permaculture

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

hi everyone
        the International Permaculture 
Conference and Convergence Brazil May 2007 is 
going to be an amazing event , Ali Sharif and 
Permacultura Latina America event organizer , 
have done an amazing work to make this a truly 
International Conference that is going to bring 
Permaculture Movement to the International Stage
        He has raised money to fund the IPC8 and 
scholarships but monies are  needed to help fund more.
Below Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
commitment to help , please either donate to our 
fundraiser Africa to Brasil or help IPC8  fund one person from Mexico to come.

        This is our last request . Two weeks 
ago,  we had our kickoff of our Fundraiser for 
the South Africa to Brazil Event to bring four 
members of the Food and Trees for Africa non 
profit to the 8th International Permaculture 
Conference and Convergence May 2007  , we raised 
$2000, but have a ways to go to raise $12,000

We really believe in this one!  If you've ever 
wanted to support SB Permaculture Network and the 
work we do, this is the time.  We love the idea 
of lot's of people participating by sending 
donations of $5, $10, $20, they all add 
up.  Large or small donations lovingly 
accepted.  SBPN Address for donations below
        thanks wes and margie bushman
ps please spread the word for us

DETAILS
Needed funds to raise $3000 each for: DANIEL 
CHITUNGO, DALE MILLARD, JEUNESSE PARK, & JOSEPH 
MATIMBA  to attend IPC8 Conference. Donations 
large or small lovingly accepted.

Donations made out & sent to: Santa Barbara 
Permaculture Network 501(c), (designate FTFA),
PO Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA, 93190.
Contact (805) 962-2571, 
margie@sbpermaculture.org, www.sbpermaculture.org Upcoming Events

If you would like to make a donation by Credit 
Card/ATM please go to International Permaculture 
Conference and Conference webpage 
(<http://www.ipc8.org/payments>www.ipc8.org/payments) 
and specify your donations is for  FTFA (payment will go directly them).

hi everyone
        At the last International Permaculture 
Conference/Convergence (IPC7) in Croatia,  a 
commitment was made by all in attendance to bring 
as many as possible from all parts of the globe, 
including those that are cash poor, but tradition 
and skills rich. Santa Barbara Permaculture 
Network chose to help the organization Food & 
Trees For Africa from South Africa as our 
personal commitment. See below how to make a 
donation .Donations large or small lovingly accepted.

        Listen to an interview  with Jeunesse 
Park of Food & Trees for Africa www.trees.co.za, 
on Sustainable World Radio, KCSB 91.9fm, 
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=22251 We 
have arranged  this radio program to help promote 
our Fundraiser, we are hoping this will get out 
the word for the need to raise funds for IPC8 The 
Adopt a Community Worker Program.
        wes roe and margie bushman Santa Barbara Permaculture Network

FROM IPC8 WEBSITE Support IPC8
The Adopt a Community Worker Program is our 
strategy to enable 10 African, 10 Asian and 10 
Latin American community workers to participate 
in the IPC8 Conference.  This will provide 
important Third World change agents the 
opportunity to make international contacts, 
collect the latest technical information and make 
the connections they will need to continue their 
work. The cost to adopt a community worker for 
travel, conference participation and a one month stay is USD $4000.

AFRICA TO BRAZIL Fundraiser Event  by  Santa Barbara Permaculture Network

Fri, March 16, Interview with Jeunesse Park of 
Food & Trees for Africa, on Sustainable World 
Radio, KCSB 91.9fm, 9-10am PST , streaming live 
at www.kcsb.org, and later found on 
www.radio4all.net (usually takes about a week) .


AFRICA TO BRAZIL
Fundraiser Event
Tues, March 20, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Pascucci Restaurant
729 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Join us as we raise funds to bring four members 
of Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) Permaculture
organization from South Africa to Brazil for the 
8th International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC8), May 2007.

The 8th International Permaculture Conference 
(IPC8) www.ipc8.org is the bi-annual gathering of 
people from around the world from Permaculture 
organizations and projects, taking this 
opportunity to meet face to face and share what 
they are doing in their regions. This is a way 
for folks to connect, help each other, and share 
knowledge about their work and projects. At the 
last International Permaculture Conference (IPC7) 
in Croatia,  a commitment was made by all in 
attendance to bring as many as possible from all 
parts of the globe, including those that are cash 
poor, but tradition and skills rich.  Santa 
Barbara Permaculture Network chose to help the 
organization Food & Trees For Africa from South 
Africa as our personal commitment.

Food & Trees For Africa (www.trees.co.za) is an 
exemplary organization bringing tree planting and 
permaculture to townships and rural areas of 
South Africa since 1990. FTFA has assisted tens 
of thousands of people  by greening  unhealthy, 
denuded and degraded landscapes through diverse 
programs, including national school garden 
competitions, community gardens and urban 
forestry projects. FTFA extended its operations 
to assist organizations working in the field of 
HIV/AIDS, helping to reduce the potentially 
devastating effects of the disease by 
establishing permaculture food growing projects 
at clinics, schools and in public open spaces.

Needed funds to raise $3000 each for: DANIEL 
CHITUNGO, DALE MILLARD, JEUNESSE PARK, & JOSEPH 
MATIMBA  to attend IPC8 Conference. Donations 
large or small lovingly accepted.

Donations made out & sent to: Santa Barbara 
Permaculture Network 501(c), (designate FTFA),
PO Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA, 93190.
Contact (805) 962-2571, 
margie@sbpermaculture.org, www.sbpermaculture.org Upcoming Events

If you would like to make a donation by Credit 
Card/ATM please go to International Permaculture 
Conference and Conference webpage 
(<http://www.ipc8.org/payments>www.ipc8.org/payments) 
and specify your donations is for  FTFA (payment will go directly them).

WHO IS FTFA ?

Food and Trees for Africa is a dynamic and 
fast-growing NGO, based in South Africa, which 
promotes greening and food security through 
permaculture.  Formerly known as Trees for 
Africa, FTFA has three key programs: Trees for 
Homes, Eduplant, and the Urban Greening 
Foundation. A multitude of projects fall under each of these programs.
Trees for Homes
This program aims to improve the quality of life 
of the poor by providing plant material, 
environmental awareness and education for those 
living in low-cost housing developments in urban 
areas. Growing trees and other plants in the 
townships beautifies the environment, prevents 
soil erosion, and provides wind breaks, as well 
as food, also providing income and activities for many unemployed people.

Eduplant :
An eight-year-old nationwide project which 
teaches schools about permaculture – a system of 
farming and gardening that combines animals, 
plants, buildings, local people and the landscape 
in way that recycles nutrients and waste, 
replicates nature as much as possible and 
generates more energy than it uses.  Hundreds of 
schools have started their own income-generating 
organic food gardens. Often the entire community 
gets involved, with unemployed parents helping 
out. Schools have come up with innovative plans 
to grow food, recycle waste and improve their 
school environments. Eduplant holds a competition 
every year for the best school permaculture projects.

The Urban Greening Foundation:
Established in response to requests from local 
governments and communities to help with urban 
greening & environmental initiatives – from 
streets to homes to community food gardens.
Formed in 1990 by a group of individuals who 
realized that the country’s environmental 
challenges  were far greater than just saving 
endangered animals, FTFA has grown from strength 
to strength, developing, managing and promoting 
sustainable greening programs, including land use 
management and food security through permaculture.

Meet the members of Food & Trees for Africa
we are helping to attend through our fundraising efforts:

DANIEL CHITUNGO
Daniel is a project manager for FTFA.  He does 
project assessments for permaculture and 
environmental projects, and teaches Permaculture 
in schools and communities. What is this thing 
called "permaculture gardening", what does it 
bring to a community?  Food, self reliance, and 
positive solutions.  Daniel networks and 
fundraises with skill to continue bringing these precious gifts to many.

Educated in Zimbabwe and Cambridge, England, 
prior to joining FTFA, he worked with the Food 
Garden Foundation, and earlier in his career, 
with the Ministry of Local Government, Rural & Urban Development in Zimbabwe.

DALE MILLARD

Dale Millard is a naturalist with diverse 
interests and experience ranging from herpetology 
to ethnobotany.  Over the past ten years he has 
worked closely with some of South Africa's most 
prominent Sangoma's (healers), as well as with 
various indigenous groups in Brazil.  Dale was a 
founding director of M.E.G.A. (Medicinal & Edible 
Gardens Association) a company established to 
offer sustainable primary health care solutions 
to schools, clinics and communities in the form 
of "Living Pharmacies & Food Forests".  A primary 
focus of his work is the use of plants to help 
HIV/AIDS patients secure optimum immune function 
and treat opportunistic infections, through 
community based gardens.  With good nutrition and 
a working knowledge of only thirty plant species, 
he suggests one can overcome the vast majority of 
health problems affecting communities throughout the world.

Dale is a qualified Permaculture facilitator and 
combines ethnobotany with sustainable design 
techniques.  He has worked closely with Food & 
Trees for Africa for the past ten years. and 
annually facilitates a Permaculture Design 
Course.  He currently assists with projects in 
South Africa, Lesotho, Brazil and Zimbabwe.

JEUNESSE PARK
Since the early 1990s Jeunesse Park has played a 
significant role in changing consciousness and 
regenerating the landscape in South Africa 
through the work she initiated with the 
non-profit Food & Trees For Africa (FTFA).

Born in South Africa, Jeunesse spent her early 
school years in England, later returning to 
Africa for high school and graduating from Drake 
College in Melbourne.  She traveled extensively, 
residing in many parts of the world.  Always 
concerned about the environment, and noticing the 
widespread degradation & destruction of the 
landscape, in 1989 she formed Progreen, South 
Africa's first environmental communications and 
public relations company, to promote awareness of 
preserving our natural resources.

She introduced Permaculture in 1991 when she 
brought Bill Mollison to South Africa at her own 
expense, introducing him to audiences around the 
country.  Since then she has organized annual 
Permaculture Design courses in South Africa, 
training hundreds of people and facilitators.

JOSEPH MATIMBA

Joseph Matimba was one of the original students 
in Africa training with Permaculture founder Bill 
Mollison at the Zimbabwe Institute of 
Permaculture.  He has also received EcoVillage 
training certificates at both Tlholego 
Development Training Center, and Findhorn 
Ecovillage in Scotland.  Working as a 
Permaculture Facilitator for Food & Trees for 
Africa for over ten years, he develops 
educational projects in schools and communities 
promoting organic food production and 
self-sustainable development also for Home Based 
Care Centers, hospices, prisons.  He runs youth 
development and HIV/AIDS programs in urban & 
rural areas.  Prior to coming to FTFA he was a 
Permaculture Manager & Facilitator with the 
Wildlife & Environmental Society, Umgeni Valley 
Project, developing course material relating to 
Permaculture, nature conservation & environmental 
education. He also has a strong background in 
organic agriculture, working at a Natural Farming Training Center.
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