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[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

ANNOUNCING:
THE SKILLS FOR NEW MILLENNIUM TOUR 2009-2010
Putting the Green in the Red, White, And Blue!

The PermiBus II is Coming to Town!

The world is changing fast ö peak oil, climate 
change, globalization, difficult economic times, 
banking crisis, government infringement of 
personal rights·the list goes on.

What new world will emerge as we boldly step into 
this new millennium?What will you contribute to 
shaping the future? What skills do you need to 
create your tomorrow?

The Skills for New Millennium Tour hits the road 
again in 2009 bringing you skills you need to 
meet the challenges of the New Millennium. Change 
can be intimidating. Therefore, the skills we 
offer; grounded in decades of activism, poverty, 
and spiritual consciousness; emphasize making 
small, marginal changes that are critical to 
survival in difficult economic times, changes 
that help you live what you believe.

The improved Earth Activist Training (EAT) 
Permaculture Demonstration Bus (Permibus II) is 
on the road, visiting communities nationwide, in 
order to offer you and your community practical 
skills to help you wrest control of your life 
from corporate hands. The PermiBus is a 36-foot 
mobile permaculture demonstration project in 
progress; complete with solar power, greywater 
system, herb garden, composting toilet, three 
dogs, a clutch of chickens, and a box of 
worms.ÊÊÊOur goal? To teach practical skills that 
make you and your community more environmentally 
and economically sustainable.
Ê
The Skills for the New Millennium Tour offers 
programs to anyone who wants to host a Skills 
Event: individuals, community groups, high 
schools, colleges, intentional communities....We 
know that community needs are diverse, so we 
offer a wide variety of program options that can 
be mixed and matched to best meet your needs. In 
addition we can bring the Permibus to your local 
Co-op, event, or festival. We provide tours of 
our permaculture systems, perform the 
permi-puppet show, and teach short informationals 
to demonstrate the simple ways folks can take 
fun, easy steps toward more sustainable lives.

SKILLS TOUR PROGRAMS:
We offer a variety of programs in the areas of:
vÊÊÊÊHomesteading Skills such as a variety of 
Permaculture classes, canning, and chickens
vÊÊÊÊCitizenship Skills such as community 
conflict resolution, consensus,Êand nonviolent 
direct action
vÊÊÊÊLife Skills such as self-defense, rearing 
wild children, and understanding your companion 
animals
We can mix and match or combine trainings to your 
communityâs needs.ÊÊTo see a complete list of our 
offerings visit our website at www.permibus.org

SUPPORT THE SKILLS TOUR

1)ORGANIZE SKILLS TOUR PROGRAMS IN YOUR 
COMMUNITY: You'll find a general schedule of our 
travels below.. Contact us if you are interested 
in organizing trainings in your community. The 
Skills Tour programs are designed to range from 
small classes in the bus or your living room to 
campus classrooms to large venues with big groups.

2)INVITE THE PERMIBUS II TO AN EVENT IN YOUR 
COMMUNITY:The Permibus II is a great educational 
addition to festivals, concerts, coops, farmers 
markets, and other events. Let us know about 
events in your region while we are there. Invite 
us to a festival you are planning, or set us up 
with your local health food store or farmers 
market.



3)DONATE MONEY: The Skills for a New Millennium 
Tour does not charge for our programs. We ask for 
donations from who support our work. Please give 
as generously as possible to support this 
important work. Or organize a fundraiser in your 
community: have a canning party, hold a house 
concert, tell your friends about our work, pass 
the hat...we survive on the margin and every 
little bit helps. The 2009/2010 Skills Tour is 
starting $5000 in debt due to the need to replace 
our bus.ÊÊDonations are needed now more than 
ever.ÊÊTo donate visit our website at 
www.permibus.org.Ê

4)HELP OUR NETWORK GROW:Connected up? Help weave 
the web of sustainability. Introduce us to your 
friends who might be interested in hosting a 
program in their community!

5)ÊBE A GUEST TRAINER OR TRAINER IN TRAINING: 
Know some of your own Skills for a New 
Millennium?ÊÊWant to learn how to teach our 
skills? Travel with the Skills Tour for a short 
period of time learning, sharing and teaching 
others!

2009/2010 GENERAL TOUR SCHEDULE:
March/April 2009Ê- Northwest Region: Washington and Oregon.
April/May 2009Ê- California
June 2009Ê- Northwest Region: Washington and Oregon
July 2009Ê- Rocky Mountain West:ÊÊIdaho, Montana, Wyoming, The Dakotas
August/September 2009Ê- Midwest: Minnesota, Iowa, 
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
September/October 2009- Northeast: Upstate New 
York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine.
October/November 2009Ê- East Coast: 
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New 
York City area, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 
Delaware, DC
November/December 2009/January 2010Ê- South East: 
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
February/March 2010: South: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
April 2010:ÊSouth West: New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah,
May/June 2010:ÊCentral US: Colorado, Nebraska, 
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa
June/July/August 2010:ÊCanada

If you wish to schedule an event in your area 
please contact us skillstour@gmail.com 
(406)721-8427. As we finalize events our schedule 
is posted on our websitewww.permibus.org. The 
schedule is subject to change based on the 
availability of events in an area and our ability 
to get into Canada.

Skills for a New Millennium Tour
150 Daly Ave, Hamilton MT 59840
(406)721-8427 (406)544-2767
skillstour@gmail.com ,www.permibus.org
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I'm trying to get the explicit technical details: would someone else please 
try at the same time  ...maybe one of us will suceed.

"
However, Lebônê Solutions, a startup based in Cambridge, MA, aims to use 
microbial fuel cells to provide power to Africans who are off the grid.
"
source:
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/21332/?a=f




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Posted the following to my blog a while back:
http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/2008/11/do-it-yourself-microbiological-fuel.html

Includes links to video interview. Could help.

negiliblek wrote:
> I'm trying to get the explicit technical details: would someone else please 
> try at the same time  ...maybe one of us will suceed.
>
> "
> However, Lebônê Solutions, a startup based in Cambridge, MA, aims to use 
> microbial fuel cells to provide power to Africans who are off the grid.
> "
> source:
> http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/21332/?a=f

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