October 2007
Los Angeles Permaculture Guild Newsletter

Howdy everyone,

Feel free to repost this newsletter where appropriate

Thanks,

Taylor Arneson
taylorist@gmail.com

Calendar for LAPG events

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NEEDS

-- Quail Springs is continuing to welcome interns to join their team. Work and live "on the farm" up to 6 months. Assist with permaculture development and share in community life. Projects include food systems, gardening, aquaculture, natural building, watershed restoration, animal husbandry, capital campaign development, and more. Experience and training not needed. Contact info@quailsprings.org for more info.

- Support needed for Trees for Children - a new organization created to plant the number of trees that were used in the construction of a home. This benefits Quail Springs where much of the reforestation will happen They intend to turn that desert back into a forest. www.treesforchildren.org

-- We need 15 gallon pots for our trees which are growing like crazy! We have big avocados, loquats, asian pears and many more that need transplanting. We will also take smaller pots, those get used too, including the square ones for seedlings. Contact Cory, Earth Food Solutions cory8570@yahoo.com. We will pick them up if there is enough to make it worth the trip (not very many probably).


-- Eco Home needs help with promoting their tours - The number of visitors has decreased recently and they are exploring new opportunities to spread the word. Contact Dianne Carter at dcarterpr@earthlink.net. More about Eco Home /www.ecohome.org/pages/index.html


EMANATE needs monetary and material donations to pull off their next installation, Density Fields, with the Oyler-Wu Collaborative. Be the envy of your competitors! All donations are tax-deductible. Contact jenna@emanate.org or 323.913.0915. www.emanate.org



SURPLUS
Put it here and share the wealth (give-away, barter or sell)

ROOM FOR RENT -- $500, furnished, includes utilities and internet. Mother and college age daughter seeking green female to share home with. Sustainable and simple lifestyle. Responsible and tidy. Share kitchen, living, dining, laundry. Have two small doting mature dogs and one cat. Creating urban food woodland garden in backyard that could really use some help with. Rental application, references and deposit required. Good area in Monterey Park, just east of downtown Los Angeles. Pomona, Long Beach, Golden State, Hollywood and San Bernardino freeways and public transportation close. CSULA and ELAC close. email njvshalom@sbcglobal.net if interested.


-- Free horse manure mixed with straw and woodchips available in Altadena for free. From Pasadena take Fair Oaks North make a Left onto Mountain View at the cemetery. Second house on the Right. You, load, you haul. Pitchfork provided, bring large, thick, trash or mulch bag.


-- Available for pre-purchase! Quail Springs, An Experiment in Permaculture by Joss Jaffe, is an important research and development tool supporting permaculture design and the long term vision of Quail Springs. Pre-purchase the book by contacting info@quailsprings.org. $30 includes CD, or $10 for CD only, plus $5 shipping.


-- Hopedance offer: For $250 Hopedance Magazine will give you a full page to do what you want (listings, calendars, ads, articles, art, etc.) plus you get 1,000 copies of hopedance to do what you want. The page would be inside the regular issue of HopeDance. The next issue is on Relocalization. Bob Banner 805 544 9663 www.hopedance.org


-- Path to Freedom's Peddlers Wagon pathtofreedom.com/peddlerswagon/ - Practical goods for your home and garden, including ollas, solar ovens, bike trailers and more. From the wonderful Dervaes family homestead.

-- Ergonomic Weed Twister by Ergonica - If you wish to remove a misplaced plant or weed and minimally till the soil, try the Ergonica Weed Twister. This surgically precise tool is made in So. Cal. by people who may be your neighbors. The Weed Twister comes in three sizes to accommodate different situations and people. Ray Cruz
www.weedtwister.com


-- Compost - Tim Dundon 626-794-1351 theroyalsoil@2doo.com www.2doo.com Tim is the King of Compost. He will deliver a huge dumptruck of horse manure and sawdust for 80.00 to your hungry soil. He might offer you some sage philosophy for free while he's at it.


-- Earthflow Design Works offers the following products, services and skills: Permaculture Land Planning and Design -Training and Services; Jewelry Designs; Clothing Designs. Graphic Design & Photography. See www.earthflow.com for more info


-- Cob-a-nation with Ray Cirino! Ray is THE guy for cob in Los Angeles. His beautiful ovens, benches and other structures can be seen at LA Eco-Village, Path to Freedom and many private residences around the city. Check out his new cob playhouses! He also builds rocket stoves and welds amazing trellises. Hire him to lead a workshop or build something for you. email cobanation@yahoo.com


WORKPARTIES, POTLUCKS AND EVENTS


--Wednesday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm Shay Salomon will be speaking at the Burbank
Recycle Center. Shay is a builder, teacher, author, and wise beyond her
years in knowing who we are in the homes we keep. She leads audiences
through stories, insights and beautiful photographs by Nigel Valdez of
people who have consciously designed and lived in small spaces in order to focus on the other priorities of their lives. I heard her speak in January and she shifted the gravity of my thinking. To view the book
< www.littlehouseonasmallplanet.com/ >
Seating is limited so please call the Recycle Center early for
reservations (818) 238-3900.

-- Saturday, October 6, 2007 from 10 am to noon Los Angeles Ecovillage
Intentional Communities Network Gathering facilitated by Lois Arkin
for and with:
- those already living in intentional communities
- those who want to join an existing community
- those who want to start an urban intentional community start-up group here in Los Angeles
No charge
Reservations required: 213/738-1254 or crsp@igc.org

-- Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m., Christopher Nyerges OCEAN FIELD TRIP, $20 We'll hike along the beach to examine the plants that grow on the beach, and seaweeds. We'll see lots of seabirds. We'll then walk up Malibu Creek a short distance and explore some fruit trees gone wild. We'll meet in the parking area of the Malibu Lagoon State Beach. The entrance is on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway, just east of Cross Creek Road in Malibu. Thomas Guide page 629, B7. You can either pay to park in the State Beach parking lot, or park in the shopping center at Cross Creek and PCH. We'll share a short lesson on Columbus' role in the Americas.


-- October 07, 2007 10am - 4pm South Central Los Angeles
South Central Farmers Tianguis Bringing Food to the Hood- Organic produce, Workshops and Food Demonstrations, Music and Entertainment. On 41st Street (between Long Beach and Alameda) The SCFHEF Community Center & Gallery 1702 E. 41st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90058 (Metro: Exit Blue Line Vernon Station and walk four blocks North) After a year of continuing the struggle, the South Central Farmers bring their first harvest of corn into the South Central community. While unable to farm the 14 acres at Alameda and 41st street, the fight for food sovereignty, land access, and a better quality of life continues for the South Central Farmers. Displaced, but not defeated, the farmers remain committed the work of bringing change to their communities.

-- Friday, Saturday Oct 12-13 8:30am to 4:30pm
FALL FESTIVAL THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION
Don't miss our annual celebration of the optimal planting season for California native plants. Fall Festival takes place Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily. Admission is free. Members are entitled to a 15% discount on all plants in 1-gallon-size containers and larger. Nonmembers receive a 10% discount. Everyone gets a once-a-year 10% discount on all seed. We'll also be offering a nice selection of native bulbs (no discount). Mark your calendars and get that wish list ready!


-- Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m., VEST/CAPOTE-MAKING CLASS, $25. Learn how to make a simple vest, and a full-length capote. Bring your own blanket and scissors, or just help with someone else. Location tba.

-- Monday Oct. 15th 8:00 PM
The Los Angeles Micological Society (LAMS) October meeting
Times Mirror Room.
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles.
Survival Skills "Eating Mushrooms and Wild Plants" How nature will always provide if you only knew what is being served! Come learn how to ID what is edible and meet our guest speaker Christopher Nyerges, Author, micologist, ethnobotanist, educator and Survival expert The Natural History Museum LA County in the
Refreshments will be provided. Bring your recent mushroom finds!
for more information Call David Kahn Vice President- LAMS 323 667 1330


-- Wednesday, October 17 2007 • 6:30pm
Ecological Restoration of Our Coastal Resources
From wetlands to kelp forests, this panel of experts from local organizations will discuss their world-famous efforts to restore the health of our coastal waters.
• Free • Bundy 123


SURVIVAL SKILL WORKSHOP, Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m., $51. Here's a chance to learn about primitive shelters, fire-making with no matches, wild foods, and more. Plus, we'll discuss some of the lessons surrounding Halloween. Location tba.


PERMACULTURE COURSES:

-- September 17th - 30th 2007
Permaculture Design Certificate Course in the South of France with Larry Santoyo & Friends. Course will be taught in English...£350.00 (less than $700.00 US) plus airfare. Includes Meals, Dormitory Accommodations and Transport from local train stations. For More Information: earthflow.com/france2007.php Join an international group of Artists, Musicians, Designers & EcoBuilders for an unforgettable Permaculture Design Course Experience near Saint Laurent Sous Coiron, in the Ardeche region in the South of France. 1 1/2 hours driving from Lyon and Nimes airports.

-- Oct 2007 - March 2008
the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course with Larry Santoyo. Held the FIRST weekend of each month santoyo@earthflow.com 805-459-0452 note - Larry is still looking to trade scholarships to the course -for- venues, lodging and sponsorship

-- October 15-27 Permaculture Design Course at Quail Springs with Darren Doherty. Darren has had extensive experience across the planet in Permaculture project design, development & management, with a focus on retrofitting broadacre agricultural systems, and has been identified by Permaculture Co-Originators Bill Mollison & David Holmgren as a pioneer in this important & often overlooked field. Early registration discounts offered: - $1200 by August 15/ $1350 by September 15/$1450 after Septmber 15. Payment plans, barter, work trades available. This 72-hour certificate program is a 12-day, residential design course (camping and meals included) with 1-day break midway. CONTACT: Kolmi Majumdar info@quailsprings.org OR 805-886-7239

-- Saturday, October 13th 5:30-7 pm Talk and 7-7:30
Permaculture Tea and Talk in Ojai
with Darren Doherty, Australian Keyline designer and Permaculture teacher
Discussion at Earth Play in Ojai, 501 East Ojai Ave at Fox Street next door to Sea Fresh


ONGOING CLASSES AND EVENTS

-- Sundays and Thursdays 2-7pm (come anytime you can)
Food Not Bombs is organized according to anarchist principles of non-hierarchy and decentralization. We take food that would otherwise be thrown away and make healthy, vegan meals for the hungry. We cook in the Sunset Junction area of Silver Lake as well as Highland Park and serve our delicious vegetarian food every Thursday and Sunday in Downtown Los Angeles. Join us!
< lafoodnotbombs.org/ >

-- Tuesdays and Thursdays noon to 4pm (come for as long as you can)
Help plant, build soil, harvest and water a garden on the corner of Bundy and Missouri (two blocks north of olympic) We have habernero peppers, grape vines, fig and mullberry trees. Bring tools and plants if you can.


Sundays from 10AM-12, come to our food forest/nursery in Sunland and enjoy camaraderie and working in the food forest. Learn some things, share seeds, stories, plants, other resources. If you have an aesthetic eye, come lend a hand and your ideas :-)) Write for address: cory8570@yahoo.com


Tours of the Eco-Home™ environmental demonstration home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles are scheduled
Contact: (323) 662-5207
ecohome@pacbell.net
Reservations in advance required.

-- Thursdays, October 11, November 8, December 13, 7 p.m. Conscientious Projector
At the Armory, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Old Pasadena Second Thursday of each month, a free documentary film screening, a series presented by Sustainable World and The Theatre of the Oppressed. Meet filmmakers, and join in discussions. < www.armoryarts.org/gallery/gallery.html >



Kombucha Camp
Kombucha Kamp is a fun workshop designed to inform, enlighten and tantalize your senses. The Kamp starts out with a sampling of my latest flavors. Creating flavors is one of the fun, creative parts of the process and I enjoy trying new things. I also use this time to talk about some of the many health benefits of Kombucha. The cost is $20 per person and includes the starter kit. The workshop is conducted in my home near Culver City. Because my home is small, the workshop size is limited so RSVP early! The dates and times are listed on the calendar below. Email kombuchakamp@gmail.com with any questions or reservations.




COMING UP IN THE FALL SEASON:

-- November 5-11 EcoNest Quail Springs Timberframe Workshop is scheduled for The Clay/Straw Building Training is November 12-17. Cost is TBA. If you would like to be on an initial interest contact list, please email info at quailsprings.org.


-- November 17, Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA
Is Green the new Gold? Opportunity Green brings together entrepreneurs, executives and investors focused on building profitable, socially conscious and sustainable enterprises. Explore viral marketing, leveraging the power of online networks to facilitate innovation, how to secure funding in the green marketplace and more....www.opportunitygreen.com



SO. CAL PERM ORGS
Los Angeles:
- Earthflow www.earthflow.com/ Larry Santoyo santoyo@earthflow.com 805-459-0452
- LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254
- LA Permaculture Guild: Camille Cimino camcim@yahoo.com Joan Stevens 323-630-4673 mamabotanica@sbcglobal.net.

Points north:
- Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david@ojaicra.org 805-646-9809
- Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org
- Sierra Permaculture Guild, Paul Racko paul@sierrapermaculture.org ,
sierrapermaculture.org

Points south:
- PC Institute of Southern California (Laguna Beach): Bill Roley DrRoley@cox.net 949-494-5843
- San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council sdecc@igc.org (619)
255-6111 (new one)

STAY IN TOUCH: LISTS
- Los Angeles Permaculture Guild e-list www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/lapg
- Southern CA Permaculture Guild e-list www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/scpg
- LACity Repair e-list lists.riseup.net/www/info/cityrepairla
- Los Angeles Permaculture Guild on Tribe lapcguild.tribe.net

LINKS
Permaculture Activist Magazine www.permacultureactivist.net
Permaculture Credit Union www.pcuonline.org
Hopedance Magazine www.hopedance.org
Urban Permaculture Guild www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/


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