Washington State Permaculture Convergence Sept 12-14

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[ppg] Washington State Permaculture Convergence Sept 12-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please respond to the address below, thanks!  : )  Carla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello permaculture interested

folks!

The Washington State Permaculture

Convergence is open to the following people:

 

 

Permaculture teachers, practitioners,

consultants who live or work in Washington State.

 

* The 500 + permaculture design course

graduates who live in Washington State.

* The

5,000 + people in Washington state who are

strongly interested in permaculture.

* The

50,000 + people in Washington state who know a

little about permaculture and think it is a good

idea to learn more.

* Permaculturists who live

in surrounding states and provinces as well as

=2

0 from other parts of the North America and the

world are warmly invited.

 

With 3 weeks to

go before the convergence we would like to ask all

of you to help spread the word.

 

Anyone

interested in permaculture can attend. Please

pre-register, especially if you would like indoor

accommodations. We have unlimited camping space

and can accept everyone who shows up at the last

minute. If you plan on coming and want to pay at

the door, at least send registration information

to our registrar.

 

 

more info on the Convergence

and

brochure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CONVERGENCE

GOALS

 

 

To strengthen information

flow and cooperation between permaculturists in

Washington; and create a vision of how

permaculture can better serve the people and land

of Washington state. (How can more permaculturists

make their living doing consulting, installation,

teaching, etc?)

 

This convergence will have

20 some aspects of an organizational meeting for the

permaculture community as well as be an

educational event.

 

Workshops on gardening,

water catchments, forest gardens, terra preta

soil, wildcrafting, bio-diesel and other topics of

interest for seasoned permaculturists and

interested members of the general public will be

presented.

 

The final format of the event

will evolve depending on who shows up. We expect

that there will be advanced as well as basic level

workshops.

 

The convergence is for

professional permaculturists, permaculture design

course graduates and people newly involved.

 

 

The weekend's

offerings will be diverse

and will include:

 

* Workshops by

knowledgeable presenters

* Panel discussions

 

* Plenary sessions

* Demonstrations

*

Hands-on activities

* Round-table discussions

 

* Regional caucuses

* Informal networking

and friendship making.

* Music and

entertainment. Bring your musical instruments

songs and dancing shoes. Self-reliance in

entertainment.

 

Permaculture Convergences

are held at international, national and regional

levels. Convergences have been held in Washington

in the past, but this is the first one in more

than a decade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENTERS

 

 

Charlotte Anthony -

www.victorygardensforall.org

Marisha Auerbach

- www.herbnwisdom.com

Reed Ellis Aubin -

www.understory.org

Michael Becker

Dave

Boehnlein - www.permacultureportal.com

Susan

Buis

Deston Denniston -

www.abundancepermaculture.com

Chuck Estin -

www.permaculturenow.com

Toby Hemenway -

www.patternliteracy.com

Brian Hindman

Mike

 

Maki

Kelda Miller

Jenny Pell -

www.permaculturenow.com

Michael Pilarski -

www.friendsofthetrees.net

Albert Postema -

www.wiseearth.org

Pat Rasmussen

Ankur Shah

 

Gil Schieber -

www.borealislandscape.com/www.panearthdesigns.com

 

Micheal Sundanda

Bruce Weiskotten, and

many more!

Anyone can schedule a workshop,

presentation, demonstrations, hands-on activity,

or meeting. You can schedule beforehand or at the

event.

 

We will be doing some scheduling in

advance of the event, but we are deliberately

leaving room for the combined participants to help

plan the eve

nt. We trust in the spontaneous

ability of the participants to share and relate to

each other in the moment. You get a large group of

permaculture people together and a lot of

synthesis and knowledge exchange is bound to

happen and be a whale of a good time.

 

 

 

To discuss scheduling contact

Michael Pilarski at

michael

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERGENCE=2

0

FEES

 

 

$60 to $100 sliding scale.

All weekend activities and meals.

 

Single

day: $30 to $50 sliding scale.

+ $50 for

private room (weekend)

or $25 for a bed in a

dorm room (4 to 6 people)

 

No extra fee for

tenting or staying in your

RV/vehicle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAHALE LEARNING

=2

0 CENTER

 

 

Sahale Learning Center is a

beautiful venue specializing in transformational

education and green events.

* A remote, rural

location on the lower Tahuya River on the

southwest tip of the Kitsap Peninsula.

* 11

private rooms.

* 26 beds in dormitory rooms.

 

* Commercial kitchen, dining room and outside

patio.

* Big 40 x 60' circus tent with plywood

floor for large plenary meetings.

* Various

small meeting rooms.

* Unlimited camping

space.

* A building with 4 hot showers in the

camping area.

* 1 large and 1 small hot tub.

 

* River with pools and sweat lodge.

*

20 Sahale is into permaculture! They hosted

permaculture design courses in 2004 and 2005. They

are incorporating permaculture into their land

development.

* Sahale is exploring setting up

an ecovillage on the site.

* Sahale seeks site

input from convergence participants.

 

 

Located just 25 minutes from Belfair,

Washington, Sahale is an easy drive from Seattle,

Tacoma, and the Olympic Peninsula. You can get to

Sahale from Olympia; from the Fauntleroy ferry

terminal in west Seattle, by going over the

Narrows Bridge in Tacoma or by driving south from

the Hood Canal Bridge.

 

=2

0

Visit the Sahale

website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

TIMES

 

 

Thursday, September 11: 5:00

pm to 11:00 pm.

Early registration.

 

Participants may arrive early to help set-up

and familiarize themselves with the site.

 

 

Friday. Registration open all day.

 

 

Saturday. Registration open all day.

 

 

Sunday. Registration open till noon.

=2

0

 

Sunday 5:00 pm. Closing circle.

People

may stay over on Sunday evening if they are

helping with clean-up.

 

 

see full

schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

 

We would like to offer a

number of scholarships to interested people

representing disadvantaged communities, peoples or

tribes.

Send us an email or write us a letter

20 if you would like to apply or represent someone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEEDING

OURSELVES

 

 

Growing food is one of

permaculture's biggest features, so we are going

to rely on the participants to donate the food

that will feed us. This is one of the ways we are

able to keep the convergence fees affordable.

September is peak harvest month in Washington

=2

0 State. What familiar or exotic food can you bring

from your garden or your wildcrafting? We expect

to see a wide range of vegetables, fruits,

berries, grains, nuts, and all manner of food

products and beverages. Bring your best to impress

the rest. Please let the registrar know what you

plan on bringing so she can relay the information

to the head cook. We are asking everyone to take a

shift in the kitchen to help keep convergence fees

low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PUBLICITY

 

 

Please help us spread the

word through word-of-mouth, flyers, emails or

mentions on websites or in print. The WSPC seeks

someone to manage a website, chatroom, listserve,

etc to enable communication between Washington

permaculturists for WSPC and beyond.

 

 

Calling all permaculturists in Washington

State!

 

This convergence is an opportunity

for anyone

interested in permaculture to

expand their knowledge.

 

Would you like to

attend?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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REGISTRATION

 

 

Contact Christy Nieto for

more information

360-820-8586

 

fieldsofgreens

 

or

Michael Pilarski

 

michael

 

 

download the registration

form

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contact Info:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Pilarski

 

 

michael

 

www.friendsofthetrees.net

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In This

Issue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERGENCE

GOALS

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENTERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERGENCE

FEES

 

 

 

 

 

SAHALE

LEARNING CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

ARRIVAL

20 AND DEPARTURE TIMES

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

 

 

 

 

FEEDING

OURSELVES

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLICITY

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

 

 

 

 

Montana

barter faire

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

Info

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana barter

faire

 

 

Big Sky Country Harvest

Festival, Sept 19-21 in Hot Springs,

Montana

 

 

www.barterfaire.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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