For Immediate Release
Announcing the 8th Annual Northeast Permaculture Convergence
Take a weekend to step back and think about the design of your own life
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Boston, MA, July 2nd, 2012 - Almost 500 regional permaculture designers, teachers, and growers will converge for a weekend of speakers, workshops, local food, music and fun on July 13th - 15th at Soule Homestead, a working farm and education center in Middleborough, MA.
Permaculture has been receiving national attention at The White House, Occupy Movements and The New York Times at a time where local food systems and economies is an increasingly popular topic. The permaculture community is a global movement – there are over 1 million practitioners, with over 5,000 projects in more than 140 countries. This event will generate renewed energy into local permaculture projects while broadening skills and knowledge in the northeast region.
Permaculture is a design system that combines Green Architecture, Renewable Energy, Alternative Waste Management, Nature-Based Education, Renewable Transportation, Alternative Economies, Agroforestry, Organic Agriculture, Community Living, Social Justice, BioDynamics, Edible Forest Gardening, and more into a coherent whole that allow us to plan and create productive, cost-effective, and regenerative systems for truly sustainable homes, businesses, and communities.
Schedule of Events
Friday July 13th permaculture site tours kick-off the weekend, including 6 tours of urban, suburban and rural permaculture projects including the Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden at Wellesley College, the school gardens maintained byGroundwork Somerville, and a farm fresh lunch prepared by renowned chef Didi Emmons from Eva’s Garden.
Saturday, July 14th is an all day festival open to the public, with affordable $35 tickets for over 25 speakers, workshops and demos on Permaculture Education, Polyculture Design, Beekeeping, Hugelkultur, Regenerative Real Estate, Bioshelters and more from presenters including Ryan Harb of UMass Permaculture, Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier of Edible Forest Gardens, Lisa DePiano of the Mobile Design Lab, and Scott Kellogg of The Radix Center.
Folks new to permaculture are encouraged to attend, as well as families and kids. Clover Food Trucks will be serving fresh local food, local folk music. Sunday will wrap up the event with discussion, networking, and determining next steps.
For more information about this event, please visit our website. Purchase tickets here.
Hosted by The Permaculture Institute of the Northeast and Sponsored by Finger Lakes Permaculture.
Press Contact
The Convergence Planning Team
email: neconvergence@gmail.com
phone: 617-967-7135
website: http://northeastconvergence.wordpress.com/
tickets: http://2012neconvergence.eventbrite.com
