Northwest Permaculture Speaker Series
Presenting Permaculture Presentations
New Monthly Series starting Nov 2022 and extending into 2023 an ongoing series
More info will be available about topics and speakers as the schedule takes shape going into the fall and winter.
For updates, please check back here and subscribe / read our Newsletter.
Taking applications here for Presenters and Story Tellers to be part of the series.
Presenting Permaculture Presentations
New Monthly Series starting Nov 2022 and extending into 2023 an ongoing series
More info will be available about topics and speakers as the schedule takes shape going into the fall and winter.
For updates, please check back here and subscribe / read our Newsletter.
Taking applications here for Presenters and Story Tellers to be part of the series.
This is where we will post updates of the Permaculture Speaker Series, as well as keep an archive of previous speakers.
Speaker series info - a monthly offering by NWPCC.
Zoom at this link Meeting ID: 390 309 0360 (Updated) Passcode: 706622 Dial in: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
- May Speaker - Tomi Hazel Vaarde, Siskiyou Permaculture, Topic "Social Forestry", Wednesday, May 24 at 10am PST
- April Speaker - Chloe and Lylia, Whole Systems Network, Topic "How the apocalypse leads us to community living", Monday, April 24 at 5pm PST
- February Speaker -Eloisa Lewis, New Climate Culture, Topic "Trauma Circle Medicine", Thursday, February 23 at 7pm
- January speaker - Jason Schreiner, Prout Institute, Topic "Integrated Permaculture Economy", Tuesday, January 24 at 7pm
- December speaker - Mark Lakeman, City Repair, Topic "Testing Notions of Resilience", Thursday, December 29 at 7pm
- November speaker - Penny Livingston-Stark PIMA, Interview by Jan Spencer, Nov 30, 7pm
Zoom at this link Meeting ID: 390 309 0360 (Updated) Passcode: 706622 Dial in: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Did you miss one of the talks?
When possible we will upload the zoom meeting to YouTube and post them with their respective teachers in the sections below.
When possible we will upload the zoom meeting to YouTube and post them with their respective teachers in the sections below.
|
all 8 characterTesting zoom recording file above - 1st try failed - (will delete zoom video when this works)
May 2023 - Hazel Vaarde, Siskiyou Permaculture We are excited to host Hazel for a live Zoom interview. Please join us. Bio: Hazel Vaarde is a renowned permaculturist and elder in the community. They have been advising farms, stewarding forests, and teaching Environmental Sciences for more than fifty years. After having earned degrees in Forestry and Systematic Botany from Syracuse University and SUNY College of Forestry in 1969, Hazel taught Wild Edible Plants and Woods-lore at Laney College in Oakland, California in the early 1970’s. Hazel has been instrumental in teaching and spreading Permaculture practices over the last 37 years, primarily in Southern Oregon and Northern California. They have been a guest teacher with other renowned educators such as Bill Mollison, Toby Hemenway, and Starhawk. Topic: Social Forestry Description: Climate adaptation, human survival, and conservation efforts to maintain biodiversity that supports life on Earth require radical, back-to-the-roots grounding and intentional dedication. "Social Forestry" helps readers remember the ways of the wild while implementing local food production, collaboration with conservation efforts, forest management, and stabilization of headwaters to build resilience for the long term. Join us Wednesday, May 24 at 10 AM Pacific Time on Zoom ~ ~ ~ There is no charge. Recording & Chat: Recording on Zoom click here and use Passcode: !2Y$U0S^ (use all 8 characters for passcode) (deleting in 3 days) YouTube Video will be embedded here on this page soon. Interview Questions: 1. Tell us about your background. Where did you grow up and how did you acquire your knowledge? 2. What inspired you to write this book, Social Forestry: Tending the Land as People of Place? 3. What does it mean to be a People of Place? 4. Principles of Social Forestry? 5. How will practices of Social Forestry help us transition? 6. It could be cool to have (you) Hazel read an excerpt from "The Orchestra Assembles" pg.90-91 7. What parts do humans play in nature? 8. and more Q&A from the audience - Great questions and answers! Chat: (* some Q&As) 10:05:24 ... 10:19:49 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: Can someone put link to book in chat? 10:20:53 From Paul to Everyone: https://siskiyoupermaculture.org/social-forestry-book-page/ 10:23:52 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: As a biochemist by training, I am loving this 10:24:36 From Patricia Menzies to Everyone: Me, too, Lori! From way, way back! 10:41:13 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: * I’d love to hear your thoughts on intentional planting of trees in communities - general advice, guidelines? So much lawn..... 10:41:50 From Julie Wolf - NW Permaculture Convergence to Everyone: Yes, Do ask questions everyone! 10:45:02 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: In communities of humans 10:45:09 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: Places that lack trees 10:49:06 From Shaelee to Everyone: * Fav woodland edible/medicinal from Oregon to help move north to Washington? 10:50:41 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: What is the name of the book by Ursula LeGuin’s family? 10:53:23 From Ravi Logan to Everyone: Forestry camps? 10:59:53 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: And they smell great!!! Love ceanothus 11:01:43 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: The same thing happened with natural medicine getting theft and packaged into functional medicine 11:04:53 From Patricia Menzies to Everyone: Now you've got me rethinking what I mean when I say design! 11:09:19 From Shaelee to Everyone: Yes! Make that Permacultute design report after you’ve loved, listened and worked with a landscape for a few years. I just got to, it was so fun to map out what’s happening, has and I hope to see 11:14:57 From Julie Wolf - NW Permaculture Convergence to Everyone: Hazel recommends reading Heida (sp?) "Mouse Women" - please confirm Karen. 11:15:12 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: Reacted to "Yes! Make that Perma..." with ❤️ 11:15:54 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: https://www.powells.com/book/mouse-woman-trilogy-mouse-woman-the-mi-9781551928807 11:16:09 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: Ishi 11:16:13 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520271470/ishi-in-two-worlds-50th-anniversary-edition 11:16:57 From Julie Wolf - NW Permaculture Convergence to Everyone: Remember to save chat if you like. 3 dots bottom of chat. or email me for the chat - info@northwestPermaculture.org 11:19:17 From Julie Wolf - NW Permaculture Convergence to Everyone: Karen where can we get the book that most supports Hazel? Link? 11:21:25 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: We are encouraging folks to ask for the book from their local bookstores. No shipping and supports local businesses. Or from the publisher: https://synergeticpress.com/catalog/social-forestry-tending-the-land-as-people-of-place/ 11:23:57 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: Universities now about $ and admitting as many people as possible and staffing minimally 11:26:36 From Julie Wolf - NW Permaculture Convergence to Everyone: Feel free to share contact info! Always building community and relationships! to grow. to adapt. to be more resilient 11:27:48 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: Or maybe partner with youth who are looking for meaning, or developing school gardens/forests 11:27:49 From Anne Eldridge to Everyone: I would really love a book on tape 11:28:42 From Lori (she/hers) to Everyone: I don’t agree- humans can be a keystone species when connected to environment 11:29:13 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: I’ll check in with the publisher about moving forward with an audio book. 11:29:27 From Julie Wolf - NW Permaculture Convergence to Everyone: * Unasked question Cloe gave me for this interview - "What parts do humans play in nature?" 11:29:58 From Paul to Everyone: https://cerenehawaii.org/dr-miku-maria-lenentine-cerene-program-coordinator/ 11:30:32 From Karen B Taylor to Everyone: Resiliency Hubs are getting federal funding |
|
April 2023 - Chloe and Lylia from Whole Systems Network
We are excited to host Chloe and Lylia for a live Zoom presentation. Please join us. Bio: Chloe and Lylia are the founders of Whole Systems Network. We have worked with the ecovillage and permaculture movement for over 30 years in sum. We have guided over 15 development projects to success. Topic: How the apocalypse leads us to community living Description: Will it take disaster to understand the benefits of community living? In this talk, Chloe and Lylia of Whole Systems Network, will provide the benefits of community living that we need to apply now to mitigate climate crisis and to maximize our overall well-being. When-where: Monday, April 24 at 5pm PST at our NWPCC Zoom Meeting ID: 390 309 0360 Passcode: 706622 Dial in: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) One tap mobile: +12532158782,,8228795259#,,,,*706622# US |
|
February 2023 - Eloisa Lewis - New Climate Culture
We are excited to host Eloisa Lewis for a live Zoom presentation. Please join us. Bio: Eloísa Lewis is a Climate Scientist and Permaculture Designer from the Maricopa and Pima Territories of Arizona. She/he/they teach about decolonization in corporate and institutional spaces. Topic: Trauma Circle Medicine Description: Trauma Circle Medicine is a special subset of that which is offering deep insight for non-violent communication, self defense, and replacing law enforcement/military within our own permaculture communities to outgrow war and policing. It is also called “practicing peace”. This is really the advanced social permaculture that indigenous communities, hip hop communities, and permaculture heads would recognize me for. It’s really being advanced as my personal applied/field research specifically these days. When-where: Feb 23rd @ 7pm at our NWPCC Zoom Meeting ID: 390 309 0360 Passcode: 706622 Dial in: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) One tap mobile: +12532158782,,8228795259#,,,,*706622# US |
Here's a link to the slides that were shared during the presentation.
|
January 2023 - Jason Schreiner, Prout Institute
We are excited to host Jason Schreiner for a live Zoom interview. Please join us. Bio: Jason Schreiner serves as President of PROUT Institute, based in Eugene, Oregon, and is also Associate Director of the Teaching Engagement Program at the University of Oregon, where he teaches graduate seminars in engaged pedagogy and courses on social and environmental justice. He has been studying and presenting on alternative economic systems and social movements for economic and environmental justice for more than two decades. Topic: Integrated Permaculture Economy Description: Permaculture has evolved from its origins as an approach to “permanent agriculture” and “permaculture culture” to embrace notions such as “social permaculture” and even – despite Bill Mollison’s claims to the contrary – the “politics of permaculture,” as Terry Leahy puts it. In this session we’ll add the dimension of economics to the discussion and consider what an integrated permaculture economy might look like and how we begin now to design and build it. Join us Jan 24 at 7 PM Pacific Time on Zoom ~ ~ ~ There is no charge. |
|
December 2022 - Mark Lakeman - City Repair
Websites for more info about ongoing projects City Repair, Communitecture, and Marklakeman.net We are excited to host Mark Lakeman for a live Zoom presentation. Please join us. Bio: Mark has been a public speaker since 1996 when he founded The City Repair Project. He has been traveling the continent since that time, speaking and teaching workshops related to urban permaculture design and education, combined with participatory place making. Every design project he is involved with furthers the development of a beneficial vision for human and ecological communities. Read his extensive bio with many affiliations and projects here: https://marklakeman.wordpress.com/about/ Topic: Testing Notions of Resilience Description: This is no time for small plans! First though, prior to the pandemic, City Repair had successfully completed more than 1,000 permaculture based community projects in Portland, Oregon. As the pandemic ensued, our social and technical systems struggled until we nearly collapsed. Not entirely though, and we are still standing. Come hear the big news of what we have planned for a more ambitious year than ever before! Audience dialogue invited during and after this talk. When-where: Dec 29th 7pm at our NWPCC Zoom |
|
November 2022 - Penny Livingstone-Stark PIMA
We are excited to host Penny Livingston-Stark for a live Zoom interview. Please join us. Penny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer and speaker. She holds an MS in Eco-Social Regeneration and 3 Diplomas in Permaculture Design. Penny has sat on the board of the Permaculture Institute of North America as well as the Building Appeals Board for the County of Marin and the Redwood Empire Chapter of the US Green Building Council. She has studied, taught with, hosted and learned directly from Bill Mollison and David Holmgren the co-founders of Permaculture and the developers of the Permaculture Design Certification Course curriculum. Penny co-created the Ecological Design Program and its curriculum at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture and co-created the Permaculture Program at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. The interview, by Jan Spencer, will tap into Penny's extensive knowledge of how Permaculture can serve as a powerful tool for ecological and social regeneration. Join us Nov 30 at 7 PM Pacific Time on Zoom ~ ~ ~ There is no charge. |
September 2022 - The NWPCC hosted Ole Ersson, of Kailash Eco Village, Skeeter Pilarski of Friends of Trees and Jan Spencer of Suburbanpermaculture in September.
Ole described how he and his partner Maitri, turned the run down 'meth" apartment complex in Portland into a thriving, 55 resident, eco village. Urban social, economic and environmental restoration! Find out more at www.kailashecovillage.org
Michael, Skeeter Pilarski has a long and rich history of activism in the Northwest - teaching PDCs and organizing events. The Barter Fair, PC Convergences, Global Earth Repair Summit and others. Find out more at www.friendsofthetrees.net
Jan Spencer spoke about creating a preferred future. His current project is a primer for paradigm shift - initiate purposeful conversations - why, where, how, content, examples that already point the way. More at www.suburbanpermaculture.org
Ole described how he and his partner Maitri, turned the run down 'meth" apartment complex in Portland into a thriving, 55 resident, eco village. Urban social, economic and environmental restoration! Find out more at www.kailashecovillage.org
Michael, Skeeter Pilarski has a long and rich history of activism in the Northwest - teaching PDCs and organizing events. The Barter Fair, PC Convergences, Global Earth Repair Summit and others. Find out more at www.friendsofthetrees.net
Jan Spencer spoke about creating a preferred future. His current project is a primer for paradigm shift - initiate purposeful conversations - why, where, how, content, examples that already point the way. More at www.suburbanpermaculture.org