Sustainable Obtainable Solutions and Bruce-Ruhl Design, I.D.E.A.S., & Production LLC
In partnership present:
Perma Uni-versity
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2019 Summer Series of Sustainability Workshops
Gardening in 3-D. 8am-noon, July 7.
Location: 908 W Maxwell ave, Spokane Wa 99201 (parking in alley)
Learn how to maximize your square foot garden by increasing its growing space 6.5 to 8 times! The structure that will be built is called a “Pflanzen Hüse” or “Plant Shanty”. This growing structure is a good demonstration of several permaculture principles, most notably: stacked functions. This live build with lecture breaks will show you how to create a near year-round growing structure that utilizes thermal mass and stores its own water.
Food provided by Pizza Rita.
$25 donation requested
Free to any persons age 17 or younger
Burnt Truths About Biochar with Live Fire. 5-8pm, July 14.
Location: 908 W Maxwell ave, Spokane Wa 99201 (parking in alley)
Join Daniel Bruce from Bruce-Ruhl Design for a live fire demonstration and lecture on the uses and creation of biochar. The live fire will demonstrate three different small scale methods for making biochar in densly populated areas. The lecture will cover topics such as best uses for soil, why there is the difference in data sets and stories about experience, other uses of biochar separate from cultivation and why people that know about buochar talk about its potential. Food provided by Pizza Rita.
$15 donation requested
Persons 17 years of age or younger are free to attend.
Get Dirt Rich! (encore) 6-8pm July 21
Location: 908 W Maxwell ave, Spokane Wa 99201 (parking in alley).
Join Margaret Ruhl from Bruce-Ruhl Design as she shares her technique of how to make high quality, local sourced, all-organic dirt. This an important class for any person practicing sustainability who has had moral conflict with purchasing growing mediums or soil amendments. Class discussion will include types of material to use, how to source materials, why this is not composting (although compost is used), and why, ethically, we need to make our own dirt, plus more!
Suggested donation $10
Persons 17 years of age or younger are free to attend.
Food will be provided by Pizza Rita!
The Hills Have… Eggcrates? 8am-noon, July 28.
Join Margaret Ruhl from Bruce-Ruhl Design in learning how to build drought resistant low/no water growing spaces. Topics covered will include the basics of how hugelkulture works, why this method is not the same as composting and real life experiences with microhugel in urban neighborhoods. In the last part of the workshop participants will get the opportunity to construct one of these growing spaces for the community sourcing from local materials.
Food will be provided by Pizza Rita.
$15 suggested donation.
Persons 17 years of age or younger are free to attend.
Be an Urban Worm Wrangler 9am-11am, August 4.
Location: 908 W Maxwell ave, Spokane Wa 99201 (parking in alley).
Never pay for worms again by learning the simple down-to-earth ways of attracting worms! Learn about how worms improve the nutrition and immunity of your land and garden. Demonstrated will be the BRD worm factory and the BRD worm-a-tractor. Food will be provided by Pizza Rita.
$20 suggested donation
Persons 17 years of age or younger are free to attend.
Compost to Energy Freedom 5-8pm, August 11.
Location: 908 W Maxwell ave, Spokane Wa 99201 (parking in alley).
Learn how to use your compost to become energy independent. If you need further information come to this class and have your mind blown! Food provided by Pizza Rita.
$20 suggested donation
Persons 17 years of age or younger are free to attend.
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Up-and-coming lecture film with post view Q&A explaining:
Permaculture Design Resiliency: Creating Systems as Nature
See the Teaser
Spokane Viewing Date: November 26, 2017
Location: TBA
Cost: $20 @door; $5 for students with ASB; FREE for ages 12 and under
Event will be catered!
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Pizza Rita Raffle Winning Tickets:
3999831, 3999745, 3999712, 3999768, 3999787
Winners of the Pizza Rita Raffle have 45 days to claim their prize(s). Please call 509.714.1108 or email bruce.ruhldesign@gmail.com to arrange pick up!
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Workshops can be paid for using cash, check, card, or money order. Checks and money orders are to be made out to: “B-RDI&PLLC”. Funds raised will be used to benefit future Perma Uni-versity events.
*Disclaimer* All workshops are recorded for educational purposes, please let the workshop leader know if you do not wish to be recorded.
Humans age 18 years or younger are free to attend!
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Spokane Dates
August 19th ***POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***
Location: 604 E Liberty ave, Spokane
Day Workshop: 10:30am-done $25
Patriotic Pallet-Pergola build. Enjoy this multi-hour workshop as we tear down a series of pallets to construct an artistic and functional pergola complimenting the “Standard of Liberty” gardenscape. Also while here, see the “Heart of the Garden” pond up close and meet some of the builders. Meal courtesy of Pizza Rita, BYOB.
August 20th ***POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***
Location: La Villa Riviera Apartment Complex, 2512 E South Riverton Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
Day Workshop: 10am-done $50
Permaculture design then build course #2. More information coming soon. Lunch courtesy of Pizza Rita, BYOB.
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Perma Uni-versity Vision & Mission
Past Workshops
July 7th
Location: Bruce-Ruhl Design I.D.E.A.S., & Production LLC Main Office, 1607 W Main Ave, Downtown Spokane in Peaceful Valley
Day workshop: 8am- 2pm $25*
Learn about a super cost effective building method universal for ponds, terrace retaining walls, and raised beds. Please pre-register for a list of what is advisable to bring for attending this hands-on build. To pre-register email bruce.ruhldesign@gmail.com, or call Daniel Bruce at 509.714.1108. Lunch provided courtesy of PizzaRita, BYOB.
Evening workshop: 7pm- 9pm $15*
Biochar lecture & live fire of really small scale creation of Biochar. Demonstrating cone kilns and B-RD micro-pyre.
*$30 to attend both workshops
July 9th
Location: 604 E Liberty ave, Spokane
Day workshop: 8am-until done $30
Using the super cost effective method learned at the July 7th day workshop, hands-on build a closed circuit water system in a permaculture designed gardenscape from the design plan. Please pre-register for a list of what is advisable to bring for attending this hands-on build. To pre-register email bruce.ruhldesign@gmail.com, or call Daniel Bruce at 509.714.1108. Lunch courtesy of PizzaRita, BYOB.
July 14th
Location: La Villa Riviera Apartment Complex, 2512 E South Riverton Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
Evening workshop: 6pm-9pm $10 pre-register / $15 night of
Repeat of the July 7th evening workshop, with more of an indepth lecture, and introduction to LYL Coop Farm flagship site La Villa Riviera and “Tir” design (set up for the 16th workshop). Please pre-register for a list of what is advisable to bring for attending this hands-on build. To pre-register email bruce.ruhldesign@gmail.com, or call Daniel Bruce at 509.714.1108.
July 16th
Location: La Villa Riviera Apartment Complex, 2512 E South Riverton Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
Day workshop: 2pm- until done $50
Follow-up day workshop at La Villa Riviera, lecture and hands-on build of Bruce-Ruhl Design, I.D.E.A.S., & Production LLC’s “Manufactured Micro Ecosystem Analog” or MMEA. These easy-to-build, low maintainance, self regulating, scalable systems can be tailored to specific growing needs and used for large scale education on a small scale analog. Please pre-register for a list of what is advisable to bring for attending this hands-on build. To pre-register email bruce.ruhldesign@gmail.com, or call Daniel Bruce at 509.714.1108. Lunch courtesy of PizzaRita, BYOB.
July 29th
Location: La Villa Riviera Apartment Complex, 2512 E South Riverton Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
Four Part Day Workshop: 8 am-7pm $15 per Part/ $50 All Day
This four part, day long workshop will cover these topics: Intro to site design, pallet compost bin build, Madgepadge worm factory, and live fire biochar can kiln demo. Over the course of the day persons will be introduced to some basic fundementals of a permaculture site design on the grounds of a common urban backyard. This segment is to setup for the up and coming “permaculture site design and build” workshop course. The next two parts demonstrate how to build intrical components to any gardenscape for free out of commonely found “waste products.” The day will conclude with a live fire biochar demonstration #3: the tuna can kiln. Meals provided courtesy of Pizza Rita, BYOB.
August 5th
Location: Bruce-Ruhl Design I.D.E.A.S., & Production LLC Main Office, 1607 W Main Ave, Downtown Spokane in Peaceful Valley
Day Workshop: 8am-done $25
In this workshop learn how to use wastepaper, cans, and other “trash” to build a pond and stream system using earthship-style building methods. Good eats courtesy of Pizza Rita, BYOB.
August 6th
Location: La Villa Riviera Apartment Complex, 2512 E South Riverton Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
Day Workshop: 10am-done $50
A MUST ATTEND for anybody interested in permaculture design. Join B-RDI&PLLC designers in this multi-part course to see applied what is learned in a permaculture design course. Participants in this workshop will not only get to see the application of permaculture design methods but also the opportunity to construct the design once complete. Throughout the course of the workshop series participants will learn, hands-on, about the permaculture principles applied, something not very often offered in this area. Food courtesy of Pizza Rita, BYOB.
August 12th
Location: 604 E Liberty ave, Spokane
Day Workshop: 8am-done $25
A repeat of the previous August 5th workshop using the same building methods to build a different pond and stream system for a permaculture designed landscape. Good eats courtesy of Pizza Rita, BYOB.
Perma Uni-versity June 22-25 Conference postponed until further notice.
All pre-registered students will be refunded.
Please contact Daniel Bruce of Bruce-Ruhl Design I.D.E.A.S. & Production LLC at 509.714.1108 or bruce.ruhldesign@gmail.com if you have not recieved your refund by July 30, 2017.
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