September 25, 2009 - Convergence overwhelming success!! Over 170 in attendance!
         Some pictures from attendee's:
         From Lane at Madrona center dot org:www.youtube.com/watch
         From Manuel : picasaweb.google.com/balaenoptera/WashingtonPermacultureConvergence2009
         From Maria's facebook photo album: www.facebook.com/friends/

September 16, 2009 - Registration is Full!

September 15, 2009, Final Details for 2009 Permaculture Convergence

Please read below before contacting organizers with specific questions!!

If you have not paid registration fee, please do not send it in as it will not arrive on time.

All private and shared rooms are spoken for.

Work-Trade positions have been filled.

When to come - Announcements and Introduction Morning Circle will begin on Friday at 9:30am, the first workshop begins at 11:30am. View the entire schedule by clicking on the "Schedule" link to left.

If you choose to come Thursday evening you may be asked to help set up (but we promise we'll feed you dinner). Laura, Skeeter, Christy, Marisha and Collette will be available to help you get situated.

Directions to Sahale are posted at the bottom of this page.  Sahale's address and phone number are below if you prefer to MapQuest:
Address: 2901 NE Tahuya River Road, Tahuya, WA 98588 Phone: 360/275-3957 (Kitchen Phone)

What to bring - Here is a short list of suggested items to bring:
Chair or Blanket to sit on during presentations.
Camping gear, if you are camping
Water Bottle
Food Contribution to Kitchen
Registration Fee if not yet paid
Name Tag/Laniard if you have one (we'll have nametags too)
Notebook and Pen
Flashlight or Headlamp
Camera
Yoga mat (yes, there will be yoga!)
Chocolate, Wine, Treats???

*Sahale has requested that we leave our pets at home*

Needs for Kitchen: Most people are bringing fruits and vegetables. Any additions to this are welcome though bread, eggs and dairy and coffee/tea are specifically helpful additions to current donations. We can no longer reply to specific requests of "what's needed?" as organizers are en route to Sahale.

Other Needs: Drums for Children's Drumming Circle are still needed; also needed are computer speakers, a dry erase board and an easel.

Please check out the Permies.com Convergence forum:

http://www.permies.com/bb/index.php?topic=1938.new;topicseen#new

See you soon!
Convergence Team


September 13, 2009

Convergence Agenda by Michael Pilarski - sites/46/46163f692040059466cf02c58cd0585a/attachments/File/Conference_agenda_2009.pdf

July 22, 2009

Please join us for the Second Annual Washington State Permaculture Convergence,September 18-20, 2009 to be held at Sahale Learning Center near Belfair, Washington - on the north shore of beautiful Hood Canal. We will feature a weekend of networking, workshops and conversations with friends and peers among Washington state's permaculture community. Interested members of the public are also warmly welcome to attend. Together we will share information, solutions, inspirations, and insights!

The convergence is a way to strengthen information flow and cooperation between permaculturists in the state of Washington - and beyond. We will be working on a vision of how permaculture can better serve the land and people of our Evergreen State. How can more permaculturists make their living organizing, teaching and designing? The convergence will have some aspects of an organizational meeting for the permacultural community at large.

The gathering will also be an educational event offering workshops on such diverse subjects as biochar creation and usage, Ecovillage development, local currency systems, forest garden systems, large-scale installations, Brown's gas, water catchment, green roofs, the Transition Town and Anastasia movements, and other topics of interest for seasoned practitioners and newcomers alike. We expect there will be advanced as well as basic level workshops; the final format of the event will be influenced by those members who offer topics up to the last minute!

Attendance fees are $100-$70 on a sliding scale, this includes camping and delicious home-cooked meals. To keep costs down we are again asking participants to bring food (hopefully from their own gardens) to contribute to the communal kitchen. There are work/trade opportunities available for those with limited funds - we want our event to be open to all, regardless of income level. Limited private and dorm-style accommodations are available; please call 360-820-8586 or e-mail permaculture@earthlink.net for current availability. Carpooling is highly encouraged.

Note: As of 8/20/09 - Private rooms are all taken!