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Permaculture Voices 2015, March 4-8, 2015 Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina: San Diego, CA

PV2 features speakers such as Diana Leafe Christian, Paul Stamets, Gunter Pauli, Maddy Harland, Dr. Elaine Ingham, Starhawk, Mark Shepard, Larry Santoyo, Toby Hemenway, Pandora Thomas and more
Overall there will be over 60 presenters and 100 hours of content talking about everything from broadacre permaculture to social permaculture to green business.
There will be extensive networking opportunities throughout the event including two parties.
 
Event Logistics:
March 4-8, 2015
San Diego, CA – Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
More Information: permaculturevoices.com/pv2
 
Want to be a part of the change, either on a personal or business level?
PV2 isn’t just another permaculture convergence that focuses on hyper-local DIY skill building and resiliency; we instead decided to look bigger.
We are blending the practical techniques and tactics found in workshops with the entrepreneurial spirit and opportunity of a business conference.
We have brought together a diverse group of creative and innovative doers in a variety of fields looking to share experiences, knowledge, connect, and create in ways that increase passion, purpose and profit.
These doers come from a variety of fields both within and outside of permaculture. Each field has its own needs and yields. It is this edge that creates the opportunity for things to happen, and it is this opportunity that offers value to the attendees – how can you fill needs and utilize yields to create more value.
 
Why we organized PV2 the way that we did.
At PV1 we realized that the attendees themselves were a wealth of knowledge and a diverse collection of needs and yields. Given that, we have focused on turning some of the conversation away from the stage and into the audience to create an experience for diverse participants to share ideas, discover opportunities, and create strategies and connections that enable meaningful and financially viable creations.
We want to see a massive impact on an environmental, social, and financial level, so PV2 will be heavily focused on right livelihood – making a living within the permaculture space.
Business fuels change and we believe in the power of utilizing business for positive change.  You may be involved in a business in some way as an employee or an owner, and given the time spent on(in) that business, it has a huge effect on your life, both financially and emotionally. If your values aren’t aligned with what you do, then it isn’t sustainable.
Therefore PV2 is planned to help inspire change on a personal level and an organizational level in a way that maximizes the triple bottom line.
We want to help people make business more sustainable and we want to help promote and grow the next generation of regenerative businesses.
If you aren’t a business owner or an employee you can still benefit by participating in this discussion because there is a lot of opportunity and needs out there. And there will be a lot of change makers at PV2 looking for help. If you want to help, then you’ll be in the right place.
NOTE:
Los Angeles Eco-Villagers Laura Allen and Lois Arkin will also be at this conference
.  Come hang out with Laura at the Greywater Action table on Thursday and Friday. 3/5 & 6.  And with Lois at Diane Leafe Christians workshop Friday  3/6 from 1:30 to 2:30pm.
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The Economics of Happiness Conference in Portland OR February 27 – March 1, 2015

Videos from our past conferences

The Portland area is a hotbed of localization initiatives and we will be joined by at least 50 partner organizations, offering workshops on everything from local investing to storytelling, alternative economic indicators to earth-based education. There will also be more than 20 speakers from around the US and the world, who will be covering a range of interconnected topics – local food, technology, healthcare, local business, indigenous rights, environmental justice and much, much more.

If you can’t make it yourself, invite your friends on Facebook and look out for the videos, which will be posted online after the conference.

Conference details and registration here

For more fascinating information on the Economics of Happiness, including videos and resources, go here.

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for a sustainable water future

Greywater Workshop Saturday, November 15, 2014 at L.A. Eco-Village and other upcoming greywater events at LAEV and elsewhere

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

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The Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course: six weekends April 25 – Sept. 27, 2015

The Permaculture Design Course has changed the lives and enhanced the careers of thousands of people around the world!
 

The Permaculture Design Course Certificate Series- Los Angeles


The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is the foundation of Permaculture education.

Veteran Instructors with over 27 years experience. Earn your PDC Certification through EarthFlow Design Works & The Permaculture Institute USA.For all the DETAILS –
http://www.permacultureacademy.com/product/LAPDC2015/DATES: Classes are Sat & Sun, 10-5. The third weekend of each month for six months- April-Sept. Starts Sat & Sun, April 25th & 26th
LOCATION: The Los Angles PDC will take place at various venues in and around Los Angeles County.TEACHING TEAM: Lead by Larry Santoyo Director, The Permaculture Academy includes other internationally acclaimed Leaders in the Worldwide Sustainability Movement:
 
CERTIFICATION: Certificate of Completion the Permaculture Design Course is awarded through EarthFlow Design Works & The Permaculture Institute USA.
TUITION:
$1250.00 for entire series-  that’s less than $15.00 per hour!
$275.00 per weekend
Note: additional $100 lab fees apply for extra curricular hands-on training and other certification requirements
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT:
http://www.permacultureacademy.com/product/LAPDC2015/DISCOUNTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, WORK STUDY: We offer partial scholarships for Teachers, Group Discounts, Work Trades & Payment Plans: – http://www.permacultureacademy.com/product/LAPDC2015/
 
NETWORKERS & ORGS:
Contact us for group discounts and “Affiliates Code” to raise money by refering students to the program.MORE INFO:
Larry Santoyo, Director
The Permaculture Academy

 

 

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Los Angeles Green Festival Friday Sept 12 thru Sun Sept 14, 2014 at L.A. Convention Center

About the Green Festival.

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

AT

Los Angeles Convention Center – South Hall G
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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:

  • Showcasing the best and latest green products and services in the market
  • Making ‘green’ practical, viable and accessible to everyone by promoting sustainability in everyday life choices and actions
  • Providing the ultimate marketplace for green brands and consumers who want to integrate sustainability into their lives
  • Striving to be a zero-waste marketplace where consumers can be assured that companies are committed to environmental sustainability
  • Representing a diverse, sustainable community that is socially and environmentally responsible
  • Encouraging companies to adopt green and fair trade principles through Green America’s certification process
  • Supporting vegan-vegetarian diets that are focused on organic, non-GMO and local artisanal foods as part of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle
  • Serving as a launching pad for Corporate Social Responsibility efforts and consumer programs in sustainability

Much more info about Green Festivals here:   http://www.greenfestivals.org/

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Urban Food Security with Hop Hopkins in the White House Place Learning Garden at L.A. Eco-Village Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 3pm

Join Hop Hopkins to hear first-hand how to improve local food security.

This is a free and open event.

About Hop Hopkins
As a certified arborist, Master Gardener, Permaculture Designer, and CERT instructor, Hop’s guiding vision is to help establish a network of residential food forests that can support the development of stable, human-scale solar self-reliant neighborhood communities integrated with cooperative local economies. Grassroots environmental justice community organizing in Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles, along with several years staffing environmental programs with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust put Hop in the unique position of knowing a lot about a lot of things.

About the White House Place Learning Garden
After years of planning, fundraising, and building infrastructure for the Garden, there is a rich array of edible plants and fruit trees.  And the planting continues.

We invite teachers, staff, friends and neighbors to tour the garden during the open garden hours listed below and to attend the talks.

When:  Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Where:  White House Place Learning Garden at the northeast corner of White House Place and Bimini Place in Los Angeles Eco-Village
Directions

Regular Garden Hours*:
*Saturdays: noon to 4pm
*Sunday:   8am to noon

*If you plan to come on days when no talk is scheduled, call or text Lara:
213/383-8684 or call Lois 213/738-1254 or Julio 323/377-0973

Also upcoming in the White House Learning Garden on Saturday September 27, 2014 at 11am:  Meredith McKenzie “Shares the Ways of Watersheds”

 The White House Place Learning Garden is a project of the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust in association with the Los Angeles Unified School District. 

Thanks to the Rampart Village Neighborhood Council for their financial support for the garden.

West Coast Women’s Permaculture Gathering, Seattle area, September 18-21 2014 Fall Equinox weekend

Join Permaculture’s Finest Women for a Weekend in the Woods!

Welcome to the West Coast Women’s Permaculture Gathering September 18-21 2014! This is our 4th year and we are gracing the greater Seattle area! Join us at Camp Hamilton near Monroe/Duvall for a long weekend together sharing skills, ideas and collaborating! Contributing & Collecting in Collaboration!
Where ‘Full Steam Ahead’ melds with ‘Relax and Receive’ for Continuous Thrivability
Considering how much permaculture activity is brewing in our respective regions these days, from public food forests to natural buildings and successful kickstarter campaigns, the subject of permaculture is upfront and growing! We will take a central focus of taking permaculture beyond an interest or hobby to inspiring women with permaculture examples to find their path to right-livelihood and thrive! Thivelihood!! This years Gathering will feature exciting presentations, skill-building opportunities and our first ever Saturday Market Place to support your right-livelihoods, followed by our first ever Dance Party around the fire near the lake! Tickets are available for the entire three days, Saturday only, children at a reduced rate, child care is FREE with ticket for whole weekend. See ticketing page for details.Spend a weekend with strong, committed women who share Permaculture ethics and vocabulary.  Come connect, learn, and laugh!  In a breathtaking space, surrounded by nature and amazing women, you will be inspired and invigorated.

Presenters for 2014 include:

We have an amazing line up of extraordinary speakers!
Jessi Bloom – Best-selling permaculture author, green industry advisor, & owner of design/build 
N.W. Bloom 
Marisha Auerbach – International advanced permaculture educator & consultant to environmental non-profits
EagleSongFounder of RavenCroft Gardens and Healing From the Ground Up herbal apprentice program
Jacqueline FreemanBiodynamic Beekeeper and owner of Friendly Haven Rise Farm in Venersborg, WA
Jeanette Acosta Author and composer raised by traditional indigenous healers, designer and ethnobotanist 
Emet Degirmenci International urban and indigenous permaculture community design

Honored Guest Starhawk – The Fifth Sacred Thing,The Last Wild Witch & Earth Activist Training


Join this amazing opportunity to gather with other revolutionary women!

Picture We are delighted to be creating this gathering and look forward to sharing it with YOU!
Help us spread the word, “Like” and share us on Facebook

To get up-to-date announcements about the gathering and to be part of the biggest (maybe the only!) online group of permaculture women please sign up for the google group:  http://groups.google.com/group/westcoastwomenspermaculture

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Pacific Electric Worker Co-op Kick-Off Party: Fri., April 25 at 6pm at L.A. Eco-Village

Kick Off Party for
Pacific Electric
Worker-Owned LLCFriday, April 25th at 6pm

We are 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.
Learn More About Our Service
Support a Democratic Workplace
Get Inspired*

Enjoy some homemade food, locally brewed beer and cider
Music by DJ Nova Jade
Live music – Pawing at the Ceiling
Featuring locally crafted pendent lights by Melba Thorne
Childcare available upon request in RSVP
WHEN
Friday, April 25, 2014
6pm
WHERE
LA Eco-Village
117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004
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Dia de los Muertos Celebration at L.A. Eco-Village, Sat. Nov 2, 2013 from 7pm to midnight

What:               Dia de los Muertos Celebration with Jimmy Lizama and friends

When:              Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 7pm to midnight

Where:           140 Bimini Place, Los Angeles Eco-Village, 90004

 

It’s Daylight Savings on November 3rd!  That means it’s darker earlier and
that means it’s probably a good time to talk about DYNAMOS

 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_dynamo#Dynamo_systems)!

 I won’t have anything bicycle to sell you on November 2nd, but I want to introduce all you
discerning bicyclists to the little place by having a space warming party!

 Please grace us with your good vibes and honor our past ones on who can’t be
here in the flesh to party with us in this Dia De Los Muertos celebration.

 Much love and respect.

-El Pinche Jimmy*

ABOUT JIMMY LIZAMA:
*Long time L.A. Eco-Village member, founder of the popular Bicycle Kitchen,  well-known bicycle activist, bicycle messenger in the Downtown LA area, and TEDx alumni, Jimmy’s new venture is the Relampago* space in the heart of the Los Angeles Eco-Village where he will be creating custom made wheels and bicycle dynamos.

Join Jimmy and friends and enjoy good food, great music, craft beer, dancing and other amenities.  Please bring your good vibs to welcome the space into life, adding yet another dimension to the ever aspiring Los Angeles Eco-Village.

This is a fundraising and fun-raising event, so your donations are invited.  Watch for details.

*Relampago Wheelery aspires to be a source for custom wheel builds, dynamo lighting, and a forum for the continuing dialog of why bicyles are so important to the health and future of Los Angeles.

The Eleventh International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC11) in Cuba in Nov 11 – Dec 4, 2013

What:      The 11th International Permaculture Conference & Convergence

Where:     Cuba

When:      November 11 through December 4, 2013: various events

Details here:  The Eleventh International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC11), Cuba (Nov/Dec 2013)

Community Projects, Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings — by Roberto Perez Rivero

IPC11 Cuba 2013 — Key Events and Dates

  • Pre IPC International PDC — 11-24 November, 2013
    Cueva de los Portales camping Site, Pinar del Río, Cuba
    With a Highly qualified team of Professors from USA, UK, Canada and Cuba.
  • Conference Dinner and Gala
    – 24 November, 2013

    Havana, Cuba
  • International Permaculture Conference
    – 25-27 November, 2013

    At the Pabellón Cuba, in Vedado, Havana, Cuba
    With many important Permaculturists already confirmed to present.
  • Visit to Urban Permaculture sites –
    28 November, 2013

    Havana, Cuba
  • Convergence –
    29 November – 3 December, 2013

    To be celebrated at Los Cocos Camping Base, Mayabeque Province, Cuba
    There is still space for presentations at the Convergence, please contact us.
  • Permaculture Tours –
    From December 4th, 2013

    Three choices that include the provinces of Matanzas and Sancti Spíritus and the best preserved traditional Spanish Villa in Cuba, Trinidad.

Contacts

For all the information, including prices and payments, in English and Spanish, please check www.ipc11cuba.com.

For direct contact with the organizing group in Cuba, email to: ipc11cuba (at) fanj.cult.cu

There is an early bird discount of 10% for those that register before July 31!

 

 

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