Calling for Volunteers for IPC9 and the Permaculture Centre, Malawi, Africa
Conferences, Developments, News, Presentations/Demonstrations, Project Positions, Social Gatherings — by Craig Mackintosh April 17, 2009
The ninth International Permaculture Conference (IPC) and Convergence is inching closer. Previous conferences have been held in Australia, USA, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Nepal, Croatia and Brazil. This time it will run from November 2-6 in Malawi, Africa (Kumbali Village, Lilongwe), and will include site tours of Permaculture projects in Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
The theme for IPC9 is "Plan Africa – Food & Empowerment".
There are a few volunteer positions for this event that need filling. If you’ll be free during this period and would like to help make the IPC9 a success for the people of Africa and the wider international community by getting constructively involved in this exciting work, please click here (PDF) to read about these interesting posts and to find out how to apply.
Comments (0)Homegrown Revolution
Community Projects, Demonstration Sites, Presentations/Demonstrations, Urban Projects — by Craig Mackintosh April 7, 2009
Most of you will be familiar with the fantastic work of the Dervaes family, with their little ‘urban homestead’ in California. They are truly blazing a ‘path to freedom’ that we can all aspire to and follow – producing enormous quantities of food in a sustainable way on a handkerchief-sized plot of land just metres from a Los Angeles freeway.
The family recently put together a short DVD for a lecture at UCLA. It’s called ‘Homegrown Revolution‘. It’s an inspiring watch, so I’ve embedded it below.
The Dervaes family has been busy on other fronts too. This year they started Freedom Seeds, offering open-pollinated, non-Monsanto owned seeds, and last year they launched Freedom Gardens, an online social network for backyard gardens, which is really taking off with some great information being exchanged amongst gardeners from around the world.
Comments (0)Food Forests Across America Campaign Hits the Airwaves
Food Forests, News, Presentations/Demonstrations — by Craig Mackintosh April 5, 2009
Food Forests Across America: it’s more than just a wonderful concept – it’s a campaign. If you missed our recent post on this, do check it out.
Eric’s latest news is that tomorrow – Monday April 6th at 8pm Pacific Standard Time – the campaign will hit the airwaves by way of a one and a half hour call-in talkback show on Visionary Culture Radio with Laura Fox. Special guests on the show include:
- Erik Ohlsen – Founder & Director – Permaculture Earth Artisans
- Ethan Roland – Founder & Director – AppleSeed Permaculture
- Marisha Auerbach – Founder & Director – Herb ‘n Wisdom
- Max Meyers – Director – Mendocino Ecological Learning Center
- Jay Ma – Co-Founder, Director of Programs & Development – Living Mandala
- John Valenzuela – Veteran Permaculture Designer, Educator & Consultant
You have the opportunity to call in and get involved in the discussion, or just listen in online. Click here for full details on how to do so.
Comments (0)Quail Springs Volunteer Events and Tours
Courses/Workshops, Demonstration Sites, Developments, Education Centers, Permaculture Projects, Presentations/Demonstrations — by eric seider February 22, 2009
Greetings Friends,
We’re inviting you, your friends and family out for a few volunteer opportunities to help prepare the ground and for tree planting…and we’re offering educational farm tours to folks who want see what we’re up to and be served lunch. FYI, you can accrue work trade towards several of our programs this year, and we always do tracking for those who need community service hours for school. Please share with others who may be interested. Looking forward to seeing you!
From the Quail Springs crew
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Reality Check one two…one two
Aid Projects, Alternatives to Political Systems, Community, Conservation, Demonstration Sites, Education Centers, Ethical Investment, Land, People Systems, Permaculture Projects, Presentations/Demonstrations, Project Positions, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized, Urban Projects, Village Development — by eric seider January 21, 2009
If you were to get up and walk to the sink and turn on the faucet, there is a pretty damn good chance that water will come out. And if it didn’t you’d be surprised to say the least, more likely pissed off and annoyed at the inconvenience. You’d then wonder who is to blame for this unacceptable turn of events. I mean it is your god given right as a human being to expect water to come out of the tap when you need it….right?
Well…..Salaam Alaykum. Welcome to Jordan.
Beduoin Camp, Dead Sea Valley, Jordan
It doesn’t work like that here.
Comments (0)Intro to Permaculture
Presentations/Demonstrations — by Craig Mackintosh October 4, 2008
Permaculturist, Ethan Roland, gives a quirky, upbeat intro to Permaculture, with promises of more to come.
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Convergence of Issues Leads to Southern California Permaculture Convergence, August 29-31, 2008
Community Projects, Courses/Workshops, General, Insects, News, Peak Oil, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings, Soil Erosion & Contamination, Water Contamination — by Craig Mackintosh August 31, 2008
Cooling off after the first day of the Southern California Permaculture Convergence,
hosted by the Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm
Yesterday the Southern California Permaculture Convergence got underway. The word ‘convergence’ is the operative word here, and, ironically, to me at least, has a double meaning. Over the last couple of weeks, being here at Quail Springs just reminds me of the convergence of issues we face as a race, just as we ‘converge’ to network, share instruction and ideas, and find new ways to work together to face those same issues.
Let me explain, using an example very close to where we are today.
Comments (2)Geoff Lawton – “All the World’s Problems Can Be Solved in a Garden”
Insects, News, Presentations/Demonstrations — by Linda Buzzell August 29, 2008
Linda Buzzell, M.A., M. Journalism, M.F.T. is a member of the Santa Barbara Permaculture Guild. She took her Permaculture Design Course in 2006. She is the founder of the International Association for Ecotherapy
Photo credit: Craig Mackintosh
On Thursday August 28, 2008 one of the world’s top permaculture designers, Australian Geoff Lawton, spoke to a standing-room-only audience at Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara. The presentation was sponsored by the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and the SBCC Center for Sustainability, led by biology professor Dr. Adam Green. Click for more…
Comments (0)The Santa Barbara City College Hear ‘The Plan’
News, Presentations/Demonstrations — by Craig Mackintosh
The Quail Springs Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course (for 2008) closed Wednesday – and with a bang. Six groups of students put forth impressive design proposals for the design brief they were given, resulting in 47 new PDC graduates joining the worldwide permaculture community – a community that we are inspired can become a powerful ‘peace army’ to bring hope and real solutions to a beleaguered world. We look forward to hearing from these new friends as they build on their knowledge and carve out avenues for practical application. It was a privilege and inspiration to meet them all.
No sooner was the course ended, and Geoff and Nadia were off to Santa Barbara to answer an invitation to speak to an attentive crowd at the Santa Barbara City College. Thanks to Wes Roe & Margie Bushman for the invite and organising.
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