Greetings
All,
Below is an amazing collection of upcoming
permaculture and sustainability events in the central Virginia bioregion,
including great workshops this weekend. If you know anyone else that would like
to sign up for this newsletter, or if you have an announcement, email Christine
at christinegyovai@gmail.com for the next update, which are sent
monthly.
Best,
Christine and the Blue Ridge
Permaculture Network team
1.
PERMACULTURE (101!), Using it
to Win Friends, Influence People, & Improve your Life!
June 22 at 7:00pm until June 23 at 6:00pm in EDT
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211 West 7th St, Richmond, VA 23224
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Join us for a fast paced, interactive
introduction to permaculture.
Where: 211 West 7th St (Manchester, One Tribe Studio) Why: Because it makes a heck of a lot of sense Contact : Lisa Taranto, 804-783-0719, lisaftaranto@gmail.com It will include some things like this: How Nature can Make us Feel Puny, and why That's OK; When Architecture & Permaculture have a Baby; What really is going on Underground?; Bringing in the Sacred; Relationship, Relationship, Relationship; What is your niche? Co-Teachers: Lisa Taranto, Heather Holub, Mark Jones, Jared Karnes, John Lewis Costs: Suggested Donation $25-50. Please pay at the end of the course, as we are curious as to how you value the information you have gained. Proceeds from this workshop will go towards the work of Renew Richmond. Renew Richmond is committed to helping empower individuals from all walks of life to cultivate healthier lifestyles through the growth of food.
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Permaculture
for the Homestead and Farm
June 24, 9 am - 4 pm - Radical Roots Farm in Keezletown, VA If you would like to learn more about permaculture and how you can integrate permaculture methods into your own farm, garden, or homestead, then join us for this Permaculture Workshop on June 24, 2012! Taught by Dave O'Neill of Radical Roots Farm, the workshop will cover: What is Permaculture? - Ecological Design How to live More Sustainable & Abundantly? Integration Radical Roots Farm Tour Location: Radical Roots Farm, Keezletown VA Cost: $40 for general public (free for Local Food Hub partner producers) RSVP: info@localfoodhub.org or (434) 286-2176
3.
Piedmont Environmental Council - Meet the Farmer dinner!
Purchase tickets for a local food feast on
June 29th. All proceeds will benefit our Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign.
Join us for a celebration of local food, wine,
beer, and regional music at King Family Vineyards on Friday, June 29th at our
Meet the Farmer: Eat Like a King dinner. Three outstanding chefs will create
delicious plates featuring the summer bounty of our local, sustainable
producers. Farmers will also be on hand to chat about what they do and why
it's important to reclaim our food system.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit
our Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign -- a successful program that strives to
deepen the connection between local producers and consumers.
When: Friday, June 29th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Where: King Family Vineyards -- Crozet, VA
Tickets are $100 per person -- Casual attire.
Reserve your seats today!
I hope to see you there! Special thanks to our
community partner, Hill and Holler, for sponsoring the event. Sponsorship
packages are still available -- contact Kate Hopkins at khopkins@pecva.org or
540-316-9978 for more information.
4.
Farm intern position includes hands
on experience with medicinals and some produce 1-2 days per week on a
beautiful farm in Nelson County, VA. Duties will include weeding,
garden bed preparation, mulching, seed sowing, plant propagation, harvesting,
drying and medicine making. Compensation will be the experience gained,
medicinal herbs and occasional produce, and possible payment for harvest of
milky oats in late June early July.
5.
Edible Forest
Garden Design Intensive 2012
Spiral
Ridge Permaculture will be hosting our second 9 day Edible Forest Garden
Design Intensive with Dave Jacke and friends. We will be designing
Spiral Ridge Permaculture Gardens in this course.
The Farm, Summertown, TN
Join us for a nine-day
intensive that will empower you to start designing your own edible
ecosystems. An optional practicum will follow the course.
Intensive dates: October 5-14; Practicum dates: October 16-21 Cost for intensive is sliding scale: $1200-$1600. First 15 registered get $50 discount. Any fees paid above the minimum goes to a scholarship fund for fellow students. Food and housing is included. Contact spiralridgepermaculture@gmail.com with questions, for more information on scholarship details, and to register.
6.
Virginia Sustainable Building Network
17th Anniversary
Celebration and Annual Meeting
Highlighting Sustainable Community Initiatives
June 28, 2012 -- 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
DuCard Vineyard, Madison County, Virginia
· Special Guest Speaker: Mary Paul Smith Jesperson, Senior
Commercial
· Advisor, Royal Danish Embassy , SamsØ Island – The Danish
Energy Self-Sufficient Community
· Panel: Highlighting Virginia Sustainable Community Initiatives
· 2012 VSBN Green Innovation Awards Presentations
VSBN would like to thank all our sponsors and
members for their support over 17 years of promoting environmentally sound
building practices and sustainable development in Virginia.
7.
Greensboro
Children’s Museum Garden Teacher & Volunteer Coordinator
Position
Description
This
position is responsible for designing and executing garden based curriculum
and volunteer management. This position has a 5-day, 40 hour work week with
rotating weekends.
Position
includes: Curriculum and Teaching
220
N Church Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 www.GCMuseum.com ● 336.574.2898
To
apply, send a letter and resume to Stephanie Ashton at sashton@gcmuseum.com by July 6, 2012. No phone
calls please.
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The documentary
film, “The Vanishing of the Bees,” will be shown next Thursday (June 28) at 7 pm at
Central Library in Charlottesville, VA. The film will be shown in the
McIntire Room which has been renovated and updated with a new sound
system. The film is free, as are the refreshments! Please tell your
bee-loving friends!
http://www.jmrl.org/br-central.htm
9.
Wayside
Commons - A Celebration of Movements for Justice in our Region
o July 7, 2012 near Charlottesville, VA
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This is our annual celebration of the struggles for
justice in our region. Join other organizers and activists from all over for
a day of networking, community building, cultural events and lots of great
food!
The Wayside Commons has been called a family reunion for resistance movements in our region. Where else can you spend a weekend with 200 of your best friends and closest organizing contacts? Come early for a day of socializing, networking, skill-sharing, music-making, creek-swimming, talking, laughing and eating. Find out who will receive the 2012 Wayside Center People’s History Award. Stay late to join in or watch the Wayside’s Got Talent Show followed by singing around the bonfire into the night. Ask early if you want a bed in the house, or bring your tent and have at it in the meadow. Don’t miss it! |
10.
Southern Appalachian Wisdom
with Phyllis D. Light
July 27 – 29
Last year our three-day
weekends with Phyllis were so successful that we are hosting them again this
year -- we recommend
early registration. We are keeping some of the March topics.
There are two ways to
participate in these classes. You may come to just a weekend, $295 or
participate in all three days for $395.
Including
Appalachian spirituality and constitutions and natural mental health approaches.
11.
Firefly
Gathering - Skills for living with the Earth
June 21-24, 2012
Post-Camp Intensives: June 28-July 1
Just outside Asheville, NC
12.
Thursday - Sunday July 12-15, 2012
At HomeGrown HideAways, in the beautiful Red Lick Valley - Berea, Kentucky
At HomeGrown HideAways, in the beautiful Red Lick Valley - Berea, Kentucky
13.
Several
excellent Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF) events may be
found at the website: http://vabf.org/events/
14.
Webinar - Grass-Based Dairy
July 19, 2012 at 3:30pm Eastern
Managed grazing can be a highly profitable business - with low inputs, and high margins, even adding more value to your land as your soil gets deeper. After an overview of the farming techniques, hear a case study of a very successful business, and learn about a new apprenticeship program, and how it works.
Panelists: Laura Paine, Grazing and Organic Agriculture Specialist, WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Joe Tomandl, Dairy Farmer and Grass Works Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program Director
Register Now - https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/584267858
15.
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) - 38th Annual Summer Conference
August 10-12, 2012 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Keynotes by Chellie Pingree, organic farmer and Member of Congress from Maine who introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act in 2011; and by Jeffrey Smith, world-renowned expert on health risks of genetically engineered foods. For registration and conference details, visit www.nofasummerconference.org.
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Webinar - Grass-Based Dairy
July 19, 2012 at 3:30pm Eastern
Managed grazing can be a highly profitable business - with low inputs, and high margins, even adding more value to your land as your soil gets deeper. After an overview of the farming techniques, hear a case study of a very successful business, and learn about a new apprenticeship program, and how it works.
Panelists: Laura Paine, Grazing and Organic Agriculture Specialist, WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Joe Tomandl, Dairy Farmer and Grass Works Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program Director
Register Now - https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/584267858
15.
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) - 38th Annual Summer Conference
August 10-12, 2012 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Keynotes by Chellie Pingree, organic farmer and Member of Congress from Maine who introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act in 2011; and by Jeffrey Smith, world-renowned expert on health risks of genetically engineered foods. For registration and conference details, visit www.nofasummerconference.org.
16.
Welcome! Better World Betty
Welcome to Charlottesville’s Favorite Green Resource!
A non-profit organization
dedicated to providing you with the tools you need to be more sustainable
§ Who helps you find local green builders?
§ Who helps you find a new home for your old couch?
§ Who keeps you in the loop about local events and other
non-profits?
§ Who is busy cooking up MORE ways to make green living easier for
you? BETTY!
17.
Backyard Revolution
2012 Calendar of Events
Questions?
Please Email friend@addiebelle.com or call 434.263.6625
Join us for
in-depth explorations of age old skills, wisdom, and experience, led by leading,
local traditionalists.
Wildcrafting and Foraging - Identifying
Edible & Medicinal Plants
June 30 -
10am - 3pm. $50 - lunch provided
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DIY Dairy - Cheese, Butter & Ice Cream
making
July 1st -
10am - 5pm $100 - lunch provided
18.
Forrest Green Farm hosts a number of classes and events east of
Charlottesville
