The Lyons Permaculture Design Course is open for registration. From www.lyonspdc.com: The Lyons Farmette, YummyYards and Eat are thrilled to offer a two-week Permaculture Design Certification Course at The Lyons Farmette, located in Lyons, CO, from March 7th – March 23rd, 2014. The course features an intensive 82-hour immersion into permaculture principles and ecological design,… Read More »
This week, The Boedecker Theater at The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302, is screening The Human Scale. From The Dairy Center for the Arts: Screening times: Monday, January 13, 4:30 PM Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 PM, talkback with Paul Danish Wednesday, January 15, 4:30 PM Thursday, January 16, 7:00 PM… Read More »
Southwest Seed Library is holding their introductory meeting on Saturday, January 25th, 2014, at 1pm, at the Durango Public Library’s conference room located downstairs. From Southwest Seed Library organizer, Monea: Learn more and bring seeds to donate! Purpose: Free regional hardy seeds (food, herbs, flowers) Improving soil and food with knowledge of our earth A… Read More »
In early 2014, Sandy Cruz, Barbara Mueser, and Marco Lam will pilot an advanced permaculture design course specially tailored to Colorado’s Front Range and beyond. Addressing global changes that affect local bioregions and communities, they envision this course as a catalyst in coalescing energy towards large-scale permaculture design and activism among the many hundreds of PDC graduates… Read More »
From Robin at Regenerative Lifestyles: Regenerative Lifestyles is dedicated to helping spread awareness about awesome opportunities to help the Earth, the People and Share the Wealth! Every month we will be offering an event, a workshop, movie, or even a Permablitz! Looking forward to the new year full of great community building happenings! Now available! … Read More »
The Living Arts School is hosting workshops in January and February on Fruit Tree Care, Climate Battery Build, Design for Disaster and Basic Mycology. All workshops are taught by graduates of the Permaculture Through the Seasons! permaculture design course in Boulder: Wesley Swartz, Avery Ellis, Brian Scott, and Jared Urchek. Additionally, Avery and Brian completed… Read More »
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 »
The 2013 Permaculture through the Seasons! course held its final weekend this past weekend in Boulder. Students in four design teams presented their design projects for sites around Boulder County, including the Transition site in Boulder, a residence in Niwot, and 63rd St. Farm. The presentations represented a huge amount of work, including a vision… 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 »