Call to Gardeners, Artists and Urban Farmers
Studio For Rent:
550 sq.ft., off street, cottage studio with loft in Permaculture Project. Shared Yard • 10’ x 40’ Greenhouse • Established Gardens • Drip Irrigation • High Speed Wireless Internet • Whiteaker Neighborhood. $585. per month + utilities + deposits. NS. NP. Available July 1st. 510-3766. To see pictures, check Craigslist - Artists Studio for rent.

Should I put sluggo on my garden? Is it considered organic?

Sterling

9th Annual Advanced Permaculture Course in Teaching
Dates: August 9-15, 2009
Instructors:  Jude Hobbs and Andrew Millison & Guests
Location: Wilson Creek Gardens  Cottage Grove, Oregon
Empower Yourself to Advocate for Change Through Whole Systems Design and Teaching
In this dynamic and interactive course, you will learn significant teaching techniques to communicate Permaculture principles and strategies in a wide variety of settings.
We are committed to encouraging and inspiring your unique strengths and talents by demonstrating diverse teaching modalities such as lecture, facilitating class discussions, storytelling, and using visual aids. In this setting of active learning, you will experience essential hands-on practice by preparing and co-teaching several presentations. As a final course project the class will organize, promote and present a workshop to the public:  An Introduction to Permaculture.  This event will be sponsored by the Cottage Grove Permaculture Guild.
This is a Certificate Course offered by the Cascadia Permaculture Institute in Collaboration with Permaculture Institute USA
Prerequisite: Permaculture Design Course Certificate
Tuition: $700-$775 Includes course materials, camping & 3 socially conscious meals a day
Limited to 15 participants (please register early to ensure your place in the class!)
Contact: cascadiapc@gmail.com
For Further Details: www.cascadiapermaculture.com

9th Annual Advanced Permaculture Course in Teaching
Dates: August 9-15, 2009
Instructors:  Jude Hobbs and Andrew Millison & Guests
Location: Wilson Creek Gardens  Cottage Grove, Oregon
Empower Yourself to Advocate for Change Through Whole Systems Design and Teaching
In this dynamic and interactive course, you will learn significant teaching techniques to communicate Permaculture principles and strategies in a wide variety of settings.
We are committed to encouraging and inspiring your unique strengths and talents by demonstrating diverse teaching modalities such as lecture, facilitating class discussions, storytelling, and using visual aids. In this setting of active learning, you will experience essential hands-on practice by preparing and co-teaching several presentations. As a final course project the class will organize, promote and present a workshop to the public:  An Introduction to Permaculture.  This event will be sponsored by the Cottage Grove Permaculture Guild.
This is a Certificate Course offered by the Cascadia Permaculture Institute in Collaboration with Permaculture Institute USA
Prerequisite: Permaculture Design Course Certificate
Tuition: $700-$775 Includes course materials, camping & 3 socially conscious meals a day
Limited to 15 participants (please register early to ensure your place in the class!)
Contact: cascadiapc@gmail.com
For Further Details: www.cascadiapermaculture.com

Today, as they have for millennia, natural builders around the planet are using the materials at hand to construct shelter appropriate to local climate and culture. Naturally, some ways of building have evolved while others have been maintained in tradition. In the 21^st century new technologies and modern approaches have been incorporated into ancient ways of building, sometimes enhancing the lives of the occupants, sometimes diminishing them.Jack Stephens, director of the international non-profit the Natural Building Network, will present about Natural Building around the world at a public presentation at Lane Community College. What makes a building work in a traditional society? What makes it work in a modern one? How are similar needs met with different approaches? Can a traditional society incorporate modern methods in building without diminishing the cultural vernacular and quality of life? Can modern architects, engineers, builders or designers re-introduce traditional methods to a population and regulatory system that sees them as primitive or unsafe? How safe are they?

We will investigate building approaches to cool temperate climates, drylands, and tropics, across nationalities, cultures and traditions with an intention to observe the solutions that might be applied in our own North American communities. The qualities and capabilities of natural building materials will be explored including bamboo, clay, straw, stone, sand, fiber and timber.

This presentation and community discussion will be held on Saturday, May 2nd from 4:30-6:00pm in Building 17, Rm 307 at the LCC main campus in Eugene.  This event is free to the public, although donations to the Natural Building Network are invited. Natural building related books will be available for sale.

For additional information about this presentation, or the cob workshop earlier in the day, please call 541-345-1174 or visit www.naturalbuildingnetwork.org.

Jack Stephens is the founding executive director of the non-profit Natural Building Network. He is a contributing writer to The Last Straw Journal and the CobWeb, and is a practicing permaculture designer and natural building consultant. He makes his home in Eugene, Oregon and Ojai, California.

This event is sponsored by the LCC Sustainability 101 class

WHAT: Hands-On Cob Building Workshop with evening Presentation: Transitioning Beyond Sustainability with Natural Building
WHEN: Saturday, May 2. Workshop 9:00am-4:00pm. Presentation 4:30-6:00pm.
WHERE: Workshop: Lane Community College, at the gardens on the southwest corner of the campus (behind childcare center). Presentation LCC Science Bldg 17, Room 307
THE DETAILS: Learn to mix, build and sculpt with cob (earth, straw, water) in this hands-on workshop. Topics covered will include foundations, soil testing, cob construction, passive solar design, earthen sculpture, earthen plasters and possibly some light wood carpentry. We’ll be continuing an urbanite and cob bench and possibly the roundwood timberframe roof structure. The workshop tuition is $40 for the day. LCC students $25. The evening presentation is free with a requested donation to the Natural Building Network. Natural Building related books will be available for sale - please bring cash or check to receive discounts on books.
WHAT TO BRING: bag lunch, hat, gloves, boots (if you’d rather not mix barefoot), water bottle, notebook, pen or pencil. Optional: old dull hand saw, machete, 4 foot level.
DISCOUNTS: “Friends and Family Discount” - bring a friend and you both save 20% off the workshop tuition; Work/Trade: if you can help with tools, materials or work beyond the workshop (finishing the project in the following days/weeks) we can offer some scholarships.
INSTRUCTOR: Jack Stephens, instructor with the Cob Cottage Company and co-founder of the Natural Building Network.
CONTACT: jack@nbnetwork.org or 888-201-8489. Workshop space is limited. RSVP required.

Thanks to the LCC Sustainability 101 class for sponsoring this event!

We just had a swarm from our hive settle in our plum tree! Anyone want it? Call me ASAP.

Sterling

510-3766.

Dear Permaculture Guild members,

We have an English Walnut tree that we are trying to find a home for. It is around 6 ft. high and still in a pot. It really needs to be planted this month. We are interested in trading it for something but we also offer it for free.
We didn’t fully read up on Walnuts and purchased too many for the size of our property. They can grow up to 80 ft. and the leaves and walnut husks can be high maintenance because they can toxify the ground if you just leave them. Also, Walnuts should not be planted near certain plants and trees. However, English Walnuts are the best and this tree was purchased from Deckers, so it’s very healthy.

Please respond if you’re interested. Email: Lucita45@gmail.com

Rushiko 541 935-4399

Dear Permaculture Guild members,

We have an English Walnut tree that we are trying to find a home for. It is around 6 ft. high and still in a pot. It really needs to be planted this month. We are interested in trading it for something but we also offer it for free.
We didn’t fully read up on Walnuts and purchased too many for the size of our property. They can grow up to 80 ft. and the leaves and walnut husks can be high maintenance because they can toxify the ground if you just leave them. Also, Walnuts should not be planted near certain plants and trees. However, English Walnuts are the best and this tree was purchased from Deckers, so it’s very healthy.

Please respond if you’re interested. Email: Lucita45@gmail.com or call

Rushiko 541 935-4399

The Eugene Farmer’s Market starts this Saturday, April 4th downtown at 8th and Oak.  Visit every Saturday from 9-4 and you will find wonderful plant and food vendors.  Fern Hill Nursery will be selling certified organic edible, medicinal, and native plants.  Stop by our booth to learn more about great plants for your pacific northwest permaculture garden! You can also visit our website at www.fernhillnursery.com to download a catalog or learn about special events.