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[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

hi everyone
        Here is the June Listings  for the South coast Permaculture Guilds Monthly Email Newsletter of Southern Ca of Permaculture Courses in Southern Ca, United States and the World to share
                                                                wes roe Editor

1. JUNE 2002 EVENTS
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Permaculture Discussion Group to Cover Permaculture Principles and Practises in Santa Barbara CA
Next meeting Thurs July 11 7pmSanta Barbara

This will be an interactive meeting showing video covering many
parts of a lecture series on Permaculture Design by Bill Mollison one of
the founders of Permaculture , audio tapes, other Permaculture Videos,
slides and discussion each month.
For more info and directions and location contact Margie Bushman 962-2571
or email sbpcnet@silcom.com.

Permaculture Discussion Group Meetings in Downtown San Diego Ca
Contact San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619)
298-8879
Permaculture Talks lead by Marcia Boruta followed by a walk and
discussion around the immediate community

Introductory Permaculture (PC) classes East County San Diego
The newly-formed East County Permaculture Circle (ECPC) of San
Diego 
The East County Permaculture Circle was launched January 5 by a group of
15 
East County residents. It is intended to be a study/do group that meets
once/month for classes, and in between at members' houses to help each
other 
with PC projects in "barn-raising" fashion. We are currently
evaluating a 
number of PC-learning options such as instructors/lecturers, Internet
(distance-learning) courses, videos, books, discussion groups, etc.
Send the following to bslind@earthlink.net: Your name, address, tel#,
email 
address ... and a short bio (<100 words)telling about your background,
interest/experience in permaculture and anything else of interest to
other 
ECPS/class participants. 


June 1 Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA :
First Saturday of every month, 
Garden tour and Permaculture Fundamentals Class 10 am-12
noon
Topics include; Principles of Design, Reading the Landscape and Hands-on
Gardening.:
The fee for each class is [$10 plus 1 hour of labor] or [$20 worth of
trade].
Contact Permaculture Teacher /Designer Larry Santoyo at
santoyo@earthflow.com or call 1.800.469.5857

June 8 Temenos Teaching Gardens in Los Osos CA : 
Second Saturday of every month, 
Continuing and Advanced Permaculture Class 10 am-12 noon
The fee for each class is [$10 plus 1 hour of labor] or [$20 worth of
trade].
Topics include; Patterning, Trees, Design and Construction,Grey Water
System Design and Construction,Plant Propagation, 
Food Forests, Plant and Seed Exchange, Subtropical Fruit for SLO, Herbal
Preparations, Art in the Garden, Market Gardening
Contact Larry Santoyo at santoyo@earthflow.com or call
1.800.469.5857

June 9 - 16, 2002 Build Here Now 2002 
The Fourth Annual Natural Building & Permaculture Convergence
At the Lama Foundation Taos County, New Mexico 
co-sponsored by The Last Straw Journal, The Lama Foundation & The
Permaculture Institute
Lodging options: At Lama, yurt with beds or loft space can accommodate up
to 15 (first come, first served; stipulate this arrangement on your
registration; bring your own bedding or sleeping bag)... RV and tent
sites on the grounds for 100 campers. Hotels are available in Taos and
Questa (at additional cost).
Cost: Before May 1, 2002, $475; after May 1, $575 for the 7-day event.
Children 5-16 half price (childcare not provided). Per day participation
is $100. Cost includes three vegetarian meals per day and on-site
lodging.
Travel Information: The Albuquerque airport is three hours from the site.
Carpooling and shuttle service will be available. For more information,
contact the Lama Foundation at (505) 586-1269 or see
http://www.lamafoundation.org
To be placed on a list to receive additional information
about 
Build Here Now 2002 as it becomes available, send your preferred email
address and/or surface-mail address to 
<catherinew@zianet.com>
You may also contact the Lama Foundation by way of their website at 
http://www.lamafoundation.org
Please note that participation is limited to 100 people. 
Please also note that Build Here Now 2001 was a sell-out. 
Early registration for Build Here Now 2002 is advised.

June 19- 25, 2002 Advanced Permaculture Teacher Training Course
Bonny Doon, near Santa Cruz CA
Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward
With this Summer course, on the central California coast, we are
continuing 
to prepare a new generation of permaculture instructors for these new
times. 
We will provide a forum to develop teaching skills, discuss strategies
and 
techniques, and review the rewards and challenges of teaching a
Permaculture 
Design Course. A whole systems approach will be demonstrated throughout
the 
course. Everyone will gain experience and confidence through practice
teaching and supportive critique.
Tuition for the course is $230 if you register before May 19 and will be
$305 thereafter. This includes instruction and course materials. An 
additional fee for food and camping will be announced for out-of-towners.
This course is limited to 25 people. The price has been kept very low to
facilitate attendance and encourage community. 
A $75 deposit is required to secure your space in the course. Deposits
can 
be refunded up until May 19.
For more information or to register, contact Rain at (831)457-9469 or at
raincascadia@yahoo.com.Please send deposits to: Rain TT 316 Main St Santa
Cruz, CA 95060

June 22nd Sat Sand Bag and Straw Bale Construction 

Learn the easiest of all alternative building techniques as we
construct a root and wine cellar. Domes, vaults, curved and standard
walls can also be built. Sand bags or straw bales can be stacked and
plastered to make elegant and affordable walls and buildings. Current
popularity of straw bale construction is actually a revival of a hundred
year old American technique!

Sand bags are also rapidly becoming popular as a building material. The
city of Hesperia in Southern California has commissioned the construction
of their public library using this technique. NASA has even tested this
as an easy and economical method for building on the moon!
All classes are held at
Temenos Teaching Gardens, Los Osos, California
Sat 10 am - 5 pm
$55 per person per session Lunch included-work trade and slo hours always
accepted.
Workshops are led by Larry & Kathryn Santoyo, ecological
designers.
For registration or more information contact:
1.800.469.5857 info@earthflow.com

June 22 Sat Volunteer Workdays at Colonia Esperanza Tijuana 
Looking for hands-on experience? Each month artist James Hubbell
& permaculturist Bill Roley gather volunteers to work at 
two schools in Tijuana. The ongoing project includes tiling, gardening,
and a variety of construction projects. Upcoming 
workdays are April 20 and May 18. Volunteers meet at 8:30 a.m. at the H
St. trolley parking lot in Chula Vista to carpool. 
Work is usually from 9:30 to 3 p.m. For info, call James Hubbell (760)
765-3427 or Christine Brady (619) 585-9009 or see 
www.americasfoundation.net.
This is a project supported by the South Coast Permaculture Guilds who
volunteer labor to help
Also July 20 and Aug 24 are future work days


2. FUTURE EVENTS
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July 13th & 14th and 27th & 28th; August 10th & 11th
and 24th & 25th Four Weekends Seattle, Washington
Living Systems Design II: Advanced Urban Permaculture & Site
Restoration Methods
Combining their various skills in permaculture, urban
sustainability, 
natural building, and community development, Michael Broili, Jonathan
Scherch, and guest lecturers will share a holistic approach to design
across the eight-day, four-weekend, course. Through lecture, discussion,
observation, hands-on learning and consultation, participants will
develop 
the skills and knowledge to design and implement sustainable systems in
harmony with the natural world.
Tuition: $900 (includes all fees and refreshments) Register by phone or
email: call: (206)-546-3119 or on-line at
www.lsdg.net
Living Systems Design Guild, LLC 211 NW 201st Shoreline, WA,
98177 info@lsdg.net

July 15-19 and August 5-9 Sustainable Living Workshop 5-Day
Intensive (Hands On) Hopland Ca 
Day 1. Introduction to Permaculture ,Day 2. Passive Solar and
Ecological Design, Day 3. Sustainable Wastewater Design, Days 4 & 5
Beginning Photovoltaics Permaculture Teacher will be teaching on Day 1
and 3.
Institute for Solar Living
www.solarliving.org
PO Box 836 Hopland, CA 95449. or email isl@rgisl.org 

July 19-Aug 8 - Permaculture Design Course. Sirius Community,
Massachusetts
Interrelationships between personal, social, and 
ecological sustainability, immersion in community life. Contact: Daniel
Greenberg at Living Routes; Tel: 413-259-0025; Email: 
daniel@LivingRoutes.org; Website: 
www.livingroutes.org/programdetails/summerinst/overview.html

Culture's Edge Black Mountain North Carolina Ongoing Courses 
July 3-Aug 17, 6 WEEK PERMACULTURE RESIDENCY PROGRAM- 
Application with references is required by June 1st. $2000 (camping, meals, materials, & tuition) 
JULY 21-27 BUILDING WITH COB 
Aug 1-4 NINTH ANNUAL PERMACULTURE SUMMER GATHERING $85(Please register by July 15th) 
Aug 10-18 PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRACTICUM - Part 2 of the Permaculture 
Design Course. Work in teams to design homesites and neighborhoods at Earthaven Ecovillage.$600 
Aug 29 - Sept 2 WOMEN'S WORK: CREATING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES - Patricia Allison, Mollie Curry. $250 
Oct 20-25 Permaculture Teacher's Training Open to graduates of the Pc Design Course. $375 
Write: Culture's Edge, 1025 Camp Elliott Road, http://www.permaculture.net/~EPTA/Culture'sEdge.htm
Black Mountain NC 28711-8628. Phone: (828) 669-3937 or (828) 669-0619. E-mail:culturesedge@earthaven.org. 

July 27th - August 17th, 2002 Permaculture & Sustainable Living Design Course Orcas Island, WA 
Using systems applied in their 20-year-old working permaculture farm, the Bullock brothers' extended family will teach
participants to apply ecological design - while also living it. This residential intensive will provide an opportunity to learn the hands-on skills necessary to design & implement sustainable human ecosystems.
Fee: $1450 ($1300 if paid by June 15th) - Includes Meals, Tent Space, Materials, & Certification. 
Send your name, address & phone number along with a $250 non-refundable deposit made payable to: Sam 
Bullock. www.permacultureportal.com/
Sam Bullock PO Box 107 Dear Harbor, WA 98243 
For more information: Email bullock_orcas@hotmail.com 
or call Sam at (360) 376-2773 or Doug at (360) 376-6601


July 26-29 Watersheds-Basins of Relations: Starting and Sustaining 
Community Watershed Groups Occidental Ca 
This training is designed to promote and support the creation of Sonoma County community-based watershed groups. Long-term ecologically and economically viable human settlement depends on conscious community awareness of appropriate behavior within each individual watershed. Topics include: watershed processes; salmonid ecology; water quality monitoring; in-stream bioengineering restoration; uplands erosion control; road restoration; native habitat restoration; sustainable forestry; community group process; and funding opportunities. This training is specifically designed to recruit teams of 3-4 residents, each representing a local watershed. Enrollment is limited and subject to an application process intended to select committed teams. Call Brock Dolman at OAEC for details. Instructors: Brock Dolman & Many Guests. $100, residential, meals included.

-August 11 Sustainable Forestry Workshop
This workshop is for landowners, land managers or those interested in sustainable forestry practices. Topics will include: scale appropriate timber harvesting; non-timber forest products; stand thinning; fuel load management; forest health; wildlife habitat enhancement; road and upland erosion control strategies; relationship of forests to salmonid restoration and overall watershed health; and the process of restoration forestry property planning. This course will be an informative and stimulating experience that will change the way you think about your forests and challenge you to reevaluate your participation in their regenerative restoration. Instructors: Tim Metz & Brock Dolman. $110 ($95), 9am-5pm, lunch included.
TO REGISTER FOR A COURSE 
OAEC at: 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465 http://www.oaec.org. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center <oaec@oaec.org>

Aug. 4 - Aug 26, Permaculture Design Intensive Oberlin, OH.
Dan Hemenway 
Ecological Design Innovation Center, Oberlin, OH. Suitable for beginners, 
certificate holders seeking advanced work, prospective certificate 
candidates, etc. Can be used as a basis for the practicum requirement for 
the Elfin Permaculture Design Course Online. 
Contact Brad Masi at Brad.Masi@oberlin.edu 

August 4-18, 2002 Permaculture Design Course at Three Sisters Farm Pennsylvania 
Three Sisters Farm is a bioshelter / market garden farm in rural Western Pennsylvania. Since 1988 we have been developing our site according to principles of permaculture design. As part of course work students will participate in planning and design to bring our site closer to the ideal of sustainability. Specific areas of concern include our pond and gardens, appropriate technologies for the bioshelter, and further addition of perennials to our landscape. This certificate course uses hands on training and team learning. Students participate in the evaluation and design of our bioshelter and permaculture farm after thirteen years of development. A nearby 10 acre woodland homestead will also be used for course study.
Course leader Darrell Frey has been studying and practicing permaculture design since 1980. Principle designer of Three Sisters' bioshelter, co-designer of Three Sisters Farm and consultant to the Harmony Homestead at Slippery Rock University, he has over forteen years experience teaching PC. Additional instructors are planned.
Costs: $800 includes food, camping and course materials. Textbook, Permaculture:A Designers Manual required reading. (not included in fee). Please pre register with $100 deposit by July 1.
Three Sisters Farm 134 Obitz Road, Sandy Lake, Pa. 16145
724-376-2797 Fax: 724-376-4171
defrey@.bioshelter.com www.bioshelter.com

August 19 to September 1, 2002 Permaculture Design Course Basalt, Colorado 
Course overview:
The CRMPI Annual Permaculture Design Course (APDC) is designed to give the participant an understanding of the essential parts of permaculture so that they can better design and engineer forest gardens, greenhouses, and other permaculture endeavors. During the first week you will learn about the essential elements of permacutlure. Then in the second week you will be putting the knowledge in action with a full spectrum design project. Whether you're a designer, a veteran Permaculturist, or a gardener CRMPI's APDC has something to offer due to it's wide variety of material.
The curriculum includes a variety of classes and workshops essential to the development of becoming a permaculturist. Everything from the invisible structures of our economy and social structures, to the structures of the soil and how that can be used or modified to create a better planting bed.
Instructors: Peter Bane, Earthhaven,Jerome Osentowski, Director CRMPI, John Cruickshank, Appropriate Technologies, Sunrise Ranch and others
Details:
Location - The course is held at our high altitude demonstration site, one of the most mature forest gardens in North America. It is located on Basalt Mountain, surrounded by ridgelines covered with forests and red sandstone. This site makes a beautiful and inspiring location for teaching and learning. All ideas covered in the Course can be wittnessed on site with a stroll through the garden. It helps create immediate learning connections when everything learned can be seen working in action.
Cost: $1000, sliding scale, $100 non-refundable deposit
$50 discount for registration by June 30, $100 couples discount
Contact: The Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute
PO Box 631, Basalt, Co 81621 Ph/Fx: 970-927-4158
jerome@crmpi.org --- www.crmpi.org

Aug 22 Thurs. 7pm SB Permaculture ECO-Film Night featuring The NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 
Santa Barbara Main Library Faulkner Gallery 
Guest Speaker Owen Dell Landscape Architect , Watershed Activist
A new film for business, environmentalists, educators, and designers about the Birth of the Sustainable Economy, narrated by Susan Sarandon. 
with Architect William McDonough and Chemist Micheal Braungrad
While some environmental observers predict doomsday scenarios in which a rapidly increasing human population is forced to compete for ever scarcer natural resources, Bill McDonough sees a more exciting and hopeful future. In his vision, humanity takes nature itself as our guide, reinventing technical enterprises to be as safe and ever-renewing as natural processes. Can't happen? It's already happening with companies like Ford Motor Company, Nike, Herman Miller Furniture factory and others, and it's a part of what McDonough and his partner, chemist Michael Braungart call The Next Industrial Revolution.
For more info go to www.thenextindustrialrevolution.org 
Contact SB Permaculture Network 805-962-2571 sbpcnet@silcom.com cosponsored by Hopedance Magazine 

Aug 28- Sept 4 World Summit on Sustainability Johannesburg South Africa
Workshops and Ecovillage Tours www.ecovillage.org/wssd/ for details

September14 -October 5 2002 Permaculture Design Course Findhorn Scotland
Lesley Bradley and Jane Hera
Are you ready to change the world? To move towards sustainability and social justice? 
Do you want to bring yourself into alignment with the rhythm of natural systems, foster 
beneficial relationships with yourself and others? Then this permaculture course is for 
you. It blends training in technical design for sustainability with strategies for bringing 
about visions of world change.
The learning process is creative and dynamic, we will learn from theoretical concepts, 
experiential exercises, practical sessions and the wisdom within the group. The 
'classroom' extends to our emerging ecovillage where we will encounter a number of 
initiatives including: ecological housing, solar and wind power, biological sewage 
treatment, community supported agriculture and visionary projects such as the Phoenix 
Community Store and Trees for Life.
Cost: £1,050 includes meals and accommodation for 21 nights (£785 for campers). http://www.findhorn.org/college/permaculturedesign.html
Booking/Reservation queries, please contact bookings@findhorn.org

Sept.14-28 PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES Australia 
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES / CRYSTAL WATERS COLLEGE
MAIL ADDRESS: 50 Crystal Waters MS 16 Maleny QLD 4552 AUSTRALIA
PHONE AND FAX: +61 0(7) 5494 4833
EMAILS: info@permaculture.au.com info@crystalwaterscollege.org.au 
WEBSITES: www.permaculture.au.com www.crystalwaterscollege.org.au

September 9-14 Permaculture for Third World & Indigenous Peoples Course 
preparing to work with other cultures & in developing countries 
with Robyn Francis & guests
September 23-28 Ecovillage and Sustainable Community Design 
In-depth and inspiring with innovative insights into integrated 
ecological social planning for human settlements, urban and rural. 
Advanced course with Robyn Francis, Peter Cuming, Wendy Sarkissian & 
other guests.
October 26-Nov 8 Permaculture Design Course 
with Robyn Francis, Janelle Schafer, Peter Harwick & other guests

Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre 
Permaculture Education 
ERDA Institute Trust 
Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office 
Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator 
PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia 
Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225 
permed@nor.com.au www.earthwise.org.au