On August 7th, Marisha Auerbach will present ‘How to Grow All Your Own Produce in 2 1/2 Years: An (r)Evolution Disguised As Organic Gardening)’.

Marisha graduated from the Evergreen State College with a Bachelor’s of Arts in 1998. She focused on ethnobotany, ecological agriculture, and sustainability studies. She received her permaculture designer’s certification through Leisure Coast Permaculture Visions in Australia in March of 1998 and a diploma of Herbal Studies from the Australasian College of Herbal Studies in 2001.

She is a talented permaculturist teaching this and other courses around the Pacific North West. This is an excellent opportunity to become aware of basic techniques to transform your yard into a year round food production system. To help fund this presentation, it is requested that each attendee make a donation of $5-$20.

Marisha can be found on the web at: http://www.herbnwisdom.com/

During the June and July meetings, we will be showing Money as Debt, a video you can also watch online for free. After the video, we’ll discuss the contents in detail and why they are so important. Internalizing this information is the first half of “think globally, act locally.”

Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin will be speaking on the topic of Food System Sustainability and Security at the May 1st meeting of Seattle Peak Oil Awareness, at the Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle). Meeting begins at 7:00 PM, guest speaker presentation begins at 8:00 PM.

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The Geology of Oil.

Oil & Gas Primer

In any discussion of Peak Oil, a better understanding of oil itself is helpful. In this presentation, Bruce Minturn will outline the nature of petroleum: its chemical composition, geological origin, and the methods used to find and extract it. Along the way, he will define key terms used by the industry and markets. There may also be time to review some of the data and techniques used by Hubbert in 1956 to predict peak oil for the continental United States.

Bruce Minturn has a B.S. degree in geology. He does not work for the oil industry.

Jan Lundberg Sail Transport Network (STN)

Jan Lundberg (culturechange.org) will be our guest speaker during our regular main monthly meeting this Thursday 1st Nov at the Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532Phinney Ave N).

Jan will present the Sail Transport Network as a viable post oil transportation option especially fitting to our geographical area and energy predicament. Other contributors to the STN over the years have been Vic Opperman (Sustainable Ballard) and Dimiti Orlov .

For more on STN and Culturechange see

http://www.culturechange.org/

Join us Thursday, July 26 in the Community Room at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Av N for an uplifting presentation by Eugene Culture Change advocate, Jan Spencer. Doors open at 6 30 for mix and mingle, program begins at 7. Admission 0- $5

Jan will weave together aspects of economics, urban land use, US foreign policy, global trends, Permaculture and human potential in a unique analysis that concludes unprecedented eco logical culture change is highly recommended.

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