June 1-4, 2023 in Cazadero, California
Intensive Water Workshop with Author Erik Ohlsen
Water is sacred, water is life! Come out to majestic Sonoma County for a long weekend intensive training on water with elder in the permaculture space, Starhawk, and master permaculture designer and author of The Regenerative Landscaper, Erik Ohlsen, organized by our friends at Earth Activist Training. We’ll practice hands-on stream restoration and erosion control in a framework that honors water as the sacred, life-giving force it is.
Together we’ll learn to read the rhythm and pulse of flowing water, as we study the onsite water systems, storage, ponds, roof catchment, and drip irrigation.
You’ll acquire tools for healing disturbed and incised stream beds and hillside erosion, and build small rock dams, brush dams, and beaver-dam analogs while doing fuel reduction and fire mitigation in the woods.
You are welcome to camp at Starhawk’s Ranch, and we’ll nourish you with three delicious meals a day, doing our best to accommodate your dietary needs.
We’ll start each day with ritual, and work and play together throughout the day with time for just being in a beautiful natural setting. In the evenings, we’ll share stories, songs and water ceremonies.
Earth Activist Training aims to make our courses as affordable as possible, offering sliding scale tuition, payment plans, discounts for locals, and Diversity Scholarships for Indigenous People and People of Color working in environmental and social justice.
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