Instructors\: Brock Dolman and Kendall Dunnigan

Guest Instructors (may include)\: Benjamin Fahrer\, Dougo Gosling\, Michelle Vesser\, Dave Henson\, Adam Wolpert\, Kate Lundquist\, Carol Nieukirk\, Jim Coleman\, Chas Moore\, Janine Bjö\;rnson\, Tamara Wilder\, Matt Every\, Erik Ohlsen

Cost\: $1500/$1400 if registered two weeks in advance (residential course). Some partial work exchange opportunities are available for this course\; see below for more details. \; For registration information\, click here. \;

Click here to see a video about our Permaculture Design Course at OAEC.

Whether you currently own property or dream of it\, this two-week intensive course will immerse you in information\, ideas and inspiration for how to design sustainable\, regenerative systems in balance with your home ecosystem. You will learn the ethics\, principles and practice of &ldquo\;permanent culture\,&rdquo\; by exploring topics such as organic gardening\, mulching\, natural building techniques\, forest farming\, water retention and regeneration\, erosion control\, community processes\, and much more. Using a combination of lecture\, discussion\, hands-on activities at OAEC&rsquo\;s 80-acre site\, visits to local permaculture examples\, and a group design project\, you will have the chance to integrate and apply the concepts of permaculture during almost 100 hours of course time. Upon completion of the course\, participants receive a Certificate of Permaculture Design.

In 2009\, OAEC enters its second decade and fifteenth year as a permaculture school\, the most established and longest continually operating school of its kind in California. We celebrate having offered 30 courses to well over 500 students\, and consistently hear feedback from graduates that OAEC's design course is a &ldquo\;life-changing&rdquo\; experience.

For a more detailed description of our facilities\, including information on what to bring\, visit our Participant's Information page. \; \;

Work Exchange\: A limited number of work exchange positions are available. We award these positions to course registrants based on demonstrated financial need. Participants receive a $250 reduction in course fees in exchange for 20 hours working in our kitchen or doing other course-related support tasks. If you would like to be considered for a work exchange position\, check the "\;Work Exchange"\; box on your registration form. Include a brief letter describing your situation\, along with your $100 course deposit. If you are not chosen for one of the positions and cannot pay the standard course fee\, your deposit will be fully refunded.

Sample Syllabus for the Permaculture Design Two-Week Intensive

To learn more about OAEC\, Permaculture and their other excellent programs\, visit their website!

$\\"\\"$ Renowned American environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben will tell about the first global-scale climate change movement\, the 350.org campaign\, as well as the significance of the number 350 and the upcoming International Day of Climate Action on October 24th. This event is hosted by Sonoma Country Day School in partnership with the Climate Protection Campaign\, Post Carbon Institute\, Sierra Club Sonoma County\, Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County\, and the Network for Spiritual Progressives of Sonoma County. A reception and book signing will follow the presentation. McKibben says that "\;350 is the most important number in the world"\; - the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide measured in "\;parts per million"\; in our atmosphere. "\;If we can make this number known across the planet\, that mere fact will exert some real pressure on negotiators. We need people to understand that 350 marks either success or failure for these climate negotiations."\; With carbon dioxide levels already exceeding 350 parts per million\, Bill McKibben\, the Paul Revere of our time\, is traveling the world to awaken people to the dire threat of global warming. In this special appearance\, he'll explain how Sonoma County can join thousands of others to send its own unique message through a countywide day of climate actions on October 24. "\;Our hope is for a powerful and unified call to action- a call that is global\, scientific\, and specific."\;

Jackson Theater at Sonoma County Day School
4400 Day School Place (off of Aviation Blvd.)
Santa Rosa\, CA \;

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Come celebrate the bounty of the season whilst supporting the Sonoma County Herb Exchange*

Live Music featuring\:
Sol Horizon &bull\; Goathouse &bull\; Johnny Downer (From Freepeoples) and Friend &bull\; Mr. December &bull\; Love Choir

Featuring Classes beginning at 3pm\:
Laguna Farm Tour &bull\; Essential Oil Distillation Demonstration &bull\; Herbs &\; Supplements for Healthy Digestion &bull\; Herb Walk &bull\; Herbal Beer Making &bull\; Essential Oils for First Aid &bull\; Harvesting and Using Seaweeds &bull\; Food Fermentation Workshop

Local Brews\, Herbal Teas\, International Cuisine &\; Edible Delicacies for Purchase\, Herbal Vendors of Plants\, Books\, Cosmetics\, Cordials\, &\; Herb Products. Admission Donation $10\, Children 12 and under FREE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SET-UP/CLEAN- UP\, ETC! Please call 824-1447
Work Exchange Positions Available &ndash\; Call 824-1447
Want to be a Vendor? Call Terri at 664-0768

*The Sonoma County Herb Exchange is a local clearinghouse dedicated to providing the highest quality locally-grown herbs to our community while connecting herb growers with medicine makers in Sonoma county and beyond.

Location\:
Laguna Farm\, 1720 Cooper Road\, Sebastopol
Music begins at 3\:30

Want to reserve a booth?
Early Bird Discount available until August 15\, 2009
Space is limited\, Call now to guarantee yours
Contact\: Karla 823-3032
events@sebastopol.org
Or download a registration form at\: \; www.sebastopol.org/livebooth.html
Print and mail to\:
Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Box 178\, Sebastopol\, CA. 95473

Local ecotherapists Shepherd Bliss\, Larry Robinson\, and Sara Harris will read from their chapters in new Sierra Club Book &ldquo\;Ecotherapy\: Healing with Nature in Mind&rdquo\; on Oct. 8\, Thursday\, from 6\:30 to 8\:30 at Copperfield&rsquo\;s in Sebastopol\, 138 N. Main Street.

The book is a sequel to the ground-breaking &ldquo\;Ecopsychology\: Restoring the Earth\, Healing the Mind.&rdquo\; Farmer and SSU teacher Shepherd Bliss will read about agrotherapy from his chapter &ldquo\;In Praise of Sweet Darkness.&rdquo\; Retired psychotherapist and Sebastopol City Council member Larry Robinson&rsquo\;s chapter is entitled &ldquo\;Psychotherapy as if the World Mattered\,&rdquo\; which Utne Reader re-printed. Psychotherapist and wilderness guide Sara Harris&rsquo\; chapter is &ldquo\;Beyond the &ldquo\;Big Lie&rsquo\;\: How One Therapist Began to Wake Up.&rdquo\; The book has received positive reviews in Time magazine\, Huffington Post\, and elsewhere. The reading is free.

$\\"\\"$ Join us for the Third State of the Laguna Conference and Science Symposium October 14-16\, 2009 at Sonoma Mountain Village\, Rohnert Park\, with the theme\: Meeting the Challenge - Strategies for adapting watershed ecosystems to climate change.

Help us to generate science-based climate change adaptation strategies for Laguna de Santa Rosa ecosystem conservation\, restoration\, and management in this interactive forum!

Using the Laguna as a case study\, we hope to inspire and empower our region's resource managers\, environmental scientists\, policy-makers\, agricultural practitioners\, stakeholders and funding organizations to move forward together with new resolve.

Go Local is fortunate to receive Judy Wicks as a featured guest speaker at this reception. \; Judy is founder of Philadelphia&rsquo\;s landmark White Dog Cafe\, and an international leader in the local living economies movement. \; She is co-founder and board chair of the nationwide Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)\, and founder \; of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia and Fair Food &ndash\; both originally incubated at White Dog Community Enterprises\, a non-profit created to direct business profits toward building a local living economy in the Philadelphia region.

In the retail industry\, Judy was founder/owner of Black Cat\, a retail store that featured locally made and fair trade gifts for 20 years\, 1989 &ndash\; 2009. In 1970\, Judy co-founded the Free People's Store\, now well-known as Urban Outfitters. Just after the 26th anniversary\, Judy sold the White Dog Cafe in January\, 2009\, through a unique exit strategy that preserves the values of the business and assures local\, independent ownership. \; She is currently working on a book to be published in 2010 by Chelsea Green.

This reception is free to locally-owned businesses within Sonoma County. \; It's open to the general public to attend. \; Admission price is $5 for GoLocal individual members and $10 for non-members.

Wine\, beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be served as attendees mix and mingle. \; If you're a business owner and would like to participate in Give Local this season go here for more information about how you can join the effort.

We need to be as ready as we can to take care of ourselves and our neighbors in the event of a disaster. \;

Come to our Town Hall meeting on Thursday\, October 15\, and learn how we can prepare to get through a disaster together. \; You'll hear from our Fire Chief\, Police Chief\, City Manager\, CERT Board Member\, and the County's Department of Public Health.

6\:30 to 8\:30 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room at Parkside School\, 7540 Bodega Avenue. \; Please invite friends and bring folks with you.

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The coming Wellness Fair on Sat Oct 17th\, in Sebastopol is shaping up
to be an amazing\, dazzling\, healing event you don't want to miss!
Sample the wealth of alternative modalities\, practitioners\, wellness
products Sonoma County has to offer\, we are blessed!

90 plus alternative practitioners and wellness vendors\, wholesome
veggie food\, magic Native American flute and vocal/acoustic guitar\,
belly dancing\, free or greatly reduced hands on sessions\, samples\,
gift certificates for wellness services/products\, info\, healing\,
support\, progressive community and so much fun! bring your friends
and family!

* Rich Shames\, M.D. and Georjana Shames\, L.ac are a father and
daughter team bringing you their combined East West experience with
thyroid\, adrenal and reproductive hormone balance * Elton M. Haas\,
M.D.\, physician\, author\, medical director of the Preventive Medical
Center of Marin\, the only integrative healthcare facility in the Bay
Area working w/insurance integrating mainstream medicine and
alternative care.

* Kyle Yoder\, DC specializing in car accidents/whiplashe s and lower
back injuries/problems\, newly arrived here\, complimentary spinal
evaluations and mini hands on sessions\, offering services by
donations\, come say hello to him and welcome him here!

* Michael Brickey with feldenkrais\, a system of somatic re-education
for improved movement and well being * Marcia Mengelberg with Aura
Soma therapy\, Miessence organic skincare products\, massage gift
certificates * hot stone massage with Elise Lorraine\, CMT\, NCBTMB

* Diana Concoff Morgan\, M.A. holistic health educator\, minister\,
relationship communication expert - personal\, professional and
romantic\, for over 20 years has performed marriages and other
personalized spiritual ceremonies and rituals\, come get info on
future classes and services and whole heart relations tips!

*Dinndayal Morgan\, founder and director of Pathfinder institute\,
School of Yoga Heart Meditative Movement\, a certified Kriya yoga
teacher and Minister\, Professor of martial Sciences\, 7th degree black
belt in Chinese Kempo\, Jujitsu and Eagle Claw Kung Fu\, Five Rings
Movement Psychology. He teaches Yoga at Tone in Santa Rosa\, visit his
booth for info about moving thru life transitions\, classes and
workshops.

*Michaela McGivern blends energy medicine with other modalities for
compassionate mind-body healing\: Quantum Energetics\, Theta Medical
Healing\, Incan Shamic work\, Nutri-Energetics\, Applied Kinesiology\,
muscle testing\, intuitive readings.

* Jeri Nager with her delightful\, beautiful gourd art creations\,
class info! * Scott with his locally crafted delicious organic freeze-
dried wheatgrass powder *Zrii nutritional health drink combining
Ayruvedic medicine\, modern phytonutrient technology and
pharmacological grade formulations and so much more!!!

For booth info please email vardarose@att. net or call 829 9794\, few
booths still available!

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Free Admission!!!
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Location\:
Masonic Lodge\, 373 N. Main St. (across from Safeway)

Catalyzing Community is honored to conclude their "\;How We Did It"\; series with our local friends at Two Acre Wood Cohousing here in Sebastopol. \; Please join them and hear the story of how this group of people came together\, manifested their dream of community\, and how they have evolved over the last 10 years. \; Please note that this event will be held on a MONDAY\, and will be on location at the Two Acre Wood common house.

Monday\, October 19th from 7-9 pm
Two Acre Wood in Sebastopol (directions)

After years of searching and developing\, Two Acre Wood began its journey as a living community in 1999. \; One of Sebastopol's first true cohousing communities\, Two Ace Wood consists of 14 households with 22 adults and 17 kids ages 1 to 17. Grandchildren visit often. The common house has a multi-purpose room\, kitchen\, lounge\, kids room\, laundry room\, bathroom.

The Two Acre Wood community has a fully stocked and functioning common house to extend their personal living space and interact with the community. \; There is also gorgeous landscaping\, vegetable gardens\, and more. The top of the property is a preserved oak woodland that has lovely meditative sitting spots\, a dog run and just nice open space for the squirrels and birds! \; To see pictures\, visit this page.

Please note that this training will run on Friday\, October 23rd and Sunday\, October 25th with a special free\, open-to-the-public Energy Descent Planning Session Oct. 23rd\, 6 to 9pm.

Saturday\, the 24th will NOT be a training day as there are climate action activities underway (see below).

The Transition movement is a set of inspiring ideas for creating an attractive and enticing vision of how our communities could be. The converging crises of climate change and oil depletion and economic instability cannot be solved separately\, and they cannot be solved with technological miracles\, but only by lessening our dependence on fossil fuels. This doesn&rsquo\;t mean a bleaker future. The heart of transition is the belief that if we engage with enough imagination and ingenuity to unlock the collective genius of our communities\, we can choose a future that is more satisfying\, just and sustainable than what we have now.
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Participants in the training will\:

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Climate Action
Join forces with folks around the globe to raise awareness through creative action by promoting the number 350. www.350.org \; Some of us will optionally join in participating in a 350 Climate Action Event in Big Sur\, Pacific Grove and other locations. You are encouraged to create your own action too!

$\\"\\"$ As many of you know\, there is a relatively new movement to make the entire world aware of the number 350. \; \;350 parts per million is what many scientists\, climate experts\, and progressive national governments are now saying is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.

This gathering will be simple and sweet\, no frills. Just time together getting to the heart of what we want to see blossom and nourish our deeper selves. The gathering will be structured to facilitate this.

We will be asking the questions of what each of us is seeking and what each of us has to offer in relation to the care and feeding of our hearts and our souls.

There will be an opportunity for you to ask for support and There will be an opportunity to offer your resources as well.

We will be spending a good part of the time really sharing and connecting with each other deeply\, in smaller &ldquo\;heart-circle&rdquo\; groups.

You will also have the option to have these needs/resources added to a list that we will be creating to distribute to the larger community.

Donations will be accepted to cover the cost of the space. We would appreciate rsvp's to get a sense of the head count\, (but last minute decisions to come are ok)

See you there!
the Heart and Soul Leadership Team
Scott\, Isa\, Alexandra\, Karmendra\, Julia\, &\; Elizabeth
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This reception is free to locally-owned businesses within Sonoma County. \; It's open to the general public to attend. \; Admission price is $5 for GoLocal individual members and $10 for non-members.

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