Please visit our webpage at www.socalconvergence.org for more information!

 2013 Southern California Permaculture Convergence March 9th and 10th, 2013 

Location: 

SKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE

and

HARMONY GROVE SPIRITUALIST ASSOCIATION 

Featuring Keynote Speaker Paul Wheaton (permies.com)

HERE WE GO!!!  

We San Diego Permies are excited to be hosting the Southern California Permaculture Convergence in 2013.  This event will draw people from all Southern California and beyond, and it is going to be an amazing, inspirational, mind-bending permaculture event. 

CLASSES:

• Tour of Sky Mountain Institute
• Introduction to Permaculture
• Importance of Including Wildlife Habitat
• Aquaponics
• Greywater Reclamation
• Companion Planting
• Chickens
• Edible Natives
• Beehive building
• Bee keeping
• Seed Saving
• Herbal Remedy Making
• Lots of hands-on workshops and more!

COST: 

$75.00! Price will go up if you wait.

An exact transparent accounting of all of our $ transactions prior to this event can be seen by clicking here.

If you are unable to pay there are a limited number of work-exchange opportunities, so please contact us with your situation and we'll see what we can do. 

Cancellation Policy:  A full refund can be issued upon written request up to 20 days before the event.  Within 20 days of the event, no refunds will be issued.

FOOD: 

We will have food vendors on site for different dietary needs. Vendors will be available both Saturday and Sunday for lunch, and Saturday for dinner.  You will have to take care of other meals yourself, we have provided a list of local grocery store and dining options under the Staying With Us Tab.

WHERE TO SLEEP:

Tent camping on site is limited.  To reserve a space at the Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association, contact them at either at hgsa@nethere.com or by phone at (760) 745-9176.  The fee is $11/tent per day, they are also allowing $11/day for self-contained RVs, as there are no hook ups on site.  No smoking or alcohol allowed.

There is also space at the Questhaven Retreat, but please realize that it is a sacred and spiritual retreat.  More information under the Staying With Us Tab.

No pets are allowed at the Convergence, so please do not bring them with you.  No smoking or alcohol allowed.

Since camping space is limited, we send a special request to all of our San Diego Permies to consider opening their house/yard (rooms, couch, or tent space) for out-of-town permies.  You can charge $ 10-30 and donate part of the income to the Southern California Convergence Funds. Please see under FORUMS for requests/offers of hospitality.

EXCHANGE: 

Your organic produce, jams, seeds, cuttings, recipes, clothes, books, anything you want, for free!  You will have plenty of time to mingle with fellow permies!

TRADE: 

If you have sustainable/organic items or services in line with permaculture you would like to sell, please contact us at michelle@edgeandelement.com.  We support like-minded businesses!

BYOD, BYOC, BYOBV:

Bring your own plate/silverware, bring your own foldable chair and of course, bring your own brilliant vision please. 

CHILDREN'S CONVERGENCE:

There will be children's tickets available for sale for $10/one day or $15/full event for kids 5+.  We will be holding workshops for children 5+, but they must have an adult companion to help.

CARPOOLING: 

We encourage you to carpool. Please use our our Rideshare Program.

Can't wait till the 9th?  Join us on the 6th thru the 8th!

Permaculture Earthworks at Sky Mountain Institute

Increase your knowledge of permaculture earthworks during this hands-on 3 day workshop taught by Paul Wheaton.  You will be able to watch a raw San Diego hillside side go through a permaculture design process, from mapping to final construction to planting out of the installations.  This will all be done during these 3 days.  Currently, an estimated 350,000 gallons of runoff water go down through the property untouched.  Some of the earthworks designed and constructed in this class will be placed and designed to alter this erosive overland flow and to maximize water capture and retention in the landscape.  Earthworks will be constructed to create cool zones, giving plants a reprieve from the hot summer sun and shielding them from the local winds.  The earthworks will be mulched,  and the construction of a food forest will take place with the planting of cover crops, fruit trees, and to support species trees.  Course participants will have the opportunity for hands-on participation and to contribute during the design process and work on all of the earthworks.

For more information and to register go here!

 See you on MARCH 9, 2013!