Category Archives: Past PACE Days
December 2009 • Cold Frame Construction & Tree Planting
More Photos On December 8th we met at Samay’s abundant garden in Novato. Using mostly reclaimed materials, we built a cold frame to protect young seedlings. In addition we planted the first of a series of a Black Locust trees, … Continue reading
November 2009 • Food Forest Discovery Day
More Photos November 15th marked another gorgeous autumn day in West Marin. Ten Permaculture Marin members and volunteers joined forces at the the permaculture site where Dave lives to invest their energy into the land, and to help tend the … Continue reading
October 2009 • Autumn Harvest at PINC
More Photos October 4th could not have been a more perfect autumn day for this PACE event held at the PINC (Permaculture Institute of Northern California) residence in Point Reyes Station. Many people attended, including Permculture Marin members, but also … Continue reading
September 2009 • Greywater Wetlands and Pond
More Photos On September 19th we met at the San Anselmo home of Annie Robbins to continue the planning and start the installation of a constructed wetlands and pond fed by greywater from the shower. The plumbing from the shower … Continue reading
August 2009 • Natural Building
More Photos On August 9th, We met at the Point Reyes Station home of Lauren, Dave and Molly for a day of using onsite resources and working with a natural building technique called light straw clay to build a shelter … Continue reading
July 2009 • Earthbag Building
More Photos On July 18th, Permaculture Marin met at the Garden of Eatin’ school garden in Novato to help build a raised garden bed using Earthbag construction, an inexpensive, simple and easy-to-learn method of construction that you can use to … Continue reading
March and April 2009 • Hall School Food Forest
More Photos March 28th and April 26th were Permaculture Marin work days at the site of the future food forest garden at Hall Middle School in Larkspur. Rebecca Newburn, a teacher at the school, teamed up with Permaculture Marin earlier … Continue reading
February 2009 • Winter Gardening
We met on February 21st at a small garden in San Anselmo to assist with late winter gardening tasks. Much was accomplished, including harvesting worm castings from the worm bin; making path improvements by putting in stepping stones, ground cover … Continue reading
December 2008 • Pond Repair
More Photos On December 6th, Permaculture Marin met at the Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC), home of members Lauren Dalberth, David Hage and Molly Myerson. We spent the day repairing a pond in the back of the property. The … Continue reading
September 2008 • Herb Spiral at West Marin Commons
More Photos We gathered at the West Marin Commons Permaculture Food Forest in Pt. Reyes Station on September 7th to build an herb spiral and install a salvaged redwood fence. The day graced us with warm sun, productivity and many … Continue reading


