Beekeeping
with Jenn
Time: Sat.
August 3rd, Starts at 10am - ends at 4pm.
http://www.paradisenectar.com/,
jen@paradisenectar.com,
or skype 303-731-5667
or call 808.315.6553
LOCATION: At our
jungle sanctuary located at the edge of the Nanawale Forest
Reserve.
*Our hives are cared for in Top
Bar, foundation-less frame Langstroth, and Warre style hives.
*We will be covering many aspects of
beekeeping from swarming, regular maintenance &
inspections, hive designs, treatment-free pest
control, splitting colonies using their queen cells,
hive products & uses, and much more
*Please bring a potluck offering.
*The workshop is limited to fifteen people so
please contact us to reserve a space.
*The cost of the
workshop is $50. Please bring protective wear, some veils and
helmets are available if needed.
A mead and honey sampling will follow the
workshop till 4 pm.
Community Permaculture Tour and Open
House
La'akea
Intentional Community, Pahoa
August 14,
2013 @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Come join us for a morning introduction to our community
lifestyle!
We are a committed group of people working together
closely in
community, on our 24 acres organic permaculture farm. We
integrate the
social aspects of sustainability into daily life: how to
live together
with honesty, love and peace, and share power and
leadership. We
do not have one central leader, but instead share the cost
of the land
and the leadership equally.
This is a great time to come meet our members, tour our
land, ask
questions about community and get a peek into our daily
life.
9:30- 11:30 Permaculture Tour of Laakea with Tracy
Matfin
Take a fun and informative tour of our land, including our
organic
gardens, alternative building methods, off grid solar
system, animals
and orchards. Learn some basics of permaculture concepts
and how we
apply them in action.
Tracy Matfin studied environmental science at U.C.
Berkeley, and
went on to be a high school science teacher for a decade,
her love of
nature coming out in her leading the hiking club on many
weekend hikes
and restoration projects. She teaches permaculture at
La'akea and in
other local venues. She is a member at La'akea.
donation, suggested $5-15 if you can. No one turned
away.
11:30- 12:30 Community Garden Work Party- bring a
raincoat in
case of rain
Get your hands in the rich soil and ask questions about
our gardening
techniques!
1 pm Lunch Potluck - Please bring healthy organic
food to
share, or donate $10 for a home cooked meal! Register in
advance
if you are buying a meal.
call Amara for more info at 982-6755 or reply to
this
email.
Let
us
know if you are coming. Thanks!
Designing For Sustainability and Food Security
Permaculture
Design Course at La'akea Community
Two weekends/month: Oct
12-13 & 19-20, Nov 2-3 & 16-17, Dec 7-8 &
14-15, 2013
Acquire
skills for local food security and create resilient
home systems
Learn underlying whole systems
ecological design processes and techniques, tools
and methodologies
Immerse yourself in a permaculture based
interntional community
Weekend course meeting schedule for working island
residents
On
island instructors and presenters
Get professional support for your own
design projects as part of the course
Develop relationships with island neighbors and
established organizations and professionals
Full course fee - $897
$75 early bird registration discount with full deposit by
September 1st
$50 discount for two or more registering together with
full deposit
discounts are not combinable
Registration and full details: http://permaculture-hawaii.com
or contact
Tracy@permaculture-hawaii.com
for more information.
GMOs
Please forward this message to all your off island
friends who
might help us...
Diana Reeves says:
Today we are focusing on The Big Island of Hawaii and
supporting
their Bill 79. This bill will KEEP GMOs off the island. This
is the
only island that has NOT been overtaken by Monsanto et al.
Please
call, post and email to let the tourism bureau know that
they must
support this bill. Tell them you won't be visiting if it
doesn't pass.
Remember that the time in Hawaii is 6 hours earlier than the
east
coast, and 3 hours earlier than CA. Please show your support
and take
action! Thank you
Tell the Hawaii Big Island Visitors Bureau to show public
support
for Bill 79. Do these 3 things before July 30:
The Big Island Visitors Bureau (BIVB) is a private,
non-profit
Island Chapter of the Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau
(HVCB),
which originated in 1902 to encourage travel to the Hawaiian
Islands.