Permaculture in New Zealand

Kia Ora to all and especially to the Welly permites that met up in Porirua
on Saturday.

Re: Highly regular get togethers like a club or something...

First I'd like to suggest some names for this potential
group/thing/idea/space...since Permaculture Club sounds all too obvious,
exclusive and begs the question - "so where did Boy George and those
rainbow braids go?"

Name Options:

1. Eco Butterfly Beaver Further Learning Octopus Worldwide Wellington =
EBBFLOWW

2. Butterfly Beaver Eco Design Action Circle

3. Group Eco Design for Everyday People - GEDEP!

4. Wellington Earthwise Design Action Coil/Circle

5. Earthwise Design Group-Action Ring Wellington - EDGAR Wellington

The list is potentially endless so for now I'll temporarily dub it
EBBFLOWW (my pick) until we can do a vote, poll, consensus - incidentally
I guess some will be wondering why not mention permaculture in the name?,
I have issues with the word and the image that it cocveys to the wider
public so I thought a witty, semi-criptic catchy name might suit this
offshoot adventure...

So what on earth will this EBBFLOWW thing be?

Intentions (I image it will become):

- Regular sessions permaculture design actions in order to practise and
train ourselves in the skills we have and seek
- Open space for shared learning through peer guided action
- Focal point(s) for permaculture design activity within our bio-region

Guidance (peer-tutor role)

- Volunteer guide(s) (with a bit of pcd experience under their belt)
steering the learning aspects of each session
- Referrals made to elder(s) (volunteer?) where doubt prevails

Time and Place

- Fixed frequency, period and day - say monthly (initially, with aim to
get to weekly), say 2-3hr session on say a Saturday am/pm maybe.
- Sites volunteered by participants (default venue at a suitable (free of
charge) public meeting place such as Southern Cross Bar, Fidels Cafe...
where the action will be graphical and verbal designing or hand crafts!)

Prototype EBBFLOWW

Sat 18th July 11am - 1pm in Simon's Garden (actually meant to be a purely gardening
workshop)
30 Clarence St, Brooklyn, WGTN
04 3890404

yay!
Simon

ps. email is the slowest way to communicate with me - can take weeks - so
please try and call if need be.