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HOW Every Drop Counts -Solutions for Water Resilience

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Earthshed Solutions presents: HOW Every Drop Counts -Solutions for Water Resilience

Sunday, October 16 from 10am – 4pm at Bywater Farm, Oroville

$40 fee

Eventbrite registration page: https://h2o_resilience.eventbrite.com/

Expand your toolbox for withstanding drought and learn how to make every drop of water count. This HOW (Hands On Workshop) will introduce you to various techniques you can easily implement on your property to create lasting water resilience. Resilient systems are better able to bounce back from stresses caused by long or short term changes; such as our current drought.

During this workshop, you will learn about various techniques for water retention and conservation currently in place on this 8 acre permaculture homestead. Learn skills and technologies that are designed to be effective in practice, easy to maintain, affordable, and which can be replicated on any site, at any scale.

Demonstrations and hands on learning will include:

  • Living Soil – how to improve soil biological health for maximum water retention and plant health
  • Rainwater Harvesting –how to collect rainwater into tanks and infiltration basins for productive food systems
  • Water Reuse –how to reuse & recycle water, including greywater, for your landscape & gardens
  • Irrigation –how to effectively use various irrigation methods such as ollas, wicking beds, and drip systems

Cost: $40 (not including Eventbrite fee)

  • If you wish to attend and cannot register and/or pay online please get a hold if us directly at info@earthshed.org.
  • Any payment made on the day of the workshop is $50.00 per person. We accept checks made out to ‘Earthshed Solutions’ or cash; sorry no credit cards.

What to bring:

  • Paper, clipboard and pens/pencils
  • Hat and sturdy shoes
  • Water bottle in a non-glass container
  • Your own lunch (various sun teas will be provided)
  • Chair(s) or blanket for sitting

FAQs:

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

If there is interest we can set up a carpool from Chico at the Chico Park and Ride [Highway 32 at Fir Street]. Let us know of your interest when you register.

Please leave your pets at home.

For more information contact Stephanie at info@earthshed.org or 530-828-6390.

 

“Just as water is the foundation of life it must also be the foundation of design in the built environment.” -Betsy Damon, founder of Keepers of the Waters

ES HOW: Laundry to Landscape Greywater Installation

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Earthshed Solutions HOW (Hands On Workshop)

When: Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Where: Bywater Farm in Oroville, CA 95966

Registration is required. For more information and to register please follow this link: https://how-l2l-install.eventbrite.com/

California is still in a drought – Save Water with Greywater!

Learn how to divert greywater from a washing machine to irrigate the landscape with a laundry to landscape (L2L) greywater system. L2L greywater systems are simple, affordable, and easy to maintain. This workshop is taught by a certified greywater installer and will give you the necessary skills to install your own L2L system to irrigate your landscape each time you do laundry; saving you water, resources, and money.

This workshop will cover:

  • Basic overview of L2L greywater, legality in Butte County, and 12 guidelines
  • How to install a simple greywater system from a washing machine -including how to source greywater parts
  • How to prepare your landscape to receive greywater and the best choice in plants
  • Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

This is a Hands On Workshop. Participants will participate in the construction of a real L2L greywater system – start to finish. All participants will receive handouts and informational resources for use at home.

NOTE: No prior experience is required but for better understanding it is recommended participants attend the FREE CPG May Gathering on May 15th from 10am to 1pm at the Chico Library meeting room (1108 Sherman Ave. Chico, CA). The May Gathering will cover common greywater systems including the L2L system, a mock up of parts/materials required for a L2L system as well as current California codes for greywater. Participants who attend the May Gathering will receive a promotional code for $10 off this installation workshop.

Cost: Sliding scale $43-$106.

Registration is required: https://how-l2l-install.eventbrite.com/

If you wish to attend and cannot register and/or pay online please get a hold if us directly at info@earthshed.org. Any payment made on the day of the workshop is $60.00 per person. We accept checks made out to ‘Earthshed Solutions’ or cash; sorry no credit cards.

What to bring:

  • Paper, clip board and pens/pencils
  • Hat and sturdy shoes
  • Water bottle in a non-glass container
  • Your own lunch (various sun teas will be provided)
  • Chair(s) or blanket for sitting

 

FAQs:

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

If there is interest we can set up a carpool at the Chico Park and Ride [Highway 32 at Fir Street]. Let us know of your interest when you Register.

Please leave your pets at home.

 

For more information contact Stephanie at info@earthshed.org or 530-828-6390.

 

 

HOW’s (Hands On Workshops) are an education program of Earthshed Solutions where we teach you HOW on the ground, learning various skills, mind and body; from permaculture design itself to soil building and food production to greywater, earthworks and other water harvesting techniques.

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MAY CPG Gathering -GREYWATER

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MAY 15th, 2016 from 10am to 1pm at the Chico Branch Library (1108 Sherman Ave. Chico)

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1067540999958982/

Greywater Systems in California

This month we’ll explore common greywater systems with an emphasis on Laundry to Landscape (L2L) systems.

Greywater -water reused from sinks, showers, and washing machines- can significantly reduce your outdoor water consumption. Greywater systems are especially important in times of drought; California is still in a drought!

Come learn about:

  • Common greywater systems (like laundry to landscape and branched drain systems)
  • Water saving potential of greywater
  • 12 best practices
  • Design and cost considerations
  • Permits and regulations in California
  • Health and safety
  • Soaps and products

L2L Mock Up

You’ll also explore a Laundry to Landscape (L2L) system “mock-up” with real greywater parts as well as get more information about our upcoming ‘HOW: Laundry to Landscape Greywater Installation‘ happening June 12th from 10am-4pm at Bywater Farm in Oroville, CA.

 

PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEND THIS MAY GATHERING WILL RECEIVE A PROMOTIONAL CODE FOR $10 OFF THE INSTALLATION WORKSHOP.

 

POTLUCK / SHARE THE SURPLUS SWAP:

  • Please bring a small dish to share as well as your own dishes, utensils and cup for the POTLUCK. There are limited dishes available in the library so please remember to bring your own if you can. If you do use library dishes we ask that you wash them when you are done.
  • If you have anything in SURPLUS (vegetables, home preserved food, eggs, fruit, seed, plant starts etc.) please bring it along and we’ll ‘Share the Surplus’ after the Potluck.

 

NEWS/UPDATES:

  • 37th Annual Endangered Species Faire (Butte Environmental Council community event) -Saturday, May 7th from 11am – 4pm at One Mile Picnic Area in Lower Bidwell Park. Earthshed Solutions will have a booth! More info: http://www.becnet.org/endangered-species-faire
  • CSLL ‘Lettuce Get Together’ -Tuesday, May 10th from 4:30-7:30pm in the Chico branch library meeting room. More info: http://chicoseedlendinglibrary.org/
  • HOW: ‘Laundry to Landscape Greywater System Installation’ -Sunday, June 12th from 10am-4pm at Bywater Farm in Oroville. Details and registration page here: https://how-l2l-install.eventbrite.com/

 

CPG Gatherings are BI-MONTHLY (with summers off). You can view more information and the whole year’s schedule here.

 

The Chico Permaculture Guild (CPG) is an education program of Earthshed Solutions, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in July 2015 by actively engaged CPG members.

EARTH CARE – PEOPLE CARE – FAIR SHARE

CPG Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chicopermacultureguild/
CPG website: https://chicopermaculture.wordpress.com/
Earthshed Solutions website: http://earthshed.org/

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