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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

[as it was for EarthFEST'98]

All workshops are free with admission

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
Saturday
 Aug 22
Title
Presenter
10:00 a.m. Permaculture Greg Lamoureux, Kootenay Permaculture Institute
Green Certification of Forest Practices Ray Travers, Eco-Forestry Institute
Blue Maxx Insulated Building Forms Craig Seale, Blue Maxx
NAFTA and the Ethyl Corp Case Council of Canadians
video
"Global Gardener" EarthStar Permaculture Team
11:00 a.m. Organic Growing Tips Anne Macey & Morag Hood, Canadian Organic Growers
A Decade of Living With Renewable Energy Ezra Auerbach, Dragonsun Communications
Planning and Siting the Sustainable Home John Salmen, Terrain E.D.S.
Women and the Earth - Eco-Feminist Connection Fireweed
slides
Great Bear Rainforest, Project Gaia, etc. Sierra Club of B.C.
tour 
(2 hours)
Cottonwood Community Gardens Citizens' Action for Recycling and the Environment
Noon Self Reliance in Food & Herbs Dan Jason, Salt Spring Seeds
Solar Hot Water Joe Thwaites, TaylorMunro Energy Systems
Simple Living, Trend or Tide? Bruce Elkin, EarthWays Institute
Bio-Regional Mapping Barbara Joughin, Dave Ferguson
walk
Forest Walk Al Hopwood, Ray Travers, Ecoforestry Institute
slides
Building with Stabilized Insulated Rammed Earth Meror Krayenhoff, Terra Firma Builders
1:00 p.m. WWOOFing:  Willing Workers on Organic Farms John Vanden Heuvel, WWOOF
Practical Green-Building: Passive Solar Energy Efficient Design Richard Kadulski, Architect
Protecting Woodlot Biodiversity Al Hopwood, North Island Woodlot Association
Deep Ecology - The Interdependent Web Comox Valley Unitarians
slides
Clayoquot Sound Update Friends of Clayoquot Sound
2:00 p.m. Creating a Community Forest Co-op John Millen, Denman Island Forestry Co-op
A Decade of Living With Renewable Energy Ezra Auerbach, Dragonsun Communications
What's Money Got To Do With It? Michael Linton and Ernie Yacub, Community Currencies
Clean Air for Healthy Living Dan Currie, Air Tec Ventilation Systems
slides
Solar Power: What Is It? Dave Egels, Soltek 
3:00 p.m. Electromagnetic Fields in Your Home Chris Anderson
Permaculture:  What Colour is Your FootPrint? EarthStar Permaculture Team
slides Micro Hydro Systems Bob Mathews, Energy Alternatives

Horse and Carriage Rides, All Day Saturday - (Dot Turnbull)

Plus these DEMONSTRATIONS  both days:
Bob Woods (EnviroEquip) small scale logging equipment
Tim/Shiela Fairbanks (Blacktail Enterprises) mobile saw mill

SUNDAY WORKSHOP

Sunday 
August 23
Title
Presenter
10 a.m. Live Sprouting Lucie Desjarlais, Eatmore Spouts
NAFTA and the Ethyl Corp Case Council of Canadians
walk
Forest Walk Al Hopwood, Ray Travers, EcoForestry Institute
slides
Solar Power:  What Is It? Dave Egles, Soltek
tour 
(2-3 hours)
Renewable Energy Tour Andrew Pape, Energy Alternatives
11 a.m. Creating a Community Forestry Co-op John Millen, Denman Island Forestry Co-op
Blue Maxx Insulated Building Forms Craig Seale, Blue Maxx
Gardening with Nature, the Organic Way Caroline Herriot, The Garden Path
Deep Ecology - The Interdependent Web Comox Valley Unitarians
videos
"Strawbale House Owner's Tour" and "Cob Construction" EarthStar Permaculture Team
Noon Permaculture:  What Colour is Your FootPrint? EarthStar Permaculture Team
Protecting Woodlot Biodiversity Al Hopwood, North Island Woodlot Association
Bio-Regional Mapping Barbara Joughin, Dave Ferguson
Practical Green-Building: Healthy Housing Richard Kadulski, Architect
slides
Clayoquot Sound UpDate Friends of Clayoquot Sound
1:00 p.m. Self-Reliance in Food & Herbs Dan Jason, Salt Spring Seeds
Solar Hot Water Joe Thwaites, TaylorMunro Energy Systems
Clean Air for Healthy Living Dan Currie, Air Tec Ventilation Systems
What's Money Got To Do With It? Michael Linton and Ernie Yacub, Community Currencies
slides
Building with Stabilized Insulated Rammed Earth Meror Krayenhoff, Terra Firma Builders
2:00 p.m. WWOOFing - Willing Workers on Organic Farms John Vanden Heuvel, WWOOF
Green Certification of Forest Practices Ray Travers, Ecoforestry Institute
Simple Living, Trend or Tide? Bruce Elkin, EarthWays Institute
Journey Into The Future Guy Dauncey
slides
Micro-Hydro Systems Bob Mathews, Energy Alternatives
3:00 p.m. Permaculture Greg Lamaoureux, Kootenay Permaculture Institute
Green Power Marketing Dan Egolf, West Kootenay Power
Planning & Siting the Sustainable Home John Salmen, Terrain E.D.S.
Women and the Earth -  the Eco-Feminist Connection Fireweed
video
"Diet for a New America" - John Robbins EarthSave
walk
Forest Walk North Island Woodlot Association


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