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| Permaculture Water-Harvesting Earthworks Workshop
When: Saturday, May 18, 2013 to Sunday, May 19, 2013
Where: Ignatius Jesuit Centre Guelph
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The Permaculture Water-Harvesting Earthworks workshop will be lead by Douglas Barnes. Douglas is a permaculture designer, consultant and teacher. He has designed and implemented permaculture systems in India, Japan, and Canada as well as consulted on projects in Japan, Canada, and Australia. He has taught permaculture seminars in Japan and Canada.
Douglas holds two Permaculture Design Course certificates: one from a course taught by Geoff and Danial Lawton in Brisbane, Australia in 2004, and one from a course taught by Geoff Lawton and permaculture founder Bill Mollison in Melbourne the following year. Douglas has been active in permaculture since 2004 and has been an educator for 20 years. He teaches permaculture design courses with the Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario.
Permaculture Water-Harvesting Earthworks: This class aims to give students a practical understanding of the water-harvesting earthworks techniques used in permaculture. A theoretical section will be taught in which a variety of approaches will be introduced, including dams, swales, ripping, and more. This section will also cover site assessment and design. Students will have practical hands-on time for site measurement, design, layout and implementation. The topics covered in this course will allow students to assess and design their own sites.
Day one will cover design theory. Students will also learn how to measure the site and map it for design purposes in a hands-on environment. Time will be devoted to design work with student design teams creating their own plans for the workshop's site.
Day two will focus on site layout and implementation. The use of levels will be covered in this section, along with grooming earthworks (i.e. physically digging in the dirt).
Course books for the theoretical section will be provided to ensure all students have a copy of the material for future reference. The theoretical section will be taught using deductive reasoning, however, with the teacher filling in the gaps where needed.
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| Transition Guelph General Meeting and Pot Luck
When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 @ 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Hope House, 75 Norfolk St.
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Apologies, the date of the original posting for this meeting was incorrect. The correct date is May 21, 2013.
We're changing our general meeting schedule to monthly, to help our members stay current on the many projects and initiatives we're working on. Our meetings will be partly news and discussion, but also partly just a great chance for people to get together and socialize, chat, network, and relax! A big part of the meeting will be a pot-luck meal, so bring along a favourite dish!
So come on out, get together with some great people, hear what Transition Guelph is up to, and see what inspires you. Where would you like to put your energy?
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| Guelph-Wellington Timebank orientation
When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: 10 Carden
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Guelph-Wellington Time Bank information and orientation session. All are welcome! If you are not yet a member, please come by to learn more and find out how to join. If you are already a member, please come by to share ideas and connect with other members in person. For more information, please email gwtb@transitionguelph.org.
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| Personal and Community Resilience: Training for Life in These Times
What: 2-day workshop
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 to Thursday, June 20, 2013
Where: St. Brigid's Villa, Ignatius Jesuit Centre
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There is much to do for the transition away from destructive fossil fuel dependency toward a life-enhancing society. There is also a lot to BE -- effective collaborative partners, harmonious neighbours, clear, trustworthy communicators, open and supportive friends.
In our busy days full of projects for resilient natural ecosystems, local food systems, economic opportunities in the community, educating for a transitioned world, and others, it can be challenging to attend to our inner experience and the quality of our relationships. Just as we re-skill for low-impact, high-satisfaction living, we need to train for personal resilience. And as we give space to our inner world, we re-balance and reconnect to feeling abundantly resourced and revitalised. Together we cultivate the skills needed to form and maintain strong connections for our communities' resilient future.
A unique opportunity has presented itself with the arrival of Sophy Banks, a Trainer for Transition and part of the global Transition Network, based in Totnes, UK, who will be with us in Guelph for several days this spring. I hope you can save the dates now for a two-day workshop offered June 19 and 20 at Ignatius Jesuit Centre. Please reserve a place early, as attendance will be limited to 25 participants.
This workshop will be filmed - by skilled people we trust - to be part of a film on community resilience in response to climate change.
Cost and registration: Basic cost for this workshop is $50, payable upon registration. The actual full cost of the workshop weekend is around $100 (depending on number of participants), but we leave it up to each participant to decide after the course, if and how much they want to contribute to this course as a way of gratitude and support of its continuity in the future. Click here to book.
We don’t want cost to prevent anyone who wants to from attending. If you cannot afford to pay $50, or have any queries please contact info@transitionguelph.org .
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| Transition Guelph General Meeting and Pot Luck
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 @ 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Where: 47 Meadowview Ave., Guelph
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We're changing our general meeting schedule to monthly, to help our members stay current on the many projects and initiatives we're working on. Our meetings will be partly news and discussion, but also partly just a great chance for people to get together and socialize, chat, network, and relax! A big part of the meeting will be a pot-luck meal, so bring along a favourite dish!
More information about this meeting will be posted shortly.
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Please check back often for information about Transition Guelph community events, workshops, film nights, public talks, meetings, picnics, potlucks and much more!
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