Updated June 30

Gathering is taking shape

Friday evening we will start with a Plenary Session.

Saturday's Plenary Session remains flexible. One thought is to invite visitors from out of town to share what good works are happening where they live. If you are out of town and interested in such a description, e mail jan at spencerj@efn.org.

At this point, we are working on timing for workshops, check back for updates. There will be two open slots for spontaneous workshops.

Panels and presentations expected

Food Preservation

Solar Food Drying

Winter Gardening

Appropriate Technology

Introduction to Permaculture

Introduction to permaculture Design [small]

Introduction to Permaculture Design [large]

Holmgren's Permaculture principles

Social Forestry

Raising permaculture Kids

Edible Berries in the Landscape

Medicinal Herbs

Food as Medicine

There will be a mini Track on Suburban Conversion which will include. This will take place Sunday morning with site tours at Dharmalaya in the morning, then after lunch at John Pitney's and Jan Spencer's place. Both within walking distance.

Water Catchment

Greywater

Solar Greenhouses

Solar Design

Integrated Suburban Conversion

We will see examples of all these topics on a tour of Dharmalya and two other nearby properties

There will be a track on the Green Paper/Permatopia Approach to a Bio Regional Economy and Culture

These topics will be sequential so they will not overlap. This track will take place Saturday

Food Security

Housing/Built Environment

Energy Systems

Urban Redesign

Economic Conversion

Our ending Plenary Session Sunday Afternoon will be Community and Education- Moving the Bio Regional Agenda Forward

Also,

There will be a slide show on Eco Villages and an area for literature and Table Top Displays

There will be an exhibit area for appropriate technology, bring what you have that is home based and mostly home made