Explore the concepts, theories, and practice of Permaculture design.  Experience Permaculture applied directly to the Midwest, as you live and learn with practicing ecological designers on Solid Ground Farm.   Discover the interrelations of natural building, sustainable agriculture, biomimicry,  broad-scale site design, local economies, local ecosystems, earthworks and waterways.  Sure to be an exciting week of on-site projects, lectures, special guest teachers, site walks around the area, and fun nightly activities from African drumming lessons, to Capoeira and yoga classes.  Come join the fun.

Cost:  $800-1000 (sliding scale) base fee includes space for onsite camping, three meals a day, textbook and access to online resources, and a certificate from The Permaculture Project, LLC.  For offsite accommodations please  contact us.  Pre-registration required. Register by sending a check written out to RAW (along with your name, address, phone number and email) to Solid Ground Farm, 13262 Liars Corner Rd, Millfield, Ohio  45761.  For more information, contact Weston Lombard at 740-856-6299 or westonlombard@gmail.com or visit http://www.solidgroundfarm.com.  Space is limited.

Biodynamics and permaculture are two approaches to agriculture and land care that work to engage the forces of nature to foster a healing relationship between humanity and the earth. Permaculture is used by millions of people in over 150 countries to design sustainable habitats that integrate humans into their ecosystems. Biodynamics is widely practiced in North America, Europe, and Australia and promotes an understanding of the “dynamic” life forces at work in nature to create agricultural systems that bring about balance and healing. Where do these powerful systems overlap in the world? What are their similarities, their differences?

This one-day workshop will explore principles, practices, goals and methods of biodynamics and permaculture. We’ll clearly define and demystify the language of each system, building a foundational, holistic understanding, while discovering and seeking deeper truths.

The workshop will include a mix of presentations, discussions, and artistic activities to enhance participant learning. Join us to deepen your ability to connect with and heal the earth!

Megan Durney, Head Gardener at the Pfeiffer Center, came to the Pfeiffer Center as an intern in 2006. She currently helps supervise production and sales of Pfeiffer Center produce, cares for the Pfeiffer Center’s apiary, and conducts educational programs for adults and children. Megan is a graduate of the North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program.

Ethan Roland, Principal and Lead Designer at AppleSeed Permaculture, is an international expert in sustainable agriculture and permaculture based in the Hudson River valley. He studies and practices regenerative design in all corners of the world, from the wild apple forests of Kazakhstan to the tropical monsoon ecosystems of Thailand. He holds an MS in Eco-Social Design from Gaia University and sits on the board of the Apios Institute, the Mindful Living Initiative, and Permaculture Across Borders.

An internationally certified Permaculture Design Certificate Course will be held in Ashfield, Massachusetts 1 weekend/month (5 sessions) from July 2011 through November 2011. This course is designed for busy people who want to take a PDC but can’t get away for a 9-day course.

For more information: http://www.terra-genesis.com/permaculture-design-course-july-nov-2011-one-weekendmonth-western-massachusetts-usa/

This course is designed for busy people who want to take a PDC but can’t get away for a 9-day course.  This certified 72-hour Permaculture Design Course (PDC) taught by Terra-Genesis’s Mary Johnson will incorporate field trips to local farms, cultural events and guest appearances from other local teachers (tba). Mary has been teaching and working internationally for many years and brings strong practical experience to her permaculture design perspective that is grounded in farm business planning and holistic management.

Please contact Mary at wrcinashfield@yahoo.com with any questions, and to register.

Gain cutting-edge skills in nature-inspired sustainable design that’s applicable virtually anywhere design is used — from green businesses to your own back yard.  Visit ecovillages, organic farms, the nation’s first biofuel station (ever seen a gas station with solar panels and a green roof selling kombucha? ;), while spending two weeks with some of the most inspiring people around!
Join an unforgettable program in leadership, permaculture and sustainable design in Oregon with the world’s most renowned instructors and change your life, your community and your planet.  Not only do Common Circle Education courses offer the most complete curriculum of any similar program, but the people who come to the programs make this the most powerful training offered anywhere.

– Sign up before June 8th and bring a friend FREE! –
– Payment plans as low as $200/month available! –

– More info @ http://www.commoncircle.com/pdc –

During the workshop, we will talk about:

* Smart nature-inspired design principles
* Rainwater catchment and storage
* Greywater – smart water re-use with plant filters
* Food forests & garden design for food abundance
* Eco-psychology and Regenerative Leadership
* Intentional community design and dynamics
* Bio-remediation and toxic waste cleanup
* Natural building design – cob, strawbale and more
* Soil biology and regeneration
* Sustainable transportation and fuels
* Green business and sustainable economics
* Natural patterns and principles
* Everything you ever wanted to know about plants and soil!

“My experience in the course was invaluable.  I find myself with a new permaculture lens that I can put on at will, and see the world around me in a way that I feel leads to making more conscious
decisions and living better in harmony with the earth.” – Deborah F., Course Graduate

This course will combine critical design skills with leadership, nature connection, and most importantly an urban focus, building and exceeding upon the internationally-recognized Permaculture
Design Certification curriculum.  Our programs offer by far the most complete curriculum of any similar course — with a huge focus on leadership, personal growth and community design as well
as green business.

You’ll learn how to create sustainable, thriving human systems, from green houses and organic gardens, to local micro-economies and communities, using sustainable design principles that are
applicable to every human system, from businesses, communities, and cities to personal relationships.

Because of our unique focus on Urban and Suburban solutions, our courses are radically different from most other programs, teaching permaculture as a design science rooted in nature. With most of the world’s population in cities, we must meet people where they live with real sustainable solutions.

Starting by learning the lessons from nature with some of the world’s most renowned organic farming experts, we will then look at how to apply what we learned from the soil and the water to
building sustainable, lasting institutions.

Common Circle Education is the nation’s ecological design and sustainable living school with courses in Oregon, Hawaii and California; our instructors are some of the most well-known
leaders in sustainability, organics and permaculture design.

Common Circle Education
phone: 1-800-376-3775
web: www.commoncircle.com
mail: 14525 SW Millikan Way, Suite 17760, Beaverton, OR 97005
Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/commoncircle

Olentangy Wetland

Dates: July 16-17, August 13-14, August 27-28, September 10-11, October 8-9, and October 22-23. 

Location: Columbus, Ohio at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park

Description: Join us as we explore the power of ecological design to create resilience and beauty in our communities. Over six weekends, Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon, we will present the internationally recognized curriculum in permaculture design. Participants will gain experience with permaculture by developing designs for emerging urban garden projects, installing a demonstration garden and visiting established systems. This course will also include a weekend at a well developed permaculture homestead located on a long term community land trust in Athens county, Ohio.

Urban Permaculture

Instructors: Josh Beniston, Peter Bane, Ryan Hottle, Deb Knapke, Mark Cohen, and guests.

Cost: $875

Website: columbuspdc.wordpress.com

Contact: Josh Beniston 740-818-8422

Wednesday, May 11th from 6-9 PM – Cottage Food Industry: Make Money Selling Your Home Made Foods A Class in the Permaculture Design Series
Recently passed amendments to the Food Law of 2000 define a cottage food operation as one where a person produces or packages non-potentially hazardous food in a kitchen of that person’s primary domestic residence. The law allows sales of allowable foods produced by a cottage food operation to homes, farm markets, roadside stands, municipal farmers markets, county fairs, celebrations, festivals and other events. Learn how to set up your own cottage based industry and how the concept relates to the Permaculture concept. Examine what foods are allowable for sale, the requirements for labels and listings, sales records, and learn how to plug into the network of existing cottage food operations.
To learn more and register, click here: http://www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning/browse/view/category/careers/

And there are more…
Wednesday, May 18th from 6-9 PM – Permaculture: An Introduction Sustainable Community Solutions
Permaculture is a design methodology for making the sustainable transition to an energy and resource conscious future. Permaculture design goes beyond “green” concepts by utilizing an integrated, umbrella approach to community design decisions. It seeks to create environmentally and economically viable communities by focusing on energy, economic, agricultural and transportation challenges and ways to transition to sustainably designed systems. Learn the fundamental concepts of permaculture design. Examine energy, food, water and waste strategies and how these relate to the larger community. Gain hands-on tools you need to begin considering the concepts of permaculture design in all that you do and in your community.
To learn more and register, click here: http://www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning/browse/view/category/construction/

Wednesday, May 25th from 6-9 PM – Permaculture Gardening in Michigan Grow Food All Winter Long
Did you know that by utilizing simple design and inexpensive systems, we can enjoy a bountiful harvest throughout the snowiest months of winter? Learn about four seasons growing in Michigan in this workshop from the Permaculture Design Series. Permaculture is a design methodology for the sustainable transition to an energy and resource conscious future. It focuses on permanent agriculture solutions, where food production occurs much closer to home and environmental balance is restored. Permaculture systems create environmentally sound, economically viable communities that thrive with nature. Through enriching real life examples and hands on demonstrations, participants will leave knowing how to plant, grow, maintain and harvest abundant organic edibles in their own home, with Permaculture designed systems, throughout the Michigan year.
To learn more and register, click here: http://www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning/browse/view/category/home-garden/page/2/

And for those that are ready to dive in to hands on Permaculture, camp out on a farm, and eat great food………

Friday – Sunday, May 20-22. Permaculture Weekend Intensive @ Community Systems Learning Center in Camden, MI
This powerful weekend is for those that are ready to jump head first into hands on Permaculture design. Take home life changing skills in self sufficiency, renewable energy, organic agriculture, primitive skills, whole systems composting, fermentation and nature awareness. This weekend is going to be amazing!!
To learn more and to register, click here: http://chiwarapermacultureintensive.eventbrite.com/

An 8-Day Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) Course will take place May 14 – 21, 2011 at Blueberry Hill Farm in central Ohio

Permaculture educators Wayne Weiseman of The Permaculture Project and Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture will present a variety of subjects including:

•      Observation / Patterns; Principles / Ethics; Soil / Plants / Trees; Guilds / Polycultures; Water / Earthworks; Climate / Microclimate

Students will learn permaculture design principles suited for:

•      Urban & Suburban; Small Farm Strategies; Large Farm Possibilities

Topics to include:

•      Garden Management; Eco Building; Planning a Homestead; Aquaculture; Biofuels; Economics; Sustainable Living

This eight day course includes pre-course online webinars, detailed handouts, course text and onsite hands-on practicum and instruction. Camping & meals are included.* The course cost is $1200.00 for eight days and your time commitment to study the pre-course materials.

For more information and registration, please go online to www.blueberryhillfamilyfarms.com. TO REGISTER BY MAIL, please use the form below. For more  information, please call 330.351.1886.

*Local lodging is available at your own expense. Special dietary needs will be addressed if you let us know in advance.

8-Day Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) Course Mail-In Registration Form May 14 – 21, 2011 at Blueberry Hill Family Farms

Name:_________________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________

City:________________________________    State:_________  Zip:______________________

Phone Number:____________________  Email:_______________________________________

Please make check for $1200.00 payable to Mustard Seed Market & Café and mail, along with this completed form, to Mustard Seed Market & Café, Attn: Adria Owens, 6025 Kruse Drive, Solon, OH 44139.

Payment and completed form must be received no later than Monday, May 2, 2011.

Join us for this three-day Introduction to Permaculture, which will involve a combination of classroom instruction and field experience that will help us view our respective landscapes, at Song of the Morning and elsewhere, with fresh eyes. Permaculture is a land use and community building movement that strives for the harmonious integration of human dwellings, microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, and water into stable, productive communities – it is an approach that honors spirit in nature. The focus is on the relationships created among these elements and the way we place them in the landscape. Instructor Wayne Weiseman is certified by the Permaculture Institute of Australia as an instructor of the Permaculture Design Certificate Course, which he has taught for many years. Wayne is Director of The Permaculture Project, a full service, international consulting business promoting the ideas of eco-agriculture, renewable energy resources, eco-construction methods, and education. Fee: $250 ($225 on/before April 15). For more information, see http://www.goldenlotus.org/Permaculture1.pdf

Location: High Falls, NY

Compensation: On-farm, furnished residence is available.

Outback Farm and CSA is currently looking for a handy farmer (or farmers) with experience or interest in no-till permacultre to run the 15-25 family CSA and market-garden farm. Please contact us ASAP.

Our working farm is about 1.5 acres fenced in four plots (on 36 acres). We have a combination of living paths, mulched paths, wild buffers and no-till bed space built up in the last four years of growing annuals. The soil is generally clay-heavy but does vary. Coxing Kill creek runs at the bottom of property; a gravity-fed spring serves to irrigate some but not all of the plots. There is a hoop house, 10×10 compost heated greenhouse with germination station, multiple cold frames and other plastic polycarbonate structures.

On-farm, furnished residence is available.

We would like to have our grower in place and acclimated soon; please be swift and diligent if you are interested!

845-687-0692

riostover@gmail.com

MARCH 26TH - 10am-5pm $60: Bill Young is a recognized leader in the environmental field with more than 25 years experience and will talk to us about the capping of fresh kills landfill, bioremediation, intentional waste water treatment and much more. See more about Bill HERE.

APRIL 2ND – 10am-5pm $60: David Harper is a conservation professional who works with communities, land owners and governments to secure access to land for food, fuel and fiber use.
he will be talking to us about local food and access to the land, global food security, land trusts & farms, U.S.. land patterns, leverage points and opportunities. a thought provoking and important area of study for all of you who are unfamiliar!

APRIL 9TH – 1pm-5pm $30: Dwaine Lee is a field manager for Sustainable South Bronx and graduate of Andrew Faust’s PDC course. Dwaine will be talking to the class about green roof implementation, design and installation as well as rain gardens, wildlife habitat corridors and the ecological restoration of urban forests.

For more information or to register email dreikycaprice@gmail.com; And Please check out http://www.souldish.com/

The Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School (SEEDS), located on Vashon Island near Seattle, Washington (USA) is putting on a series of 8 weekend permaculture workshops between April 30 and June 25. Pre-register by March 1 for a nearly 20% reduced rate! Details.

Sat, 01/15/2011 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Designing your city lot or homestead in the woods? Have a concept for a community farm garden or CSA? Much of the information you need is free and on-line.

Paper and pencil is the tool of choice for outdoor base-maps and site assessments, but a great amount of information about our properties is also on the internet. Aerial photos and surveys are just a small portion of what you have available. Plugging in all that information to a computer does not have to be tedious. Designing a well thought out plan is fun and easy to adjust with inexpensive software. This workshop will open the data mines of the web to serious Permaculture and Polyculture designers. Basic site assessment, plant databases, aerial imagery, and standard graphic design tools will help you break into the next level of Permaculture design.
(This class is a precursor to the 12 hour design process series.)

Cost:

$20 Class and resource list $40 Class with documentation and site assessment handbook (27 pages)

Contact:

612-720-5001

More Information:

http://southwoodsforestgardens.blogspot.com/2010/11/computer-aided-permaculture-…

Location

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)

2501 Stevens Ave.

Minneapolis, MN, 55404

United States

See map: Google Maps

This Permaculture design course provides a positive and empowering vision for social and ecological transformation. Come be inspired by the possibilities of today and not by the fear of tomorrow!

Permaculture
•is an ecological design science that provides insights and practical techniques for living a fruitful and abundant life.
•is addressing the major issues of our day from a whole systems perspective.
•is a worldwide movement that is helping to regenerate local ecologies and economies.
•is a solution oriented ecological approach to retrofitting our societies.

This course is perfect for motivated individuals who wish to use the tools of Permaculture in urban and rural environs as well as for modeling sustainable and regenerative businesses.

Lectures, extensive and diverse handouts, field trips and hands-on activities:
Urban redesign and retrofit, passive solar and natural building,inner-city gardening techniques, indoor and apartment gardening, indoor mushroom cultivation, fermented foods, whole foods, Living Machines and natural waste water treatment, niche market and cooperatively owned business ideas, rain gardens, living roofs, rooftop gardens, how to clean polluted air with plants, biogas generators, Bioregionalism and regional self reliance, the economics of globalization, evolution of life on earth, history of agriculture, Biodynamics, natural history of Eastern woodlands, woodlot management, watershed health, the integration of animals into cultivated ecosystems, and so much more!


To receive a certificate students must attend all 11 classes and present a final Permaculture site design. Students will be given the option to present their final design individually which is a different approach than most PDCs. In our experience, and from what our growing number of students say, this contributes to a more practical, professional and intellectually stimulating learning experience. As a result a number of our student’s final presentations have gone from paper (or electronic presentations) to actualized, real-world designs.

All classes will be held on either Saturday or Sunday from 9am to 5pm and will be held at:

Sixth Street Community Center
Lower East Side Manhattan
638 E. 6th Street between Ave B and C

January 22, 23, 29
February 5, 19, 26
March 5, 26
April 2, 9, 16

Andrew Faust is one of the premier Permaculture teachers and designers in North America with nearly two decades of experience in the field. His passionate and visionary presentation and curriculum has been inspiring and motivating students since his days as an alternative school teacher at Upattinas in Glenmoore, PA. Andrew lived off the grid in West Virginia for 8 years where he designed and built a Permaculture inspired homestead including a 1600 sq ft strawbale house. He moved to Brooklyn in 2007 and has been applying his knowledge to the urban landscape culminating in a Permaculture Design Certification course many consider life changing. He is developing The Center for Bioregional Living in Ellenville, NY with his partner Adriana Magaña as a pilot campus for his students, clients and baby daughter Juniper.

Registration/Information email us at: contact@homebiome.com

Location: Washington

The Guemes and Fidalgo Islands Staple Foods Project is setting up a CSA whose goal is helping transition our community to a less energy intensive future. Our initial focus will be on growing staple crops such as grains, beans and potatoes. We need a farm manager who will be in charge of planting, harvesting and farm operations and work closely with the project initiator. We are starting out with less than 2 acres and should be selling memberships by late winter 2011. The right person for the job will have experience in and be committed to organic methods and permaculture. Enthusiasm is important. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the beginnings of a project that is changing our food system from the bottom up. Call Sequoia (Susan) Ferrel for more information, or email her at ; sueforpeace@gmail.com. You can read our brochure at http://thetimeisripe.blogspot.com/

by Chuck Burr

Excerpt: Mark follows the keyline technique and has made a vast network of small pocket ponds and spreader swales to slow and spread rain water and to heal gully erosion. His application of contour planting on the rolling coulee hillsides has a sublimely pleasing visual effect.

Trees are planted in a much higher density than a typical Oregon or California orchard. “It’s primarily for Luther Burbank style mass selection breeding If you’re going to plant seedlings and if you’re going to discover and sell new varieties, you’ve got to de-select a lot of material. Planting at low densities is like playing Yahtzee with only 3 dice, you can’t do it. I like to play Yahtzee with a thousand dice!”

Fed Policy May Spur Farmland Bubble: Inflation, Interest Rate Questions Reminiscent of 1970s (DTN Progressive Farmer)

by Katie Micik

Excerpt: Conditions are right for a bubble in farmland values, Kansas City Federal Reserve Chairman Thomas Hoenig told an agriculture bankers’ conference Monday.

“I don’t predict bubbles, I know that that’s hazardous, but I do know when conditions are right for bubbles,” he said to the American Bankers Association North American Agricultural Lenders conference in Omaha on Monday.

Farmland prices have been on the rise nationwide and much of that land is owned free and clear, unlike the highly leveraged position prior to the farmland crash of the 1980s, Hoenig noted.

Also See (Related): Letter From the Editor: What to Think When They Call Farmland a Bubble

by DTN Editor Urban C. Lehner

Summary: Farmland prices are rising. Wall Street investors are moving in. Monetary policy is loose. That doesn’t mean farmland is a “bubble,” but it is a reason to think about the issue.

Permaculture basics for farms

Permaculture is essentially an ecological approach to growing crops. Permaculture was invented by Bill Mollison in Australia in the early 70s. It has since become a worldwide practice, because it’s a particularly efficient and economic method of growing food. Permaculture involves everything from the use of canopies to creating topsoil out of newspapers.

Permaculture and agriculture

Permaculture uses the principle of mixing plants in mutually beneficial relationships and in accordance with the principles of nature. For a while, this was an “alternative” crop growing method, but it’s becoming progressively more mainstream as the economics of good land use in permaculture are becoming better understood.

Permaculture systems are integrated. The process of integrating crop growth is quite fascinating. It includes principles of agriculture and gardening mixed with fundamental ecology.

For example:

Imagine a simple flat piece of ground. No trees, no grass, just some rather tired looking dirt. Using permaculture principles, you can turn this area into a jungle of food plants. In his famous video “In Danger of Falling Food“, Mollison explains how permaculture was derived from watching natural plant and forest ecosystems develop.

The fact is plants don’t normally grow in monocultures. Even grassland savannahs contain an entire ecology which helps support the growth of the grasses. The idea of permaculture is to create these ecologies to promote the growth of food plants.

In the case of the simple flat piece of ground, the first thing to be done was to create a viable soil ecology. By putting down newspapers, covering them with soil, adding plants, then watering in the plants, and mixing them to ensure a range of biological functions took place in the soil, Mollison was able to produce a virtually instant garden.

In more complex environments, permaculture uses trees, animals, insects and birds for windbreaks, pollination, pest control and providing additional nutrients to further develop the permaculture crops and plants. Permaculture systems can become quite complex, but the basic principles are extremely simple, which makes them useful, cost-efficient options for agriculture.

One of the most important things about permaculture is that it uses every available area for productive purposes. In traditional agriculture using monocultures, that simply isn’t possible. Monoculture harvesting and growing practices effectively exclude a lot of very useful plants that could contribute a lot to both soil fertility and biology.

Another important consideration for agricultural purposes is that permaculture is conducted on a “no waste” basis. Like good industrial design, good agricultural processes generate no waste. In fact, best practice should actually produce extra materials and resources for improved growing processes.

If you’re a farmer, and you’re looking at ways of improving both your range of commercial crops and your property, permaculture is probably your best bet for finding an economical methodology to achieve both purposes. Permaculture methods are viable in any environment, and when introduced into Africa immediately became popular due to the fact that financial outlays were minimal.

This very practical form of economics is a hallmark of permaculture. All permaculture methods and processes are cost-effective, and in most cases all resources can be obtained locally. In effect, permaculture is a sort of “portable” agriculture which can be conducted anywhere, at very low cost and with very high levels of efficiency.

Type: Part-Time Contract Position

Deadline: November 1st

Compensation: A Base Monthly Income of $1000 to Start

Permaculture Research Institute  is seeking an Education Director to coordinate and implement the educational programs of the organization.  Primary responsibilities include building collaborations with other organizations, marketing PRI’s educational programs, securing new/expanded sources of revenue, and working with a team of teachers to develop curriculum.

This is a part-time contract position with a base monthly income of $1000 to start.  Minimum qualifications include an understanding of permaculture, passion for education, experience developing and managing a budget, and excellent written and oral skills.  Entrepreneurial sales and marketing experience a plus.

If you are interested, please email resume your resume and three references to Erik Esse – eje70@yahoo.com by November 1st with PRI Education Director in the subject line.

This year’s conference will feature keynote addresses by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan, and ranchers Bill and Nicolette Hahn Niman, as well as over 60 workshops covering vegetable cultivation, animal husbandry, permaculture, land access, nutrient management, business and marketing, and policy and community building.

The conference will be held 12/2 – 12/3. Lodging is available at a local hotel for a reduced rate.

Information on lodging, scholarship and work-exchange opportunities, and   a conference brochure can be found at:   http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/our-work/young-farmers-initiative/young-farmers-conference/

To register for the conference, follow this link:   http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=892643

Part of the Phi Beta Kappa environmental lecture series, this Free lecture will introduce those in attendance to the key concepts of Permaculture design, and demonstrate how Permaculturists all over the world are solving our most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges. Cost:FREE; Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147167281982260&ref=ts

Saturday, October 2nd. 12 to 2PM at Pot and Box in Ann Arbor. Permaculture Gardening in Michigan. Grow Food All Winter Long

Through enriching real life examples and hands on demonstrations, participants will leave knowing how to plant, grow, maintain and harvest abundant organic edibles in their own home, with Permaculture designed systems. Cost is 35 Dollars, and includes a course packet and a Permaculture designed plant kit of winter edibles. Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144194805617233&ref=ts