Permaculture @ ClaymontNewsletter | November 2018

In this issue: Permaculture work-stay application deadline comingup! Plus photos from the permablitz, a big eventannouncement, and more.

New Permaculture PositionsAPPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 1ST!

Two opportunities to join the permaculture work at Claymont haveopened up! We're excited to bring on two new people to help growthe permaculture initiative and to bring new ideas, creativity, andvision to the work. We are looking for two seasoned permaculturalists tospend 6-9 months with us, to join the burgeoning permaculture center andinitiate land-based projects on the property. Room, board, and basic pay willbe provided for each position.

To read more about the work-stays and see the application process, click thelinks below:

Permaculture GardenManager

Permaculture DesignEntrepreneur

If you know anybody who may like to join what is starting atClaymont next year, please forward them the positions listed above!

The Trees are in the Ground!On October 27th, 50 volunteers braved the cold, rain, and grey to plant out afood forest along the south bank of the Bullskin Run. Our combined heroicefforts resulted in 300 TREES being planted! There are now new hazelnuts,chestnuts, persimmons, service berries, paw paws, elderberries, and moresafe and snug in the ground, protected by fencing from the deer.

As the elements receded, happy faces lit the way!

On behalf of Claymont, the permaculture committee, and mother Earth, aHUGE THANK YOU must go out to Kit McGinnis for organizing the project,getting the entire thing funded, and relying on her prophetic vision to keepus going despite the ominous forecasts that we faced. And thank you to theWest Virginia Division of Forestry for your generosity, both in resources andin knowledge sharing. You trained and stewarded us well, and we are sograteful to you for this new community of trees on the land!

And last, but never least...for all the labor, love, determination, grit,and energy that was brought by the volunteers who came out thatSaturday and Sunday, THANK YOU! Thanks to all those pictured and not

pictured below, who shared your warmth and muscle with us.

Event AnnouncementWe're thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the 2019 Mid-AtlanticPermaculture Convergence next year! The event will take place on June29th & 30th, 2019.

The theme of this convergence is self-reliance; the goal is to equipattendees with a broad array of knowledge, skills, and experiences related toempowerment and know-how around the basics: food, water, health, energy,community, and building. In a consumerist paradigm built arounddisempowerment regarding what it takes to keep us alive, healthy, andhappy, this feels of ever-increasing importance.

If you would like to sign up to teach a workshop during the Convergenceweekend, or if you know someone who would be a great workshop teacheror panelist, please reply to this email.

JOIN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE!We are also looking for volunteers to help with the planning of the event, toassist with: marketing, graphic design, corporate sponsorship, and more! Allvolunteers will receive a free ticket to the event, and months of verbalaffirmations and gratitude from Emily. If you want to be on the planningcommittee, reply to this email!

Help out B & P!

Bushel & PeckFundraiser

Bushel & Peck is the indoor farmers market in town, whose aim is toincrease access to healthy food and support local farms. They are asking forsupport to help them get through a difficult stretch; for the love of localliving economies, please donate to them using the link below!

Donate here

Community Events

Permaculture Night-InWed. Nov 28th, 7-9 pm

Join us for a screening of the PBSseries APPALACHIA: A History ofMountains and People in the BarnMeditation Hall. The series is thefirst environmental history madefor PBS, and documents "howlandscape shapes human culturesand in turn humans shape the land- the dynamic interaction of naturalhistory and human history."

> Tell us if you're coming here

"Permalook"Thurs. Nov 29th, 12-1 pm

Emily and Sam will be walking toone part of the land and spending30-60 minutes observing itscharacteristics and listening. Ifyou'd like to join, meet them in

front of the Octagon at 12 pm onthe 29th!

Quote of the month:

"Permaculture principles focus on thoughtful designs for small-scaleintensive systems which are labor efficient and which use biologicalresources instead of fossil fuels. Designs stress ecological connections andclosed energy and material loops. The core of permaculture is design andthe working relationships and connections between all things."

- BILL MOLLISON

Permaculture is an ecological design framework based on 12 principles and 3 ethics that helpspeople to create systems that support human life through aligning with and amplifyingnature's processes. To learn more about permaculture, please see the resources below:

12 Principles of Permacultureand

Permaculture Ethics