Hi Tyrone,

I just read an article in Communities Magazine that briefly mentions your involvement in Earthcare Design Solutions. I'm working with a friend to develop an Urban Permaculture organization in Chicago. I see some parallels there and wonder if we might be able to pick your brain about what you do and how it's organized...

hello Tyrone,
Sorry that I found out about all the events with Robyn too late in the game to travel to them. if there is any time and you and Robyn would like a stop on the waY from Orcas to Portland, please feel free to contact me. I am a Transition US trainer and have taught social permaculture with my partner Margo Adair and Starhawk. Would be honored to have a potluck or if you all need a p;ace to stay enroute, we have a guest toom.
Bill Aal 206 720 6166

Hi Tyrone! Great to see you back in B'ham for a while.
Thank you for organizing the tour of Robyn and being her regional host.
Stop by our garden sometime...the transparant apples are ready now.
Let us know if you have any needs while in our area.

We may create another seed-saving event or urban-gardening event this fall.

Remember the regional permi convergence is this Sept if you are in the area.

Tyrone: You slipped in there somehow without my even knowing
it. These young Permaculturists.......

I am old enough to have an original copy of Ian McHarg's book
on Landscape Architecure in my library. I studied architecture
at the Rhode Island School of Design about 40 years ago after
getting a degree in art history back there in New England. My
studies were interrupted by the Vietnam War where I served
on this floating world:

USCGC
EAGLE

We floated around in the ocean for about a year and a half with
180 cadets manning the sails while I typed letters for the
Captain and showed movies on deck at night. After that, I
somehow made my way to Bellingham and was offered a Teaching
Assistantship in Industrial Design at Western. I got real bored
designing plastic things and decided to get a degree in
papermaking with native fiber, printing on it and several things
like making books, thanks to the US Government.

After about ten years in B'ham, I met a woman that also never
finished archtecture school, but has built her own cabin in
Mendicino, California. We proceeded to move to Guemes Island
where we spent 20 years building this thing, which reading from
a book called Edible Landscaping by Robert Kourik. We heard
about Permaculture.

Our House (last week) on YouTube

Then last summer we went to the Washington
Permaculture Convergence. Oh, well, I got bored again with all
those classes and stood up and said. Hmm, I am going to prove
the Papermaking and Permaculture are related fields. If you
wish to hear the reast of the story, why not come to the Madrona
Center booth at Huxley College of the Environment this coming
Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 at Artzen Hall. I'll be there trying
to round up some student interns.

We are planning a Permaculture Workshop here at Madarona Center
on Guemes Island through Bellingham Permaculture:

Permaculture Course on Guemes Island

I am trying to lure Marisha for that one and I would be honored
if you would consider teaching also.

I notice you have experience in festivals. We are planning one
here on Guemes for this summer. Here is what we have done
in the past:

Celebrations

One of our Board Members helped with this one last year:

Peninsula Futures Festival

We would sure welcome your help with that if you are are around.

Ofcourse, you are welcome to visit us on Guemes Island anytime.
It is a six minute ferry ride from Anacortes. And a five minute
walk from the Guemes Ferry landing.

Cheers. Lane PS. We are starting production of gypsy wagons/
sheepherders wagons/portable living units here, too. We hope that
Marisha might build one here.