Greetings all,
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Happy snow days all! Lots of good stuff happening in the region. If you know anyone else that would like to sign up for this newsletter, they can sign up here. If you have an announcement, email us at blueridgepermaculture@gmail.com for the next monthly e-newsletter. Click here to view this email as a webpage. Happy fall!
1.
Virginia Biological Farming
Conference
Friday 1/29 - Saturday 1/30
Due to the weather, we are welcoming late registrants and
walk-ins at regular conference rates! (We think we have plenty of food for both
pre-conference and regular conference sessions.)
Times vary, at the Skelton 4H
Center, Smith Mountain Lake
25 Concurrent sessions, plus 35+
tradeshow exhibits! There are also pre-conference workshops
on Thursday. Come out and learn from great speakers like Ira
Wallace, Barbara Pleasant, John Boyd, and many more. http://vabf.org/
2.
Shenandoah
Permaculture Institute is excited to announce our Spring 2016 Permaculture
Design Certificate (PDC) course in partnership with University of Richmond!
This 10 day, 72-hour PDC will be held over 4 weekends at the
University of Richmond in Richmond, VA.
Dates: Feb. 19-21, Feb. 27-28, March 18-20, April 2-3
Course days will run from 8:30am to 5:30pm
Cost: $999 (includes lunch). Scholarships are available!
For more information and to register please visit:
Questions? Contact: Tom Parfitt at tparfitt@richmond.edu
3.
Living Earth
School offerings in Central Virginia
2016 ADULT
COURSES
· Leather
Shoe Making March 5 – 6
· Women
on Fire! March 20
· Women on the Water April
16
· Wooden Bow Making April
23 – 24
· Wild
Edible Plants April 24
· Coyote
Mentoring June 3 – 5
·
Once a Month programs Feb-May &
Sept-Dec
- Weekly homeschool Programs Spring/Fall,
New: Winter!
- Family Program March
5
- Rites of Passage May
26 – 28
Summer Camp
registration is now open
Come Experience deep nature connection
at its finest!
See more info at: http://livingearthva.com/
4.
Mason
Sustainability Institute (MSI) is an organization that provides
sustainability oriented education and skills development for George Mason
University and its surrounding communities.
On March 5th – 13th, 2015, MSI will be hosting
a 72-Hour Permaculture Design Certification Course, taught by Wayne Weiseman of
the Permaculture Project LLC. This course is open to community
members - no prior experience necessary. Topics and activities include: soil
remediation, urban food production, native plants, companion planting, design
planning, hydro/aquaponics, renewable energy, and many more. Participants will
earn a certificate in Permaculture Design, as well as Continuing Education
units if requested at the start of class.
Wayne Weiseman is certified by The Permaculture
Institute of Australia and the Worldwide Permaculture Network as an instructor
of the Permaculture Design Certificate Course. He is also certified by the
American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and the American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA) to teach continuing education in Permaculture to licensed
architects and landscape architects. This
intensive course will take place from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm with breaks for lunch,
and some additional evening activities with served dinner. Catered lunch and
dinners will be provided, and a light breakfast fare with snacks will also be
available. The total cost for this course is $1,100. There are scholarships for
differing degrees of partial amounts.
More information on the instructor, Wayne Weiseman, go to: http://www.permacultureproject.com/
More information on the course, as well as registration, can be
found here: http://ocpe.gmu.edu/programs/green/permaculture.php
Scholarships are available for application at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mKW_V-qDrCudhVS9fe9U03yUHNXGXC2nhyo-qUH4Olw/viewform?formkey=dGxjbE5zejI0MU5nZWVra2hDSGUwUVE6MQ#gid=0
5.
From our friends at Transition Cville
Wednesday 1/27 Transition
Town Pizza Party
6:30pm at the Central Library,
McIntire Room
Transition Towns all over the
world are building resilient, resourceful local communities to thrive in these
changing times - and so are we! Join us at the Transition Cville pizza party to
meet Transition-minded friends and celebrate a new year of possibilities. All
are welcome! Please bring your own plate, cup and utensils if you can. Pizza
and drinks are on us; additional snacks are welcome. http://www.transitioncville.org/
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Thursday 1/28 Wild Virginia Book
Club Event
7pm at the Sellers & Dzamba
house, Charlottesville
Come out for Wild
Virginia’s second book club event, a discussion of Janisse Ray's highly
acclaimed book about growing up in rural Georgia, "Ecology of a Cracker
Childhood". The book interweaves the stories of the long
leaf pine ecosystem of the south and of Ray’s childhood growing up in a
junkyard in rural Georgia. It has received many accolades including
the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Reed Environmental Writing
Award. Sign up here if you want to come: https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51365/p/salsa/event/common/public/index.sjs?event_KEY=4900
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Saturday 1/30 Spring
Vegetable Planting
10am-noon at Tufton Farm
Join Monticello gardeners for a
hands-on workshop full of tips and practical advice for spring gardening
to help the home vegetable gardener maximize yields. Participants
will start seed from the Monticello gardens to take home. $28.
Register at https://www.monticello.org/site/visit/events/spring-vegetable-planting
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Monday 2/1 Craft Cville
6-8pm at The Bridge, 209
Monticello Road
Come out for craft night and
get to know some of the members of your craft community. Bring your latest
craft project and get together to share what everyone is working on.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own
snacks or drinks. Free. http://thebridgepai.org/calendar/craft-cville/2016-02-01/
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Saturday 2/6 Basic Tractor
Repair
9am-3pm at Middle Fork Farm
Correctly maintaining a tractor
will add years to its useful life and save you time and money. This class
teaches you basic troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of your
tractor. $119. Register through PVCC at http://www.pvcc.edu/academics/instructional-divisions/workforce-services.
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Sunday 2/7 Casa Alma Open House
2-4pm at 911 Nassau St.
Enjoy community and refreshments
at this unique urban homestead. http://casa-alma.org/
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Saturday 2/13 Organic
Orchard Management and Pruning
9am-4pm at 912 Woodfolk Dr.
This workshop will be conducted
by Alexis Zeigler of Living Energy Farm. It will focus on planning, pruning,
and maintaining an organic home orchard without the use of toxic
chemicals. The workshop location has an established orchard that produces
a lot of fruit with no spraying and little maintenance. You will be able
to learn how to take care of the trees hands-on. Light snowfall pushes
the class to 2/20 . $25. Contact Alexis at 540-205-0433 to register.
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Annual Bake "N Bike
Valentine's Day Scone Extravaganza
Now in its 12th year, the
“Bake ‘N Bike” scone sale is a local Valentine's Day tradition. During this
one-of-a-kind event, costumed bicycling volunteers deliver freshly baked
heart-shaped, chocolate chip scones with a valentine to people all over
Charlottesville. For each order, there is a requested $20 donation. All
proceeds go to Charlottesville Community Bikes, a non-profit program to promote
environmentally-sound transportation, recycle bicycles, and make cycling
accessible. Get your order in by 2/13! http://www.cvillecommunitybikes.com/
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Composting Available at McIntire
Recycling Center
City and County residents will be
able to take their food waste and compostables to McIntire Recycling Center
from early January 2016 through March 31st,
2016! Compostables must be brought in compostable bags (not regular
trash bags). Free three gallon compostable bags are available on site, or
you can find them at Kroger, Whole Foods, and Harris Teeter. NO YARD
WASTE will be accepted, and NO COMMERCIAL FOOD WASTE or NON-COMPOSTABLES will
be accepted. Compostable items will be accepted during normal hours
of McIntire Recycling Center.
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Energize!Charlottesville Tips and
Tricks
Check out the
Energize!Charlottesville webpage for all kinds of ideas on how to power down,
save money, and help our town win the prize of $5 million for saving the most
energy. http://www.energizecharlottesville.org/
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Grubbin' On Bugs
If you missed this engaging Skill
Share, much of what we learned can also be found in the article "Why
Entomophagy Matters" at local blog http://hautepasture.com/.
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Sacred Plant Traditions upcoming classes and workshops
Year I: Foundations of Herbalism – Nine-Month
Weekend Program
March 12 – November 13, 2016
March 12 – November 13, 2016
Year I: Foundations of Herbalism – Six Month Day
Program
Sept 13, 2016 – March 14, 2017
Sept 13, 2016 – March 14, 2017
Year II: Clinic I –
Therapeutics
March 30 – Nov 9, 2016
March 30 – Nov 9, 2016
Year III: Clinic II –
Practice
March 31 – Nov 10, 2016
March 31 – Nov 10, 2016
June 8, 2016: Phytochemicals; What, Why and
How?
June 9, 2016: Herb and Prescription Drug
Interactions
July 23, 2016: The Art of Fermentation
July 24, 2016: Kitchen Apothecary
July 27, 2016: Inflammation & Insulin
Resistance
July 28, 2016: A Day of Clinical Topics with
Mimi Hernandez
MORE CLASSES
Six Week Introduction to
Herbal Healing:
Spring Session: April 12 – May 17, 2016; Day 10-noon, Evening 6:30 – 8:30
Summer Session: June 14 – July 19, 2016; Day 10-noon, Evening 6:30 – 8:30
Spring Session: April 12 – May 17, 2016; Day 10-noon, Evening 6:30 – 8:30
Summer Session: June 14 – July 19, 2016; Day 10-noon, Evening 6:30 – 8:30
April 29 – May 1, 2016:
Weekend with Phyllis D. Light
Weekend with Phyllis D. Light
July 1 – 3, 2016
3-Day Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification Training with Herbal Applications with Sam Coffman
3-Day Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification Training with Herbal Applications with Sam Coffman
June 24 – 26, 2016:
Rosita Arvigo – Mayan Cosmology
Rosita Arvigo – Mayan Cosmology
7.
Professor Barkslip's Fruit
School: Better than Organic, with well seasoned orchardist Bill Whipple
Glade Road Growing, Blacksburg,
VA - Saturday and Sunday March 5-6, both days 9 am - 5 pm
Join Bill Whipple through this
holistic orchard approach to fruit happiness without chemicals founded on
thoughtful site analysis, choosing appropriate species, and open-eyed
management. Applicable for home orchards, small farms and the rest of the
world!
Saturday, March 5th, 9 am- 5 pm:
Orchard site analysis and species selection; planting, soil and understory
management; pruning for new plantings; pruning and mature tree care
Sunday, March 6th, 9 am- 5 pm:
Plant propagation with seed, layer, and rooting; grafting and cloning around
(hands-on with a tree to take home); advanced top working
Bill Whipple has been growing
pears in southeast West Virginia for 28 years on his Talking Hill Farm without
chemicals and markets them regionally. He has added over 1000 trees of mixed
species in the last 10 years and has begun a fruit and nut breeding program.
His model is a testimony to the fact that we can grow a wide diversity of
chemical-free fruit in our region. Learn more about Bill on his website www.barkslip.com < http://www.barkslip.com/>.
Classes will be held at Glade
Road Growing, 2351 Glade Road, Blacksburg, Va.
*Homemade farm lunch
provided both days.*
Early bird registration (by Feb
1); $150 full weekend; $85 single day
Late bird registration (after Feb
1): $180 full weekend; $100 single day
Details and sign up available at gladeroadgrowing.com < http://gladeroadgrowing.com/> or
call (540) 808-0672
8.
Plenty! Farm is hiring a Farm
Manager and Two Interns for the 2016 season
Floyd, VA
Plenty! is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to nourish community and preserve Floyd county
traditions by encouraging neighbors to grow and share food. The Plenty!
Farm is home to the Plenty!Fresh Food Bank as well as the center for several
food sharing programs and educational gatherings. Plenty! values
freshness in produce and programs, generosity in giving and receiving and
welcomes all those in need of improved access to nutritious food. The farm rotates 2 acres and a 2,100 sq. ft.
high tunnel through mixed vegetable production using organic management.
Please call 540-745-3898
or visit www.plentylocal.org for
details and application information.
9.
Urban Environments: Conservation
Practices in Developed Areas
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service - January 27, 2016, 2 pm Eastern
Presenter: Katrina M. Krause, Social
Science Analyst, USDA Forest Service and USDA Northeast Climate Hub, with
invited co-presenters
January 27, 2016, 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Pacific, 60 Minutes
10.
RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY -
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Application Deadline February 8, 2016
The Organic Farming Research
Foundation (OFRF) grants program is currently accepting research proposals
from applicants residing in Canada, Mexico and the United States. In
particular, OFRF encourages farmers, ranchers, graduate students, early career
researchers, veterans, and Extension personnel to consider applying. Focus on
Soil Healht.
The deadline for proposals is February
8, 2016. OFRF will make funding decisions in March, 2016 and applicants
will be notified of these decisions by mid-spring, 2016.
To submit a proposal, visit OFRF.org.
11.
Envision Gathers World-Renowned
Roster of Instructors for 2016’s Yoga and Movement Workshop Lineup
Envision Festival - Costa Rica - Uvita,
CR - In a lush jungle surrounded by miles of
secluded beach near the bohemian surf town of Dominical, Envision Festival - Costa Rica
is working to expand a new world of sacred movement, growth, focused practice,
and the pursuit for personal discovery alongside an expertly curated music
festival. As a gathering dedicated to awakening the mind, body and spirit,
Envision Festival is proud to unveil the full yoga and workshop lineupfor the
sixth annual edition of Envision, taking place on the shores of Uvita,
Costa Rica, February 25 - 28, 2016.
