Have you ever wondered how to create a home that is energy efficient, environmentally friendly and designed for both human comfort and integration into the natural surroundings? This three-week intensive offers a broad overview of the elements of home building and design with a focus on Permaculture principles.
$875 - $1025 sliding scale (including accommodations, prepared organic meals, instruction, materials, and field trips)
Marquam Nature Park Restoration Work Party -
9am-12pm -
Saturday, April 26 -
Join Friends of Marquam Nature Park and the West Willamette Restoration Partnership for a morning of urban forest renewal. Meet at Council Crest Park, see map at http://www.trlc.org/westwillamette/marquamworkparty. Please contact us before coming and for more info. (The site is not wheelchair accessible and could be on some uneven ground)
Free, of course
Outdoor
Water bottle, work gloves, dress appropriate for weather
Call FREE GEEK at (503) 232-9350 or visit www.freegeek.org/geekfair
FREE GEEK celebrates eight years of operation with a street party! GEEK Fair 2008 is a free event for all ages with festivities beginning at 12pm and ending at 6pm. Geek Fair will showcase great local bands, plus delicious food & refreshments from local vendors. There will be lots of fun stuff to check out and plenty of kids' activities. Also, to promote bicycle safety, we will be selling $6 bike helmets. In addition, there will be a raffle with great items donated from local businesses and the top prize will be a powerful Linux laptop computer.
