Fwd: 5 Days until the Inaugural Michigan Permaculture Convergence, Nov. 1-3!

[Aaron Wissner]

FYI - 1st Annual Permaculture Convergence Set for November 1-3 (see below)

Also, final reminder for Conference on Michigan's Future, also this weekend:  http://www.futuremichigan.org

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Aaron Wissner, Teacher

http://aaronwissner.com

President, Local Future, a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization

http://localfuture.org

Director, Conference on Michigan's Future: Energy - Economy - Environment

http://futuremichigan.org

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From: penny krebiehl <penny....@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 8:47 AM
Subject: 5 Days until the Inaugural Michigan Permaculture Convergence, Nov. 1-3!
To: MichiganPermac...@groups.facebook.com, Northern Michigan Permaculture Guild <permacult...@googlegroups.com>, occupy traverse <occupytc...@gmail.com>, Transition Traverse City <transition-t...@googlegroups.com>, val...@googlegroups.com

The 2013 Michigan Permaculture Convergence will focus on learning, teaching and growing the permaculture movement in Michigan.  It is designed to inclusively gather folks who are interested in sharing knowledge and information about permaculture design, principles, and practice. Folks of all skill levels are welcome to participate, whether this is your first introduction to permaculture, or you have been practicing for years... in fact, sharing in a diversity of skills and knowledge is an essential ingredient for strengthening community and increasing resilience to a changing climate, social and economic structure.

The convergence begins on Friday, November 1, 2013 through Sunday, Nov. 3 at Camp Talahi, in South East Lower Michigan. 

In addition to the MANY volunteers who have been organizing and planning this event over the past 9 months, our sponors also include:  Yoga Spirit Moves, K M Kraimer/”Moving Body Ecology”, O’k CSA, Little Artshram, and Oryana Co-operative.

The final day for advanced registration (to insure both overnight accommodations and meals) is today.  You are invited to visit the web site to learn more about the convergence and to register on-line here:

TO REGISTER go to: http://michiganpermacultureconvergence.com/forms/registration.php

For more information and the background/process of our gathering see www.michiganpermacultureconvergence.com 

The weekend will include a well-planned agenda with facilitated discussions, separate open-space sessions for each regional guild of Michigan, hands-on permaculture element installations at Camp Talahi and a series of presentations by experienced, practicing permaculture designers including:

• How to start your own worm composter and make your own liquid fertilizer too from start to finish

• Integral Permaculture - Expanding Zones and Sectors in Permaculture: Integrating New Perspectives.

• Aquaponics in the Bahamas and Michigan

• The technical and social challenges to taking permaculture into the main stream agriculture world.

• Soil design and management.  In this session we'll start with the soil texture triangle, field identification of soil type, best management practices for optimum soil health, soil testing and fertility management.

• Permaculture in K-20 schools: Educating a new generation of Nature based problem solvers

• Learning to observe interconnectedness and dynamics within the natural world, in our personal daily relationships, with a permaculture systems approach.

• Building a Diverse Perennial Nursery at a Community Scale: Design for Resilience

• Discussions about local permaculture group Abundant Michigan, Permaculture Ypsilanti (AMPY) including--Guild Formation, Time Banks, City and Farm Designs, challenges and opportunities.

The convergence fee is $50, which includes a choice of overnight accommodations in a cabin or tent-camping. An additional $30 will cover all meals on Saturday and Sunday. The convergence sessions will be offered in both indoor and outdoor setting, weather permitting. All meals served will be primarily organic, locally grown food.

And you can still become a 2013 MPC Sponsor: http://www.littleartshram.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPC-SponsorDonation-2013.pdf

For general information about the convergence:

Penny Krebiehl
(231) 922-2014
penny....@gmail.com

www.michiganpermacultureconvergence.com

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