Today is Colorado Gives Day, where you can make a tax-deductible donation to support non-profit organizations in your community. Several organizations we know and love are asking for your support, including: Local Food Shift Group, which sponsors the 8-month long Permaculture through the Seasons! design course, organized a Front Range Farm Relief Fund following the… Read More »
From Regenerative Lifestyles: Next month we will be offering an awesome and timely hands on Rocket Mass Heater building experience! The Rocket Mass heater utilizes bricks, urbanite, a 55-gallon drum, 4-inch metal piping (up to 30 feet), fire-resistant insulation. The earthen bench is made of cob, (sand, clay and straw) where the heat is ventilated… Read More »
This weekend, CU Boulder hosts the eleventh annual Front Range Bioneers conference. A number of permaculturists from the Front Range will be presenting, including Michael Brownlee, Becky Elder, Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish, Beverly Grant, Ian Sanderson, Kelly Simmons, Jared Urchek, Mike Wird. In addition, Jerome Osentowski and Stephanie Syson of CRMPI (Basalt) will be speaking. Join in for… Read More »
The GrowHaus is running a Neighborhood Catalyst funding campaign to grow its new Mercado De Al Lado within the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver. The market, which started this year, is currently distributing about 30 boxes of local, organic produce per week, at Wal-Mart beating prices. Help this program to grow! The GrowHaus would like to… Read More »
The Living Arts School of Erie, CO, is offering two workshops this fall with local permaculture designers Amanda Scott and Jared Urchek. Both classes will take place at 63rd St. Farm on Saturday, November 23, 2013. Amanda Scott, of 63rd St. Farm, is a graduate of the Permaculture through the Seasons! permaculture design course. She… Read More »
The documentary GMO OMG had its Colorado premiere at Boulder Theater on Tuesday night. Filmmakers Jeremy Seifert and Joshua Kunau held a Q&A session, moderated by Kelly Shea of WhiteWave Foods, following the film. GMO OMG explores director and father Jeremy Seifert’s journey to learn the science behind Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops, and the… Read More »
The 2013 Colorado Permaculture Convergence is looking to be a fabulous weekend. From the Colorado Permaculture Guild, www.coloradopermaculture.com: Here’s the schedule for the 2013 Colorado Permaculture Convergence at the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) in Basalt and Sustainable Settings. Register here! Saturday September 28: • 10:00 am – Welcome and Introduction Circle!! • 11:00 am – Whole Systems… Read More »
Presented by Regenerative Lifestyles: Permaculture-Perennial Culture, Part 1 Living Systems: Soil, Water, Mycology, & Earthship Biotecture, OCTOBER 4, 5, & 6, 2013 Friday, October, 4, 2013, 6pm-9pm Introduction to Permaculture Mycology with Jim Gibson Saturday, October 5, 2013, 10am-5pm Soil Ecology with Tara Rae Kent Water Flows with Avery Ellis Earthship Biotecture with Mike… Read More »
Calling all Boulderites with a bit of time on their hands! Join Donate Boulder – Community Organized Flood Relief to get muddy and lend a helping hand to our neighbors in need! The Mudslingers are operating out of 1911 11th Street #207, Boulder. The HQ phone number is 720-310-5170. Meet at 8:30 am for assignment. … Read More »