Village-building Convergence 2013
drew.devitis
Greetings!
Here is some info I want to pass along about the upcoming Village-building Convergence that will be taking place later this week:
VbC – Village-building Convergence Vermont 2013
A project of Transition Town Montpelier
June 20 – 23
All events are free with donations welcome.
Thursday, June 20th - Ben Falk will talk a his new book The Resilient Farm & Homestead, 7:30 at the Unitarian Church, Main St. Montpelier
Ben Falk extends the conversation about resilience to deep resilience--resilience from the level of personal attitudes and skills to the design and creation of the maximally resilient homestead.The Resilient Farm and Homestead weaves together permaculture theory as modified by actual practice on a ten-acre Vermont farm with a thorough preparedness guide for times of climate change and greater uncertainties of all kinds and sizes. The book is greatly enhanced by numerous glorious photos of permaculture plantings as hedge rows, rice paddies, people swimming in swale-enclosed ponds, fruit and vegetable harvesting, and foraging sheep, chickens, and ducks. I particularly appreciate that Falk tells us what didn't work as well as what did. This book will be essential reading for the serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a more resilient lifestyle or landscape.
June 21st - Solstice Celebration and Pot-Luck Dinner at All Together Now,Cherry Tree Hill Rd, E. Montpelier 5pm, come celebrate the longest day of the year.
June 22rd - 23rd Reskilling Workshops at All Together Now in E. Montpelier and the surrounding area. (All Together Now – on Cherry Tree Hill Rd, off of Town Hill Rd, off of Rt. 14) Workshops start at 9am
Choose from more than 20 workshops and discussions including: Permaculture Design and Polycultures, Root Cellaring, Intensive Rotational Grazing, Fruit & Nut Trees, Geomancy, Singing, Medicinal Plant Walk, Making a Bow Drill, Storing Food for the Winter, Scything, Basket Making, Sandal Making and many more
June 22nd - 6pm Woodbelly Pizza will be there to cook up their wonderful pizzas
Bring cheese, veggies, meat, anything you want for toppings.
June 22nd - 7:30pm Great Music by local artists
Information and schedule will be updated on our web site: www.vbc-vt.org
Bring food to share with others. No food will be sold.
Bring your own chairs and/or blankets for seating.
Dress appropriately for the weather, many workshops and events will be outdoors.
Some basic camping on site will be available.