I live nearby, have been involved in permaculture since the late 80s and I'm
not coming because I'm living on $500/month and can't afford $150 nor afford
to pay someone to cover all the chores here. So don't assume it's
ludicrously low for everyone.
~mIEKAL
On Aug 3, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Toby Hemenway wrote:
> The price of NAPC is ludicrously low. $150 for 3 days of presentations,
> workshops, awesome conversation, meals, and camping? That’s just nuts! For
> $50 more, NAPC could have compensated everyone well for their work and had
> broader appeal. And at a regular conference rate, we could have funded the
> projects we'll conceive there. I know a lot of people who aren’t attending
> because it’s just the usual folks, camping in a field, like every
> convergence.