permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

https://www.fundable.org/groupactions/groupaction.2006-12-11.6226930607?token=EC-57289264B7019751M

I'm using Fundable.org to generate necessary funds to support the growth 
of APPLE, Alliance for Post Petroleum Local Economics in Bloomington IN 
which needs money to purchase items for a community-shared library of 
educational materials (books, DVD's, movies), a new printer and office 
supplies to generate promotional materials (flyers, posters, 
advertising) for events (workshops / trainings, film festivals, 
conferences, slide shows), and a digital projector for these events. See 
<http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington> for an introduction 
to our work and / or to become a member.

Our focus is to generate educational events to support local citizens in 
localizing their food needs by supporting, or becoming, well-trained 
food growers, especially of perennial food plants. We will offer 
training in Urban Farming, Urban Orcharding, and Urban Forestry. As a 
community we can be more resilient in the face of rising fuel and 
production costs, become less dependent on long-distance transport, and 
reduce our need to earn by being local producers of goods and services.

Overall we aim to help our community reduce our dependence on fossil 
fuel required for transportation by developing ride-sharing plans, 
supporting the local bus service, shopping locally whenever possible, 
inventorying local gardens and fruit trees to expand community 
harvesting, develop more community gardens, work with nearby growers, 
ranchers, etc. to source produce, eggs,and meat.

These actions will be magnified by cooperation with the members of 
various community orgs who share similar goals like the Bloomington 
Permaculture Guild, the Center for Sustainable Living, Bloomingfoods 
Co-op, The Hoosier Environmental Council, The Slow Food Movement, City 
of Bloomington Commission on Sustainability, Green Dove, The Local 
Growers Guild, Bloomington Organic Growers Assoc, Heartwood Forest 
Alliance, and others. My Fundable.org username is KDJ

--
Keith Johnson
"Be fruitful and mulch apply."
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 5516, Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 335-0383
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
also Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
also Association for Regenerative Culture
also APPLE-Bloomington (Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy) It's a 
small world after oil.
http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington
also Bloomington Permaculture Guild