Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Sustainable Building / EcoVersity
Natural Plasters Workshop - April 14 - 18 , Courtenay, BC Vancouver Island, BC, Apr. 06, 2004 (Elke Cole of Cobworks) - Natural plasters enhance indoor climate for better health and they are beautiful! Learn hands-on how to mix and apply clay- and other natural plaster on a cob building. Techniques also apply to renewing wall surfaces in conventional buildings. Cost: $250 Canadian includes lunches (camping is not available on site). Natural building books will be available. Contact: Elke (250)-539-506; Email: elkecole@telus.net. For more workshops visit our website. http://www.cobworks.com .
Natural Plasters Workshop - April 14 - 18 , Courtenay, BC Vancouver Island, BC, Apr. 06, 2004 (Elke Cole of Cobworks) - Natural plasters enhance indoor climate for better health and they are beautiful! Learn hands-on how to mix and apply clay- and other natural plaster on a cob building. Techniques also apply to renewing wall surfaces in conventional buildings. Cost: $250 Canadian includes lunches (camping is not available on site). Natural building books will be available. Contact: Elke (250)-539-506; Email: elkecole@telus.net. For more workshops visit our website. http://www.cobworks.com .
Sunday, April 04, 2004
Green Building / EcoVersity / Self-Reliance
Scholarships in Trade for Green Building Education
SHANIGAN LAKE, BC, Apr. 2004 (OUR EcoVillage) - Partial work-trade scholarships available for PLAN-B: Practical Leadership and Natural Building 2004 Program at OUR EcoVillage. Natural building, community, permaculture, sustainable land management. Contact Brandy, (250) 743-3067; http://www.ourecovillage.org .
Scholarships in Trade for Green Building Education
SHANIGAN LAKE, BC, Apr. 2004 (OUR EcoVillage) - Partial work-trade scholarships available for PLAN-B: Practical Leadership and Natural Building 2004 Program at OUR EcoVillage. Natural building, community, permaculture, sustainable land management. Contact Brandy, (250) 743-3067; http://www.ourecovillage.org .
Alternative Energy / Transportation
Christiania Bikes Mean Environmentally Compatible Transport
LONDON, UK, Apr. 2004 (Christiania Bikes Website) - Some historical facts - I/S Christiania Smedie started in 1976 in carfree Christiania in Copenhagen. Here the factory began to develop the well-known bike trailers and 1984 the first transporter trike was untroduced to the market. Outside Christiania people noticed the robust and environmentally compatible products. Today they are used all over Denmark and are exported to many parts of the world under the name “christiania bikes”. The products have been developed in dialogue with the users and have now been produced and tested for more than 25 years. http://www.christianiabikes.com/english/uk_main.htm .
Christiania Bikes Mean Environmentally Compatible Transport
LONDON, UK, Apr. 2004 (Christiania Bikes Website) - Some historical facts - I/S Christiania Smedie started in 1976 in carfree Christiania in Copenhagen. Here the factory began to develop the well-known bike trailers and 1984 the first transporter trike was untroduced to the market. Outside Christiania people noticed the robust and environmentally compatible products. Today they are used all over Denmark and are exported to many parts of the world under the name “christiania bikes”. The products have been developed in dialogue with the users and have now been produced and tested for more than 25 years. http://www.christianiabikes.com/english/uk_main.htm .
Stewardship / MicroEnterprise / Solar Power
Sun Ovens Save Lives by Preserving Forests Around the World!
ELBURN, IL, Apr. 2004 (SUN OVENS International Website) - M i c r o-S u n-B a k e r i e s: Creating Self-Sustaining, Self-Propagating Micro-Enterprise - The purpose of these programs is to alleviate poverty and enhance the quality of life throughout selected developing-world countries by empowering the hard working poor to raise their standard of living through self-sustaining micro-enterprise called Micro-Sun-Bakeries. These bakeries utilize the ultimate renewable resource, sunshine, to cost-effectively provide a needed food staple while combating the destructive forces of deforestation, working to decrease desertification. http://www.sunoven.com/micro.asp .
Sun Ovens Save Lives by Preserving Forests Around the World!
ELBURN, IL, Apr. 2004 (SUN OVENS International Website) - M i c r o-S u n-B a k e r i e s: Creating Self-Sustaining, Self-Propagating Micro-Enterprise - The purpose of these programs is to alleviate poverty and enhance the quality of life throughout selected developing-world countries by empowering the hard working poor to raise their standard of living through self-sustaining micro-enterprise called Micro-Sun-Bakeries. These bakeries utilize the ultimate renewable resource, sunshine, to cost-effectively provide a needed food staple while combating the destructive forces of deforestation, working to decrease desertification. http://www.sunoven.com/micro.asp .
Community Design / Food Security / Wildcrafting
Edible Landscaping (berries, fruits, herbs)
VICTORIA, BC, Apr. 2004 (EcoNews) – Edible Landscaping Wokshop with Michael Cowan, at The Garden Path Organic Plant Nursery, 395 Conway Rd. Sat 24th, 10:30 am till noon. $7.50. Call 881-1555 to register. http://www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath .
Edible Landscaping (berries, fruits, herbs)
VICTORIA, BC, Apr. 2004 (EcoNews) – Edible Landscaping Wokshop with Michael Cowan, at The Garden Path Organic Plant Nursery, 395 Conway Rd. Sat 24th, 10:30 am till noon. $7.50. Call 881-1555 to register. http://www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath .
Science & Technology / Alternative Energy
Renewable Energy WithThe Experts Videos
CARBONDALE, CO, Apr. 03, 2004 (Solar Energy International) - Renewable Energy With The Experts Videos by Scott Andrews, 1996 - ($40 each, $170 set of 5) - Five videos on residential electricity. The experts give and demonstrate practical answers to the questions most asked by home owners as they consider the purchase and installation of their own renewable energy system: Solar Electricity with Johnny Weiss; Micro-Hydro Power with Don Harris; Wind Power with Mick Sagrillo; Solar Water Pumping with Windy Dankoff; Storage Batteries with Richard Perez. Click and scroll http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/store.php#26 .
Renewable Energy WithThe Experts Videos
CARBONDALE, CO, Apr. 03, 2004 (Solar Energy International) - Renewable Energy With The Experts Videos by Scott Andrews, 1996 - ($40 each, $170 set of 5) - Five videos on residential electricity. The experts give and demonstrate practical answers to the questions most asked by home owners as they consider the purchase and installation of their own renewable energy system: Solar Electricity with Johnny Weiss; Micro-Hydro Power with Don Harris; Wind Power with Mick Sagrillo; Solar Water Pumping with Windy Dankoff; Storage Batteries with Richard Perez. Click and scroll http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/store.php#26 .
