Permaculture Design Core Curriculum Notes

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Fri Oct 06 19:18:43 PDT 2017

Write your post here…”Study Nature, Love Nature, stay close to Nature. It will never fail you.” -Frank Lloyd Wright Sharing the release of the ‘Core Curriculum Notes’, an essential synthesis of permaculture design from the core curriculum of the Permaculture Design Course. A book of notes formatted as worksheets being freely offered to the World Community. It functions as part of a learning and teaching toolkit in combination with the Permaculture Design Core Concepts Cards. This is made in British Columbia. The download is a free offering at printable resolution here : http://gaiacraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Core-Curriculum-Notes-2017-Final.pdf For anyone wanting a beautiful hardcopy professional book form you can order the book here : http://www.lulu.com/shop/gaiacraft-and-delvin-solkinson/gaiacraft-permaculture-design-core-curriculum-notes/hardcover/product-23314805.html When you buy a book we get $14 towards developing more free open source learning and teaching tools. Those wanting to support us but not purchase the book can donate by paypal to kym@gigglingchitree.com This work is the culmination of 15 years of teaching 25 PDC’s during which time I took 20 advanced courses as well as a PDC with Rosemary Morrow in Greece, Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in Australia and Toby Hemenway in Portland. While developing this body of work I have taken a Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison and the Permaculture Academy, a Diploma with Larry Santoyo and Scott Pittman through the Permaculture Institute, and this version is part of my current Diploma with Looby Macnamara through the Permaculture Association. Done under the mentorship of Larry Santoyo, this represents the culmination of my Doctoral work in Permaculture Education. “Information is the most portable and flexible investment we can make in our lives; it represents the knowledge, experience, ideas and experimentation of thousands of people before us.” – Bill Mollison and Reny Slay Profound gratitude goes to Kym Chi for countless contributions and editing as well...

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The “Dreaded” Fundraiser! Raina is cutting off her dreads to raise funds

by Get Bent @ Get Bent Yoga & Dance School – serving Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Okanagan Falls and Oliver, BC, Canada – specializing in Bollywood Belly Dancing

Wed Apr 24 15:22:41 PDT 2013

Get Bent’s Office Administrator and Holistic Nutritionist is cutting off her dread locks to raise money for charity and the Get Bent Active Arts Society was chosen!  If you’d like to help out two amazing causes in Penticton who are in need of the funds, it would be so incredibly appreciated.  The fundraiser has been nicknamed [...]

Buddhist Lama & Tibetan Doctor

by Get Bent @ Get Bent Yoga & Dance School – serving Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Okanagan Falls and Oliver, BC, Canada – specializing in Bollywood Belly Dancing

Sun Feb 16 15:37:57 PST 2014

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We are Hiring a Travel Nurse Immunizer for our Castlegar Clinic

by Sibylle Tinsel @ Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre – Travel Clinic

Wed Nov 15 15:46:58 PST 2017

Position Overview Position:                          Travel Nurse Immunizer Location:                         Castlegar, BC Job Type:                         Part-time . Casual. Must be available some Saturdays. Job Career Level:          Experienced RN Job Summary The travel clinic immunizing nurse provides adult and child vaccinations and TB Skin Testing.  He/she also provides general health advice to travelers venturing abroad, as well as any immunizations recommended during the … Continue reading We are Hiring a Travel Nurse Immunizer for our Castlegar Clinic →

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Humic Acid and Fulvic Acid – The Fountain of Life? Life Enthusiast – Alternative Health

by Joshua Flint @ The Goodly Company

Sat Sep 16 10:16:09 PDT 2017

Martin Pytela and Scott Paton talk about Humic and Fulvic acid and their impact on your health. To understand Natural Healing we must look back to 460 BC when Hippocrates, The Father of Medicine, was born. Hippocrates is remembered for saying, "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food." Natural Healing [...]

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Help requested for the BC Permaculture Mapping Project!

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Fri Jan 10 11:17:22 PST 2014

We are looking for an individual with strong web development skills, including Javascript, PHP, HTML and CSS. Specifically, we are looking for a developer who is familiar with the Google Maps API, MarkerCluster and Wordpress.

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What are probiotics and how they can help you?

by Nutrition 360 @ Probiotics – Nutrition360

Sat Dec 05 04:46:47 PST 2015

General overview Probiotics are live microbial food supplements that can benefit overall health by enhancing intestinal microbial balance Benefits include: improved intestinal tract health, enhanced immune system, improved bioavailability of nutrients, reduced lactose intolerance and reduced risk of certain types of cancers Exact mechanism is unclear; however it appears that probiotics help modify the gut […]

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Fermentation Revolution: making allies with bacteria

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Tue Oct 24 08:56:50 PDT 2017

Fermented foods – like bread, cheese, wine and beer – have long been dietary staples. But the last few years have seen an upsurge in interest in home fermentation, with cooks making their own kimchi, sauerkraut, yogurt – and more complicated concoctions. Best of all, everybody can preserve at home this way and for cheap ! Homemade fermentation is a low-cost probiotic panacea ! It prolongs the life of your food, revives the immune system, soothes the digestive and nervous systems, regulates metabolism, wakes up your taste buds and brighten all meals! “There are only advantages to fermenting !” That is why food entrepreneurs, authors and all-around fermentation geeks David Coté and Sébastien Bureau teamed up with Possiblemedia. Sharing the ins and outs of traditional fermentation processes with a casual, humorous tone, and recipes that are not particularly rigid. Fermentation Revolution is an educational documentary filmed over several months in Quebec. It offers an unprecedented collection of fermentation methods, with an emphasis on their simplicity and ease of making. After years of refining the tools and techniques, this dynamic duo invites you to discover the result of their work through simple, fool-proof recipes. An invitation to embark on a new and exciting gustatory journey, to retake control over your food, to improve your health and revolutionize your life and your guts with some fermentation goodness! While fermentation may be good for you, Bureau and Côté say their main motivations are getting people to experiment, discover different flavours and have fun in the kitchen. Côté is a believer in not taking a dogmatic, puritan approach to healthy food. “We want to eat healthy, but not hear too much about it,” he says. “It’s really meant for you to play in the kitchen,” Côté says. “Making food is not supposed to be...

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The Mystery of Probiotic Supplements

by rainadawnlutz @ Blog - Lutz Nutrition

Mon Dec 04 20:55:29 PST 2017

Many find probiotics helpful this season because they can help to support our natural processes through these ups and downs from our regular routine... If you’re looking to add a probiotic to add to your regimen, there are a few things to look out for when choosing.

Seattle columnist urges Americans to side with B.C. in wine war with Alberta

by Emily Lazatin @

Mon Feb 12 20:40:35 PST 2018

In a column, Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Joel Connelly said "British Columbia seems to not be asking for too much, just a modest use of intelligence."

An Introduction to Probiotics Dr Nigel Plummer

by Christine Smith @ IONC

Tue Nov 01 11:02:30 PDT 2016

IONC is proud to be a recognized education partner with Seroyal ALL SEROYAL CME  PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IONC CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. Seroyal Continuing Medical Education (CME) program for  healthcare professionals includes live programming,courses and one-day intensives, webinars and audio programs, enabling healthcare professionals to come together throughout North America in the pursuit of lifelong learning […]

Help heal Layla

by Josh Winquist @ Get Involved – Okanagan Edge

Wed Jan 31 08:08:30 PST 2018

With big, light-blue eyes and chubby cheeks, when Layla smiles the world smiles along with her. The 17-month-old and her mother will be travelling to BC Children’s Hospital for an undetermined period of time for treatment. Layla, it seems, becomes very ill with just about everything she eats. “She wouldn’t sleep for more than 45 minutes […]

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Hello world!

by ChoicePro @ Choice Probiotics New

Thu Apr 27 16:26:11 PDT 2017

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

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Easy to Understand Permaculture – A Book of Solutions

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Fri Sep 08 17:47:37 PDT 2017

It takes a teacher to teach. There are many permaculturists, and practitioners that write and teach YET not all of them are writers and teachers. Here’s where Matt Powers shine. He’s a teacher. A performer. A seed saver, and all round exceptional human. And he saw the need as many others have to have a READABLE permaculture book that helps to explain concepts and strategies at an elementary level without devolving into a children’s book (which he’s written as well). The Permaculture Student 2 compiles a host of solutions digested into their most simple forms and presented in this incredible book. In truth, the online version has been more useful than a hard copy as I can search through it. But I’ll let you decided, you won’t be disappointed with this book in your library. Click here to purchase. 

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Prebiotics vs probiotics: Best sources and why they matter for a happy gut

by Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat @ Eat, Spin, Run, Repeat

Mon Jan 22 01:30:00 PST 2018

Oh yes, it’s time for another chat about digestion and gut health! I’m always fascinated and super excited to watch the trends that come and go in the wellness world. If you happened to catch the predictions of Well+Good and Mind Body Green that were released last month, you probably noticed that gut health is […]

Local group helps ‘Angel’

by Colton Davies @ Get Involved – Okanagan Edge

Fri Feb 02 08:15:21 PST 2018

Penticton resident Angelique Nelson, also known as “Angel,” will have the biggest day of her life later this year. Angel, who was born with cerebral palsy, is soon marrying her partner Aaron. And she’ll have a big financial boost from Locals Supporting Locals to make it happen. The group’s founder, Kevin Proteau, is holding a launch party next week […]

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Building JoeAnna’s House

by Contributed @ Get Involved – Okanagan Edge

Mon Jan 22 08:58:53 PST 2018

Every year, thousands of families from across the southern interior of British Columbia must travel to Kelowna General Hospital in order for a loved one to receive advanced medical treatment.  Now, thanks to the generosity of the owners and staff at Kelowna Toyota, the KGH Foundation’s BetterTogether campaign to build JoeAnna’s House, a home away […]

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Gut Brain Connection

by Deirdre O'Neill @ Blog - Dr Deirdre O'Neill, ND

Tue May 30 10:15:12 PDT 2017

Turn your meals into brain food by: * Taking time to enjoy your meal. Refrain from eating on the go.  * Making meal times a ritual for family & connection. * Ruling out Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity * Putting love into the meal preparation * Taking a probiotic or eat fermented foods to improve on your gut microbiome.  * Enhancing your digestive juices via chewing, aperitif, or digestive enzymes. 

We have started booking 2017 flu clinics – contact us for details

by Krista Ducey @ Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre – Travel Clinic

Thu Aug 10 10:29:06 PDT 2017

Work Place Flu Programs: Available Workplace Flu Programs: TMVC offers a comprehensive, on-site corporate Flu vaccination program to companies and organizations across British Columbia. Every year our experienced health care professionals vaccinate more than 20,000 employees during on-site Flu clinics. Our workplace flu program is very efficient and effective. Flu can be a costly business. … Continue reading We have started booking 2017 flu clinics – contact us for details →

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Visit GET BENT at the Penticton Market

by Get Bent @ Get Bent Yoga & Dance School – serving Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Okanagan Falls and Oliver, BC, Canada – specializing in Bollywood Belly Dancing

Thu Jul 04 23:01:20 PDT 2013

Downtown Penticton is the place to be – especially Saturday mornings!  Stop by Nanaimo Square and visit the colorful Get Bent booth.  Enjoy our Bollywood music, browse our yoga t-shirts, meditation CDs, inspirational bookmarks and Buddhist teas and merchandise. WATCH the Get Bent BOLLYWOOD BELLY DANCERS Also at 11 and 12 pm, come and watch [...]

Food Forests: Gardening for 1000 Years – Resources Recipes and Riches

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Wed Nov 15 17:44:44 PST 2017

Food Forests: Gardening for 1000 Years - Resources Recipes and Riches, an easy to read introduction to food forestry.

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B.C. urges wine drinkers to buy local amid Alberta boycott

by Jesse Ferreras @

Mon Feb 12 19:54:51 PST 2018

It's a boycott that has British Columbians seeing red... wine.

Disinfectants vs Probiotic Cleaning Products

by ChoicePro @ Choice Probiotics New

Fri May 12 22:16:31 PDT 2017

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Cob wall co-design, construction manager / lead

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Thu Jun 15 07:56:33 PDT 2017

Seeking a Calgary-based or nearby person with good natural building and cob skills to partner with me in creating a medium-sized cob habitat wall for native, solitary bees (different than honey bees) for the City of Calgary this Summer or Fall near Fish Creek Park. I’m a Toronto-based artist and will need to hire someone to co-design the cob wall and to manage and lead the wall build portion of this project. This project will also involve 6-8 volunteers TBA. I communicate via email (sarahpeebles at gmail) and via tel. Here’s a sample of the general idea: Dwelling (Paint Branch Creek) 2015 – A Habitat Wall for Native Solitary Bees and Wasps, with sensory bee viewing cabinet, at The University of Maryland Arboretum Outreach Center. https://resonatingbodies.wordpress.com/art/amplified-habitats/audio-bee-booths/audio-bee-cabinets/

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Farm Scale Permaculture ONLINE

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Thu Jun 15 08:42:27 PDT 2017

Learn from one of the most progressive broad scale permaculture farms and practitioners out there.

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Executive Chef Daniel Craig Checks Into The Delta Grand Okanagan Resort

by admin @ OAK + CRU

Fri Jan 05 11:23:41 PST 2018

View official press release here Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort, Kelowna, BC January 8th, 2018 Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort is thrilled to announce Daniel Craig as the new Executive Chef of the spectacular 392 room resort in the heart of downtown Kelowna.  Chef Daniel joins us from the Ritz Carlton Toronto where he has […]

Festival of Trees

by Contributed @ Get Involved – Okanagan Edge

Thu Jan 25 08:19:12 PST 2018

Oliver Osoyoos Wine Association’s Festival of Trees has come and gone but its legacy continues, with the event raising $5,513.20 for the BC Children’s Hospital and an additional $1,783 for the South Okanagan Children’s Charity. “It’s a wonderful feeling to give back and remember what the holidays are really about,” explains Executive Director, Jennifer Busmann. “This […]

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Permaculture Design Core Concepts Cards

by User Submission @ PermacultureBC.com

Sun Dec 10 21:39:08 PST 2017

“The clearest way into the universe is through the wilderness.“ -John Muir Permaculture Design Core Concepts Deck Sharing a toolkit of permaculture principles, design methods and ethics, these cards can support your permaculture practice, learning, teaching, designing and consulting. Featuring visionary design from Sijay of www.OnbeyondMetamedia.com these cards can be used in countless ways to inspire, evolve and uplift your practical understanding of permaculture. Featuring text from Delvin Solkinson sharing Core Concepts learned from Bill Mollison, Rosemary Morrow, David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton, Michael Becker, Toby Hemenway, Larry Santoyo, Starhawk & Looby Macnamara. Additional contributions were inspired by Rob Hopkins, Dave Boehnlein, Richard Wallner, Mark Lakeman, Doug Bullock, Ian McHarg and Percival Alfred Yeomans. Core source inspiration from Robin Clayfield. The cards are divided into two decks of 90 cards each. Deck 1 : Ethics, Attitudes and Strategies Deck 2 : Design Principles and Methods Free download of both Decks here : https://www.dewpermaculture.com/tools Purchase Deck 1 : Ethics, Attitudes and Strategies https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/permaculture-design-core-concepts-cards-1 Purchase Deck 2 : Design Principles and Methods https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/permaculture-design-core-concepts-cards-2 This work is the culmination of 15 years of Permaculture Design study by Delvin Solkinson which spanned a PDC, Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison and the Permaculture Academy, a second Diploma through the Permaculture Institute and a current third Diploma through the Permaculture Association. A final project in a Doctoral level study of Permaculture Education, Delvin has collected these principles and core concepts at 23 different Permaculture Design Advanced Courses and Teacher Trainings as well as a PDC with Rosemary Morrow and Toby Hemenway. Deep gratitude to Unity Life Avatar who did graphic design the Permaculture Principles Design Deck, a previous incarnation of this project. This is a companion for the Core Curriculum Notes. Together they form a toolkit sharing a creative essence of Permaculture Design. Share and...

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We are hiring a Nurse Director for our head office in Burnaby

by Sibylle Tinsel @ Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre – Travel Clinic

Sun Dec 10 03:17:30 PST 2017

Overview The Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre (TMVC) has 26 years of experience offering high quality travel medicine, vaccination, and occupational/workplace health services.  With 18 offices located throughout British Columbia, we are the largest private travel medicine and vaccination centre in Canada. We are looking for an experienced travel medicine and immunization clinical nurse leader … Continue reading We are hiring a Nurse Director for our head office in Burnaby →

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Every Adult Needs a Will

by Georgia Wilson @ Okanagan Health & Wellness Magazine

Fri Jan 26 11:00:37 PST 2018

By Jody Pihl, BComm, LLB A specifically tailored will provides peace of mind with clear instructions regarding your wishes and the needs of your heirs. A will is the best way to ensure that the people, charities, and organizations you cherish most receive the benefit of your estate. Your will is also your last communication […]

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Pawpaw: North America’s Tastiest Fruit

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Fri Jun 02 08:18:47 PDT 2017

This course teaches everything about the pawpaw, North America’s largest and tastiest native fruit. If you’d like to learn more about regenerative agriculture, permaculture, or grants and cost-share programs for farmers in the USA, upgrading to the Versaland.TV monthly subscription will deliver condensed knowledge to you every month. If you’d like to take just this course for a test drive, you can enroll in it for FREE for a limited time, no credit card required. If you’re ready to start the course, click the here to enroll in the course,

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Go with your Gut: Probiotic Health with Welo

by Jim @ Western Grocer

Fri Feb 02 08:55:25 PST 2018

Go with Your Gut: Welo Puts Probiotics at the Top of Your Shopping List Toronto-based millennial start-up takes its probiotic-rich, plant-based, gluten-free, vegan and low-sugar Cold Presses, Drinking Vinegars, Ferments, and Bars to store shelves across Canada Toronto, ON – January 30 – Good bacteria may sound like an oxymoron, but your body can benefit …

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REGISTER NOW for FALL: Dance, Cheerleading, Toddler Programs & more

by Get Bent @ Get Bent Yoga & Dance School – serving Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Okanagan Falls and Oliver, BC, Canada – specializing in Bollywood Belly Dancing

Tue Aug 20 20:22:48 PDT 2013

Great things are happening at Get Bent Register now for Fall Yoga, dance, cheerleading, camps, birthday parties & more Office Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, 250-462-1025 | Get Bent Rec #115-1475 Fairview Road, Penticton Click on program guide below:

6 big benefits of fermented foods for your healthiest gut

by Mary Jane O'Byrne @ Health Matters Consulting

Tue Jul 25 13:57:30 PDT 2017

Probiotics are vital to a healthy gut and eating fermented foods are a fantastic way to get a wide variety of probiotics along with many other nutritional benefits.  This is an excerpt from Donna Gates.  Donna Gates is the international best-selling author and fermented foods pioneer behind The Body Ecology Diet. Find out more about […]

Microgreens earn $600 a Week

by Javan @ PermacultureBC.com

Fri Sep 16 14:35:58 PDT 2016

Learn how to earn money by growing one of the easiest crops possible.

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