permaculture

[Jim <ashevillecurrencyproject@gmail.com>]

Hi-
My friend Alice in Albany, New York (USA) is putting on weekend 
permaculture workshop.
I know Dave Jacke's a great teacher (and don't know the others). This 
would be a great intro to permaculture for folks in New England or New 
York City.
-- Jim
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From: *Alice Oldfather* <aliceoldfather@gmail.com 
<mailto:aliceoldfather@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Subject: Albany Urban Permaculture weekend June 5-7
$150-200 sliding scale
Hi Everyone!

*Dave Jacke, Keith Salzberg and Skotty Kellog* have cooked up an 
exciting weekend of urban permaculture and eco-homestead design -- I 
hope you'll be able to join us!
We'll be splitting our time between a house and garden on Chestnut 
Street, Albany, and a classroom at Picotte Hall, the College of St. Rose 
(across the street).

Here's the rundown:

Friday June 5 INTRO PRESENTATION
7-9 PM Introduction to Urban Ecological Design (at Picotte Hall) Dave 
Jacke, Scott Kellogg
This talk will introduce the workshop, and will also be open to the 
public for a suggested $10 donation (free for workshop participants)

*Saturday, June 6 WORKSHOP*
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM more introduction; discussion, lecture, key issues in 
urban design; goals articulation:potluck lunch; breakout sessions, 
design exercises; greywater/rainwater treasure hunt!
5-6:30 dinner at neighborhood restaurants
7:00-9:00 PM Public talk by Dave Jacke: The Epicurean Imperative: Energy 
Descent, the Future of Food, and Forest Ecology’s Lessons for Humanity
(at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave.) 
$10 suggested donation (free for workshop participants)

*Sunday, June 7th: WORKSHOP*
8:30-5:00 Revisioning/Discussion; design process; guild and polyculture 
exercise; potluck lunch; breakout sessions: soil remediation; hands-on 
soil prep; rooftop mushroom demo; wrap up.*


TO REGISTER:
Please let me know as soon as possible whether you plan to attend the 
workshop.

If you would like to register, send me an email with your full contact 
information: name, address, phone
And some information about yourself -- your background, your goals for 
the weekend -- what kinds of projects are you working on or dreaming about?
Do you need accommodations for the weekend (we have room for quite a few 
sleeping bags at two homes)?
Do you have any food or pet allergies? Other special needs or requests?

To hold your place in the workshop, please send a deposit of $50 (or pay 
in full $150-200 sliding scale) to
Alice Oldfather, 164 Chestnut Street, Albany, NY 12210
Please email or call with any questions.
Looking forward to co-creating!

Alice Oldfather
(518) 366-1711
aliceoldfather@gmail.com <mailto:aliceoldfather@gmail.com>