Event

When: 

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

This year's Village Building Convergence will have a strong permaculture presence: Toby Hemenway, Larry Santoyo, Marisha Auerbach, Leonard Barrett and a handful of other emerging teachers will be among us as we build community and momentum towards more sustainable living practices.

Being totally impressed with how the PPG folks have pulled together for past events (think the Home & Garden Show, for example), I think that there is an incredible amount of yet-to-be realized potential for the message to be louder and clearer, and this is precisely what will be the topic of Monday's meeting. How we utilize the platform of an event like the Village Building Convergence might very well influence the direction of our collective efforts in the near and distant future. What is this going to look like exactly? Please come to Monday's meeting to participate in the process of figuring it out!

Some ideas include coordinating a sustainable technology demonstration area surrounding our outdoor installations. I can see the sheet mulch demo there already! Other ideas include how the PPG can interact with the event participants, with a booth, a special workshop or whatever else we can think of. It would be helpful to first get some clarity about what we'd want the message to be, and then go about how to do it.

This could also be the beginning of a longer term relationship with this event. Bring all of your ideas, and we'll have a good time seeing what you all have come up with!

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