permaculture

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

It’s Eleven O’Clock,
Where Is Your Money and What Is It Doing?


For those who care about the health of the planet and a sustainable future, 
the important question is, “Is your money working for or against the future 
that you envision?”

Meet Don Sarich, President and CEO
of the PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION


The PCU is a unique Credit Union (www.pcuonline.org), membership owned and 
dedicated to the “Ethics of Permaculture”.  Rated one of the ten best green 
banking and investing firms in the U.S. by Co-op America and the Social 
Investment Forum’s Community Investing Campaign.

PCU Sustainable Loan Discount Program covers:
•       Home energy efficiency upgrades
•       Loans for environmentally  friendly cars
•       Mortgage financing for non-toxic, sustainable houses
•       Solar Installations, permaculture landscapes, water catchment
Los Angeles: Sat, July 17, 10am, LA EcoVillage 117 Bimini Place, Los 
Angeles CA 90004 Joan Stevens <joaniebird007@yahoo.com>and Lois Arkin 
<crsp@igc.org> 213/738-1254

After the Credit Union Talk at LA EcoVillage we will be having a compost 
work party and a potluck lunch, with tamales from Mama's Hot Tamales for 
sale! The famous Tim Dunden AKA "Zeke the Shiek" will be bring over a truck 
load of his golden compost for us to use in our gardens. After the mulch is 
unloaded there will be a performance from Zeke the Shiek.
For more information or to RSVP please contact Camille at camcim@yahoo.com 
or Dasi at dasi@canada.com.

Ojai: Sat, July 17, 5pm, Dinner and Talk Farmer & The Cook Restaurant 339 
El Roblar Dr , Meiners Oaks 93023 805-640-9608 
http://www.farmerandcook.com/ Please RSVP and let The Farmer and The Cook 
you are coming for dinner

Santa Barbara: Sun, July 18, 1pm, Talk Santa Barbara Downtown Public 
Central Library , Townley Room contact Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
www.sbpermaculture.org sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571

Pasadena: Sun, July 18, 6pm, Talk Path to Freedom Sustainable Living Ctr., 
631 Cypress Ave Pasadena CA 91103
626.795.8400 dervaes@pathtofreedom.com www.PathtoFreedom.com
But please bring some healthy snacks and juice to contribute to the 
"munchies table" Please RSVP

San Diego: Friday July 23 7pm , Church of the Brethren Downtown San Diego 
at the site of the new (under-construction), strawbale, energy efficient 
"Friends Center" at 3850 Westgate Place in City Heights
contact San Diego Permaculture Center: sdecc@igc.org (619) 255-6111. .


For more info, contact the  Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, email: , 
(www.sbpermaculture.org) click Upcoming Events

Co-sponsors: The Ojai Permaculture Institute, LA Permaculture Guild, San 
Diego Permaculture Guild, Path to Freedom, SB Organics Club, & LA EcoVillage

Care of the Earth, Care of People, Re-investment of surplus to benefit the 
Earth and it’s inhabitants


"It’s Eleven O’Clock, Where Is Your Money and What Is It Doing?"

For those who care about the health of the planet and a sustainable future, 
the important question is, “Is
your money working for or against the future that you envision?”

The Permaculture Credit Union is a unique credit union chartered in 2000, 
(www.pcuonline.org) 1-866-954-3479 that is membership owned, and dedicated 
to the “Ethics of Permaculture”----Care of the Earth, Care of People, and 
Re-investment of surplus to benefit the Earth and it’s inhabitants. It is 
rated one of the ten best green banking and investing firms in the U.S. by 
Co-op America and the Social Investment Forum’s Community Investing 
Campaign in 2003. The Permaculture Credit Union has pioneered a Sustainable 
Loan Discount Program that covers home energy efficiency upgrades, loans 
for fuel efficient cars, mortgages for non-toxic, sustainable houses, solar 
installations, and permaculture landscapes. The credit union is based in 
Santa Fe, New Mexico, but operates in California and all other states in 
the USA, and has 615 members and total assets of $2,546,000.

Permaculture (PERMAanent agriCULTURE, or CULTURE) is a design system for 
creating sustainable human environments. The word was coined by Australian 
biologist and author Bill Mollison in the late 1970's who sees "invisible 
structures" like member owned credit unions as a central element in the 
vision for a sustainable future that permaculture presents.

Don Sarich graduated from the University of Northwest with a Bachelor of 
Science, with dual majors of Business Administration and Accounting along, 
with minors in Finance and Economics. Sarich has been involved with the 
credit union movement for eleven years. He was elected to the Board of 
Directors of the Northwest Indiana Chapter of Credit Unions. He is an 
Associate member of the Institute of Credit Union Executives, and was hired 
as full time President/CEO for the Permaculture Credit Union in March, 2003.