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Created: Feb 18, 2008
Updated: Nov 23, 2009
Membership: Open
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Folks should sign up for this a great and rare opportunity to learn from one of the worlds experts on keyline design!
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So look forward to coonecting with you again soon! Thanks so much for all the work you do and being a great advocate for the new world we are all working for! come visit the sur! |
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Based on discussions with Brad and Sean, I will build up some resources for international work. what are some areas or places that people are wanting to go?
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Lunch Time Salons happening in the Solarium at the Main Lodge from 1-2 pm; Open to the Greater Esalen Community
Tenitive Schedule
Friday May 9th Urban Permaculture with Kat Steele
Friday May 16th Manifesto on the Future of Seeds and the importance of seed saving with Heather Flores and Benjamin Fahrer
Tuesday May 20th Daily Acts of Permaculture Goodness with Trathen Heckman
Tuesday May 26th The Importance of Intentional Communities with Dave Hensen and Kendall Dunnigan
Tuesday June 10th How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World with Mia Rose Maltz
Friday June 20th Basins of Relations with Brock Dolman
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Anyone have any ideas on a theme for this years Bay Area Regional convergence?
The planning for the Convergence and Symposium are underway check out the two wiki set up for this and contact me if you are intrested in helping. So far we have come up with some of the following.... Snake Eating Its Tail – Transformation - Aura Boris Cultural Regeneration On The Ridge Full Cycle Collective – Co-opportunity Karmic Reversal We’re Here Get ‘er Done 2008 Collaborate, Cooperate, Co Create – w/Aura Boris Snake as 8 Eco-Social Regeneration Infinite Potential Ego- Restoration |
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So as the days draw nearer I will post those teachers who are able to do lunch time salons and their topics. This I feel will be a good bridge within the community to engage them in the WS PC months in a non-formalized and inviting way.
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Tori, you are such a positive bundle of permie goodness! awesome job on the BIG one and moving in such strides, please let me know how else I can be an aid in your works.
rock on.... benji |
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This WIKI was replace by the WIKI that holds just the title of Permaculture Symposium as the convergence was given it's own Wiki.
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Many blessings to you and Lauren in the birthing of Phoenix into this world! Such a blessing!
For those who don't know of Erik's contribution to the Permaculture Community it is vast and incredibly dynamic. From the earth healing restorative works he does with Permaculture Earth Artisans to the massive amounts of Activist work, Erik is a true earth healer. Behind every great man, lies a greater woman, Lauren is an amazing teacher, mother and friend a blessed earth mama... love you both! |
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Excellent Idea, +1 from me, can we add more than 1? if so I add +3 or 4, this would make the file library WAY more functional.
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I have thought of this alot, and the idea of having threaded discussion is SO valuable.
Many groups have list serves on yahoo and google groups, to get those folks to have those discussions on this site will only work when the seem between ones email and the discussion forums is made. Meaning that when you post a comment on a discussion you can subscribe so that replies are sent to your email, then when you receive a WE email you can reply to it through your email and the reply is posted on the WE site. This way a user doesn't have to take the extra step to get on the site to reply to discussions. Yahoo and google do this, so it seems WE should be able as well. THIS WOULD BE HUGE, We have over 350 people in the SF area as apart our permaculture community, over 200 in the east bay and over 1200 international subscribers to the openpermaculture list serve, to name a few.... I am apart of over 12 list serves for the permaculture community and so many discussions yet how to follow? This is where Wiser earth could be a tool for the communities that use it. |
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We are having a planning meeting for this on Sat the 15th of march from 3:30-5:30 in Berkeley
hosted by Meddle where: Meddle's home at 1711 Oregon Street, Berkeley (near MLK) when: Sat March 15th, 3:30-5:30 pm |
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Deborah you are a great contributor to the movement, I really enjoy getting to know you and being on your show! Folks should tune in... quite fun and informative....
www.krxa540.com weekdays at 2 pm look forward to growing, expanding. playing, learning, and sharing space with you! You rock!!! blessings and unity~ |
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Updated the great organizing that Laura did, above is both by state and alphabetically.......
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anyone who wants editor rites to be able edit this page at will, let me know.....
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It would be great for folks to bring ideas and questions like the one below onto the Permaculture Alliance of California disscussion page. Although a California Based allaince, memebrs are from all over and have experience in all types of climates and areas around the globe.
in the meantime a great resource of permie plants is found at http://www.onegreenworld.com/ totally rocks on the food foresting ideals as does http://www.forestfarm.com/ you can add hardiness and the site will search for you forest farm has 542 results! man the USDA has GOT to get some better plant list eh?! best always benjamin |
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Planning meetings anyone? any dates work for you? In the bay area
March 15th in the afternoon March 23 Afternoon March 25 afternoon Also post your thoughts here! |
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Tuesday march 11th, Are these meetings for all the neighborhood groups as well, I hope to make the March 25th meeting, as well as the april 22nd meeting,
look forward to it |
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If ever there was a way to merge the art of chef and painter, You have done it with such style!
You hold the inner most chamber of my heart with such grace and have nourished me with your intention filled food for so many many years. It has been the greatest gift of all to share this life with you and I so look forward to the unfoldings of our dreams and visions as the divine weaves this web and we learn to restory our stories. |
Thank you all for the content and such thought on this, I have been quite absent for a number of months based on personal and work related issues , yet have been following the threads. A few comments on this one...
It is very important to look at the naming and language so it is so great this is being addressed, I would add that certain words also have different definitions and culture context. Being an editor is that you are doing that, edting content and resources as well as compiling. Facilitator is also a great term of one who is guiding, A steward is also a great term to use I just wonder if in translation it becomes confusing? I have been here in Africa for the last 3 weeks and notice that the simplier then better, so is editor really needing to be changed? I do see the reasons, just pitching in my perspective.
Also having the bios is a great idea and in someway would be good for all users to post on their profile.That way a quick search could pull up people based on key words in their bio.
Great idea to define what we do, or what we plan on doing, it is crucial to devise good strategies to reach our desired outcomes, which are?
The main function of WISER earth, World Index of Social and Environmental Responsibility, is just that, an index that has evolved into an amazing community building tool, I would love to help as an editor/facilitator/steward with how to link up the usability for slow speed connections, so those in developing nations don't get boggered down with all the content. and can navigate. I have been in Malawi with some amazing permaculture projects trying to get on line and use the site with lots of trouble, so how to resolve this I think would be time well spent, and would like to contribute here.
thanks again and look forward to being back in the states soon.
in best practice
benjammin