The Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University in collaboration with the State of Oregon Housing and Community Services are hosting a Permaculture conference in Portland, Oregon on May 10-11-12 aimed at State developers of low income housing. All are welcome to attend, and *scholarships are available. *A direct link to conference information and registration can be found here:
Presenters: Toby Hemenway, Tom Ward, Jude Hobbs, Mark Lakeman, Andrew Millison, Eli Spevak, Rick Crager, Leonard Barrett. Tours of local Permaculture inspired multi-family residential developments are included.
For more information and to register you may visit the OHCS 2011 Ecological Housing Solutions Permaculture Conference page at:
http://www.ohcs.oregon.gov/OHCS/Permaculture_Conference.shtml
And you may register on-line at OSU:
http://hort.oregonstate.edu/2011OHCSPermacultureConference .
Oregon has a long tradition of being a self-sustaining state that provides its residents with the opportunity to build the communities, homes and lives we desire. Yet, sky-rocketing energy costs, low-quality and inadequate food, and housing instability is threatening this tradition in every town, school and home. Oregon is experiencing poverty, hunger and homelessness at alarming rates, as more and more hard-working people fall on difficult times.
Fortunately, Oregon also has a long tradition of tackling tough problems and finding creative solutions. Permaculture systems maximize existing resources and offer self-sustaining ways for communities to meet their needs. The permaculture design system is a practical approach to helping families reduce energy costs, improve nutrition and access to healthy food, and live in adequate housing.
We invite you to participate in this groundbreaking conference that will bring together developers, community action agencies and other affordable housing and hunger advocates with permaculture experts to create a new vision for sustainability in Oregon.