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Social Permaculture with Starhawk

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  • Post published:August 20, 2018
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FULL DAY INTENSIVE with Starhawk THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 GET TICKETS Social permaculture looks at the people-care aspects of permaculture. Vegetables are the easy part—people are the challenge! All groups struggle with issues of power,…

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Manifesting the Ecovillage of Your Dreams
with Stephen Brooks & Chiraya Dharma

Read more about the article Manifesting the Ecovillage of Your Dreams<br>with Stephen Brooks & Chiraya Dharma
  • Post published:August 6, 2018
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FULL DAY INTENSIVE with Stephen Brooks & Chiraya DharmaTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20GET TICKETS  Join Chiraya Dharma and Stephen Brooks for this experiential playshop and deep dive into Ecovillage Creation. Stephen will present his experience in the creation…

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Green Your Grow
with Max Meyers

  • Post published:August 6, 2018
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FULL DAY INTENSIVE with Max Meyers THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 GET TICKETS Are you interested in learning how to grow clean and green Cannabis? Would you like to improve the quality of the cannabis you…

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2018 Music Lineup Features Headliner Ayla Nereo & More

Read more about the article 2018 Music Lineup Features Headliner Ayla Nereo & More
  • Post published:July 19, 2018
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The Convergence Music Lineup includes headliner Ayla Nereo, J Brave and Braxton, Bicicletas Por La Paz, LoCura, MJ's Brass Boppers, DJ Dragonfly, Lydia Violet :: Music As Medicine Project, Amikaeyla Gaston, Hannah Mayree ! We are super thrilled to have all of these outstanding heart centered…

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Herbal First Aid & Wellness Intensive
with Greta de la Montagne

Read more about the article Herbal First Aid & Wellness Intensive <br>with Greta de la Montagne
  • Post published:July 13, 2018
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FULL DAY INTENSIVE with Greta de la Montagne of *M*A*S*H*H* THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 GET TICKETS Herbal First Aid has the advantage of using materials that are widely available such as kitchen spices, weeds, and…

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Music As Medicine In Our Time
with Lydia Violet & Amikaeyla Gaston

Read more about the article Music As Medicine In Our Time <br>with Lydia Violet & Amikaeyla Gaston
  • Post published:June 28, 2018
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FULL DAY INTENSIVE with Lydia Violet & Amikaeyla Gaston THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 GET TICKETS Music As Medicine is collaborating with the Permaculture Convergence to offer this full day workshop with renowned artists Amikaeyla Gaston…

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Drought-Proofing California…not in the news

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3-tiered swale system
  • Post published:November 23, 2017
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By Warren Brush of Quail Springs Permaculture and Casitas Valley Farm Digging our well-surveyed swales I woke up this morning, put on my gum-boots and went out for a walk around our family farm…

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Raging Wildfires in California: Destruction Through Mismanagement

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  • Post published:November 16, 2017
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by Erik Ohlsen, originally published by Resilience | SEP 14, 2015 As I write this, wildfires continue to rage in Northern California just 40 miles from where I sit. I feel the collective grief…

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Bring Back the Salmon! A Call to Action from Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe

Read more about the article Bring Back the Salmon! A Call to Action from Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
  • Post published:November 12, 2017
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My name is Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, I’m the fifth leader in an unbroken traditional leadership since settler contact. Our ancestral territory expands all along the McCloud River watershed below…

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Tribute to Bill Mollison

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  • Post published:September 29, 2016
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By Graham Bell Graham Bell's moving tribute to Bill Mollison, who died 24 September in Tasmania, a true pioneer who gave up a promising academic career to challenge the status quo and establish the…

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Permaculture Climate Change Statement – International Permaculture Convergence Climate Change Group

Read more about the article Permaculture Climate Change Statement – International Permaculture Convergence Climate Change Group
  • Post published:September 18, 2015
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Following is The Permaculture Climate Change Statement, composed by the Climate Change Group at the International Permaculture Convergence held in the U.K from Sept 10-16, 2015. - This Statement was a adopted by the…

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