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Workshops will cover:
Emerald Earth is an intentional community located in the Anderson Valley.
About the Presenter:
Emerald Earth is an intentional community located in the Anderson Valley.
Description: A presentation about bio-fuels and local ethanol production.
About the Presenter:
Charlie Acker
Contact info: 707.877.1800
About the Presenter:
Emerald Earth is an intentional community located in the Anderson Valley.
Description: We will be forging the elements for kitchen wares such as spoons and ladles, followed by a discussion and demonstration on joinery with shop made copper rivets.
About the Presenters:
Wendy Lawrence: I have been forging iron and playing in the smithy for ten years. The California Blacksmith Association has provided me with a community of smiths and seasonal events where workshops, information sharing, and education are keys aspects. I have taught beginning blacksmithing for the CBA as well as developed a private class for teens and a personal empowerment class for women. I am currently working on developing a line of functional art for the home and garden.
Contact info: wendywonder5@hotmail.com or 707.839.5142
Description: Dirt on the Wall – Making Homegrown paint. Store bought paint contains all kinds of chemicals that are harmful to the environment when being created and harmful to you when using. Why not create beautiful paint from found dirt and pigments. Sara shares how.
About the Presenter: Sara has been making walls beautiful with natural paints and plasters for over fifteen years. She loves creating beauty with simple materials and demystifying the process so that anyone can be empowered to make their own paint with a bowl and a kitchen whisk.
Description:
Uses and types of lime, the lime cycle, kiln building, and burning.
Lime is a traditional, natural building material that has been used for thousands of years as a binder in foundations, mortar for stone and brick masonry, plasters, renders, paints, and other finishes. In this workshop, we will be introducing the practice of making your own lime putty from locally gathered sea shells and then discuss and demonstrate its applications in building.
About the Presenters:
tonia sing chi is human. She’s totally into lime… and corn. She seems to end up carrying gross things around in her car due to her unique priorities to create and disseminate alternative paradigms in the physical realm. If it were not for being but 25 years old she would have a long history of contributing to said paradigms. She did not write this.
Description: Slaking, straining, storing, and building with lime (with a plastering demo)
Lime is a traditional, natural building material that has been used for thousands of years as a binder in foundations, mortar for stone and brick masonry, plasters, renders, paints, and other finishes. In this workshop, we will be introducing the practice of making your own lime putty from locally gathered sea shells and then discuss and demonstrate its applications in building.
About the Presenters:
Stevan de la Rosa has been learning and practicing different natural building techniques since 2004. His extensive travels through Asia and Africa has contributed to his diversity of knowledge and practices from different parts of the world. Currently he practices and teaches natural building, volunteers his skills in social projects, and continues to explore the vastness of vernacular architecture. Recently he has focused on the teaching and sculpting of Nubian vaults as well as finding ways to make them more durable with natural materials.
Contact: stevan81@gmail.com
About the Presenter:
Emerald Earth is an intentional community located in the Anderson Valley.
Note: Alexis Moyer is available only Sunday.
About the Presenters:
Wendy Lawrence
Description: Old and new tools used for building, farming and gardening will be on display. Bill welcomes questions concerning their care and use, and he can give basic tool sharpening advice.
Fair-goers are invited to drop their favorite tools off at the table for display.
About the Presenter: In 1973, Bill left grad school, moved to the Anderson Valley, and joined the back-to-the-land movement. He lives off the grid, grows a garden, and is attempting to move toward self-sufficiency. Now retired, he worked as a mechanic for Navarro Vineyards for 28 years.
Contact info: 707.234.0434
About the Presenters:
Charlie Acker
Description: Description:This workshop will discuss how to install a legal greywater system in California. We will talk about design options, water saving potential, recycling grey water, price, and more. I look forward to sharing this information with you, as greywater recycling for irrigation is now one of the least expensive ways to conserve large amounts of water. And there is nothing like taking a shower and knowing the water is flowing around the thirsty roots of your corn, apples, or gooseberries.
About the Presenter: Anna Birkas has an M.S. in hydrology and is a licensed General Building Contractor. She specializes in water, ecology, and sustainable development, working through two local companies Village Ecosystems www.villageecosystems.com and Ridge to River www.ridgetoriver.com. Her projects range from bioengineering for erosion control and watershed assessment to design and installation of constructed wetlands and rainwater catchment.
WE ARE OUTSIDE: Expect warm weather. There is some shade, but wear a hat and appropriate clothes.
NO DOGS PERMITTED.
BRING YOUR OWN PLACE SETTING: Limit the amount of stuff we send to the landfill and help develop the habit of using our own dishes for take out food as well as potlucks.