Vancouver Island Permaculture presents:

Economic Development that doesn’t Cost the Earth: A Permaculture Approach to Community Development

Two half day seminars:
Sunday Oct 23 or Saturday Nov 12 10 am - 2pm
Innisfree Farm 3636 Trent Rd in Royston.
For information and directions to the workshop, see  www.innisfreefarm.ca

Successful opposition to mining operations all share a common element: the
creation of alternative economic development plans. The effectiveness of this strategy
has been proven in many communities in South and Central America. It can work here.
Why risk our beautiful islands and our established industries for jobs that won’t even last
one generation? We can choose jobs and the environment. We can create economic
opportunities that are beneficial to our communities and are restorative not destructive.
We can create jobs that last many generations into the future.

Please join us for a refreshing and creative discussion of community economic
development. Vancouver Island Permaculture is offering two half day seminars on
“Economic Development that doesn’t Cost the Earth: A Permaculture Approach to
Community Development” as part of its ongoing Developing Sustainability series.
For registration or more information Email thierryv@telus.net or call 250 336 8768

Permaculture [Permanent Agriculture] is an ethically based environmental design science that seeks to establish a sustainable human culture in harmony with the natural world. It is the conscious design and maintenance of ecologically sound productive systems that provide for our physical needs for food, shelter, energy etc and repair and restore our damaged ecosystems.
Permaculture replicates the diversity, stability and resilience of the natural world. Vancouver Island Permaculture was established in order to share these concepts with the larger community

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Beekeepers win major court victory against Monsanto in Europe A court ruling this week could have major implications for the planting of GE crops in Europe, and for Canadian exports of honey. See the article and link below.

EU Court Puts Limits on Modified Honey

Associated Press, September 6 2011

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=14456268
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Permaculture Workshop at Creekside Commons Co-Housing Community. 2202 Lambert Drive, Courtenay. October 2nd from 9-4. $40 per person. Contact Dan Aire @ 250-897-3804. Instructor is Ron Berezan who currently resides in Powell River. His website is www.theurbanfarmer.ca.
Registration and Payment is required by Sept 25
Come and learn the fundamentals of Permaculture Gardening in this one day workshop to be held @ Creekside Commons Co-Housing Community here in Courtenay. The instructor will be Ron Berezan formerly of Edmonton but now residing in Powell River. Ron has an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge in organic gardening/ edible landscapes/ forest gardening and permaculture. There is a bio of him at the bottom of this letter including his website. Cost of the workshop is $40 for a full day from 9-4. There will be a power point presentation, slides, Q and A, and a tour of the community and it's 9 acres of natural land. Payment and pre-registration are required by September 27th. Please contact me directly at 250-897-3804 for more information or to register. Thanks and we hope to see you there. The workshop will be held on October 2nd
Permaculture is an ecological design system for meeting essential human needs in sustainable ways. This movement has emerged from its earliest roots in tropical and sub-tropical rural environments to have a growing and dynamic impact in the northern hemisphere and in cities around the world. From yard-scale food production to neighborhood revitalization and the creation of resilient communities, cities are fertile ground for the permaculture vision. This workshop will explore key permaculture design principles and strategies for permaculture work in our own yards, communities, towns and cities as well as practical approaches to working with energy, soil, water, plants, animals and people. We will also consider inspiring real life examples of permaculture projects from North America and beyond.

Ron Berezan

Ever since his first “accidental” food garden as a young university student, Ron has been exploring and promoting new possibilities for growing food in urban areas. He has had extensive training in the “Bio-Intensive” organic gardening method and in Permaculture Design (Kootenay Permaculture Institute and Occidental Arts and Ecology Centre). Ron is a Master Gardener and a member of the Society of Organic Urban Land Care Professionals (SOUL). He has been a frequent CBC gardening commentator and has been published in numerous gardening magazines. Currently, Ron operates The Urban Farmer, an organic gardening, edible landscaping and Permaculture design service (www.theurbanfarmer.ca ). When not playing in his own gardens, Ron offers workshops on a variety of organic gardening and permaculture themes throughout Western Canada. Ron now lives in Powell River BC.
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We all have one - even if we've never thought of it that way.
 Think of everything you ate yesterday, and everything you expect to eat today- where did the ingredients originate?

What do you eat? Not only likes and dislikes- but what cultural, religious or ethical issues shape your diet?
What about food allergies or sensitivities?
What do you eat when you are too tired or too busy to cook? How much a part of your daily diet is fast food, take-out, pizza or deli food, or convenience foods in cans, boxes or frozen?
What are your comfort foods?

Are you feeding kids? Seniors? Other family members? How often do you entertain? Who else do you feed on a regular bases- your children's friends? Tea with your neighbor?

How do you acquire your food?
Do you buy all your food from supermarkets? From farmers markets? From farm stands?
How do you get the food to your home?
What if your car broke down, or you were unable to buy gas? What if the transport trucks couldn't get through and the store shelves were empty?

Do you produce any of your food? Do you grow a garden? Hunt or fish?
Do you know/use any of the edible wild plants in the Valley?
How often do you cook from scratch?
Do you make bread, soup, grow sprouts?
Do you make jam, can or freeze in season?,

If the power went out, what would you eat?
What if the can opener broke?
What if the microwave broke?
What if the freezer defrosted?

 

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