Generative Foodsheds + Wild Edibles + Become a Permaculture Designer
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Ashevillage Institute: Supporting people who want to work on behalf of the Earth to become Earth Champions.
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WHAT DOES PERMACULTURE DESIGN MEAN TO YOU? Find out at the Permaculture School...
Some permaculture humor! Learn more about what Permaculture Designers actually do - 12 things to do as a Permaculture Designer.
1. Discover. What's happening around you that you can learn from and collaborate on.
2. Find your niche. Notice what turns you on and deepen your learning in this area.
3. Design. Offer to practice on projects in your community. Ask for feedback.
4. Volunteer. Use your hands to gain skills while building real projects.
5. Apprentice. Offer to help an experienced designer on their projects.
6. Observe. Visit and learn from other exemplary permaculture sites.
7. Deepen. Participate in another PDC and/or focused workshop.
8. Advance. Get your Diploma of Applied Permaculture Design.
9. Inspire. Share success stories with your community.
10. Launch. Create a permaculture-inspired enterprise.
11. Host. Invite an experienced teacher to your area.
12. Implement. Make it happen in your own backyard!!!
Want to become a permauclture designer? Learn about Permaculture School: Design Ecology & Living Skills at www.ThePermacultureSchool.org.
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WHAT IS A GENERATIVE FOODSHED?
From Rodale Institute: By farming organically, we are regenerating the soil, returning the land to its natural state. We are also regenerating the health of ourselves and our family by reducing or eliminating chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. Beyond our farm, by not using chemicals, we are regenerating the wildlands and local environment. Wildlife and beneficial birds return to help keep down insects and other pests. Our local watershed has less pollution in the streams and creeks which come off our land. Finally, we are helping to regenerate our communities by recycling organic waste that would otherwise be an economic or environmental problem. By creating regenerative foodsheds, we are making the planet a healthier place--and are helping to regenerate the world.
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WILD EDIBLES: Burdock, Red Clover & More
Wild edibles may not be in abundance now, but it is always a good time to start thinking about how and where to look for them. Western North Carolina, with its diversity of natural plant life and ecosystems, has an abundance of edibles that are easy to spot and easy to pick for a quick snack or maybe even a home cooked dinner.
In WNC, people can take note of the different plant species that are edible but may not catch one’s eye right away. It is much easier to spot a wild raspberry or blackberry than it is to notice more obscure wild edibles. One of the more unassuming plants is: Burdock. The use of burdock roots, cut up and put in soups, adds a great medicinal and nutritious benefit. The root contains many vital vitamins, including folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin-E, and vitamin-C. Click to keep reading.
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COCONUT KAVA CHAI: Relax & Rejuvenate
Cozy up by the wood stove and drink one of our favorite cold-weather drinks. Here’s the recipe for Coconut Kava Chai. Recipe re-post from Plantfolk Herbs.
- Put 1/4 cup of finely chopped kava root in a big pot and spritz it with vodka, mix it in, and let it sit for up to a half hour. Fats and resins are soluble in alcohol and this really starts the extraction process. There will be no alcohol taste left after all of the simmering.
- Add your favorite non-caffeinated chai spice blend. I add star anise, cardamom pods, cinnamon bark, cloves, LOTS of ginger root, licorice root, red and black peppercorns, vanilla bean…. you can also add some other medicinals, like ashwagandha root.
- Empty one full can of full-fat coconut milk into the pot
- Add lots of water! Fill the pot with water leaving enough room for it to be able to boil/simmer.
- Put your love into it! Say a prayer, sing a song, a dance, calling to the kava gods to come and put their most cheerful and loving vibes into this elixir!
- Simmer for a minimum of two hours. Click to keep reading.
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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
PERMACULTURE SCHOOL:
DESIGN ECOLOGY & LIVING SKILLS
Permaculture School is a rigorous, 12-week, college-level program for students who want to learn more in the field of Permaculture. Embody it. Understand how it fits into your life. And how your life fits into it. You are especially encouraged to apply if you’re on a path toward being a permaculture leader, professional practitioner, designer, educator, activist, or advocate. If you are someone who wants to develop your own permaculture project, clarify your vision, make a plan, and move forward in accomplishing this within a framework of accountability, we welcome you to apply. Seats are limited and the next Early Bird rate ends November 30th.
Dates: May 23 - August 14, 2015
Details: www.ThePermacultureSchool.org
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ON THE HOMEFRONT
PRACTICING THE ART OF INTIMACY
Would you like to learn better skills in creating healthy relationships with family, friends, partners, lovers, and co-workers? Last Friday, our friends from Co-Luminate hosted their Intimacy Practice Group in our living room. 29 people joined this evening of practicing techniques and learning tools to improve the relationships in our lives.
Relationships can be challenging because nobody ever taught us the basics of conscious relating. In this practice group we explore the common struggles we face and work on some of these issues, ie: How do I tell the truth when I am afraid of the other person’s reaction? How can I speak so that people will listen to me? What can I do when I really want to talk to someone but am afraid?
Join next time! Friday, Dec. 12th; 8-10pm
Requested donation: $5.
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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
SHIITAKE MUSHROOM WORKSHOP
Hosted by Asheville Real Food Meetup Group & Willow Bend Farm
When: Sunday, December 7th, 4pm
Where: Center for Intentional Longevity
276 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville, NC
Details: Asheville Real Foods Meetup Group
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Sitting at our back doorsteps, all we need to live a good life lies about us. Sun, wind, people, buildings, stones, sea, birds and plants surround us. Cooperation with all these things brings harmony, opposition to them brings disaster and chaos.
-- Bill Mollison, Introduction To Permaculture
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A LATE FALL RECIPE
WINTER SQUASH BOWL
Photo and recipe via Bon Appetit
• 1 medium butternut squash (~1 1/2 lb.)• 5 small winter squash (about 1 lb. each; such as acorn, carnival, delicata, sweet dumpling, or sugar pumpkins), divided
• 4 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 3 teaspoons pure maple syrup (optional)
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon room temperature butter
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
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