is much longer than this list above.  I made up this list using
my memory and
incomplete knowledge. Anyone who feels they (or someone else) belongs on this
list, please let me know.  We will update
this list at the NAPC.
 
Some
permaculture pioneers have gone on to become well-known and influential in
their work, but have not been flying under the banner of permaculture. Some
examples are Craig Elevitch, and Kim Wilkinson of Agroforestry Associates in
Hawai`i, John Quinney of New Alchemy Institute, Sego Jackson of Snohomish
County
Recycling, and Carl Woestwin of Seattle’s waste reduction program. I imagine
there are dozens and hundreds of other examples.
1990s
Cohort
Some well-known permaculturists who are part
of the 1990s cohort:
A partial list off the top of my head.
* Indicated they are attending
NAPC.
Peter Bane, *
Albert Bates, *
Margie Bushman *
John Cruickshank,
Sandy Cruz,
Jean
Eisenhower
Diane Falvey,
Brandy Gallagher
Dan Halsey *
Marsha
Hanzi (now working in Brazil)
Toby Hemenway, *
Dick
Hogan
Will Hooker,
John Irwin,
Keith Johnson, *
Michael Kramer,
Mark Lakeman
Gregoire Lamoureux,
Brad Lancaster,
Susanna Lein
Penny Livingston, *
Michael Lockman,
Loren Luyendyk *
Chris Mare
Christopher Peck,
Wesley Roe *
Barbara
Rose
John Schinnerer
Michael G. Smith,
Richard Wade
Bob Waldrop, *
Wayne Weiseman, *
Lots more to add to this list at
NAPC.
In the long run, it would be good
to have the date of their first pdc after each of their names.
 
Who knows how many permaculture
course graduates there are in North America? I’d guess over 50,000 at this
point and going up rapidly.  How many
people have taught, or are still teaching pc design courses? 500 perhaps? I
have started a project of listing all the PDC teachers in North America and
the
years they have taught pdcs. It has over 350 people in it currently.  We will
be updating it at NAPC.
 
Contact Michael Pilarskiif you are interested in presenting a workshop, or
proposing a round table or
working group.
Questions, comments on any of the
above?
406-741-5809 (Montana
time)
friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com
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Latest update on NAPC programming
by Michael Pilarski
Letter to the permaculture community from Michael Pilarski

August 1, 2014

The NAPC is a historic moment. It marks the cusp of a new era, the turning of
the wheel, the passing of the guard. Who knows when the next NAPC will happen
but there will never be the chance to attend the 1st NAPC again. Be a part
of this historic event.

David Holmgren to give a keynote talk to NAPC on Friday evening via Skype!

Permaculture elders council to happen at NAPC.

A session is on the schedule for Sunday morning. We will have our first
meeting on Thursday evening or Friday morning to make a plan. We will be
conducting video interviews with pc pioneers during the NAPC for the
Permaculture History in North America Project.

International perspective: We will hear reports on the Cuba IPC and from the
European Permaculture Convergence and other international news and
initiatives. April Sampson-Kelly is coming from Australia, someone from
Norway, Mexico and other countries. Check out how European permaculture
teachers are cooperating:

http://northamericanpermaculture.org/what-can-napc-learn-from-the-european-permaculture-convergence/

HOW MANY BREAK-OUT SESSIONS DURING THE CONCURRENT PERIODS?

I was just noticing that the 2014 EPC had over 80 workshops and affinity
groups scheduled. How many will we have at NAPC? We won�t know till the
dust settles since a lot of the action is likely to be open space scheduling,
round-tables, and working groups. Some people think that fewer things
should be scheduled with larger numbers in each group. Some people think
that more break-out groups are better with smaller numbers of people in each.
Both of these tensions exist at NAPC. Let�s see what happens.

NAPC Presenters & Program

NAPC will be a gathering of permaculture professionals with most of them
fully capable and qualified to give presentations. Here are some ways for
people to participate in the NAPC program.

Workshops/Presentations.

Currently about 50 people have offered to give presentations at NAPC. We are
accepting a limited number of presentations. Some similar workshops are being
combined. Some members of the core group are calling for a deadline of July
30 for workshop proposals, but if you have a proposal after that time, you
should still contact Michael Pilarski as some late presentations may be
accepted.

Discussion groups/round tables:

People sit in a circle and everyone can share their thoughts on the topic at
hand. A round table enables information exchange between participants. We
expect many round tables to be scheduled. Send your nominations for round
tables to Michael Pilarski and/or fill out the program form on the NAPC
website (in the Get Involved menu)

Working groups:

Working groups meet a number of times during the event and are task oriented.
Each working group sets its own agenda, goals, facilitation and meeting
schedule. Anyone can propose a working group. Working groups can be scheduled
at concurrent times as well as during meal times, early mornings and
evenings. Each working group is working for the movement as a whole. Their
findings, directories, statements, proposals, etc can become part of the NAPC
I proceedings. For a list of proposed working groups go to:

http://northamericanpermaculture.org/napc-working-groups-a-proposal/

Panels:

This can involve opening remarks and position statements by experts in a
particular field followed by discussion and interaction by participants.

Hands-on.

Hands-on means people are using their hands and being creative and learning a
tactile skill. Some installations could be done during NAPC that would stay
and benefit Harmony Park for years to come.

Demonstrations:

People get to see something come together or how it operates. The presenter
does the hands-on component, perhaps with one or several volunteers.

Keynote speakers.

David Holmgren has agreed to be a keynote speaker via skype. We will have the
skype computer images on a big screen in the plenary hall with a sound
system. We may or may not have additional keynote speakers.

Keynote panels.

It has been suggested that we have several keynote panels such as �Whither
the pc movements in North America�. Short pithy statements, announcements,
thoughts by leaders in the movement. Another keynote could be along the lines
of �Reports from the Countries.� A report on the status of the permaculture
movement in Canada, in Mexico, in the US and possibly South and Central
America. There may be a report on the International Permaculture
Convergence/Conference.

Bioregional caucuses.

There will be a period for bioregional caucuses on Friday.

Open Space scheduling.

There will be space for ad hoc scheduling of workshops and round tables at
the event. Whatever there is support for. Check out how the European PC
Convergence handles open space scheduling;

http://www.eupc.eu/open-space-format.html

Private conversations

At mealtimes, in the hallways and byways. Conversations are where a lot of
the best action and exchanges take place.

Permaculture Exposition.

Participants are encouraged to be part of the Exposition if you would like to
showcase your services, vend or do outreach. There is an extra fee for this
(comes with sponsorships). See the website for details and application form.

Poster Session.

There will be a poster session during Saturday dinner period and early
evening if you would like to display/explain a visual presentation or design.

I have faith in the permaculture community to have an incredibly productive
and inspiring time together. The NAPC core group is laying the groundwork
for this grand convocation to come together. Certainly there are bumps in the
road and things left undone but NAPC is moving forward and the momentum is
for a historic event. One way we are improving communications is the �Latest
News & Update� section on the front page of the NAPC website.

My guess at this point is that at least 500 people will attend NAPC and they
will be a very dedicated bunch of movers and shakers. Together we expect to
make a big contribution to the development of permaculture in North America.
To quote Liora Adler of Gaia University. �Really looking forward to working
together to see how increased collaboration will lead to greater impact.�

NAPC as an egalitarian community.

We view the NAPC event as a gathering of the tribe. A meeting of a peer
group. We�d like to see every permaculture pioneer and author attend. Can you
imagine how much it would cost if we had to pay each one of them what they
currently get paid for giving a workshop or keynote speech!? If half the
people attending are already teaching or consulting how could we pick and
choose which ones get paid and which ones get in free? NAPC cannot afford to
do this. That is why we are asking everyone to pay their share of the
expenses. We value everyone�s input and participation. We don�t want to set
up a hierarchy. Come because you are excited about participating ... not
because you are getting paid.

We want to invite the permaculture pioneers and the famous permaculturists,
This is not to say that older permaculturists are necessarily wiser or
smarter than people new to the permaculture scene. Or that they are more
well-known or respected in the movement. Some people haven�t been in the
movement that many years but have already made a name for themselves. Most
pdc graduates are doing good work but are not in the public limelight. Some
people are new to permaculture. Everyone has something to share. We are all
part of the permaculture community. Come on and let�s get together! You can
be a part of the magic, spontaneity and creativeness that will happen when we
come together!

One of NAPC�s raison d�etres is for the permaculture community to get its
house in order. The NAPC is offering an opportunity for a lot of the most
dedicated permaculturists to get together and discuss how to build more
symbiotic relationships and improve the movement. NAPC is not seeking
standardization and hierarchy. Together we can do more good than we can as
isolated individuals and regional organizations. The national movement is
suffering from a lack of dialogue. The NAPC crew will do what we can to
organize things into tracks and schedules that make sense from people�s
feedback ahead of time. The outcome is up to the participants. We will make
history together. It is not pre-destined or pre-arranged. NAPC�s goal is
meaningful content and outcomes.

Permaculture Elders, Pioneers & Cohorts

WHAT IS A PERMACULTURE ELDER?

WHO ARE OUR PERMACULTURE PIONEERS?

What is a COHORT?

Michael Pilarski

A cohort is used in forestry to mean a group of trees in a forest who started
their growth in the same time period. Applying this term to the permaculture
movement we could say that there is 1980�s cohort of permaculturists, a
1990�s cohort, a 2000�s cohort and, in progress, the 2010�s cohort.

I am nominating the 1980s North American permies cohort as the permaculture
pioneers for North America. I think that pioneers is a better term than
elders. I am hopeful that quite a few of the 1980s pioneers cohort will
attend this NAPC, as well as large samplings of all the other cohorts.

Some people have been throwing around the term �permaculture elder�. What
does that mean? I imagine that some people might not like the term.
Certainly we know that just because someone is old that they are necessarily
wise and we know that just because someone is young that they are unwise.
There are unwise older people and wise young people.

I think we are using the term �elder� to mean someone who has been serving
the permaculture movement in a noteworthy way for many years. In today�s
youth culture, age may be considered a liability rather than something that
deserves respect. Since traditional and indigenous cultures always valued
elders, I would propose that the pc community also value its elders, in
recognition of pc�s predilection for learning from traditional cultures. This
is not to discount that some people in the movement might have already done
very noteworthy work within a few short years, perhaps even more than some of
the permaculture elders using the definition above.

Using a 25-year cutoff for a permaculture elder, a person would have had to
begun their pc career before 1988. It would be possible to draw up a list of
pc people who have been continuously active in the pc since the 1980s. Here
is a starting attempt as part of the Permaculture History of North America
project. Of course there are many people who took their pdcs in the early
years but did not remain active in the movement. Here I am referring to
people who have been continuously active in the movement. David Boehnlein
once referred to us as �permaculture old-growth�.

A pioneer is a forerunner, one of the first on a scene. There will continue
to be a new string of permaculture elders as time moves on. But there won�t
be any more permaculture pioneers, ie. the people who started the movement.

These lists were compiled by Michael Pilarski who is most familiar with the
Northwest part of the Continent and less so with other parts of the
continent. This is just a beginning and in some cases I am just guessing the
year of people�s first pdc.

Permaculture Pioneers: (Version #1, April 1, 2014)

Graduated from their first permaculture design course in the 1980s.

* Indicated they are attending NAPC.

Guy Baldwin
Douglas Bullock,
Joe Bullock
Sam Bullock
Marco Chung-shu Lam
Dan Dorsey,
Cynthia Edwards,
Jean Eisenhower (mntd by Peter Bane)
Ianto Evans,
Darrell Frey *
Joel Glanzberg,
Ben Haggard,
Dan Hemenway,
Simon Henderson,
Jude Hobbs *
Dick Hogan (mntd by Peter Bane)
John Howe,
David Jacke,
Sego Jackson
Larry Korn,
Richard Kuhnel,
Rick Landt,
Susan Lein (mntd by Peter Bane)
Art Ludwig,
Mike Maki,
Chuck Marsh, *
Vicki Marvick
Patricia Michael,
Tim Murphy
Jerome Osentowski, *
Vince Pastore
Michael Pilarski, *
Scott Pittman *
John Quinney
Bill Roley,
Barbara Rose (mntd by Peter Bane)
Larry Santoyo,
Ali Sharif, Latin America
Dawn Shiner,
Adam Turtle,
Sue Turtle,
John Valenzuela,
Rick Valley,
Richard Wade (mntd by Peter Bane)
Tom Ward,

In Hawai�i. Marianne Scott, Bruce Bebe, Michael Howden, Bruce Hill, Bill Howe,

In Canada: Richard Griffith *, Stuart Hill, Oliver Kellhammer, Monica Kuhn,
Liz Richardson, Who else?

In Mexico. I know little of the pc scene there. I do know that Alejandra
Caballero and Jose Caballero (sister and brother) were two of the earliest
Mexican permaculture teachers. Would someone familiar with the scene down
there put together a list along these lines?

Of course, the list of pdc grads in the 1980s is much longer than this list
above. I made up this list using my memory and incomplete knowledge. Anyone
who feels they (or someone else) belongs on this list, please let me know.
We will update this list at the NAPC.

Some permaculture pioneers have gone on to become well-known and influential
in their work, but have not been flying under the banner of permaculture.
Some examples are Craig Elevitch, and Kim Wilkinson of Agroforestry
Associates in Hawai`i, John Quinney of New Alchemy Institute, Sego Jackson of
Snohomish County Recycling, and Carl Woestwin of Seattle�s waste reduction
program. I imagine there are dozens and hundreds of other examples.

1990s Cohort

Some well-known permaculturists who are part of the 1990s cohort:

A partial list off the top of my head.

* Indicated they are attending NAPC.

Peter Bane, *
Albert Bates, *
Margie Bushman *
John Cruickshank,
Sandy Cruz,
Jean Eisenhower
Diane Falvey,
Brandy Gallagher
Dan Halsey *
Marsha Hanzi (now working in Brazil)
Toby Hemenway, *
Dick Hogan
Will Hooker,
John Irwin,
Keith Johnson, *
Michael Kramer,
Mark Lakeman
Gregoire Lamoureux,
Brad Lancaster,
Susanna Lein
Penny Livingston, *
Michael Lockman,
Loren Luyendyk *
Chris Mare
Christopher Peck,
Wesley Roe *
Barbara Rose
John Schinnerer
Michael G. Smith,
Richard Wade
Bob Waldrop, *
Wayne Weiseman, *

Lots more to add to this list at NAPC.

In the long run, it would be good to have the date of their first pdc after
each of their names.

Who knows how many permaculture course graduates there are in North America?
I�d guess over 50,000 at this point and going up rapidly. How many people
have taught, or are still teaching pc design courses? 500 perhaps? I have
started a project of listing all the PDC teachers in North America and the
years they have taught pdcs. It has over 350 people in it currently. We will
be updating it at NAPC.

Contact Michael Pilarski if you are interested in presenting a workshop, or
proposing a round table or working group.

Questions, comments on any of the above?

406-741-5809(Montana time)

friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com

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