On Sept 21st
La'akea Community will be having a Seed Exchange
Preparation Morning!
From 9am - 1pm
Come in your yard work clothes and help us prepare
the site for this wonderful FREE family and
community centered annual event. We really
appreciate your time! Bring a sack lunch or
something to share with others for the end of our
working together, around 12:30.
RSVP for directions
East Side Seed Exchange & Harvest Festival!
Saturday, September
22, 2012
9:00am - 2:30pm
Bring your favorite dishes using only locally grown
food
for the 2nd Annual 100% LOCAL FOOD COOK OFF AND
POTLUCK!!
Optional competition for best savory and sweet dish -
contact
Bring Seeds AND Plant Cuttings and Bare Roots (Please
Check for Fire Ants)
o Exchange and give away localized plant
material (bringing not required)
o Hear a panel on "Preparing Local Favorite
Foods, Dealing with Fire Ants, Slugs & Rats"
o Enter the Local Cook Off!
o Try new taste delights at the Local Food
Potluck!
o Meet your neighbors, other gardeners&
innovative thinkers.
This event is free
Schedule:
Set up open at 8:30 am
(bring your own tables and chairs, and
scrap paper for small packets for seeds)
Opening Circle 9:00
Plant Material Swap: 9:15
Panel Presentation: 10:00
100% Local Food Contest: 11:45
Local Food Potluck: 12:30 (bring your own plates,
utensils, etc)
Marimba Dance with Mwenje 1:15 pm
To enter the local foods cooking competition or to
present your favorite
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Designing For Sustainability and Food Security
Fall 2012 Weekend Permaculture Design Course
This unique, exciting permaculture design course is designed
especially for Hawaii Island residents!
* Weekend class format – no need to use vacation or take time
off work to complete a permaculture design course.
* Acquire the skills to achieve food security and create
sustainable home systems.
* Learn locally proven designs and methodologies from
instructors and presenters who understand Hawai’i's varying
microclimates
* Develop supportive relationships with like-minded
neighbors, established organizations and professionals in your
area.
* Design for your property during the course with
professional support.
Participants who meet course completion requirements will
receive the internationally recognized Permaculture Design
Course Certificate.
The course meets two weekends per month in the fall of 2012: Oct
13-14 and 20-21, Nov 3-4 and 17-18, Dec 1-2 and 8-9
Classes are held from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day and include a
delicious, nutritious, locally grown lunch. Some class days will
have optional evening events including permaculture movies and
conversation time.
Hosted by La’akea Permaculture Community – see the rest of this
web site for more about La’akea.
Early bird registration only $750 if paid by September 1st!
After September 1st – sliding scale $1,000 – $800
Tuition includes lunch on class days and all instruction and
other course activities. Dinner and overnight lodging with
breakfast available at additional cost.
For more information or to register:
tracy@permaculture-hawaii.com
808-443-4076
Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is an ecological design
system that draws on knowledge of natural ecosystems,
traditional indigenous practices, and modern scientific and
farming techniques. A permaculture approach is one of working
with rather than against nature. Permaculture offers a proactive
approach to meeting human needs in ways that are sustainable for
future generations.
This design course is hosted by La’akea Permaculture Community,
an intentional community focused on sustainability. The 23-acre
La’akea site is full of the results of hands-on design projects
implemented by permaculture students and community members, and
offers a wide variety of real-life examples of sustainable
living techniques.
Facilitators and teachers:
Tracy Matfin of La’akea Community
John Schinnerer of Eco-Living
Wade Bauer of OnoScapes Hawaii Edible Landscaping and
Permaculture Design
Dona Willoughby of La’akea Community
Additional instructors and special guests to be announced soon!
For complete details go here:
http://tinyurl.com/laakea-fall-2012-pdc