Happiest of New Years to all of you out there in the Permie world and beyond! We have some incredibly exciting announcements to share about the upcoming year!
First off we would like to thank Verge Permaculture for bringing in a whole slew of National & International Experts to teach some wonderful courses this year! The following individuals will be making the trip to the Calgary area at various times over the next year... Click here for more courses and info and to register!
Curtis Stone - Successful SPIN Farmer & Local Food Advocate (from Kelowna),
Toby Hemenway - Renowned Author, Professor, Permaculture Teacher (from Oregon),
Doug Weatherbee - Doctor of Soil Health (from Mexico),
Jerome Osentowski - Solar Greenhouse Designer & Founder of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (from Colorado),
Brad Lancaster - Urban Water Harvesting Guru & Author (from Arizona), and
Craig Spoonholtz - Master of Water Harvesting Rockworks & Earthworks (from New Mexico).
In addition to these courses the Kingsland Farmers' Market is bringing in "The World's Most Innovative Farmer" Joel Salatin March 21, 2012 to teach a workshop on how to make your small farm more ethical, profitable, and deeply integrated with your local community. Click here for more info and to register!
We are also very lucky to have Adrianne Buckley and Big Sky Permaculture teaching an Introduction to Permaculture two-day course on Feb. 25 & 26, 2012. Click here for more info and to register!
It's really looking like 2012 is going to be a game changing year as this and other positive solution focused movements continue to expand around Western Canada and beyond!
If there are any courses/articles etc. that you feel would be relevant to this blog and community, please email them to abconvergence2011@gmail.com and we will do our best to share them!
