This weekend at Ft Flagler, join hundreds of Cascadian permaculture enthusiasts at the beautiful Ft Flagler Retreat Center on Marrowstone Island, WA 25 min from Pt Townsend.
Visit
http://www.northwestpermaculture.org to register online with your credit or debit card by 11:59 pm tonight, or with cash or check at the gate.
The event: Practitioners across a wide spectrum of skill sets exchange ideas through concurrent workshops ranging from organic agriculture and wildcrafting to natural building and appropriate technologies; from environmental remediation and disaster preparedness to community dynamics and global justice.
In addition to the workshop space, there are also dedicated areas for skill sharing, children's activities, educational displays, and vendors.
Participants have opportunities to socialize over communal meals, and during the evening's entertainment. People bring dishes to share. Chefs prepare the food and everyone takes turns with the kitchen chores.
This year's event is being held at Fort Flagler State Park, a 784-acre marine camping park surrounded on three sides by 19,100 feet of saltwater shoreline on ,Marrowstone Island. The park rests on a high bluff overlooking Puget Sound, with views of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Many historic buildings remain at this 19th-century-established military fort.
Available onsite accommodations include Family Campgrounds at an additional $15.00 per person, or open partitioned Adult Dorms at additional $30.00 per person -for the duration of the event. Go to the Registration Tab to purchase tickets.
The NW Permaculture Convergence, applying for non-profit 501(c)3 status, oversees event management and is fiscally responsible for each year's planning committees. This group teams-up with local communities for 'Shoulder Events,' supporting our allies with tours, panel discussions, workshops, and classes. Every year, the organization offers a number of volunteer and work trade positions. Ride shares, home stays and food donations can be bartered on the website FORUM page.
Participation steadily increases with each Convergence. In 2012, attendance is expected to reach five hundred as long time enthusiasts and beginners alike will pilgrimage from every corner of the Cascadian Bioregion which extends from coastal Alaskan Panhandle to the north, into Northern California in the south, and inland to include parts of the Yukon, Idaho, Wyoming and Western Montana. Ocean views are spectacular from the event site, and the rare Olympic National Forest, a temperate rainforest of the Olympic Peninsula, is less than one hour away.
