Permaculture

• Free Permaculture Training

  Happy Cafe at Westward Ho! is hosting a free training session on the ecological design process.

• Transitioning To A Postcarbon Culture

  ARCATA Mark DuPont will deliver a presentation on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology at Humboldt State University.

• Sustainability Workshop

  Residents in Young are invited to attend a free Basics in Permaculture course this Saturday at the Community Garden in Lynch Street.

• Applause: Be Local Northern Colorado

  Be Local Northern Colorado welcomed new and renewing members Core Fitness Nutrition, Silver Grill Caf, Pain Wizard, Colorados Best Beef, My Office Etc, Raindrop Retreat Permaculture Project, Leapin Lizard Labels, Mikes Hard Money, Hearnes Footwear Clothing, Home State Bank, MouCo Cheese, TreTotal Image Salon, Milkweed Designs, Fossil Creek Farms and Ink Works.

• Hugelkultur Can Create IrrigationFree Garden Beds

  Fallen trees arent just useful for furniture and firewood. You can use the wood to form the backbone of a type of gardening known as Hugelkultur, which involves burying wood in your garden bed. Permaculture site Rich Soil promotes the many benefits of Hugelkultur: Hugelkultur is nothing more than making raised garden beds filled with rotten wood. This makes for raised garden beds loaded wi …

• Strickland Gets Party Endorsement As New GOP Challenger Steps Up

  In the latest developments in the fastchanging campaign for Ventura Countys new 26th Congressional District, the County Republican Central Committee has unanimously endorsed Sen. Tony Strickland of Moorpark, a Ron Paul supporter from Ojai announced he will be a candidate and one of five Democratic candidates has withdrawn from the race.

• Schools Fish Farm Teaches Lessons In Ecology And Sushi

  When culinary arts student David Danforth started raising fish shipped in last month for Jasper Place High Schools new aquaponics operation, he gave one of them a name: Sushi.

• CALENDAR: January 14, 2012

  9 a.m. Special spring registration hours. Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie. www.sunydutchess.edu, 845 4318020

• Pino To Speak At Gardening Exchange Club Meeting On Jan. 19

  Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchanges January 19 speaker on seed saving will be Ben Pino from Heartland Gardens. Pinos background is in Florida exclusive organic gardening with a focus on permaculture and biointensive gardening techniques.

• Exciting Lineup Of Speakers For Seedy Saturday In Lewes

  SEEDY Saturday organisers are thrilled at the exciting lineup of speakers on offer tomorrow Saturday at Lewes Town Hall 10am3pm.

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