Access to Water, Access to Life

A social, ecological and human rights perspective exploring themes such as environmental racism, social and environmental justice, landscape resiliency, and overall repair of the water cycle in today's climate as it relates to water.…

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Designing for Resilience

Lets talk about how to use Permaculture Design that supports people and the planet, from the bottom up! Brandi Mack, AKA, Mama B, will share her 5 steps to Resilient design that support people…

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HugelSwales – Turn Fire Hazards into Water Saving Food Forest

Create Eco-jobs with Hugel-Swales - Dig swales, fill them with fire-hazard brush, save water, grow abundant food & medicine, and improve local ecosystems. Transform flammable fire-hazard brush into fire-resistant, water saving food forests with…

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Cultivating Resilience Through Defending the Sacred

Speaking to lessons learned from her time at Standing Rock, indigenous grandmother Winona LaDuke reminds us, “I do not enjoy my time fighting bad guys, or as [John] Trudell would say 'keeping the beast…

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FairShare: The People’s Permaculture

Interactive discussion that strategizes The People's use of the permaculture power tool! Come join Town and City Permaculture as they facilitate another interactive and invigorating workshop. That will implore participants to really delve into…

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~ Whale Womb Water Illumination ~

Womb water ritual with the whales for collective cleansing, healing and activation. Blessed water temples ~ together we shall gather in circle and create a sacred container for us to take a dive into…

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Max Meyers

Max Meyers, founder of Nor Cal Aquaponics, is a Certified Permaculture Teacher, Designer and consultant. He is the executive director of the Mendocino Ecological Learning Center (MELC) and runs a Permaculture consultation business.Mr. Meyers is an experienced…

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Bringing Permaculture to Neighborhoods with the Resilient Hubs Initiative

Learn about the Resilient Hubs Initiative, a collaboration between the NorCal Resilience Network and Daily Acts, is an exciting new model that uses permaculture principles to create create a network of homes, schools and…

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How we treat the Soil is how we treat everything – Including Death

Our understanding and our treatment of our SOIL demonstrates how we relate to the living Earth and to Death –– our death and death in general. We are not apart from the soil. We…

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International Permaculture Slideshow Odyssey

International Permaculturalist, Jillian Hovey, will take you on a journey of some of the best examples of permaculture and eco community projects from around the world. A leading edge practitioner, Jillian has lived and…

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Ayurvedic Agroforestry

From Vedic wisdom of harmonious design to multifunctional Ayurvedic herbs, this workshop intends to weave elemental wisdom with practical plant knowledge to diversify your garden and heal your bodies. This workshop will explore the…

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Diversity of Participants, Diversity of Ideas, Diversity of Solutions from Around the Globe: Come Learn About the International Permaculture Convergences

Come learn how these grassroots global convergences are organized, what the challenges are for host organizations, and contribute your ideas of how to keep them strong and resilient in the future. Attending the International…

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Transition to Permaculture: Scaling Up for Community Resilience

Learn how to effectively apply Permaculture ethics, strategies, and principles to build a thriving movement for community resilience right where you live. The international Transition Towns Movement was founded in 2005 by UK-based Permaculture…

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Dynamic Farm Organization

Presenting an organizational model utilizing dynamic self governance coupled with dynamic equity splits to creat a fair and legal framework for collaborative business. The Dynamic Farm Organization workshop is a presentation of the Passiflora…

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Fruitwood Nursery Live Design Demonstration using the Regrarians Platform®

The Regrarians Platform® bridges the work of Permaculture, Keyline Design, and Holistic Management to determine the priority of different elements of landscape development, their respective permanence and the order in which we design and plan…

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Practical Solutions for Protecting, Respecting, and Honoring Water

Mni Wiconi! We will discuss several ways in which we can improve our relationship to water, from the everyday individual action to the society level paradigm shift. Water is the foundation of all life,…

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