Free Presentation. Please join Michael Kramer AIF®, Managing Partner and Director of Social Research with Natural Investments LLC, for an informative talk about Socially Responsible Investing and how you can be a part of creating a more just and sustainable world. This presentation will provide an overview of the growing field of Socially Responsible, Green Investing, as well as practical tips on how you can use your personal values to guide investment choices. When: Tuesday, July 20th 7:00-9:00pm. Where: Maitreya EcoVillage Community Space. 1641 West Broadway Eugene. Call: (541) 344-7196

Learn basic techniques in primitive living skills and ‘tribal’ scale community organization in this exciting new collaboration between the Camassia Institute and Tracker’s Northwest. Nature of the Village is a student guided exercise in primitive and sustainable living. Students from all three Camassia courses will work together to create their own ‘primitive’ community on our beautiful site. Permaculture Design, Ecobuiling, and Social Permaculture Courses begin July 25. To learn more click HERE

In our upcoming eco-building course, construct a Hexayurt, a low cost, easy to design/build shelter system. Originally conceived as a disaster relief shelter, hexayurt enthusiasts have discovered a myriad of uses for this great little portable design. Perfect for use as base camps for field work and a must for festivals such as Burning Man or Rainbow Gathering! Be on the cutting edge of the newest wave in Do-It-Yourself design! To read testimonial about hexayurts at Burning Man click here. Ecobuilding course begins July 25. To learn more about this program visit www.lostvalley.org

Interested in transforming your city into an eco-city? Then participate in an engaging session with Mark Lakeman, practicing architect and community activist, one of the driving forces behind City Repair and the Portland Village Building Convergence. Plus, you are highly encouraged to join our community for our vegetarian, organic buffet dinner afterwards. August 11th @ 4:00pm. To learn more visit www.lostvalley.org

Learn how to create and maintain your own sustainable community or ecovillage from the expert. In this special three day workshop Diana Leafe Christian, author of Creating A Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities will give an in depth lesson in community creation. August 11-13, this program includes City Repair with Mark Lakeman. Commuter and overnight rates available. To learn more visit www.lostvalley.org

From small-scale projects to learning how to incorporate EcoBuilding into a professional practice, the Camassia EcoBuilding Program will teach you the basics in do-it-yourself green design and building. Our ‘demonstration’ projects are designed to be intellectually and physically accessible to layman and professional alike. Whatever your interest or skill level, the Camassia EcoBuilding Program will be an excellent opportunity for you to learn how to develop your own green building projects.  Example projects include:  Basic shelter construction, rainwater catchment systems, waste management systems, bio-filters, composting, food preparation and storage systems.

The July EcoBuilding Program will be introducing the Hexayurt Design for the shelter module. To learn more about the Hexayurt Design check out www.Hexayurt.com

During the first week, participants take the multi-disciplinary Sustainability Seminar. In each subsequent week, participants will be guided through the hands-on construction of a project that explores a different concept (Shelter Building, Rain Water Catchment, Appropriate Food Technologies, and Re-Using Wasted Resources).
Our May course features natural building materials found onsite, skilled local teachers, and collaboration with Eugene’s Resurrected Refuse Action Team.

For more information:
www.lostvalley.org/EcoBuilding

Sunday, Apr. 25 12:00-4:00pm

Native Wildflowers-Oregon native wildflowers that are edible, medicinal, nitrogen fixing etc. as well as easy to grow.

Saturday, May 8 12:00-4:00pm

Perennial Edible Greens-Salad and steaming greens that regrow every year without special care.  Included are ornamentals, weeds and natives.

Sunday, May 23 12:00-4:00pm

Temperate Fruit Trees-A survey of all temperate fruit trees and their cultivation requirements including winter hardiness, pollination etc.

Cost and Registration

Cost: $120-$250 sliding scale for all 3, $40-60 each for 1 or 2.  Worktrade available.

For ?’s or registration contact Heiko at (541)-485-7245 or urbanecogardens@gmail.com

If you want to improve your sustainability plant skills these classes are the perfect thing for you.

With lively exercises, humorous musical skits, slide show presentations, and vivid anecdotes about real problems and their successful solutions, ecovillage author Diana Leafe Christian describes what works well, pitfalls to avoid, and how not to reinvent the wheel in creating new ecovillages. Course includes: antidotes for common kinds of “structural conflict” and interpersonal conflict, and a “Board Game” to demonstrate the relationship between mission, membership process, and decision-making method. Methods for building trust and connection, increasing social capital, and dealing with the challenging group member. “Politically incorrect” methods for making needed changes in the group. Case histories demonstrating how real ecovillages purchased, financed, and developed their properties. Community economics: internal community finances, creating a village-scale economy.

To register and learn more click here: http://www.lostvalley.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=120

Sunday, March 28th 11 AM-3 PM

Celebrate Spring with us!
Tour the nursery and gardens at Fern Hill. We offer Certified Organic edible, medicinal, and native plants as well as drought tolerant ornamentals.  We will be available to answer your questions and help you find what you are looking for, just in time for spring planting.

Fern Hill Nursery
78703 Echo Hollow Lane
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Can’t make it?  Contact us to schedule a visit.
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Devon Bonady
Fern Hill Nursery
(541) 942-3118
devon@fernhillnursery.com