NWPCC BOARD MEETING
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February 25th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm PST
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Please join us for our next board meeting on
February 25th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm PST
Here is the zoom meeting information: Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/968699208
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+17207072699,,968699208# US
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+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 720 707 2699 US
Meeting ID: 968 699 208
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aezltEWXK7
Follow on our Slack group through the invite link below
for more discussion and for links to the agenda:
CLICK HERE FOR THE SLACK GROUP
Thanks for Helping Make the 2019 Northwest Permaculture Convergence Great!
Thank you all for coming to join us in celebrating and growing permaculture in Cascadia!
The 2019 event was a great time for learning, sharing and getting to know each other. We have so much gratitude to our host Lost Valley for sharing their space with us, the Kalapuya Tribe and Daphne Singing Tree for blessing our work there, the sponsors that made it possible and the many hands that came together to bring life to our gathering.
Immediately after our convergence, we got the opportunity to write an article about our organization for "Permaculture Design Magazine." Please check out the upcoming issue to learn more about the history of our group, and hear from other members of the northwest permaculture community.
Now we turn our attention to Convergence 2020 which will be in Washington. We welcome suggestions for coordinators, ally organizations and a host. Do you know of a good location for 2020? Please share it with us asap! It should have the capacity to hold at a minimum 300 people, have a number of classrooms or covered spaces with power, space that seats 300 for a keynote speaker, and camping (as well as dorms or house shares for our elders and folks who need to sleep inside). Contact us with suggestions at info@northwestpermaculture.org.
In 2020, we hope to continue the work of promoting regional gatherings to strengthen our network throughout the year. Do you organize an event like the Convergence with your group? Let us know! You can post on our event page, and perhaps we can cross-pollinate. Since permaculture includes so many systems, there’s always room to grow and share and deepen the richness of all our networks. Resilience through diversity!
2019 attendees, please remember to join our directory so that we can keep in contact. Your attendance this year has provided you with an upgrade that provides more room to describe your work!
Thank you all for coming to join us in celebrating and growing permaculture in Cascadia!
The 2019 event was a great time for learning, sharing and getting to know each other. We have so much gratitude to our host Lost Valley for sharing their space with us, the Kalapuya Tribe and Daphne Singing Tree for blessing our work there, the sponsors that made it possible and the many hands that came together to bring life to our gathering.
Immediately after our convergence, we got the opportunity to write an article about our organization for "Permaculture Design Magazine." Please check out the upcoming issue to learn more about the history of our group, and hear from other members of the northwest permaculture community.
Now we turn our attention to Convergence 2020 which will be in Washington. We welcome suggestions for coordinators, ally organizations and a host. Do you know of a good location for 2020? Please share it with us asap! It should have the capacity to hold at a minimum 300 people, have a number of classrooms or covered spaces with power, space that seats 300 for a keynote speaker, and camping (as well as dorms or house shares for our elders and folks who need to sleep inside). Contact us with suggestions at info@northwestpermaculture.org.
In 2020, we hope to continue the work of promoting regional gatherings to strengthen our network throughout the year. Do you organize an event like the Convergence with your group? Let us know! You can post on our event page, and perhaps we can cross-pollinate. Since permaculture includes so many systems, there’s always room to grow and share and deepen the richness of all our networks. Resilience through diversity!
2019 attendees, please remember to join our directory so that we can keep in contact. Your attendance this year has provided you with an upgrade that provides more room to describe your work!
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Grow Love in our Roots!!!
POSTER ART CONTEST! Cultivate Community : 2020 NW Permaculture Convergence Poster Art Challenge! Let’s lean into understanding who we, as a culture, are excluding and work to be more inclusive, honoring the stories and experiences of those who have been systematically marginalized and dehumanized in our shared bioregion (please share this invitation!!!). We as the Northwest Permaculture Community can embrace this work by putting our principles to action toward healing the beautiful, diverse community this can be. The Cultivate Community theme represents this ongoing work, and begins with a poster contest, led by YOU. Imagine what Cultivating Community looks like… Top Prize: an all-inclusive ticket for the artist to this years convergence! All submissions will be promoted far and wide as the northwest community votes to determine the winner. Grow your network and share your art! Extended Deadline: March 10, 2020, 11:59pm PST. Email submissions to info@northwestpermaculture.org with “2020 poster art” or upload at the bottom of our 2019 Feedback form. Thank you all for your help! |
We would like to offer our thanks to Pat Rasmussen, NWPCC Secretary/Treasurer. She has retired from the Northwest Permaculture
Convergence Board and we wish her well in her future endeavors.
Pat, coordinator of the local Olympia non-profit Edible Forest Gardens, has been planting Edible Forest Gardens of fruit and nut trees, berry bushes and perennial vegetables in yards, community gardens, neighborhood pathways, schools, and businesses in Olympia and the PNW since 2007. She's planted more than 80 gardens around Olympia using volunteers, Evergreen State College students, neighborhood volunteers, and public school students. She has been working with Olympia Neighborhood Associations and the City of Olympia all those years to increase the number of Edible Forest Gardens in neighborhoods using Neighborhood Matching Grants from the City of Olympia to pay for plants. Pat's interest in natural water harvesting methods has led her to plant woodchip gardens as Paul Gautschi does, build many hugelkulturs and use swales on contour in gardens and farms to establish food forests. She uses regenerative, biological methods to grow nutrient dense food. www.edibleforestgardens.org
Convergence Board and we wish her well in her future endeavors.
Pat, coordinator of the local Olympia non-profit Edible Forest Gardens, has been planting Edible Forest Gardens of fruit and nut trees, berry bushes and perennial vegetables in yards, community gardens, neighborhood pathways, schools, and businesses in Olympia and the PNW since 2007. She's planted more than 80 gardens around Olympia using volunteers, Evergreen State College students, neighborhood volunteers, and public school students. She has been working with Olympia Neighborhood Associations and the City of Olympia all those years to increase the number of Edible Forest Gardens in neighborhoods using Neighborhood Matching Grants from the City of Olympia to pay for plants. Pat's interest in natural water harvesting methods has led her to plant woodchip gardens as Paul Gautschi does, build many hugelkulturs and use swales on contour in gardens and farms to establish food forests. She uses regenerative, biological methods to grow nutrient dense food. www.edibleforestgardens.org
The ORGANIZATION:
Northwest Permaculture Convergence (NWPCC) is a Washington state 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Its purpose is to provide education in the use of Permaculture as a powerful tool for helping to design and bring into being a culture and economy that can fit far better within the boundaries of Planet Earth. NWPCC is organized by a volunteer Board that oversees the year-to-year organizing of the annual Northwest Permaculture Convergence (The Convergence), as well as several new projects designed to increase networking and build resilience within the Permaculture community.
The EVENT:
Entering its 13th year, the annual Northwest Permaculture Convergence (The Convergence) is an inclusive weekend-long event that alternates between the states of Oregon and Washington. The Convergence brings together a remarkable diversity of people to share their creative approaches for designing living environments, economic systems, and culture practices that thrive within ecologically sustainable limits. Long time enthusiasts and beginners alike pilgrimage from every corner of the Cascadian Bioregion, to educate on their successes (and failures!). Dozens of workshops and skillshares happen simultaneously all weekend long, making The Convergence a rich and valuable resource within our community.
The Board of Directors oversees event management and is fiscally responsible for each year's event. NWPCC teams up with local communities for 'Shoulder Events”,' supporting our allies with tours, panel discussions, workshops, and classes. Every year, the organization offers a number of volunteer and work trade positions. Ride shares, home stays and food donations can be arranged.
The Board of Directors oversees event management and is fiscally responsible for each year's event. NWPCC teams up with local communities for 'Shoulder Events”,' supporting our allies with tours, panel discussions, workshops, and classes. Every year, the organization offers a number of volunteer and work trade positions. Ride shares, home stays and food donations can be arranged.
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