SUMMER 2003
Educational
Events
Workshops
by Michael Pilarski - Friends of the Trees, Director.
EARTH-HEALING PERMACULTURE
August 30 - September 14, 2003
Skalitude Retreat Center
Methow Valley, Washington
in the beautiful North Cascades.
A two-week permaculture design course focused on
earth-healing and ecosystem restoration.
CLick here for more info.
February
16, South Chuckanut Mountain/Oyster Dome Spring Plant Hike #1:
Northwest corner of
Skagit County. Carpool from Bellingham. Saturday, 9:30 - 4:00. $25 advance registration.
$30 at the trailhead.
February 22, North
Fork of the Nooksack River. Spring Plant Hike #2: Cascade
Foothills, Whatcom County. $25 advance registration. $30 at the trailhead. Carpool
from Bellingham. Saturday. 9:30 - 5:00.
February
23, Vashon Island Workshop: Farming
and Gardening with Medicinal Plants: Natives and Exotics.
Sunday 10:00
- 5:00. Vashon Island Co-Housing. $35.
March 8,
Stanwood Workshop: Growing
and Using Medicinal Plants. Northwest Natives and Exotics. Stanwood Senior Center.
Saturday, 10:00-5:00. $40.
March 9,
Fall City Workshop: Medicinal
and Edible Northwest Native Plants. Sunday, 10:00 - 5:00 $50 pre-registration
$60 at the door. Gen MacManiman Center outside of Fall City.
March 15,
Orcas (or Lopez ) Island Workshop: Farming
and Gardening with Medicinal Plants: Natives and Exotics. Saturday, 10:00 - 5:00.
$35. Venue to be announced.
March 16,
Whidbey Island Workshop: Medicinal
Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest. At Heart's Ease Herb Farm near Freeland.
Sunday, 10:00 - 5:00. $45.
March 20,
Bellingham Workshop:
Fairies, Nature
Spirits & Devas. What are They? How can we comunicate and cooperate with them.
Thursday. 7:00 - 9:00 pm. By donation. Venue to be announced.
March 22, Seattle
Workshop: Northwest
Native Medicinal Plants: Uses, Wildcrafting and Growing. At Rainbow Natural Remedies
store, 409 15th Ave. E., on Capitol Hill. Saturday. 10:00 - 5:00. $40.
March 23,
Bellingham Workshop: Growing
Medicinal Plants: Farm-Scale and Home-Scale. Sunday. 10:00 - 5:00. $35.
March 29, Everett
Workshop: Farming and
Gardening with Medicinal Plants: Natives and Exotics. Sno-Isle Co-op, Saturday.10:00
- 5:00. $35.
March 30,
Deception Pass, Fidalgo Island: Spring
Plant Hike #3. $25 advance registration. $30 at the trailhead. Carpools from Bellingham
and Everett. Sunday.10:00 - 4:00.
April 4,
Olympia Workshop: Permaculture
Design for Sane Human Habitats and Ecosystem Restoration. Friday. 9:30 - 5:00.
This is the first day of a 3-day workshop series. $45 for one day. $75 for two
days. $100 for all three days.
April 5,
Oakville Field Trip: Agroforestry:
Tree Crops, Special Forest Products and Wildcrafting. 9:00 - 5:00. Saturday. Wild
Thyme Farm. See workshop fee above.
April 6,
Olympia Workshop: Growing
Medicinal Plants: Farm-Scale and Home-Scale. Sunday: 10:00 - 5:00. See workshop
fee above.
April 19,
Twisp, Plant Sale & Farm Tour: Sunny
Pine Farm Plant Sale. Saturday 9:00 - 7:00
April 25,
Tonasket: Native
Plant Restoration Seminar. 9:00 - 5:00. Friday. Focus on Eastern Washington.
April 26,
Tonasket: Barter
Faire Site Work Party. 9:00 - 5:00. Saturday.
June 27-29.
Twisp, Methow Valley: Fairy
& Human Relations Congress. 25 speakers including Dorothy Mclean, David Spangler,
R.J. Stewart
July 18-19, Lubrecht,
Montana: Montana Herbal
Gathering. 1 mile east of Missoula
August 15-17.
Van Zandt near Bellingham: Northwest
Herbal Faire. 1200 people attended in 2002, with 80 workshops and a musical celebration.
August 30-September
14. Twisp: Permaculture
Design Course: Methow Valley. Skalitude Retreat Center. $750. Two-week course.
