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Re: water catchment
- To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: water catchment
- From: Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 14:26:59 -0600
- In-reply-to: <LYRIS-101940-37071-2001.04.28-11.05.36--pci#permaculture-inst.org@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Newsgroups: permaculture
RE: Build Here Now, 2001: An Earth Odyssey
DATES: June 10 - 17
For the third consecutive year, natural builders, permaculturalists and
those who would learn from them, will "converge" for a week at the Lama
Foundation, creating a microcosm of ecological community in the forested
mountains outside Taos, New Mexico.
Homes made of earth and straw, composting toilets, organic gardens: Once
the province of back-to-the-land revivalists, these ideas are going
mainstream as energy and housing costs soar, and people seek less toxic
environments. "Build Here Now" (inspired by Lama co-founder Ram Dass'
seminal book Be Here Now), shows participants how to build sustainably and
cultivate wisely. A new emphasis this year will be community- building
workshops led by Lama residents.
Attracting presenters and participants from across the U.S. and as far away
as Europe, Brazil and Estonia, Build Here Now 2001 includes workshops on
building with straw bales, adobe, cob, earthbags and bamboo, and using
earthen and lime plasters and natural paints. Among permaculture topics are
site planning, water harvesting, forest gardening, sustainable timber
harvesting and native medicinal herbs. Other topics offered include
composting toilets, photovoltaic systems, cisterns, and designing a healthy
and spiritually alive home.
Workshops run concurrently throughout each day, interspersed with
artfully-prepared vegetarian meals, morning yoga classes, evening dances,
nature hikes and informal chats. Lasting friendships are often born of the
shared experience. "I will never forget," said one of last year's
participants, "standing in the cob pit with seven other barefoot builders;
holding onto one another for support; our feet doing the work of mixing the
sand, straw, water and soil together; singing, laughing, work merging with
play. This is the essence of what it means to 'build here now' - when work
and play are the same thing."
The original event began as a way of helping the Lama Foundation rebuild
from a 1996 fire, which decimated most of their original buildings. Since
that time, a flurry of building activity has taken place, with several new
earth-friendly structures now complete. The work of erosion control,
replanting and rebuilding continues this summer at this non-dogmatic
spiritual community, founded over 30 years ago.
Build Here Now 2001 presenters include well-known Southwest
permaculturalists Scott Pittman, Joel Glansberg, David and Lynne Trew, and
Dr. Bill Roley from California. Straw-bale building will be led by
authors/videomakers Steve Kemble and Carol Escott of Sustainable Systems
Support. Healthy home architect Paula Baker-Laporte and master builder
Robert Laporte, creator of the "Econest," will also present. Workshops in
earthen plaster and earthen floor techniques will be taught by Carol Crews
of Gourmet Adobe, while Janell Kapoor of Kleiwerks will demonstrate how to
build with cob, an adobe mud mix. The New Mexico Solar Energy Association's
"Sunchaser II" and solar demonstration trailer will be on hand, and Taos
architect Vishu Magee, author of the book Archetype Design, will provide a
powerful visualization process for creating your dream home.
A special invitation is extended to officials and residents of fire-ravaged
Los Alamos, NM to come view the progress Lama has made, and to avail
themselves of inspiration and instruction in regenerative land
practices. Lama is also offering several scholarships to Taos area
residents to attend Build Here Now. The event is co-produced by the Lama
Foundation, the Permaculture Institute, and The Last Straw, the
International Journal of Straw Bale and Natural Building.
Build Here Now 2001 runs from June 10 - 17. For more information or to
register, contact The Lama Foundation at 505-586-1269. Members of the
press are invited to visit Monday through Saturday, June 11-16. Photos are
available.
At 11:05 AM 4/28/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Greetings, I'm designing a community garden for the lakehead Coalition
>Food Bank. We
>have the use of an abandoned school for food storage and can use the land
>for the
>garden. The water in the building is not turned on and the owner will not
>do so. The
>building has no eavestroughs or downspouts and is quite high. The roof has
>a major
>hole in it and needs work, most likely just patching for now. I need
>someway to
>collect and store water on site. Ideas?
>
>Bob Ewing
>Thunder Bay
>
>
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