02 Mar Winter Series of Talks – 2/3 done, 1/3 to go – Thurs. Nights – Habitat Suites – 7:00 PM
2010 Winter Series of Talks
The Winter Series of Talks are free and open to all, on Thursday evenings in Jan – Mar. – 7:00 – 8:30 PM,, plus discussion, at the Habitat Suites Hotel, 500 E. Highland Mall Dr. (north of Mall near the Sail Boat Center).
All the topics relate directly to Sustainable designs, systems, and living. And, all of them focus on solutions and positive actions we can take locally, using local resources. With local resolve and commitment (yours and mine), there is a whole lot we can do. Please join us and become a helper.
Schedule is firm, but all topics/speakers are tentative; please check with www.permie.us to confirm individual topics and speakers – there may be some shifting around.
-Jan. 14 -Introduction to Permaculture – Talk w’ Slides -Dick
-Jan. 21 -The Global Gardener – Permaculture Around the World – Video
(a trip around the world with Bill Mollison to view 8 or so Permaculture projects)
-Jan. 28 -Texology – Austin, TX? – Know This/Your Place – Dick Pierce
(where Austin has been, how it got here; info on our unusual soil, water, climate)
-Feb. 4 -The Next Industrial Revolution – Bill McDonough -Video
(far from greed and waste – see major companies profit from sustainable thinking)
-Feb. 11 -Other Stories to Be In – Hints from Other Times, Cultures – DP
(what can other times, traditions, and cultures tell us about different ways to be?)
-Feb. 18 -Who Makes our Food? – Local, Smaller, Organic, Sustainable
(a Farmer, a Poultry Producer, an Extraordinary Gardener )
-Feb. 25-Who Brings Us Local, Safe, Nutritious, Yummy Food? –
(Panelists – Edible Austin, Fmrs. Market, Local Dist., Rest., CSA, Barter-Net)
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-Mar. 4 -Alternate Business & Finance – Theme: Re-Localization – Talk/Slides
(Green, Sustainable, Energy Effic., Smaller, More Local Bus., Worker-Owned, etc.)
-Mar. 11 -Restoring Soil, Bringing Land Back, Helping Nature –
(Soil/Water expert, Gary Freeborg talks about how we can help Nature help our soil)
-Mar. 18 –No Winter Series Talk – AISD Spring Break – Week Off
-Mar. 25 -Eco-Villages, Intentional Communities, Co-Housing –
(video of eco-villages in US & around world; talk on Austin Co-Housing)
–Apr. 1 -Topic is TBD –Let us know your idea, your favorite
Brought to you by APG, the Austin Permaculture Guild – (www.permie.us)
And, our thanks to Habitat Suites – 500 Highland Blvd. – Austin’s Only Permaculture Hotel
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