permaculture

["Tyrone LaFay" <earthcaredesign@peacemail.com>]

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Greetings Change Agents,

The One United Resource Eco-village on Vancouver
Island is pleased to be offering a summer full of
exceptional educational workshops. We are hosting
international guests such as David Holmgren,
Robina McCurdy & Diana Leafe Christian. Please
check our website for registration details, other
upcoming workshops and much, much more:
www.ourecovillage.org

I look forward to seeing you at the workshops!

For The Earth,

Tyrone LaFay
Permaculture Design Program Coordinator
O.U.R. Eco-village
Box 530
Shawnigan Lake, BC
V0R 2W0  Canada
250-743-3067
www.ourecovillage.org
permaculture@ourecovillage.org

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Building with Earth Bags
July 16- 18 with Rob Van Arsdale
Join us for a hands-on introduction to this
alternative building technique. You will learn to
build walls, arches and experiment with dome
building. Course includes a slideshow and handout
materials. Cost: $225 per person, 10 % reduction
with student card,  meals/accommodation extra.
For more info please contact
registration@ourecovillage.org or call (250)743-3067.

Community By Design
July 25 – 29
with Robina McCurdy
at O.U.R ECOVILLAGE. Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada
Cost:$500 per person for the week long series
July 25-26, Wholistic Design: Process for
Sustainable Spaces ,$200
July 27-28, Sustainable Land Use: Participatory
Design, $200
Jly 29, Options in Sustainable Design Models:
Team presentations, $100
10% reduction  with student card
Accommodation and food extra
For 20 years Robina has been engaged in community
development, permaculture designand tutoring,
organic growing, the development of environmental
education resources and the creation of
participatory processes for decision making and
collective action. Come and spend a week working
in teams to explore designing sustainable spaces.
For more info please contact
registration@ourecovillage.org or call (250)743-3067.

The Heart of a Healthy Community
August 13-14, 2005,
 with Diana Leafe Christian
at O.U.R ECOVILLAGE. Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada
Cost:$225  per person, $200 with student card,
accommodation and food extra
"All of us have a gene for community, and we're
yearning for that sense of connection and harmony
and good will with others, living with shared
resources and more cooperation than we do in
mainstream culture." A resurgence of interest in
joining with like-minded individuals and families
to live in support of one another, sharing a
common vision in work, play, lifestyle and
spirituality, has led to a rise in the number of
intentional communities around the globe. Ms.
Christian has been studying the trend for more
than ten years. She shares insights that will
inspire many to consider embracing this
lifestyle, and to improve the success rate for
new intentional communities.
For more info please contact
registration@ourecovillage.org or call (250)743-3067.


Family Cob Day
 August 19 with Elke Cole and O.U.R. natural
building team
Enjoy a day of cobbing at O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE with
the whole family. This is an event for all ages
with an emphasis on fun and easy building
practices with cob. We will be working on garden
walls with possibilities for sculpture.
Program starts at 9 am and ends at 3 pm. Bring a
bag lunch or sign up for a meal at O.U.R.
vegetarian kitchen. Cost: $50 a family.  For more
info please contact
registration@ourecovillage.org or call (250)743-3067.

Advance Permaculture Ethics & Principles
September 7-9, 2005,
 with David Holmgren
at O.U.R ECOVILLAGE. Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada
Cost:$290 per person, $250 with student card,
accommodation and food extra
David Holmgren, best known as the co-originator
with Bill Mollison of the permaculture concept
David is respected for his commitment to
presenting permaculture ideas through practical
projects and teaching by personal example that a
sustainable lifestyle is a realistic, attractive
and powerful alternative to dependant consumerism.
For more info please contact
registration@ourecovillage.org or call (250)743-3067.

Mud and Art
September 16-18, with Elke Cole and guests
Three days of fun with creative projects on cob
and bale walls, using mixed materials from clay
to wood and glass.
There are possibilities for mosaic and relief
plaster as well as sculptural cob and stone. No
previous experience necessary.   Cost: $ 225 per
person, 10% reduction with Student card,
meals/accommodation extra. For more info please
contact registration@ourecovillage.org or call
(250)743-3067







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