permaculture

[bob jacobs <soilfirst@tao.ca>]

2 SHOWINGS!!! Please post!


Permaculture in Africa: A Slideshow  and Adventure

January 30, 2002.
Where: The Ecology Center Bookstore
2530 San Pablo
Berkeley, Ca. USA
INFORMATION: 510-653-7401 (Tim)--- soilfirst@tao.ca
OR 510-548-3402 (Beck)

Beginning in Ethiopia, Tim Krupnik spent the better part of last year hitch-hiking trough Africa.  His interest in Sustainable Agriculture and Development  Projects led him through 11 different countries. During his travels he visited numerous development groups,  Non-governmental Organizations and farms, most of which held Permaculture as their main focus.  
This slide show is a glimpse at this experience.  From beekeeping and by-hand paper recycling projects in Malawi, Urban Agriculture in South Africa, to Agroforestry in Rwanda, seaweed production off the coast of Zanzibar and bio-gas production in Ethiopia, this slideshow is a journey into the science of sustainable agriculture and ecological design. 
Not only will Tim offer a kaleidoscope of amazing images from far-off places (a good number more than mentioned above), but he will delve into the sociopolitics of Development and Environment in Africa.  This presentation is suited for gardeners, farmers, Permaculturalists, and people interested in development issues.  You do not need to have an interest in Africa to attend‹many of the Permaculture projects shown hold lessons in sustainability that all of us can learn from. 

COST---- Sliding scale 5-10$. This a benefit for the FAMBIDZANAI PERMACULTURE CENTER in Zimbabwe which trains rural farmers (mainly women) in organic farming techniques. 

If  You are going to the Annual Assilomar Ecological Farming Association Conference, the slide show will be presented there also, at 9pm on Thursday Jan 24. 



Tim Krupnik  (BA in Anthropology and Development) holds Permaculture certification from the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center in California and  a drylands cropping certificate from the Fambidzanai Permaculture center in Zimbabwe.  In addition to working for the Berkeley worms composting collective and Ecology center for a number of years, he has developed numerous Permaculture projects, including educational tours and seminars.  He has taught Permaculture and beekeeping techniques in the US and Ethiopia.  While in Africa he participated in the full re-design of ecological farm projects according to sustainability principals.  He has published widely including recent pieces in Permaculture Activist.









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"the mountains, I become a part of it.
The herbs, the fir tree, I become a part of it.
The morning mists, the clouds, the gathering waters,
I become a pert of it.

The wilderness, the dew drops the pollen....
I become a part of it."

NAVAJO CHANT.