Tour a working 10 year old Urban Permaculture with over 50 trees providing most of the house food needs year around. See great examples of Permaculture principles in action. Take an herb walk in a Permaculture food forest and learn what you can do with the many plants in your backyard. You can produce fiber, meat ,manure, pelts in a very small space. These animals are wonderful part of any urban Permaculture.
Find out about a new Urban Ecovillage/Cohousing condominium forming in NE Portland. Come meet current members and the developer, learn about our plans for intentional, multicultural, multigenerational sustainable community, and how you can become a part of it.
Tile mosaic is a fun way to add color and flair to your home or school garden. In this workshop we will learn how to make decorative signs and birdbaths from broken tiles and terra cotta saucers. You may bring your own saucer—preferably 12-16” in diameter—or purchase one at cost upon arrival. For a birdbath, also bring a matching terra cotta pot suitable for a base when upside down. All other materials will be provided.
Brandy works with other communities/projects to find their way through regulatory and legal processes which challenge the development of legitimate models of land use, alternative building, ownership and governance. The intention to have all individuals & communities step aside from their rank & roles to enter into a more connected sense of community building is at the heart of this work.
Native forest plants nourished and sustained indigenous people for many generations. Come share stories about edible and medicinal plants that have traditionally grown in this region as we plant a food forest near the Runaway Circus Puppet Theater’s new bike rack.
Sheet Mulching is a technique for using large pieces of waste materials (such as cardboard, newspaper, clothing, burlap, etc) to shade out the grass and prepare the ground for planting an intentional garden. Please join us for the second project in our series of workshops as we create a food forest corridor near Mount Tabor Park.
Ever since you were a kid you knew the value of it. Making something AWESOME from nothing! Also, you want to be like Lagolas in Lord of the Rings. Make simple yet elegant 40 lb bow out of a plank of bamboo. Learn the basic concepts of being a bowyer while starting out simply. Leave with the finished product.
John Kaufmann from the Oregon Department of Energy will be speaking about the latest data regarding the peaking of world oil supplies. John Kaufmann is Senior Policy Analyst in the Conservation Division of Oregon Department of Energy, and served as staff for the City of Portland’s Peak Oil Taskforce. Mr. Kaufman took the lead in getting Oregon to adopt the most energy efficient building codes in the U.S. and managed Oregon’s Business and Residential Tax Credit Programs, and Building Technologies program for 10 years.
