[SustainableTompkins] FLPCI - September Events

[Steve Gabriel]

The FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE
http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

presents

SEPTEMBER 2007 EVENTS

9/16 -- CAYUGA COFFEEHOUSE BRUNCH FEATURING HARPIST MICHAEL RIVERSONG
9/23 -- PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS -- ONE DAY
9/30 -- WILDERNESS AWARENESS WORKSHOP WITH MARK MOREY

*NEWS & NOTES*

Greetings! Please join us this month as we share local foods, learn the 
basics of permaculture design, and explore the richness of ancient 
wisdom. We are offering a series of unique programming by partnering 
with local farms, the Rochester Folk Art Guild, (www.rfag.org) 
Eartharts, and Primitive Pursuits. Our website 
(www.fingerlakespermacultire.org) will be updated this week so stay 
tuned for more as we head into the beautiful Finger Lakes autumn.

This past June we hosted Darren Doherty, a permaculture teacher and 
keyline designer from Australia. He is coming back through New York and 
is offering a FREE pasture walk on September 14, followed by a two-day 
course covering the basics of keyline, a design system for land use 
planning which focuses on water harvesting and healthy soil 
conditioning. Contact Royal Purdy at rapurdy at ahtuttle.com for more 
information.

Some of you may be wondering when we will be offering our next 
Permaculture Design Course. We will begin our Winter Weekends course in 
January of 2008 and run alternate weekends through May. Dates will be 
finalized within the next few weeks and posted on our website.


Sunday, September 16
10:00 - 12:00
*CAYUGA COFFEEHOUSE BRUNCH*
featuring music by

Harpist MICHAEL RIVERSONG (http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong)

and local foods from
RED TAIL FARMS
SABOLS FARM
STICK & STONE
SACRED SEED
SWEETLAND FARM
and more!

Join us for our semi-monthly brunch featuring the diverse array of fresh 
produce available in our bioregion! We will serve vegan and buttermilk 
pancakes, eggs, homefries, and seasonal dishes all from local organic farms.

Michael Riversong performs beautiful music on harp, guitar, flutes and 
other instruments. His concerts are a mix of stories and Celtic-flavored 
music. The stories come from all eras of history, and from his diverse 
background. While always doing music, Mr. Riversong has worked in 
construction, Solar Energy, Environmental Consulting, computer 
technology, and Education. Each of his experiences has contributed to a 
rich body of stories and instrumental music in the ancient Bardic tradition.

Cayuga Nature Center
www.cayuganaturecenter.org
5 miles North of Ithaca, NY on route 89
Sliding Scale $9 - 12 for adults, $5 - 8 for kids


Sunday, September 23
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
*PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS -- ONE DAY*

with
STEVE GABRIEL, educator, organizer, and co-founder of FLPCI

Learn about the foundations of permaculture and how we use them to 
design systems that meet personal and community needs. We will explore 
the toolbox of ethics, attitudes, and principles and learn how design 
helps organize them in a meaningful way.

Rochester Folk Art Guild
www.rfag.org
Middlesex, NY
Sliding Scale $45 - $100


Sunday, September 30
10:00 - 4:00pm
*WILDERNESS AWARENESS WORKSHOP*

What would be possible for your grandchildren if we cultivated 
unprecedented and
uncompromised vision for the future?

Where can we draw sustainable models of living from?

There’s a map, drawn from indigenous ways of living.

Mark Morey will come and inspire you to apply new ways of living in the 
world
that are regenerative, time-tested, community designs. The outcome will be
whole new ways of conducting yourself that create well-being for you and 
your
community.

Earth Arts, Primitive Pursuits, and FLPCI invite you to come Sunday, 
September 30,
10am-4pm, to a workshop with Mark Morey.

Who: Mark is founder of the Vermont Wilderness School
(http://vermontwildernessschool.org/school/) and The Institute for Natural
Learning (http://ifnaturallearning.com/). He a dynamic speaker and visionary
green educator. He is currently invested in the national movement of 
bridging
the Permaculture movement with the Nature Awareness movement. He is 
gifted in
helping others map out and build sustainable communities. He has founded 3
organizations dedicated to building regenerative connections to nature, 
self,
community, and spirit.

Act now and let us know if you can be with us on September 30th. Create 
plans
for this opportunity and invite others to join you. The sliding fee for 
the day
workshop is $30-60 per person.

FOR MORE INFORMATION/REGISTRATION

Dale Bryner, Earth Arts, 607-272-6486
Tim Drake, Primitive Pursuits, 607-272-2292 ext. 261

COMING UP...

Oct 26 & 27 -- COPPICE WORKSHOP
Nov 3 & 4 -- PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS
Nov 10 -- DESIGN CHARETTE AT DILMUN HILL
Jan 2008 -- WINTER WEEKENDS PDC BEGINS


FOR MORE DETAILS:
http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org


All events, unless otherwise noted, are held at the
CAYUGA NATURE CENTER
Five miles northwest of Ithaca, NY
at 1420 Taughannock Blvd.
607-273-6260
http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org