For the past 6 years Cal-Earth Institute and Midwest Permaculture have combined our recognized and established certificate trainings for a rare and powerful learning opportunity.
This program includes the full Core Curriculum as well as a full PDC curriculum delivered by Midwest Permaculture.
This year the registration is unexpectedly low and we want to make our best effort to get more participants since our Permaculture instructors Bill and Becky Wilson are traveling from Illinois for the training. See below for some additional options we are providing this year, and please spread the word. We need to get at least 5-8 more participants to make this amazing workshop happen.
Cal-Earth Institute and Midwest Permaculture are combining their recognized and established certificate trainings for a rare and powerful learning opportunity. Having delivered over 60 PDC courses, Midwest Permaculture is an internationally recognized provider of quality permaculture trainings. Their full PDC curriculum will be delivered to students at this combined training so that all will earn their Permaculture Design Certificate. Check out a detailed picture summary of one of our previous combined trainings
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The workshop will include the full Core Curriculum taught at Cal Earth Institute during the first five days followed by a full PDC taught by Midwest Permaculture
Long time L.A. Eco-Village resident, and founder of Pacific Electric Worker Co-op, Somerset Waters, will share his experiences as the founder of a start-up worker co-op.
Sponsored by:
LAWORCS: LA Worker Ownership Resources & Cooperative Services
Somerset Waters (“Somer”) wears multiple hats at Pacific Electric Co-op, including client relations, project manager, and lead electrician. He has over two decades of experience as an electrician, one decade in the solar industry, and enjoys manipulating energy. He is a licensed C-10, California Certified Electrician. The trade runs in his blood: his maternal grandfather was an electrician at a factory in Poland. His great-grandfather was a mason, a brilliant carpenter, and a master of quality in his projects. Prior to cofounding Pacific Electric Co-op, Somer was a Journeyman Electrician out of IBEW Local 11 and worked for several large solar companies. Somer and his family live in Los Angeles Eco-Village. He plays the cello and performs with his wife, Aursiha. Watching his daughter grow up makes his heart sing.
Pacific Electric is a full service electrical and solar contracting firm based in Los Angeles committed to serving our clients, supporting our workers, creating jobs, and practicing environmental sustainability. Contact: somerset@pacificelectric.coop pacificelectric.coop
CicLAvia returns to the Heart of LA with an exciting and fun 6-mile route featuring the neighborhoods of Echo Park, Chinatown, Historic Downtown, Civic Center, Little Tokyo, Arts District, and Boyle Heights.
Lots of family-friendly activities are planned along the route.
We will be kicking off CicLAvia Sunday with a press conference at 8:30am at the Broadway HUB (Broadway and 7th St.). Come by to start your day.
CicLAvia is a nonprofit organization, and we couldn’t do what we do without your support. Let’s keep CicLAvia rolling by making a donation today.
“Observe nature thoroughly rather than labor thoughtlessly.” -Masanobu Fukuoka
This course is a 96 hour+ survey of Permaculture Design.
In order to transform the world and create a more sustainable existence, we must first take responsibility in our own lives and in our community.
DATES: Classes are the one weekend a month for six months.
9 AM – 5 PM on:
– October 7th & 8th, 2017*
– November 4th & 5th, 2017
– December 2nd & 3rd, 2017
– January 6th & 7th, 2018
– February 3rd & 4th, 2018
– March 3rd & 4th, 2018
*Try the first weekend for discounted rate of $200
LOCATION: Locations in and around Los Angeles County
The Course begins by establishing a renewed understanding of biodiversity and an overview of the prevalent patterns found in natural systems. This exploration of natural patterns and our place in them lays a foundation upon which we construct the ethics and design principles of Permaculture.
Our collective actions towards this abundant future must be empowering, intentional, and self-correcting. The solutions to our common problems are found in the vital study of the ecosystems that surround us, both constructed and wild.
Once the basic design principles and protocols are in place, the ecological patterns and systems we observe are translated into techniques and technologies that are applicable to our urban environment. We learn to arrive at solutions by asking, “How would nature do it?”
The necessary practices to overcome any obstacle are revealed in our demonstration that all things, no matter their size, are a larger part of the whole.
You sparked a fire, you have inspired me to live life with continued happiness and share the knowledge I have gained with everyone. -Stella G.
The Permaculture Design Certificate Course is the foundation of Permaculture
You opened such a wide door that I’ve been a full time student almost continually since! I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation on Environmental Consciousness. You were the people that initiated me on this path… I remember at the opening session having the firm conviction that I had just discovered my life’s work! -Christopher M.
TEACHING TEAM:
Instructors are internationally acclaimed leaders in the world sustainability movement:
– LARRY SANTOYO, Land-Use Planner, Landscape Designer, Pioneer of Social and Civil Permaculture
– JOHN VALENZUELA, Permaculture Designer, Rare Fruit Grower, Horticultural Expert
CERTIFICATION: Upon successful completion of the course a Certificate of Completion is awarded through The Permaculture Academy & The Permaculture Institute U.S.A, the national organization for Permaculture in the United States.
“This class is worth whatever price you paid to be in the room.” -Rachel L.
TUITION: $1,650.00
(The $200.00 Intro can be credited towards a full registration.)
Tuition also includes two hands-on workshops, a field trip, and a copy of Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway.
PAYMENT PLANS: We offer a three installment payment plan of $600.00. Payment plans are not eligible for discounts.
Installments can be paid here: Payment Plan“We can have a positive impact on inevitable change by carefully observing and then intervening at the right time.” -Dave HolmgrenFOR MORE ON THE COURSE FROM A BEGINNER’S VIEWPOINT VISIT: Permaculture Diary
In Los Angeles, our friend BuroHappold Engineering, is co-sponsoring a special event with the U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter featuring 20 plus Green Building thought leaders, including Lois Arkin from L.A. Eco-Village.
World Green Building Week is the flagship event of the global green building movement organized by WorldGBC and led by its network of over 70 Green Building Councils and their 32,000 member companies.
Buildings account for over a third of the world’s carbon emissions. But that can change. Join us for collaborative discussion in celebration of World Green Building Week. We’re tackling a wide range of subjects from net zero buildings, clean energy use, equity, economy and environment and much more. We’ve assembled thought leaders for a lively discussion on our collective impact on Los Angeles and beyond.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
6:00-8:00PM
at
BuroHappold Engineering 800 Wilshire Blvd, 16th Floor
Los Angeles 90012
in collaboration with:
The U.S. Green Building Council L.A. Chapter FREE EVENT BUT RSVP PLEASE:REGISTER
These will be fast paced 3 minute slide presentations with discussion to follow:
JOEL CESARE City of Santa Monica
ROBYN EASON
City of West Hollywood
HEATHER ROSENBERG
USGBC-LA
TODD LYNCH
UCLA
MIKE ECHOLS NVision Development
SARA NEFF
Kilroy Realty
DAVID ROSENSTEIN
Our Foods
LOIS ARKIN
L.A. Eco-Village
JOE CORIATY
Frederick Fisher and Partners
CLAIRE LATANE
Mia Lehrer + Associates
SARA HICKMAN RDC-S111
LEIGH CHRISTY Perkins+WillJENNIFER SCHABRios Clementi Hale Studios
GREG KOCHANOWSKI
Rios Clementi Hale StudiosERIC
COREY FREED
organicARCHITECT
CAROLINE KREISER
Miller Hull Partnership
BRETT MOSS
Electrical Training Institute
NAT WILSON CSUNDAVID HERD
BuroHappold Engineerring
Join us to convene on-site water organizations under one voice: California Onsite Water Association. At this intimate water reuse conference (focusing on rainwater, blackwater, greywater, and stormwater) professionals, designers, and policy advisers will work together to advance onsite water’s technical and policy future.
Audience:
Stakeholders working in or on the integration and collaboration of onsite, distributed, and centralized systems. Policy advisors, designers, professionals looking to create innovative BMPs, code adoption, policy advisement and evaluation feedback through collaboration. Funding organizations interested in looking for input or participants in scalable resiliency water management projects/collaborations for California and the Western United States. Watershed based management groups looking to collaborate with Water Management advisers to create resilient ecosystem services.
Key Invites:
Pisces Foundation, Water Foundation, California Governor’s Office of Planning Research, Wildlife Conservation Board, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Water Resources, Department of Public Health, SFPUC, EBMUD, LADWP, Alliance for Water Efficiency, Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, Trout Unlimited, Cal Trout, SRF, The Water Institute, Occidental Arts and Ecology, Sierra Nevada Alliance, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Trust for Public Lands, Sustainable Silicon Valley, Imperial Water District, Pasadena Water and Power, Recode Oregon, Water Reuse, Utah Onsite Water Association, IAPMO, UC Irvine Pire Group, California Department of General Services (Architect), California Directors of Environmental Health, Imagine H20, ACWA, Water Reuse, The Walton Family Foundation, Dean Witter Foundation, California Resource Conservation District Association (Director), CASQA, ARCSA, QWELL, WERS, Santa Rosa Alternative Working Group
Dear friends and colleagues in Southern California,
This Save-the-Dates notice is about three events in the San Diego area. See below.
If you or people you know are interested in starting an intentional community, I’m doing a workshop on starting successful new communities on Oct. 7-9.
(1) “Starting a Successful Ecovillage or Intentional Community”
Sat-Sun-Mon, October 7-8-9 in the San Diego Area.
Early Bird Discount price is $250 until Oct 1st; it’s $350, the regular price, after that.
On Oct. 14-16 I’m also doing a workshop on Sociocracy, an especially effective governance and decision-making method I now highly recommend for intentional communities.
(2) “Sociocracy for Intentional Communities and Member-Led Groups”
Sat-Sun-Mon, October 14-15-16 also at Terra Corazon in San Diego County.
Early Bird Discount price is $250 until Oct 1st; $350, the regular price, after that.
The West Coast Communities Conference, Friday, Sept 29 – Sunday, Oct. 1 Conference will be held at Terra Madre Gardens, an ecologically sustainable event center (9928 Protea Gardens Rd, Escondido, CA).
About Diana Diana Leafe Christian is an author, former editor of Communities magazine, and an international speaker and workshop presenter on starting new ecovillages, on building communities, on sustainability and Sociocracy. She lives in an off-grid homestead at Earthaven Ecovillage in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, USA. Her popular books include “Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools for Forming Ecovillages and Intentional Communities” and “Finding Community: How to Join and Ecovillage or Intentional Community.”
This free unique 8 week art program for kids 3 through 8 and their parent or legal guardian uses the visual arts to develop deeper connections between children and their experience of the natural world.
Led by Artist-in-Residence Sylvette Frazier, classes emphasize creating art in an eco-conscious format. The series will culminate with a public exhibition and collaborative nature weave.
SATURDAYS FROM 10AM TO 11AM ON: Week 1: September 30
Week 2: October 7
Week 3: October 14
Week 4: October 21
Week 5: November 4
Week 6: November 18
Week 7: December 2
Week 8: December 9
PLUS PUBLIC RECEPTION ON DECEMBER 16, 2017 FROM 10AM TO NOON
Please plan to attend all eight sessions plus the Reception
Courtyard garden
LOCATION FOR ALL CLASSES: Los Angeles Eco-Village courtyard
117 Bimimi Place
Los Angeles 90004
ABOUT SYLVETTE FRAZIER Sylvette Frazier is an Artist and the Owner and Creator of Connecting Children to Art in Nature (CCAN). She created CCAN to foster a new cord of connectivity for young children to the elements of art and principles of design that is in nature. She holds a M.Ed. with a specialization in Early Childhood /Primary Education, and has been active in the field of Early Childhood Education for over 25 years. She has created programs for elementary schools, children’s centers, community gardens, arboretums and botanical gardens locally and aboard. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and alternative spaces in the USA as well as Western Europe. Sylvette holds Artist-in-Residence posts in a wide range of locations and believes strongly that we all need to work together to help protect our planet.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles Eco-Village Child Care Service/CRSP, the Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Limited Equity Housing Cooperative, and the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust.
Gentrification comes in many forms. On the tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard, trophy homes threaten to destroy the island’s unique character.
Twelve years in the making, One Big Home follows one carpenter’s journey to understand the trend toward giant houses. When he feels complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, he takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera. Bumping up against angry homeowners and builders who look the other way, he works with his community and attempts to pass a new bylaw to limit house size.
Join us for an outdoor screening of One Big Home on one BIG digital bus! The 31 foot screen will really make an impression on you!
This event is a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to opening a tiny house building resource center in Los Angeles.
Somerset Waters (“Somer”) wears multiple hats at Pacific Electric Co-op, including client relations, project manager, and lead electrician. He has over two decades of experience as an electrician, one decade in the solar industry, and enjoys manipulating energy. He is a licensed C-10, California Certified Electrician. The trade runs in his blood: his maternal grandfather was an electrician at a factory in Poland. His great-grandfather was a mason, a brilliant carpenter, and a master of quality in his projects. Prior to cofounding Pacific Electric Co-op, Somer was a Journeyman Electrician out of IBEW Local 11 and worked for several large solar companies. Somer and his family live in Los Angeles Eco-Village. He plays the cello and performs with his wife, Aursiha. Watching his daughter grow up makes his heart sing.
Pacific Electric is a full service electrical and solar contracting firm based in Los Angeles committed to serving our clients, supporting our workers, creating jobs, and practicing environmental sustainability. Contact: somerset@pacificelectric.coop
