Permaculture Resources for Discussion and Education

04 March 2010

The pre-organized workshop sessions (in the morning before the afternoon's Open Space attendee directed sessions) at the upcoming Permaculture Gathering revolve around four topic areas.  For those unable to make the event but interested in learning more, for accessing reading or educational resources, and for familiarizing yourself with these topics, here are a selection of websites the Alchemical community has found valuable that contain loads of free permaculture education and wisdom.  

Permaculture Gathering Afterparty Fundraiser

21 February 2010

A fundraising show with musical entertainment, book fair, and food and drink will follow the Permaculture Gathering from 5:00pm to 12 midnight at the same location (The Gear Factory, Saturday March 13).

Music starts at 5:00 pm and suggested donation is $7 at the door. A used book fair will offer many volumes for sale from a variety of topics. Proceeds will go to supporting the costs for the Permaculture Gathering and the Alchemical Nursery, and the Gear Factory.

The evenings fundraising show will feature performances from Barley Wine, Colleen Kattau, Black Earth,  and . . . . .

2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Gathering

07 February 2010

Permaculture beginners and aficionados alike are invited to come together for the 2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Gathering.

This event is a regional scaled event designed to foster networking, coordination, and learning among the Permaculture and homesteading communities of Upstate New York. Permaculture is a whole-systems approach to community and landscape design that integrates regenerative agriculture techniques in order to meet human and animal needs in development projects to allow for more self-sufficient living. 

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RSVP ON OUR MEETUP SITE.   Your RSVP is appreciated as it helps with planning for food, childcare activities, and space planning and setup.

The Democratic Economy Network - DEconN

04 February 2010

The Democratic Economy Network - a collective of individuals and organizations supporting grassroots democratic economy education and organizing - is now active in Syracuse.  DEconN will be hosting a film screening and discussion of the 1980 BBC documentary of The Mondragon Experiment (50 minutes) - "Mondragon, in the Basque region of Spain, is a flourishing industrial town with over 80 factories which are the most efficient in Spain - and all are cooperatively owned".  join us on Tuesday February 3rd at 6:30pm, in the lobby of the Assisi Center (800 North Salina St) for this FREE film event.

 DEconN has also released into the wild "The Podium Project" - a traveling podium and journal in which we seek to share the collective knowledge about the democratic economy of Syracuse.  The podium is currently located at . . . . .

Permaculture and Humanitarian Relief for Haiti

31 January 2010

First, a very big and gracious thank you to everyone who donated thier time, energy, materials, and money towards the Haitian Relief Benefit Concert we held on Friday January 22 at Spark Contemporary Art Space here in Syracuse, NY.  After all was said and done, $725.00 will be split between Partners in Health for health care in Haiti, and Permacultura American Latina (through the permaculturehaiti.org website) for permaculture relief efforts in Haiti.

Some pics from the event are now online in our Photos Gallery , please check them out.

And finally, for an idea of how permaculture will be able to help relief efforts in Haiti, please take a read of Cory Brennan's blog post at Sustainable Relief in Haiti through Permaculture.  Here's a preview:

Syracuse Artists & Musicians For Haitian Relief Benefit Concert

20 January 2010

The Alchemical Nursery is proud to sponsor this event at Spark on Friday night to bring assistance to our Haitian brothers and sisters.  A portion of the proceeds will be used for future permaculture related relief efforts in Haiti.