A new format to our monthly meetings is evolving! Let’s get together on a monthly basis to talk about permaculture or watch a permaculture-related video, and make connections within the community. We can also invite speakers to talk on a specific topic that’s of interest. Let’s make this a community creation. What would you like to learn about or share?
This meeting is open to non-members as well. Email Kathleen at kclanphier@gmail.com to express your interests and let her know if you would like to attend.
Last year in Sonoma County, Daily Acts spearheaded a garden challenge that resulted in 628 garden actions taking place on a single weekend! This year the garden challenge is going national, and here in Marin the goal is to create 100 gardens in every city in Marin County during the week of May 14 – 21. The local challenge is being organized by Susan Miller, and you can visit the website here: http://www.maringardenchallenge.org/index.html
Join Susan for a planning meeting on March 21st. And read her blog post about the garden challenge here: http://maringardenmatchmaker.org/2011/03/16/350-org-the-garden-challenge/
Please join us for our monthly member meeting. What do we as a community want to create using Permaculture Marin as a vehicle? We will be planning upcoming PACE Days, and discussing how we want to structure Permaculture Marin going forward. This meeting is open to non-members as well.
Come at 6:30 to get settled and socialize. Meeting runs from 6:45 to 8:45 pm.
Please RSVP to Kathleen at kclanphier@gmail.com so she knows how many to expect.
Join filmmaker Miguel Elliot for the premier of his film Earth Building. Adobe is Alive! at the Fairfax Theater.
The movie demonstrates the many advantages of earthen construction, such as helping to build community (CobUnity), using local available resources, and enjoying the often playful process.
Some basic instruction is included on how to build an earthen dome, such as the one behind the Crystal Chalice in Fairfax, benches, such as the bench outside Lydia’s Organics, and ovens, such as the oven at San Domenico School. The film celebrates the possibility of incorporating natural building into the school curriculum, giving children the opportunity to construct something functional for their school using their bare hands and feet.
To see a trailer of the film, click here.
Prepare to be inspired, educated and entertained! Following the film, we will be doing a tour of the cob projects in Fairfax, starting with the dome behind the Crystal Chalice, the tree in the Circle Center, and the benches inside of Lydia’s Kitchen.
For more information, visit filmmaker Miguel Elliott’s website, Living Earth Structures.
Please join us for our monthly member meeting. Let’s revive our PACE Days, and see what other projects people are interested supporting or creating. This meeting is open to non-members as well. Come learn about Permaculture Marin and the local permaculture community.
Click here to download a pdf of directions to the house.
Please RSVP to Scott (scofredav@yahoo.com) so he knows how many to expect. Thanks!
Please join us in planning upcoming PACE Days and new projects to get involved in.
Sustainable Fairfax and Permaculture Marin will be demonstrating sheet mulching techniques, and then we will all get to work sheet mulching the Fairfax Town Hall lawn to transform it into a soil-building, water harvesting site, to eventually become a beautiful, drought tolerant garden.
Participants will earn PACE Day credits towards hosting a PACE Day at their own home or site.
For more information, email communityed@sustainablefairfax.org.
Come learn how rainwater harvesting can be used to decrease and supplement landscape water requirements, buffer stormwater impacts, and provide an emergency water supply. This participatory workshop includes discussion of rainwater harvesting components, design, and technology options using the Sustainability Center as a model, as well as hands-on site assessment activities and the installation of a rain garden at Fairfax Town Hall. Participants will leave with practical experience and resources to assess site-specific rainwater harvesting opportunities and design, install, and maintain a multi-functional rainwater harvesting system.
- Divert storm-water runoff from downspouts & driveways to a beautifully designed rain garden
- Help improve water quality in your neighborhood
- Choose water-wise plants that filter storm-water runoff
- Build healthier soil, healthier plants, & healthier wildlife habitat
- Build community by helping to build a rain garden at Fairfax Town Hall!
This workshop is part of SPAWN’s 10,000 Rain Gardens Program, and is free to MMWD customers, $45 for non-MMWD customers. Pre-registration required.
A collaboration between Sustainable Fairfax, MMWD, and SPAWN.
To register, or for more information, email communityed@sustainablefairfax.org
All are welcome, whether you are a member or would just like to learn more about Permaculture Marin. Meetings cover upcoming events and opportunities, as well as normal business items. This is a great opportunity to connect with the permaculture community, to get more involved, and to bring your ideas to the table.
We are currently in search of a permanent location for monthly meetings, so if you know of a location that can hold around 20 people and has kitchen and bathroom facilities, please email Kathleen at kclanphier@gmail.com.
Learn about local bees and beekeeping at a Permaculture Marin sponsored workshop on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 10am to noon in San Anselmo. Location given with RSVP.
We are excited to present a beekeeping workshop with Mea McNeil of Draper Farms. Learn about beekeeping equipment, hear the stories of a local beekeeper, and watch an informative slideshow.
$10 suggested donation. Limited seating. RSVP to Gulliver at chadstarr@gmail.com
Please bring your own refreshments.
