February 24, 2007
Join us thiw Saturday for a tour of five Perma friendly properties in River Road.
saturday, feb 24- culture change orientation and tour of several permaculture sites in river road
location- jan spencer’s place, 212 benjamin. near horn lane and river road
directions to jan’s place- http://www.suburbanpermaculture.org/Directions.htm
noon orientation. thoughts on suburban renewal and building community cohesion. what are some of the potentials of suburbia. what is community cohesion and why is it perhaps our greatest renewable resouce.
tour starts at 1- see and learn about grass to garden, rain water catchment, concrete removal, solar redesign, increased residential density [check out the bungalow], habitat/water features, surface water management, solar electricity. visit six perma projects in river road both new and several years old and evolving. a great way to see what people are working on. see images of jan’s place at www.suburbanpermaculture.org or youtube 24 minute tour and interview http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=suburban+renewal&search=Search
there are many other perma sites in eugene, would be great if people in other areas organized tours in thier parts of town
Join us for a very eductional Saturday afternoon, February 24.
Meet at 212 Benjamin in the River Road neighborhood. Go one block from Horn and River Road west to Melvina, go north one block to Benjamin, then left and 212 is the 6th house on the left.
Noon will be an orientation about reinventing suburbia. The discussion will include what is suburbia and why is it one of the most unfortunate inventions in human history regarding resources, culture, the environment and foreign policy. Why is it a perfect fit for market based capitalism?
What are examples of suburban renewal? How does Community Cohesion fit in and how can it be nurtured? What are the prospects of suburbia on the energy and cultural downslope?
Jan Spencer will present perspectives and experiences.
The tour will start at 1 PM. First place will be Jan’s property. See a 6 year old suburban renewal project. Grass to garden, solar redesign, water catchment and storage, concrete removal, increased residential density, extended growing season, food hedge, water features/habitat and much more.
Other stops will include properties at various stages of renewal; grass to garden, surface water managaement, food forest, green construction, energy conservation, co-op living, solar pv and much more.
Jan’s book Global Trends-Local Choices, Towards an Eco Humanist New Culture will be available for $10.
Feel free to bring a friend and a snack.
info 686 6761 or spencerj@efn.org
February 12, 2007
The Steering Committee will meet Monday, Feb 12 at Jude’s office
6:30 at 1161 Lincoln St.
The meeting is open to anyone interested.
Agenda will include a review of the Green Home Show
Review upcoming events and projects
Also, several exciting opportunites for hands on Permaculture projects such as permascape McNail Reilly House, request for PC input for a project at South Eugene High School, also request for PC input at the Skinner Urban Farm
Please join us!
February 10, 2007
The upcoming Eugene Permaculture course has had a date change, so there is still a chance to get involved and take a wonderful permaculture certification course.
Here are the new dates:
weekends, Feb 10/11, 17/18
March 3/4. 10/11, 17/18
Here is the listing for the course, come and join us!
The Cascadia Permaculture Institute invites you to join some of the Pacific Northwest’s leading permaculturists Jude Hobbs, Toby Hemenway, and guests for this comprehensive Permaculture Design Certification course. ~ Gain a clearer understanding of theory, design, and practice of ecological design through lecture, discussion, slide shows, design projects, and hands-on experience.
Permaculture is a whole-systems method of design that offers ways to create permanent culture by conscious, sustainable use of resources in all aspects of living.
Course Topics Include:
• Permaculture Ethics & Principles
• Water Harvesting, Management, & Conservation
• Mapping and Design Exercises
• Soil Building and Ecology
• Natural Cycles and Pattern Recognition
• Animals in the System
• Observation & Site Analysis
• Forests, Agroforestry, & Tree Crops
• Reading the Land
• Eco-Building & Appropriate Technologies
• Garden Design & Establishment
• Urban Permaculture & Village Design
• Useful Plants and Planting Strategies
• Cooperative Economics
Fee:
$400-450 (Sliding Scale)
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
(541) 514-4979 permaculturerocks@yahoo.com
February 9, 2007
click for full-sizeBrad’s backyard in the snow
Hey EPG folks, this is mainly a test of the flickr photo gallery I am working on to interact with our website here. Stay tuned.
This is an early morning shot from Jan. 11, looking down the valley from our back yard. The rectangle just past the fence is the foundation of our future greenhouse. We’ll need some strong hands to help put in the windows when the framing is done!
February 7, 2007
Saturday, March 3, 9 AM, Room 242 in the Law School Building, site for most of the Conference
Join us for a fascinating panel- Suburban Renewal and Community Cohesion
Panel members Jennefer Harper, Teresa Damron and Jan Spencer will share a variety of timely perspectives and experiences about re-inventing suburbia.
First an overview of the state of suburbia- what are the connections- energy, foreign policy, capitalism, culture, cars and civic culture?
What is a Culture of Cohesion?
Then what can a suburban property become with Permaculture re-design. Grass to garden, solar retrofit, increase residential density, rainwater catchment and more, concrete removal. Jan
Also, how can we build community cohesion in the neighborhood- events, celebrations, education. Teresa
Also, how can we build cohesion in a suburban residential co-op? What are the challenges and what are the benefits?Jennefer
for more info, call 686 6761 or e mail jan at spencerj@efn.org
February 3, 2007
Annual Winter Pow Wow and Indian Craft Market
Elmira High School Gym
24936 Fir Grove Lane Elmira, Oregon
Saturday
February 3, 2007
Grand entry 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
All drums and dancers invited
Craft Tables****Raffle***Fry Bread****Concessions
General Public Invited
No Admissionm Charge
Call 687-3489 for information and for craft table/vendor registration.
Limited number of tables avaialble. Vendors must pre-register
Please visit these links for information on pow wow etiquiette:
http://momo.essortment.com/powwowamerica_rnqu.htm
http://www.native-american-online.org/hobbies.htm
http://www.powwows.com/info/?p=45
