permaculture

[Kelda Lorax <kelda@riseup.net>]

2015 Northwest Permaculture Convergence in Eugene!

The 2015 Northwest Permaculture Convergence will take place August 28, 
29 and 30 at the River Road Recreation Center, 3 miles northwest of 
downtown Eugene, Oregon. The theme this year is 'Greening our 
Neighborhoods with Permaculture'

This year's Convergence will be in a suburban neighborhood and will 
feature site tours to see many nearby examples of home-scale 
permaculture. There will be plenary sessions, panels, presentations and 
hands-on projects in the neighborhood. There will be an outdoor Expo 
that will include a Kids' Zone, a self-reliant skillshare area, 
educational exhibits and green businesses.

Out-of-town visitors will have access to home-stays and camping in the 
neighborhood. Participants are encouraged to minimize the use of cars. 
Like most of our events, food and childcare are included; to do so we 
ask that everyone volunteer for 2 hours during the event and bring bulk 
food items to share.

Keynote speakers (and other plenaries) are an example to the breadth of 
discussion we'll have on the neighborhoods theme:
Ravi Logan & Jason Schreiner- Multi Layer Overview of Greening River 
Road Neighborhood
Tom Allen- How Sustainable North East Seattle Developed
Jacqueline Cramer- Creating a Community Food Forest
David Zhang- The Culture in Permaculture
Chief Coker- Understanding Diversity not Defining it: The 
socio-political perspectives needed to fully utilize permaculture as a 
tool for successful cultivation of our new paradigm.
Abel Kloster-Watershed Scale Permaculture: Economy and Community in the 
Rural Landscape
Sarabel Eisenfeld- Cycles that Nourish Ourselves and Our Land: 
Reflections from Fostervillage Eco*Ville Community, Portland
Jan Spencer-Allies and Assets

For more information and updates, check out the Convergence website at 
www.northwestpermaculture.org.