permaculture

[Jody Troupe <jodyt2@mac.com>]

> >
Hello Sara-

We just checked out OAEC (Occidental Arts & Ecology Center)  ~ 1hr  
north of San Francisco back in December.

http://www.oaec.org/

It was their 'off' time since nothing was really growing and they  
weren't having classes, so we had to arrange to meet with someone  
because it really wasn't exactly tourist season. But we got to see the  
layout of the place and we found the people very nice and informative.  
It was a very pretty area. They were also working on developing a low  
power radio station that would broadcast educational info pertaining  
to permaculture or related topics. Not sure if they have it working yet.


The Solar Living Institute is near OAEC and is also worth a stop.

http://www.solarliving.org/

It is actually a retail store of various energy saving products, not  
just solar oriented. Their building is interesting - a U-shaped  
construction with a coiled fountain/pond thing where they can mark the  
suns movement through the seasons. We happened to be there on the  
winter solstice and they were having a ceremony. They have examples of  
cob buildings, a yurt, a bike set-up showing how you can power a light  
bulb, and they offer lots of classes. I just looked at their calendar  
and there are a slew of things lined up for the summer.

And, just a heads' up on visiting some of the places, at least in our  
experience. It would be worth calling ahead so they know you're  
coming. We showed up at the Bullocks on Orcas Island 3 years ago in  
early June, unannounced, and found no one there except 2 interns. One  
very nice french girl was building a cob oven and was nice enough to  
chat with us and show us around a bit, but we couldn't find anyone  
else anywhere!

Hope that's helpful!

Jody T



> > Hello Friends,
> >
> > I am going to be taking some time to explore the NW this summer,  
> > and am on
> > the look out for permaculture sites that I might visit (as well as  
> > other
> > not-to-be-missed locales). My grand scheme is to explore rivers and  
> > permi
> > places in Nor Cal, OR and WA... eventually taking a ferry w/ my  
> > bicycle from
> > Bellingham up to Haines in SE Alaska.
> >
> > If you have any permaculture sites or connections that you can  
> > recommend for
> > my journey, I'd love to hear about them!
> >
> > Much love,
> > Sara
> > Sara Benjamin <sarabrookebenjamin@gmail.com>
> >
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