What: A gathering of self-educated adults and their allies Who: Lifelong Learners When: June 25th-July 1st, 2005, and for busy schedules, June 25th-June 28th, 2005 Where: Camp Lane near the Siuslaw National Forest outside of Eugene, OR Website: www.quovadisgethering.org

The weekend workshop focuses on the technology of collecting and preparing edible wild plants from our own local forest areas. You will typically learn to identify and sample 60-100 varieties of plants during the day. In the evening you will have the opportunity of reviewing instructor Mors Kochanski's 8 video tape set covering 250 wild plants and herbs. Course Instructor: Author and former Asst. Prof. of the U. of Alberta, Mors Kochanski.

EORenew presents the seventh annual SolWest Renewable Energy Fair July 29, 30 and 31, 2005 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day, OR. Admission includes 50 free workshops on both off-grid and grid-intertied renewable energy (RE) and sustainable living topics. Over fifty exhibitors show tools for energy and lifestyle self-reliance, including solar, wind and agricultural resources. Keynote speakers John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist emphasize the limitless possibilities for powering “the good life” with renewable energy. An Electrathon race highlights efficient, lightweight vehicle technology. Cost is $5 per adult per day, with weekend, youth, and senior discounts, volunteers and children under 12 free. Camping is available (free for volunteers). For more information contact Jennifer Barker.

Course covers: Safe biodiesel production, making and using biodiesel in both small and large-scale applications, converting diesel engines to run off diesel/biodiesel and straight vegetable oil, materials needed to make a small scale biodiesel processor, engine care when using biodiesel, advances in biodiesel technology and more. Course Instructor: Paul Glasgow, Co-founder of Colorado University and Boulder Biodiesel. Location: Kakwa Ecovillage. $580 CDN +GST.

A one-week course that covers the following topics while integrating basic design exercise and hands-on activities: Permaculture principles & techniques, Pattern understanding, Soil, Water, Microclimate, Organic Gardening, Plants, Forest Garden, Fruit & Nut trees, Animals, Plant Propagation, Agroforestry, Forests, Earthwork Building Design, Alternative Energy, Waste treatment, Tools, Mapping, Urban Permaculture, Alternative Economics & more. Course Instructor: Gregoire Lamoureux, Director of the Kootenay Permaculture Institute. Location: Kakwa Ecovillage. $470 CDN +GST.

Over 1000 participants from Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and all over the world will come together in harmony in Portland, Oregon in August 2005 to share ideas regarding new visions, changing the world, the cooperative movement, intentional communities and much, much more. Come and be a part of this tremendous occasion. Brothers and Sisters from Intentional communities, Permaculture Homes, co-ops, independent publishing communities, progressive activist groups and other equality seeking groups are invited to volunteer, table, or just fellowship, network and learn with every one from all over the world. There will also be a performance of live musicians and a theatrical debut following the conference. August 26-28, 2005, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Not only is this a peace conference, but it is a multi-lingual, multi-racial alliance building conference. This conference will create alliances in a manner which transcends the boundaries of the English Language, Race, Class,

Hello All; Cascadia Food Not Lawns presents… Permaculture Activism A Hands-on Educational Experience in Sustainable Living through Ecological Design & Community Organizing. Sunday, September 25 - Saturday October 1, 2005.Three events: Sunday, September 25 6-8pm Slideshow and Open Discussion on Bioregional Sustainability and Ecological Design. With presentations by Food Not Lawns co-founders Heather Coburn, Tobias Policha, and Nick Routledge, followed by a loosely-facilitated roundtable discussion. At the Maitreya EcoVillage, Broadway and Almaden, in the Straw Bale. Free/Donations Appreciated. Monday Sept. 26 through Friday, Sept. 30 5-9 pm. Student Centered Design Course. In this course, we will evaluate personal and bioregional sustainability, and will use permaculture and ecological design techniques to develop gardens and other proactive community projects. Topics will be chosen by participating students, and may include organic gardening, seed saving, appropriate

with Rick Valley, Jude Hobbs, & Marisha Auerbach. Practical Steps to Creating a Self-Sustaining World -- Topics include: Urban Permaculture Ecovillage Design Practical Design Experience Hands-on Projects Wide Range of Teaching Modes Observation Skills & Site Analysis Natural Cycles & Pattern Recognition Soil Building & Erosion Control Agroforestry & Tree Crops Animals in the Permaculture Landscape Edible Landscaping, Organic Gardening Building design and energy conservation. To Reserve your space: Send $200 deposit with registration form to: Events, Lost Valley Education Center, 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, OR 97431

with Rick Valley, Jude Hobbs, & Marisha Auerbach Practical Steps to Creating a Self-Sustaining World -- Topics include: Urban Permaculture Ecovillage Design Practical Design Experience Hands-on Projects Wide Range of Teaching Modes Observation Skills & Site Analysis Natural Cycles & Pattern Recognition Soil Building & Erosion Control Agroforestry & Tree Crops Animals in the Permaculture Landscape Edible Landscaping, Organic Gardening Building design and energy conservation For more information, contact 541-937-3351, ext.112 To Reserve your space: Send $200 deposit with registration form to: Events, Lost Valley Education Center, 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, OR 97431

NICA (Northwest Intentional Communities Association presents this free evening program at Songaia Cohousing Community, 15 miles from Seattle. The program is an exploration of how "The Great Story" - the epic of evolution told as a sacred story - bridges science and religion and how it provides common ground for theists, atheists, humanists, and spiritual seekers of all sorts. This way of thinking about the Universe and our relationship to it inspires people to relate to social justice and environmental sustainability in an entirely new way. Particularly pertinent to communitarians, will be a discussion of the role of cooperative living and intentional communities.