Join us for our Midwest Permaculture Convergence to learn from leaders and connect with community members from across our region to build our Permaculture future! Details and Registration are below….
Speaker Line Up:
Amy Stross: Amy is the author of the award-winning book, The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People. She writes about growing food-producing home landscapes and permaculture gardens on her website, TenthAcreFarm.com.
Amy will be speaking about how to apply permaculture design to a home landscape so that it is eye-catching, low-maintenance, and productive while also working with nature to improve biodiversity. Specific plant recommendations will focus on USDA growing zones 4-7.
Dan Halsey: Co-Founder of United Designers International (https://www.uniteddesigners.org) and Co-Author of Integrated Forest Gardening & Natural Capital Plant Database (https://permacultureplantdata.com)
Doug Crouch: Treeyo Permaculture - Petersburg, KY - https://treeyopermaculture.com
He will speaking about Orchard Gardens: a Permaculture Alley Cropping System
Braden Trauth: Co-Founder of the Cincinnati Permaculture Institute and Permaganic Authenticated, the World’s First Regenerative/Permaculture Farming Certification approved by the USPTO hosted by GRLPI- Braden will be talking about Regenerative Agriculture and Permaganic Authenticated and the process of having your farm certified by them. https://cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org
Kelly Clark:
Kelly was formally educated in physics and had a career in classroom teaching before turning her attention to the practice and promulgation of permaculture. She founded Kelly’s Working Well Farm, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in 2012. The farm has provided Kelly with a space where she and others can learn and experiment in a wide range of areas from growing food and fiber regeneratively to developing educational models for kids and adults. Other projects and initiatives that Kelly is involved with are Reeds and Roots Skillshare, and Northeast Ohio Earth Restoration. She is always up for new ideas and collaborations!
The Chagrin Valley Learning Collective(CVLC): An educational model base on Permaculture Principles
CVLC founder, Kelly Clark, will discuss this exciting educational model. The CVLC starts with the premise that all children come into the world with the desire and ability to learn everything necessary for them to become self-actualized members of society. By incorporating elements such as governance by consent (sociocracy), prosocial communication and conflict resolution, and unlimited free play, into the context of a permaculture farm, the CVLC allows participants to direct their own learning within a supportive community.
Bringing Bioregional Learning to the Great Rivers and Lakes
Kelly and other representatives from the Bioregional Learning Journey of the Design School for Regenerating Earth will present the concept of Bioregional Learning Centers (BLC’s), an idea first proposed by systems thinker Donella Meadows. BLC’s have the potential to weave together the many existing initiatives around place-based and indigenous wisdom and practice, regenerating local ecosystems from the soil on up. and relocalizing the economy including food systems. Attendees will learn about efforts currently underway to create BLC’s in our bioregion and how they can contribute to this movement.
Panel Discussions with leaders in the region. Details to come soon
Community Connection Sessions & Open Mic talks
Workshops:
What is Regenerative Farming & Permaganic Authenticated: Learn how Regenerative Farming developed and was influenced by Permaculture. You can also learn about how your farm can get recognition for the work you do to make a better world. You will also learn about how to become a certifier for Permaganic Authenticated in our region.
Silent Auction
Accommodations:
Housing: Camping at Heart Valley Springs is included with your ticket. There are minimal options through AirBnB and other outlets in the region. Here’s a link to Heart Valley Springs Campground: https://heartvalleysprings.com/reservations/
Food: We will have a Food Truck at the event otherwise it is bring your own food. We are planning on a Potluck for dinner Saturday.
Tickets Prices:
$85 - 1 night camping - Saturday anytime to Sunday 11am
$100 - 2 nights camping - Friday - 6pm to Sunday at 11am
Late Registration Fee - After June 1st - Tickets prices increase by $23
GRLPI Membership Discounts
$15 off for General Membership
$20 off for Professional Membership & Permaganic Authenticated Farms
To Register For Membership Click Here: https://www.greatriversandlakes.org/membership
Tickets/Registration Link:
Registration is now open through our EventBrite Page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-midwest-permaculture-convergence-tickets-843591172907?aff=oddtdtcreator
Want to give a talk at our convergence?
If you would like to give a talk at our Convergence about your Permaculture experience in the Midwest then please fill out the form below with details about it and we’ll get back to you: