2nd Permaculture Gathering Potluck and Planning Meeting

We will be holding our 2nd Potluck and Planning Meeting this coming Saturday, January 16th for the upcoming Permaculture Consulta in March. All are invited to the Gear Factory (200 South Geddes Street, Syracuse, NY) for the potluck starting at 6:30 pm, and the planning meeting getting under way at 7:15 pm. RSVPs appreciated, but not required (feel free to just show up if you can make it), at http://www.meetup.com/Permaculture-and-Urban-Homesteading/calendar/11954300/ You should join us for this meeting & potluck if you'd like to help plan and implement this awesome opportunity to bring permaculturists from across Upstate NY together in Syracuse, or just to join fellow Permaculture and Homesteading enthusiasts for a weekend Potluck. We'll discuss the final program, the flyer and logo, endorsements, food, childcare, zine, project, open space agenda, and more! Bring a dish to share if you are able. Bring a mess kit with bowl, plate, utensils, napkin, etc to help reduce waste. Please no broccoli or shellfish as one member has severe allergies. Hope to see you on Saturday January 16 at 6:30 pm. p.s. Don't forget about the post-potluck/planning meeting afterparty "January", a joint fundraiser for Alchemical, The Gear Factory, and the Berlin Project. The show will feature the magic of Rob Tarry; music by Old North, Welcome Home, Pilot Lies, and Tots; and food - games - zine distro - and book sale. Admission is $7 - or $5 for students, and doors open at 7 PM and stay open past midnight for the full show! More at http://tinyurl.com/yjtleuk

2010 Permaculture Consulta - Next Steps

16 People were in attendance at our initial community potluck and planning meeting for the 2010 Consulta to be held on March 13th. 7 committees have been identified and are in need of volunteers and participants for the rest of the planning and implementation process:

Program/Agenda, Endorsements/Promotion, Child Care, Food, Zine Project, Guests/Information, Budget. View the full minutes to learn the full details of each committee as well as the current committee members.

Full meeting notes and action steps are available at:
http://www.alchemicalnursery.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,388/Itemid,27/

Please contact Frank Cetera at 315.308.1372 or frcetera@alchemicalnursery to sign up for a committee or other volunteer role.


WINTER 2010 UPSTATE CONSULTA
SAVE-THE-DATE Saturday, March, 13, 2010

The Alchemical Nursery will be hosting the 2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Consulta regional networking and skill share event on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 10am - 5pm. This event, which was inaugurally held in Ithaca during February 2009, is coming to Syracuse for 2010, and you are invited to participate.

In preparation, You are also invited to a PERMACULTURE POTLUCK & PLANNING MEETING on Saturday November 14, 7:00 pm at the Gear Factory (200 South Geddes St, Syracuse, NY) to start the process of pulling together the program, resources, and action steps to make for a successful Consulta event. RSVPs appreciated, but not required (feel free to just show up if you can make it), at http://www.meetup.com/Permaculture-and-Urban-Homesteading/calendar/11764706/

You should join us for this meeting & potluck if you'd like to conduct a skill share or presentation at the event, partner your organization with ours for the event, help develop the Permaculture ethos, or just to join fellow Permaculture and Urban Homesteading enthusiasts for a weekend Potluck.

Bring a dish to share if you are able. Hope to see you on Saturday November 14 at 7:00 pm.

More info to come. Visit us at www.alchemicalnursery.org

Photos and notes from the

FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE NETWORK

WINTER 2009 REGIONAL CONSULTA in Ithaca, NY