FREE educational permaculture event exploring food security, new methods for feeding our families, and creating resilient communities now.
Featuring two short films:
"Rebecca's Wild Farm: A Farm for the Future"
Rising fuel prices are a wake up call for filmmaker, Rebecca Hosking, as she investigates how to transform her families farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future. Going beyond mere alarm raising to present practical, ingenious solutions from pioneering farmers and gardeners, Rebecca shows that nature holds some surprising keys to abundance. 50 Minutes.
"The Ago Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps"
By adhering to the laws of nature and designing the work out of agriculture, Austrian farmer, Sepp Holzer and his wife farm over 100 acres with no outside help nor annual plowing, successfully cultivating cherries, apples, mushrooms, kiwis, lemons, pumpkins, and fish all on steep hillsides high in the alps where no one else would dream of farming. 45 minutes.
This event will be presented on 4 dates at two locations:
Thursday August 22, and Thursday September 26th at 6:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem, 5090 Center Street NE, Salem, OR 97317
Saturday August 24th, and Saturday September 28th at 10am
St. Paul/s Episcopal Church 822 Washington Street, Oregon City, OR 97045
Call 503-449-8077 for more information
Presented by Brighid's Circle, LLC
Brighid's Circle will also be starting a full permaculture design certificate course on a sliding scale at a fraction of the usual course prices. We believe people need permaculture, not just to create a sustainable future, but also to feed our families and communities now. Call, or come to one of our events for details.
Thursday Aug 22, 2013
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
August 22nd, 2013, at 6:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem, 5090 Center Street NE, Salem, OR 97317
FREE
503-449-8077
Printed courtesy of www.silvertonchamber.org/ – Contact the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
426 S. Water St., Silverton, OR 97381 – (503) 873-5615 – stacy@silvertonchamber.org