Upcoming Events

July 2018

1.
Shenandoah Permaculture Institute Presents
FALL 2018 PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE
With special guest Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm

LOCATION: The course will be held at farms throughout the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, with a home base in Staunton, Virginia.

DATES: The course will be held over 9 days during 4 weekends in 2018. The dates are September 28-30, October 13-14, November 3-4, and December 1-2. Course days will run from 9am-5:30pm unless otherwise noted.

REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION:
http://www.shenandoahpermaculture.com/fall-2018-permaculture-design-course.html
Or contact Trevor at shenperminstitute@gmail.com

TUITION: Early Registration (through July 31st): $900
Regular Registration (after July 31st): $1,100

This special Permaculture Design Certificate course is geared towards serious homesteading and profitable permaculture farming in the Mid-Atlantic. This is an opportunity to learn permaculture design from professional farmers who are doing the work!

www.shenandoahpermaculture.com

2.
Living Earth School programs in Central Virginia

Once a month Programs

Forest Dwellers- Warrenton
ages 8-15 --- 10AM-4PM
Fall 2018 dates: Saturdays
Sept 15, Oct 13, Nov 10, and Dec 1.
Location: Weston Wildlife Management Area, Warrenton, VA

Forest Dwellers- Charlottesville
ages 8-15   ---   9:30AM - 3:30 PM
Fall 2018 dates: Sundays
Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 2.
Location: Rivanna Trail in Northeast Charlottesville

Red Arrow Boys- Charlottesville
for ages 8-15   ---   9:30AM-3:30PM
Fall 2018 dates: Saturdays
September 22, October 27, November 17-18 (overnight), December 15
Location: Rivanna Trail in Northeast Charlottesville

Woodland Girls- Charlottesville
for ages 8-15   --- 9:30AM-3:30PM
Fall 2018 dates: Saturdays
September 22, October 27, November 17-18 (overnight), December 15
Location: Rivanna Trail in Northeast Charlottesville

http://livingearthva.com/youth-courses/kids-once-a-month-programs-in-virginia/

Homeschool Programs
Our outdoor classroom and skilled nature mentors help connect kids to nature in a real and profound way.

Charlottesville Homeschool
for ages 7-18   ---   9:30AM-3:30PM
Fall 2018 dates: 10 Wednesdays
Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 24, 31, Nov 7, Nov 14-15 (overnight), Nov 28, Dec 5.
Location: Rivanna Trail in Northeast Charlottesville

Goochland Homeschool
for ages 7-18   ---   10AM-4PM
Fall 2018 dates: 8 Tuesdays
Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 23, 30, Nov 5-6, Nov 13.
Location: : Leaks Mill Park, Goochland, VA.

Check out our all new program:
Staunton Homeschool
for ages 7-18   --- 10AM-4PM
Fall 2018 dates: 8 Fridays
Sept 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 26 (Parent day!), Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16 .
Location: Malcoms Market Garden, Staunton, VA

http://livingearthva.com/youth-courses/nature-homeschool-programs-in-va/

3.
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards

Registration Now Open for Fall 2018 Tree Steward Training Class
The Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards invite you to take their Training Class this fall to become a certified Tree Steward. Tree Stewards are trained community volunteers committed to promoting healthy urban and rural forests in Virginia.   With classroom training and hands-on practice, Tree Stewards are equipped to identify trees, counsel on tree selection, demonstrate proper tree planting and follow-up care, and guide removal of invasive plants that threaten trees. To become a certified Tree Steward in the Charlottesville area, you must complete the class and commit to volunteer at least 25 hours a year on approved projects.
The course consists of twelve 3-hour classes on tree identification, biology, roots, soil, proper selection, planting, pruning, care, diseases, invasives, and more. The class features an outing to Montpelier’s old growth forest, an educational walk at the Ivy Creek Natural Area, and hands-on practice in tree identification.

Time: Tuesdays mornings from September 4 to November 20, 2018
Place: Education Building, Ivy Creek Natural Area, 1780 Earlysville Road, Charlottesville.
Cost:   Tuition of $125 (includes all books and training materials).

For registration and further information, visit our website at
            www.charlottesvilleareatreestewards.org/become-a-tree-steward

Registration closes August 29, 2018 or when the class is full.

4.
Sacred Plant Traditions - in Charlottesville
Every year a nearly identical conversation is had. It goes something like this:
"Wow, can you believe how incredible the garden is right now?"
"I know! It's always stunning, but this year..."

And it's true. The years go by and the plants, bees, butterflies and other beings come more fully into their splendor. Beyond energetics and chemical constituents, people come and learn about being in right relationship with the plants and the green world. We sing alongside them, ask for their help and offer ours in return. People's hearts open and they fall in love with the plants - this is what makes the gardens so special here.

In this spirit, we are excited to announce a series of Open House & Gardens! You are invited to spend some time here at Sacred Plant, to experience the medicine of this place with pleasant company and a cup of tea. The classroom, apothecary and gardens will be open and we'll be here to chat and show you around. No RSVP necessary. Please find details below.

Tuesdays July 10; August 21; September 25
10 am - 12 pm & 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Rain or Shine

sacredplanttraditions.com

PHYTOCHEMICALS: What, Why and How?

With Mimi Hernandez, Director of American Herbalists Guild
July 18, 2018, 9am – 4pm

This introduction to phytochemistry as it relates to herbal medicine will be taught in simple and friendly terminology. Topics will include polysaccharides, polyphenols, alkaloids, tannins, resins, volatile oils, and many more! This will be tied in with Organoleptic Assessment – assessing through taste!

Fee for the class is $90.
https://sacredplanttraditions.com/event/phytochemicals-what-why-and-how/

HERB and PRESCRIPTION DRUG INTERACTIONS

July 19, 2018, 9am – 4pm

Countless patients are taking prescription medications simultaneously with herbal products. More than ever, practitioners and their patients should be informed about the compatibilities of herbs with prescription medications and their possible adverse interactions. With some general insights in pharmacology, we can foresee possible interactions and thus take precautions to avoid incompatibilities. Come learn the latest information in this discussion of the most common drug-herb interactions.
Fee for the class is $90.
MORE INFO & REGISTRATION

5.
From our friends at Transition Cville

Saturday 7/7 Winemaking Workshop
9:30-11:30 at Monticello
Join Gabriele Rausse, the “father of Virginia wine,” for this fun, two-hour session on wine production. Learn how to make your own—from harvest through fermentation to bottling—in this participatory workshop. $24. Register at  https://www.monticello.org/site/visit/events/winemaking-workshop.

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Saturday 7/14 - Sunday 7/15 Disaster + Wilderness First Aid
8:30am-6:45pm at Mountaintop Montessori
Learn how to save life & limb when mired in the wilderness of an urban disaster zone, rural area far from a hospital, or natural area miles from an access point.  In this course, learn how to care for an injured/ill person during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance/hospital arrival. Blend of classroom instruction, and hands-on problem-solving rescue scenario practice. You come away with actual do-it-yourself care-giving confidence. $185. Register at www.solowfa.com/.

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September - May, One Weekend a Month Living Earth Adult Foundations
Living Earth School, Afton
Living Earth Adult Foundations—LEAF—is an invitation to remember the most vibrant parts of yourself. For one weekend a month, you have a chance to disconnect from phones and to-do lists, and reconnect to the peace of staring into a fire, the rejuvenation of sleeping under the stars, the inspiration of learning the plants you can eat on the landscape, the joy of laughing and learning with a community of like-minded people. $1550 (a $200 discount if you register before July 1).  /livingearthva.com/event/empowering-adult-nature-connection-class/?utm_source=LES+Contacts+August+%28updated+Nov+2015%29&utm_campaign=02bd21569d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_13_09_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bb90a55353-02bd21569d-96027617

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Help Rebuild New Roots Farm
New Roots Farm sustained heavy damage from flooding recently, and the many families whose hard work was destroyed could use your help. Two fundraising efforts are underway:  www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/new-roots-flood-response-fundraiser and  m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1875236932521654&id=100001060975225&ref=content_filter. If you are looking for non-monetary ways to help, contact New Roots at  NewRoots.cville@rescue.org.
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Volunteers and Bikes Needed at Community Bikes
Community bikes is growing! The new hours, 10am -7pm Tuesday-Saturday make it easy for folks to visit. Kids bikes are always free at Community bikes and they gave away 80 bikes in May. Donate your adult or kid bikes today! They also need volunteers that can help with shop processes (you don't have to be a great wrencher), helping customers to find parts, etc. They are additionally looking for help with their Advisory Board. Community Bikes is located at 405 Avon St at the end of the Belmont bridge, (434) 260 0893.

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Bread & Roses Seeks a Steering Committee Chair
Are you passionate about growing, selling, and eating healthy food? Would you be interested in helping lead a group that is working to do that in Charlottesville? Bread and Roses is seeking a volunteer to be Steering Committee Chair. To learn more about the position, go to docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQYd0vtGcflDbubE0PX4lM43U-sxJF_E4NMM3T6w5gBGizng/viewform.  breadandroses.trinityepiscopalcville.org/
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Volunteers Needed at the PB&J Fund
The PB&J Fund makes healthy food accessible to all kids. They are looking for volunteers, age 16 and up, to round out classroom help and ensure that kids have the safest and most enjoyable experience possible. The greatest volunteer needs are Tuesdays, 10-noon or noon-2, and Thursdays, 10-2. Classes meet weekly, beginning June 19. Email Tracey at volunteer@pbandjfund.org or call (434) 244-3317.  pbandjfund.org/

What is Transition?
Transition worldwide is creating awesome local economies that care for people and the environment... and hopefully saving humanity from climate change while we're at it. It ain't easy, but it's FUN!
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