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South Coast Permaculture Guild serves Santa Barbara Ventura Ojai through Los Angeles,
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below are some past events before  8-15-04
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Slide Shows & Workshop
Creating Sustainable Communities  with Robina McCurdy

South Coast Permaculture Guild Newsletter

Central & Southern California Permaculture Listserves

SCPG Contacts and other Organizations of Interest

SCPG Newsletter & Event Listings

Guild Announcements / Collaborations

click on event links below to view, download and print pdf flyer. For updates/corrections yell at Wes or Margie, or for flyer changes email eric w Slide Shows & Workshops on Creating Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities with Robina McCurdy internationally renowned permaculture educator Southern California Robina McCurdy Event Times & Locations: Sat. Aug 21 San Luis Obispo Public Library Talk & Slide Show 7pm examples of building healthy community  $5 Sun. Aug 22 CEC Gildea Resource Center, SB 10am- 4:30pm �Facilitating Permaculture with Children� $75/$60 early reg. Mon. Aug 23  SB Downtown Library Slide Show 7pm  �Transforming Schools Thru Permaculture� $5 Tues. Aug 24  The Farmer and the Cook, Meiners Oaks (near Ojai), 5pm   Dinner / Social to meet Robina, 640-9808. Slide Show 8pm at Full Circle Farm (upper Ojai)  �Ecovillages & Sustainable Communities around the Planet� $5  Full Circle Farm contact: Onah 805-640-6480 Thurs. Aug. 26  L.A. Eco-Village, Slide Show & Talk 7pm �Community Glue� - global examples of building healthy community and that which binds it together, followed by discussion. Fee: $10 (sliding scale ok)  L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Place, L. A. 90004   tel. 213/738-1254   <www.ic.org/laev> Fri. Aug. 27  L.A. Eco-Village, Slide Show & Talk 7pm �Ecovillages & Sustainable Communities around the Planet�  Slides of ecovillages and communities throughout the world, their similarities, differences and common learnings. The presentation includes some of the processes Robina uses to build sustainable community and her participatory approach to permaculture land use design and development. Fee: $10 (sliding scale ok - incl. w/workshop fee) Fri./Sat. Aug. 27-28  L.A. Eco-Village, Two-day workshop 9:30am- 5pm �Creating a Culture of Abundance in Urban Neighborhoods and Ecovillages� Topics include: permaculture principles applied to economic development, internal community labor systems, trading within the wider community, LETSystems, different economic approaches to ecovillage/intentional community membership (including rights, privileges and responsibilities), entrepreneurial attitudes and commercial ethical businesses (including small green co-ops and sole proprietorships), supporting community endeavors, economic indicators of sustainability, and quality of life as an economic advantage. Limited to 16 persons . $100-$200 (sliding scale). Pre-registration required. Please make check out to CRSP and send to: 117 Bimini Place #221, LA, CA 90004. RSVP to Lois Arkin 213-738-1254 or <crsp@igc.org>by Aug. 23 Sun. Aug 29 Path to Freedom Sustainable Living Resource Center, Pasadena, Workshop 9am- 4:30pm �Design in Partnership with Nature�  (Sliding scale: $135 - $45) Contact: Anais Dervaes <dervaes@pathtofreedom.com> also Slideshow 7pm: �Permaculture Gardens Around the Planet� (sliding scale$15 - $5 )   About Robina McCurdy - Robina is a New Zealander and planetary citizen. She is co-founder/resident/trustee of Tui Land Trust & Community and founder/trustee of the Institute for Earthcare Education Aotearoa.. For three decades, Robina engaged in broad scale community development. During the past 18 years, she has specialized in permaculture design and teaching, organic growing, the development of environmental education resources and the creation of participatory processes for decision making and collective action. She has taught and applied these powerful community building methods with households, neighborhoods, schools, farms, ecovillages, urban neighborhoods and bioregions in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Brazil and USA. Throughout her life, she has worked with minimal resources to bring about significant changes in the lives of people, their communities and their environment. <http://www.planetorganic.org.nz/>   Check with ww.sbpcnet@silcom.com (www.sbpermaculture.org ) for updates or  contact Santa Barbara Permaculture Network,  sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-964-1555

 
 

 We were proud to sponsor Joseph Kennedy of Builders without Borders Slide Show & Book Signing Tour from Berkeley to San Diego, Mar 20- Mar 30 celebrating the release of The Art Of Natural Building from New Society Publishers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cob Cottage Workshops  �  Learn to build your own Earthen Cottage   back to top

2004 Spring/Summer Cob Building Work Parties: Come one come all.  Cob workshops are for gaining experience, and this site has lots to share. Newbies are encouraged to ask questions during workparty's progress...for more info, sign on to the scpg list serve to receive announcements and rsvp for events...The following is a projected schedule of activities -- all subject to change, please confirm prior to booking your helicopter.

Mt. Figueroa is a lovely area to visit and the location for these workshops. Spirit Pine Ranch is a privately owned 400 acre site with several cob and hybrid earthen structures. Betty Siemens and LeAnn Deluca are modest and unassuming about their acomplishments, and are natural teachers and inspiration for all who want to sculpt with cob. These self starters found out some basics and built on their land. A couple years later, cob pioneers Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley  held 10 day workshops here in Spring 2003 and again in 2004. The new pix will be up soon (ahem, send some please...), the 2003 series are linked below.

Summer workshop timing is start early because the heat gets real hot during middle of the day, sometimes till later afternoon. The more participants can read and practice prior to the workshops, the more organized progress can be achieved. Basic guides are now widely available such as the Cobbers Companion and The Hand Sculpted House.

The following are all Saturday dates for the Cob Workshops.

for more workshop pix, see also Art Ludwig's shots posted on his Oasis Design site -- browse around there too for the best in Grey Water ideas and books...

Here is the roster for the Los Olivos workshop
 About Cob Workshops
You can sculpt your own home with your own hands and using inexpensive non-toxic natural materials. No power tools or previous building experience required. A practical workshop
 

Earth is one of the oldest building materials on the planet and still the most common. It won't rot, can't burn down and bugs won't eat it Thousands of picturesque cob homes in England, Ireland and Wales have withstood centuries of rain, snow and gales and remain comfortable and joyously inhabited today.

Currently, cob is enjoying a revival of interest both in Britain and North America, where Cob Cottage Company has led the way in researching and teaching this healthy, easy to learn, environmentally sustainable technology.

You Can Learn In Just A Week How To:
* Build with Cob, a traditional mixture of earth, water, sand and straw.
* Select building materials and determine the best mixture for a given soil.
* Sculpt a personalized house with built-in seats, shelves, niches.
* Evaluate natural alternatives for roofs, floors, plasters and insulation.
* Reduce your dependency on money and ecologically harmful practices.
* Avoid costly mistakes many novice builders make.
Workshop graduates have built themselves enchanting snug homes for less than $10,000. Come expecting to work hard. make lasting friendships, dance and drum when the day's labor is done! For all ages and abilities.

$640 Fee includes camping, vegetarian meals and intensive hands-on learning. Discounts for early registration & groups of two or more, 10% for payment 30 days in advance; 10% for families and friends coming together.

To register, contact: Cob Cottage Co., Box 123, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Phone/fax 541-942-2005;
http://www.cobcottage.com
 

Central & Southern California Permaculture Listserves  back to top
To get up to date announcements for Permaculture courses, events
and posting of articles of interest try subscribing to our local Permaculture Listserves
ccpg serves San Lois Obispo,
scpg serves Santa Barbara down through Los Angeles, and
sdpg serves San Diego area.

TO SUBSCRIBE to our listserves:

South Coast Permaculture Guild subscription
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg

San Diego Permaculture Guild subsciption
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
Central Coast Permaculture Guild subscription
http://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ccpg
 
 

South Coast Permaculture Guild Newsletter   back to top
To submit event listings please contact:Wes Roe, <lakinroe@silcom.com> 805-964-1555
 
 

South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest back to top

South Coast Permaculture Guild / Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571

Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david@ojaicra.org 805-646-9809

Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel Zigge@kcbx.net 805-438-5745 San Luis Obispo

San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council    sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879

Santa Cruz Permaculture Vince Pastori 831/763-3848 permasc@sasquatch.com

Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center)  805-756-5086

Hunter Francis wfrancis@calpoly.edu San Luis Obispo

Long Beach Organics: Amy Lerner longbeachorganic@yahoo.com 562-438-9000

Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond 760-377-5011 Ridgecrest

Permaculture Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley DrRoley@aol.com 949-494-5843    Laguna Beach

Santoyo&Associates EarthFlow.com santoyo@earthflow.com 800-469-5857 Los Osos

LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254

Permaculture Institute of Northern California  info@permacultureinstitute.com 415-663-9090

Permaculture Activist Magazine Website

Permacultura http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura/

PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION http://www.pcuonline.org
 
 

Local Permaculture Teachers & Designers in Southern and Central California   back to top
 

Marcia Boruta San Diego Permaculture Center sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879  San Diego
Jane Higginson (619) 668-3104, janehigginson@earthlink.net   San Diego
Bill Roley; Permaculture Institute of Southern Cal DrRoley@aol.com 949-494-5843 Laguna Beach
Forest Glen Owen  Atwater Village    323-661-5234   Los Angeles

Eric Werbalowsky     ewerb@ewerb.com    805-652-1142  Ventura
Dave White Happy Valley School artdetour@mac.com 805-646-9809 Ojai
Pierre Constans Box 353 , 402 West Ojai Ave Ojai 93023 805-640-7686 Ojai
Jonah Dusi Land Dance permaculture@ojai.net 805-640-3782 cell 805-455-5842 Ojai

Loren Luyendyk  805-452-8249. Santa Barbara
Wes Roe Santa Barbara Permaculture Network lakinroe@silcom.com 805-964-1555

Larry & Kathryn Santoyo; Santoyo&Associates santoyo@earthflow.com 800-469-5857  Los Osos

Dave Blume        831-688-0338 permaculture.com Santa Cruz

Rising Sun Designs Permaculture Garden and Design Service in Santa Barbara CA
Permaculture Design Grad is Offering Services in Santa Barbara in
Permaculture Design , Organic Gardens and more
Contact Loren Luyendyk  805-452-8249.

Land Dance Permaculture Specialists Now Available in Ventura and Santa Barbara County
Services offered: Permaculture Landscape Design, Bio-intensive Gardens, Structured Landscapes and Land Maintenance
Contact Jonah Dusi 805-640-3782 cell 805-455-5842  Permaculture Design Graduates www.landdance.com

CoCreator of Permaculture Writings on Permaculture
David's Holmgrens Collected Writings 1978-2000 on  CD
Experience some of the writings by going to his website
http://www.spacountry.net.au/holmgren
To purchase the CD, it is now available from
the Permaculture Activist
PO Box 1209,
Black Mountain NC 28711
pcactivist@mindspring.com

Guild Announcements / Collaborations

Permaculture Film Series planned Sites Needed  back to top
I am embarking on an ambitious video series about sustainable communities
and permaculture systems. I would be interesting in hearing from anyone
(particularly in Southern California -- but I would be willing to travel to
very special and unique projects elsewhere) who currently has a complete
permaculture system, passive solar house, earth sheltered building, straw
bale home, innovative water catchment systems, food forests, or any other
system that demonstrate aspects of sustainable living. I am also seeking
individuals who are planning any type of such systems and about to begin
the design phase. Designers, teachers, and other experts in the above field
are also needed to lend their expertise to the program.

Participants would be expected to appear on camera to explain their system
and take our small video crew on a tour of it and each one will get a
finished copy of the video.

Designers, teachers, and technical experts who are interested in
participating in the development of this project are invited to also get in
touch and become involved. Those who lend a significant amount of time to
the project will be granted licensing rights to the completed series
depending on their level of involvement.
Please address all replies to:
PERMACULTURE SERIES (in the Subject line)
pracko@earthlink.net Paul Racko Long Beach, CA