Northern Californians!

Hello,
My name is Melanie. I am moving to Northern California come this March for an internship with the wonderful Sandy Bar Ranch. If you haven't heard of them yet you can find out more about them at sandybar.com or their permaculture region website klamathknot.com. It's great to hear all these good things about the people of this area. I now live in New York and was thankful to have been apart of a CRAFT group this past season (Collaborative Regional Alliance of Farmer Training) and was wondering if Humboldt County or N Cali has any websites or connections to groups or organizations that focus on keeping connected within our regions. I find it very important to be connected to the regions that I live in, I'm moving from the Hudson Valley in NY and it's been wonderful but I am excited for NorCal!

Any websites or names or anything is very appreciative. Looking forward to hearing from all of you in this wonderful area!

Be Well,
- Melanie

I am npot sure if you are still there and that you did not get a response to your message. I am very troubled by the permaculture and other localist types are pretty unorganized in Nor Cal. I am in Napa but am pretty familiar with the region. There is Solar livng institute in Hopland, Regenerative Design institute in Bolinas, Occidental Arts and Ecology center in Occidental, and Daily Acts in Petaluma. There is also an eco village finder site that I have around somewhere. i could tell you more if your interested.

Was interested in your post. I am also moving to Northern CA soon. Did a bit of research and foind some interesting activities around th Redding area. Some sustainable groups and Transition groups. Hope to do more checking when I get up there.

I've been in N.Cal (wonder what geo area that includes) between the Bay Area, Redding + Tahoe... I now own acreage in the Sierra and have been very active trying to find my tribe to get an ecoVillage started. There's quite a lot of things on co-housing around which is not my thing. Next weekend, there's a get together east of Redding for an aspiring 'Shire' ecovillage which I will be attending. Just throwing this out there - I would be very interested in meeting people who want to start an ecoVillage and have the persistence, some basic skills and focus on permaculture ++.

Am still in process of moving to Northern California.
Would like to be in touch with anyone particularly
around the Redding area.
Please let me know what is going on!!!

Karen Crane wrote:Am still in process of moving to Northern California.
Would like to be in touch with anyone particularly
around the Redding area.
Please let me know what is going on!!!

Karen, check out http://shiresprings.com/
they're located about an hour east of Redding. I'll be at their gathering next weekend.

My partner and I live a ways outside of Red Bluff. I'm aware of the Shire Springs project but haven't been there yet. My partner and I were burned by some attempts at community where we've lived previously, so we are pretty much homesteaders now. But friends are much missed.....friends to visit and hang out with and not to live on the same land with......

Hey Everyone! I am so happy to let you guys know I have been trying to organize a Shasta County Permaculture Group. We are growing in size and hope to have over a dozen people show up next week. Their will be a Shasta Permaculture Meeting at The Holiday Market on Placer Street in Redding Ca! Meeting will start at 6:30p.m. on the 6th of June! Please tell everyone in the area to be there. We are so close to having our Non Profit Organizations going! Cant wait to see everyone there!
Grow On!
Naaman
shastapermaculture@hotmail.com
www.shastapermaculture.com(coming soon!)

I am officially moved to northern CA.!
Am near Corning ( Rancho Tehema) and am on 2 acres in a old mobile.
Want to connect to otheres in the area.
Found a group that meets in Chico once a month but would like to find others.
Please let me know where you are and what you are up to!

Hey Folks!

Come join the Shasta Permaculture Group for our next meeting! We are meeting at the Sacramento River South Bonnyview boat launch at 6 pm on the 11th of July! Wolfgang is going to be taking us on a walk around the river teaching us of our surroundings, what’s edible, and what’s not! It’s going to be fun and educational.

We are also getting closer on Redding’s First Grub Club! So we will talk more about getting local farmers and back yard growers involved in feeding local folks with good local food!

Thanks again Everyone!

Check out the http://www.shatspermaculture.com website. Just got it up and going. But dont judge...still under a bit of construction

There was a typo on that wesite address.
it is www.shastapermaculture.com
Have emailed the group to connect with them.

Thanks for correcting my spelling! Been in the garden a lot and don't think my fingers are as good at typing as they use to be! Just wanted to let you guys know the walk was amazing and the next meeting should be packed with people eager to get the group more organized and the Grub Club on its way to opening! The Facebook page has been going for a few days now and can't wait to see it fill up with people talking local goodness! Ken the Redding Worm man has been asked to talk about the important role of calcium in the soil!

www.shastapermaculture.com

Come check out our next meeting.... and tell your peers!

Holiday Market off Placer st. 6p.m. August 8th

WHAT: Shasta County Permaculture Meeting!

WHERE: Holiday Quality Foods, 3315 Placer St, Redding, CA 96001

WHEN: August 8th @ 6p.m.

WHY: To get local people to work together to better the future of our existence!

HOW: We are going to take all the information that will start repairing the soil and teach it to everyone. Utilizing Permaculture Design we will be able to speed up nature and plant and plan for ABUNDANCE!

I hope everyone can join and enjoy us next week! We will discuss how to make your garden, animals, and even your water work for you. We will continue to talk about the Grub Club and Ken the Redding Worm Man has put together a short lecture on the importance of Calcium in the soil…..Who knows what other knowledge he will try to send you home with. Cant wait. If you haven’t already liked the facebook page check it out! www.facebook.com/shastapermaculture/

Also keep sending me info to post on the site as well as things you guys would like to see!

www.shastapermaculture.com

I just want everyone to know that the Shasta Permaculture group is expanding fast! If your up in the way northern part of California come join us.. Ive been working on a web site to keep people up to date on meetings and events. Check it out
http://www.shastapermaculture.com

Hope all is well out there. The sun is shining more and more everyday! Big ideas are growing and the group has out grown there boots. Join us as we continue to improve our minds with information, our land with natures improvements, and our hearts with kindness!


Our next meeting will be at the Holiday Market Community room again!



April, Wednesday the 23rd at 6p.m.


3315 Placer Street, Redding, California 96001



Lets share, sell, or trade whatever surplus you have ready for the year that will benefit the group. Also come prepared to share your ideas towards improving our local community through fire prevention, erosion control, and well thought our plans.



Plan Act Teach Humans Sustainability



See ya next week!

Just got back into this forum and noticed all the great posts... rock on Redding permaculture group. Hope to visit ya'll some day. Didn't see any upcoming events tho. I teach living energy - aka energy permaculture locally around Placerville area.

come visit us! send me an email personally i would love to chat!
Naaman
Shastapermaculture@hotmail.com

Fred Winsol wrote:I've been in N.Cal (wonder what geo area that includes) between the Bay Area, Redding + Tahoe... I now own acreage in the Sierra and have been very active trying to find my tribe to get an ecoVillage started. There's quite a lot of things on co-housing around which is not my thing. Next weekend, there's a get together east of Redding for an aspiring 'Shire' ecovillage which I will be attending. Just throwing this out there - I would be very interested in meeting people who want to start an ecoVillage and have the persistence, some basic skills and focus on permaculture ++.

Hello Fred, I am interested in starting or joining an intentional community and I currently reside in the Placerville area. I was communicating with someone just today about finding someone with land in the region. I stumbled across this thread and, of course, you. What is your status currently on building your ecovillage? And what is it that turns you off about co-housing, as well? I realize this post is 3+ yrs old, but hopefully you get this message and we can communicate further.

Jayme Broadway wrote:

Fred Winsol wrote:I've been in N.Cal (wonder what geo area that includes) between the Bay Area, Redding + Tahoe... I now own acreage in the Sierra and have been very active trying to find my tribe to get an ecoVillage started.  There's quite a lot of things on co-housing around which is not my thing.  Next weekend, there's a get together east of Redding for an aspiring 'Shire' ecovillage which I will be attending.  Just throwing this out there - I would be very interested in meeting people who want to start an ecoVillage and have the persistence, some basic skills and focus on permaculture ++.

Hello Fred, I am interested in starting or joining an intentional community and I currently reside in the Placerville area. I was communicating with someone just today about finding someone with land in the region. I stumbled across this thread and, of course, you. What is your status currently on building your ecovillage? And what is it that turns you off about co-housing, as well? I realize this post is 3+ yrs old, but hopefully you get this message and we can communicate further.

Im still interested in these answers!!

Update on Northern California ecovillage... tried pretty hard for the last 4 years trying to get people together to form an intentional community... short answer: nada.   I lived part-time at Lost Valley in Oregon for 2 years and full time for about 6 months.   Lotsa wonderful lessons in actually doing it!!   Would welcome anyone else who wants to try again in northern California... but this time around there's gotta be 8 people committed to it before I'll invest more of my time.
Cheers!

Fred Klammt wrote:Update on Northern California ecovillage... tried pretty hard for the last 4 years trying to get people together to form an intentional community... short answer: nada.   I lived part-time at Lost Valley in Oregon for 2 years and full time for about 6 months.   Lotsa wonderful lessons in actually doing it!!   Would welcome anyone else who wants to try again in northern California... but this time around there's gotta be 8 people committed to it before I'll invest more of my time.
Cheers!

How did you like Lost Valley?

I have PDC, housing and am available now.