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Whiteaker Eco Bike Tour
visit a variety of eco friendly homes
grass to garden, bees, reclaim automobile space, solar, local business, rainwater catchment, coop living and much more
easy pace, sociable,,,,,,
meet at red barn, 11 am, organized by the NLC Committee on Sustaniability
All tours are free, fun and sociable
Saturday, August 22, Jefferson Westside Neighborhood, 11 AM, meet at 10th and Monroe
Saturday, August 29, Southeast Neighbors, 10 am, meet at Rene and Bob’s house, 880 East 43rd avenue (between Donald and Fox Hollow)
Saturday, Sept 12, Whiteaker Neighborhood
Saturday, Sept. 26, Fairmount Neighbors
Grass to garden, solar features, edible landscaping, reclaiming automobile space, rain catchment, food preservation, collaborations and much more,,,,,,,,
check back here or the wiki website for schedule updates http://www.eugeneneighbors.org/wiki/NLCgreen
Instructed by Rick Valley, Lost Valley Educational Center
Participants in this two-day workshop will learn and apply their knowledge to;
~ Effectively manage and ecologically harvest bamboo
~ Construct a tensile bamboo dome
When 1st Workshop Sunday, August 9th, 2009 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
2nd Workshop Sunday, August 16th, 2009 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where Lane County Fairgrounds - Wheeler Pavilion
Price $35 - $75, sliding scale
For more information, please contact Eric Myers
at 541-729-7392 or cascadialongboards@gmail.com
check out: www.lostvalley.org/bamboo
Tom and Victoria Schneider’s home in West Eugene will again be available for rent Sept 1. Ample timed irrigated gardening space, perrinials, berry vines, fruit trees, potting-shed/greenhouse and rain catchment for the serious urban farmer. Looking for someone who is knowledgable enough to use the beds, gardens, water systems. Good for a large family or as a community assett. The house itself has 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths, great separation of spaces. Outside covered deck close to mature herb garden can be the center of family life. Naturally shaded native butterfly plantings in front of house near street. 3.1 miles to U of O. 2 bus lines within 3 blocks and Fern Ridge bike path 90 seconds away. Business and health issues keep us in Portland for the foreseeable future. If you know someone this would be a good fit for, please contact us. Possibilities abound. Current tenants there until Aug 25 but can arrange viewing for the right folks. E-mail or call Tom at 729-1263
Dear Friends,
Please join us for a community presentation and discussion about natural building, community place-making, and social and ecological solutions to healthy urban and rural habitat. In other communities this has been an event that brings people together into new opportunities. Please consider this your personal invitation and I encourage you to pass this along to your circles and networks.
This slide presentation and community discussion will be held on Thursday, October 11th from 7:00-9:00pm at Cozmic Pizza in Eugene (on the corner of 8th Ave. and Charnelton downtown). A suggested donation of $5-10 supports the Natural Building Network. Natural Building related books and other items will be available for sale.
For additional information about natural building and this presentation please contact Carrie Campbell at 541-337-2590 or visit www.naturalbuildingnetwork.org.
Natural Building Network is a not-for-profit membership association promoting natural building principles, materials and practitioners worldwide. We support ecological regeneration, social justice, the building of community and economic opportunity, and the recognition of indigenous wisdom as essential in creating healthy, beautiful, and spiritually-uplifting habitation for everyone.
In community,
Jack
Jack Stephens
Executive Director
Natural Building Network
www.naturalbuildingnetwork.org
“Escape From Suburbia”
Saturday, September 29
Doors open at 7PM, film begins at 7:30
Central Presbyterian Church
555 E. 15th Ave., Eugene
$5-20 sliding-scale donation.
Info: denise4peace@hotmail.com
Film screening and Panel Discussion with Community Figures and Director Greg Greene. Raffle Prizes include a professional permaculture design consultation with Jude Hobbs and LTD Bus Passes!
Sponsors include EWEB; EPUD utility district; Lane County’s public transit service, LTD; and Central Presbyterian Church.
Please spread the word among your mainstream friends and acquaintances. Those of us already involved in the permaculture movement know that there IS life (a better life!) after Peak Oil–but many in the mainstream don’t have a clue about why what we’re doing is so important for THEM. In the post-Peak era, living sustainably won’t be an “alternative lifestyle:” it will be the way everyone HAS TO live if they want to survive. This film will help them draw that conclusion.
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. The film “The End of Suburbia” introduced the concept of Peak Oil (the point at which world-wide oil production peaks, and after which it declines). Now, in “Escape from Suburbia,” theory gives way to reality as a global debate rages over when demand will outpace supply. The new film documents the emerging movement of citizens’ groups confronting our addiction to oil and follows individuals from different walks of life, along with a small California town, as they take on the most dramatic shift in modern history.
Escape from Suburbia is a wake-up call that challenges the illusion of never-ending growth based on the availability of cheap and abundant oil. Expert opinion and commentary from government and industry are countered by on-the-street skepticism from a growing segment of the population who’ve had personal experiences with natural disasters, rising gas prices and fragile energy grids. In Escape from Suburbia, viable local alternatives for citizens and communities are explored to ensure the survival of a sustainable civilization in the 21st Century and beyond.
An integrated, hands-on education in sustainable practices in an indigenous environment consists of two main components, each three weeks long, designed to be taken as a series or separately:
Extended Permaculture Design Certificate Program with focus on Practical Watershed Restoration, Food Forests and Gardens August 17 - September 7, 2007
August 17 - September 7, 2007 $1500 early bird registration ends July 15, thereafter $1625. Last day to register is August 12
August 17 - September 7, 2007 $1500 early bird registration ends July 15, thereafter $1625. Last day to register is August 12 This is a three-week long extensive hands-on training program with tri-fold focus on Practical Watershed Restoration, Food Forests and Garden Design for Self-Sufficiency. Presented by the Permaculture Drylands Institute and Scott Pittman. For information on this component, contact Arina at info@permaculture.org, or see www.permaculture.org
Natural Building/Appropriate Technology September 8 – September 28, 2007 September 8 – September 28, 2007 $1700 early bird registration ends August 10, thereafter $1825. Last day to register is September 1
September 8 – September 28, 2007 $1700 early bird registration ends August 10, thereafter $1825. Last day to register is September 1 In this three week course, class participants will gain a basic knowledge of natural building and appropriate technology and how it is integrated into an indigenous environment. All the major building components from the foundation to the roof will be covered. Students will also learn about solar design and the use of renewable energy for heating water and generating electricity. Presented by Worlds Hands Project. For information on this component, contact info@worldhandsproject.org, or see www.worldhandsproject.org
Thanks all,
Sakti
343-6667
November 18, 2006
Heiko Koester and Jude Hobbs
Join us for this interactive and comprehensive workshop that will offer a clear understanding of Water Harvesting, Storage, Conservation and Usage.
There will be lecture, discussion, slides and hands-on participatory learning.
Times: 10:00 - 4:00
Cost: $40-50 sliding scale
Location: Dharmalya Center, Eugene
Rain or Shine
Topics to be covered:
For more information
541- 485-7245
hobbsj@efn.org
Class is space is limited so sign up early!
Join us for this interactive and comprehensive workshop that will offer a clear understanding of Water Harvesting, Storage, Conservation and Usage.
There will be lecture, discussion, slides and hands-on participatory learning.
November 18, 2006, with Heiko Koester and Jude Hobbs
Times: 10:00 - 4:00
Cost: $40-50 sliding scale
Location: Dharmalaya Center, Eugene
Rain or Shine
Topics to be covered:
For more information
541- 485-7245
hobbsj@efn.org
Class is space is limited so sign up early!
