More info on this film: http://www.damnationfilm.com/
No reservations necessary.
Fee: $5 to $15 sliding scale (no one turned away)
Refreshments available for small donation.
This event sponsored by Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Housing Co-op Water Committee.
DATE & TIME: Wed., November 19, 2014 at 7pm
LOCATION: 117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004
Donations: $5-$15 sliding scale (no one will be turned away for lack of funds).
Food and drinks will also be available for a small donation.
No reservations required.
More info: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
Film series sponsored by Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana in association with Greywater Action.
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COMING SOON IN THIS FILM SERIES ON WATER: MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 7:00pm
Dam Nation
http://www.damnationfilm.com/
No reservations necessary.
Fee: $5 to $15 sliding scale (no one turned away)
Refreshments available for small donation.
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Can we get paid not to work, not to be “gainfully employed,” as we know it: To be able to pursue our labors of love in an economy designed to bring out the best in humanity, an economy that is restorative and steady state for life on the planet?
Join us for an interesting and provocative talk and dialog with Dr. Richard Gilbert.
Free admission but donations gratefully accepted.
Reservations please: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
About Richard Gilbert
Richard is a professor of Psychology and Director of The P.R.O.S.E. Project (Psychological Research on Synthetic Environments) at Loyola Marymount University. He chairs the Board of Governors, Western United States Chapter of the Immersive Education Initiative. He has authored numerous papers and articles on the future of work.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL. WATCH FOR FUTURE GREYWATER WORKSHOPS
Interested in learning all about greywater, installing your own system, or becoming a greywater installer for your area? This course is designed for people with either basic plumbing, landscaping, or permaculture skills who want to learn how to design and build simple, economical residential greywater systems.
You will learn about the theory behind simple and high-end systems including the indoor use of greywater. We’ll cover basic plumbing and landscaping skills needed for the four types of common simple greywater systems. You will learn how to conduct a site assessment, determine which system to install and how to maintain existing systems. Additionally you’ll learn about what plants do best with greywater and the do’s and don’t of residential greywater reuse. By the end of the course you will know about proper installation of code compliant washing machine, and simple systems under the CA state code.
There will be an optional exam and installation for people wishing to be certified and listed on our website. The “installer’s page” contains contact info for graduates who wish to be listed, as well as an internal list serve for installers to share info, experiences, and get support.
Location: Los Angeles, CA (L.A. Eco-Village 117 Bimini Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004)
Cost: $650 limited work trade available (send requests to info@greywateraction.org)
These workshops typically fill up, and we have to turn people away. Because of this, we are first opening registration for the following people: anyone with an existing landscaping, plumbing, or construction business, anyone working in a water utility (e.g. water conservation department). Register here.
If your main purpose of the course is to install a system in your own home, or the homes of your friends and family, please sign up here and we’ll get back in touch when we open this registration.
Learn more about the content and see the week’s schedule here.
This workshop sponsored by Greywater Action in association with Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Housing Co-op
- Location/time: 7pm-8:30pm at the Los Angeles Eco-Village. 117 Bimini Place, LA 90004 (near 1st and Vermont, and the Vermont/Beverly Metro stop on the Red Line).
- Cost: $5 to $15 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.
- Come join this event, no RSVP required.
Event sponsored by Greywater Action in association with CRSP and Urban Soil/Tierra Urbana
Los Angeles: (Last workshop of the year is this weekend! Nov. 15th)
1) Greywater Design and Installation workshop. Learn how to design and install your own Laundry-to-landscape greywater system. We’ll walk you through the design process and give you hands-on practice by creating a “mock up” system using real parts. Watch a video of an L2L system on Ask This Old House.
Nov. 15th, Los Angeles, CA 90004 (This workshop will also include a tour of a L2L system.) For more info and for registration click here.
Time and place: 10am-12:30pm at the Los Angeles Eco-Village (117 Bimini Place, LA, 90004)
Cost: Sliding scale $15-$40
Bring: Photographs of your laundry room and landscape, and a site plan with dimensions of your house and yard.
2) City of Thousand Oaks- Come to a series of free workshops hosted by Cal American Water and City of Thousand Oaks (taught by Laura Allen of Greywater Action).
Intro to Greywater: Thursday, Nov. 20th at 7pm. More info here.
Laundry-to-landscape design and install workshop: Sat Dec. 6th 10am. More info here.
3) Greywater Installer’s 5 day course. January 26th-30th in Los Angeles. This 5 day class is designed for people wanting to install greywater systems professionally or for their friends and family.
You will learn about the theory behind simple and high-end systems including the indoor use of greywater. We’ll cover basic plumbing and landscaping skills needed for the four types of common simple greywater systems. You will learn how to conduct a site assessment, determine which system to install and how to maintain existing systems. Additionally you’ll learn about what plants do best with greywater and the do’s and don’t of residential greywater reuse. By the end of the course you will know about proper installation of code compliant washing machine, and simple systems under the CA state code.
There will be an optional exam and installation for people wishing to be certified and listed on our website. The “installer’s page” contains contact info for graduates who wish to be listed, as well as an internal list serve for installers to share info, experiences, and get support.
Location: Los Angeles, CA (LA EcoVillage 117 Bimini Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004)
Cost: $650, limited work trade available (send requests to info@greywateraction.org) Learn more about the content and see the week’s schedule here.
For more information or to register go here.
Bay Area
Hands-on Rainwater Catchment Workshop
December 6, 2014 – 11:00am to 4:00pm
Come learn about simple, backyard rainwater harvesting systems. We’ll cover common types of rainharvesting systems, storage options, system components, how to size a system, and irrigation methods. We’ll install a rain water catchment system at a real house. This system will:
provide storage
reduce stormwater runoff and sewage overflows
recharge aquifers
increase your backyard harvest
lower your water bill
Cost: $30- $100 sliding scale, limited work trade spots available
Location: Oakland, CA (exact address provided after registration)
Register here
Starting this week!
Plan to come hang out with us and watch some of the best documentaries on water issues. Join the dialog about what each of us can do to individually and collectively to radically reduce our water use in Southern California.
These four documentary films will alert us to what has gone wrong and how we can continue to work on fixing things.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 7:00pm
Cadillac Desert: (Mulholland’s Dream, An American Nile)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Desert_(film)
No reservations required.
Donation: $5 to $15 sliding scale (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Refreshments available for donations.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 7:00pm
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 7:00pm
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 7:00pm
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Donations: $5-$15, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Food and drinks will also be available for a small donation.
No reservations required.
More info: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
Film series sponsored by Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana in association with Greywater Action.
The Permaculture Design Course Certificate Series- Los Angeles
$1250.00 for entire series- that’s less than $15.00 per hour!$275.00 per weekendNote: additional $100 lab fees apply for extra curricular hands-on training and other certification requirements
Larry Santoyo, DirectorThe Permaculture Academy
Check out the 40 page: Preview Guide.
Volunteer Opportunities: here.
More than 20,000 attended the L.A. Green Festival last year.
Great kids activities too!
Come visit the Los Angeles Eco-Village booth (#550), and so many other organizations you may want to catch up with.
Lots of interesting speakers, demonstrations of all kinds, and a place to run into old friends and colleagues and meet new ones.
FESTIVAL HOURS:
Friday, September 12th from noon to 6:00pm
Saturday, September 13th from 10am to 6:00pm
Sunday, September 14th from 10am to 6:00pm
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Buy discounted tickets on-line here: http://greenfestivals.org/
and Get In Free if:
You come by bike and use the LACBC Bike Valet service
You come by Metro and show your Tap Card.
Green Festival® is a vibrant, dynamic marketplace where companies and organizations come to showcase their green products and services, and where people go to learn how to live healthier, more sustainable lives.
Green Festival is America’s largest and longest-running sustainability and green living event. We bring together the world’s most trusted companies, innovative brands, national and local businesses, pioneering thinkers, and conscious consumers in one place to promote the best in sustainability and green living.
Green Festival offers something for everyone, with the widest selection of products and services to work green, play green and live green from food, fashion and health to energy, construction and design. People can shop and enjoy vegan, vegetarian, organic foods, hands-on demos, educational activities and inspirational speakers.
Mission and Vision:
Green Festival is inspiring and empowering consumers, communities and businesses to work green, play green and live green.
At Green Festival, we are committed to:
Much more info about Green Festivals here: http://www.greenfestivals.org/
WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 11am
WHERE: White House Place Learning Garden at Los Angeles Eco-Village, northeast corner of Bimini and White House Place.
FEE: Free and open event. (Donations always welcome)
FOOD: Feel free to bring a brown bag snack or lunch.
EVENT SPONSOR: Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust
MORE INFO:
laraeco@hotmail.com 213/383-8684
or
crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254
