Great Basin Permaculture Events

Spring Work Bee - Compost, Mulch, and Soil (May 25, 2013)

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Join us every Saturday from 9 am to noon at the Permaculture Learning Garden. Tours and hands-on activitites available for all ages. Explore new and familiar varieties of edible and medicinal plants that are adapted to our dryland region.

Big Projects

- build additional compartment onto existing compost bin

- plant summer seeds

- build pallet benches

Little Projects

- add nitrogen (kitchen scraps, animal manure) to compost pile, turn, water throughout

- water pomegranates, native flowers (penstemon, desert marigold, banana yucca, creosote), agave, aloe, nopal, mesquite

- pick up trash

Vistors are always welcome to enjoy a snack fresh-grown at the PLG under the shade.

Monthly Permie Meeting (May 28, 2013)

Tue, 28 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Great Basin Permaculture – May 2013

6:00-6:30 Introductions and Newsletter (Book Exchange)

- Recap of May events, the month of SOIL

- June, the month of WATER!

Brad Lancaster, June 22

6:30-7:00 Glass Half Full

- local watershed

- homework for Brad

- Brad Lancaster

7:00-7:30 Las Vegas Time Bank

* known local time banks/alternative currencies

* next step

Workshop with Brad Lancaster (June 22, 2013)

Sat, 22 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Water Expert Coming to Vegas to Change Conservation Conversation

Great BasinPermaculture to host Brad Lancaster Downtown June 22

WHAT: A one-day seminar on the most important issue challenging our community’s vitality. Brad Lancaster, a leading authority in the water conservation movement, will teach Las Vegans how to achieve more with lessundefinedmoving the discussion beyond typical restrictions to topics such as rainwater harvesting, designing for resilience, earth work construction.

WHEN: Saturday, June 22

9 a.m. – Networking breakfast and registration

10 a.m.-5 p.m. – Presentations, breakout sessions, roundtable discussions. Lunch will be served

WHERE: Downtown Construction Zone

S. 7th St . , between Fremont St. and Carson Ave.

WHY: Finding new ways to live sustainably is an imperative to keeping our community healthy and strong. Recently, the Colorado River was named the most endangered in the country, and the Bureau of Reclamation recently released a report forecasting severe water loss due to climate change. This seminar will be packed with strategies attendees can implement immediately.

Lancaster will teach specific pathways to resilience; for instance, how to use grey water for landscaping… and make it legalundefinedas it already is in our surrounding states!