Permacorps: Organizing for Global Storming Other Crises, Brooklyn NY, Nov. 10

2012-11-05 Thread Michael G. Burns
From: Keith F. Morris ke...@prospectrock.org While permaculture has a long history of international aid, disaster relief, emergency planning, and long-term preparation- 'PermaCorps International' began organizing formally after the earthquakes in Haiti, and has been a loosely coalesced

Video: Rafter Sass on Permaculture Farming Research

2012-11-15 Thread Michael G. Burns
video: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=1643 Rafter Sass Ferguson has been a Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute teacher for the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course 2009. In this video he describes his research on the growing number of farms that report using permaculture

Peter Bane, permaculture author, designer and publisher speaks in Ithaca Dec. 10th

2012-11-20 Thread Michael G. Burns
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and Gardens 4 Humanity Invite you to a free presentation and discussion with Peter Bane From 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, December 10th, 2012 at 615 Willow Street, Ithaca, NY Peter Bane is a permaculture

Early Bird Discount for Finger Lakes PDC

2012-11-27 Thread Michael G. Burns
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute presents its 11th Permaculture Design Certificate course (PDC) July 26 to August 11, 2013 Are you ready to learn permaculture? Do you need an affordable Permaculture Design Certificate course? Sign up before January or May 1st to enjoy generous

Tomorrow 12/10: Peter Bane, permaculture author speaks in Ithaca

2012-12-09 Thread Michael G. Burns
REMINDER: Free presentation and discussion with Peter Bane 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, December 10th, 2012 615 Willow Street, Ithaca, NY Read more about his book at: http://permaculturehandbook.com Please share this email to help spread the word about this free event. Sponsors: Finger Lakes

NY Youth Against Fracking: Jan 12th event in Ithaca, NY

2013-01-07 Thread Michael G . Burns
From: Stiller Zusman stil...@abovoagogo.com Demand a ban on Fracking and stand together for a safe energy future. I am pleased to pass this message along to you. New York Youth Against Fracking is a group of dedicated students at LACS who want to do what they can to inform people about the

Indoor Ithaca Farmers Market Winter Hours

2013-01-09 Thread Michael G. Burns
The Ithaca Farmers Market moves inside for the winter. Find fresh greens, root vegetables, meat, honey, bread, eggs, and more at Ithaca Farmers Market The Space@Greenstar Saturdays until March 30, 2013 From 11am to 2pm -- ___

Sign up soon for Community Training in Ecological Design (Norwich Syracuse, NY)

2013-01-16 Thread Michael G . Burns
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute with The Alchemical Nursery of Syracuse and Cooperative Extension of Chenango County present Community Training in Ecological Design We are are presenting this course to make permaculture and sustainable design accessible and affordable. It is scheduled

Scholarships for Syracuse Ecological Design course

2013-01-22 Thread Michael G. Burns
The Alchemical Nursery and the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute announce the donation of two half-scholarships for the Community Training in Ecological Design in Syracuse, NY. You can apply for a scholarship worth $100 towards your tuition. Our application deadline is Sunday January

Permaculture Fellowships for Organizers, Activists and Educators

2013-02-15 Thread Michael G. Burns
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) and The Permaculture Institute of the North East (PINE) are delighted to offer four fellowships for the upcoming Permaculture Design Certification course (PDC) offered this summer, in upstate New York from July 26th through August 11th.

Ben Falk presents Homestead Resiliency: Principles in Practice (March 4, 2013 Ithaca, NY)

2013-02-21 Thread Michael G. Burns
Homestead Resiliency: Principles in Practice - A talk by Ben Falk Monday March 4, 6pm. Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, Borg Warner Room West. Utilizing his forthcoming book, Ben Falk will present an image and illustration-filled tour of the primary principles and their application

Finger Lakes Permaculture Design course, Summer 2013

2013-04-15 Thread Michael G. Burns
inline: PcActOnline2012140x150px2013.jpg The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute presents our 11th Permaculture Design Certificate course July 26 - August 11, 2013 Since 2005, we’ve been offering the internationally-recognized permaculture curriculum, preparing students to put their new

Community Kitchen Input Sought, Ithaca, NY (April 18)

2013-04-17 Thread Michael G. Burns
Event: Community Kitchen Public Meeting Press release from Cooperative Extension: Community Kitchen Input Sought For over 2 years a group of food entrepreneurs and community members has been working on planning a community catering and food processing kitchen that will be available to

Urban Permaculture Presentation with Jonathan Bates in Ithaca, May 13th

2013-05-12 Thread Michael G . Burns
via http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2167 Jonathan Bates, contributing author of “Paradise Lot: Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis in the city,” speaks about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA. Tompkins County Public Library

Learn to grow Shiitake mushrooms... (Schuyler County, NY)

2013-06-08 Thread Michael G. Burns
...and help local growers. Spring is an especially intense time for agriculture, including agroforestry production like mushrooms. Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute instructors Steve Gabriel and Michael Burns are exceptionally busy sowing and tending animals, plants, trees, and

How To Grow A Farmer: July 18 (Ithaca, NY)

2013-07-13 Thread Michael G. Burns
From: Joanna Green joa...@groundswellcenter.org NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: 7/10/13 Contact: Joanna Green, 607-379-9270, joa...@groundswellcenter.org HOW TO GROW A FARMER Ithaca, NY Q: When is a farmer just like an egg? A: When it’s in the Incubator!! The Groundswell Center for

Fwd: Free Radical Mycology Talks in Buffalo and Ithaca next week

2016-10-03 Thread Michael G. Burns
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rad Mycology Date: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:18 PM Hey folks, I wanted to let you know about two free presentations I will be giving next week on mycology, mushroom cultivation, and a whole lot more. One will be at Burning