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Permaculture Farmstead in Trumansburg seeks housemate
lol… those modern hippies…
From: Steve Austin
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 1:17 PM
To: upstatenypermaculture
Subject: Re: Permaculture Farmstead in Trumansburg seeks housemate
Hi Michael, This was sounding good until I got to the room rental rate. Do they want someone to pay them to develop their property? Did I get that right?
Steve
On Feb 28, 2018 7:53 AM, “Michael Burns” <cayutasunfarm> wrote:
https://ithaca.craigslist.org/roo/6504176814.html
Does using Permaculture principles to create a food forest and sustainable homestead sound exciting to you? Come join us on our 7.5 acre property in Trumansburg! Three of us started this project last summer, and we are looking for the right person/people to co-create it with us. Some of the things we’ve been working on outside are: building a small greenhouse, creating Hugelkultur beds, rainwater catchment, digging a pond, growing trees to plant on the property, starting to manage the woodlot, building a woodshed, and making very good use of the piles of woodchips and leaves our friends have delivered. Indoors we’ve been: building a root cellar, cooking up a storm, processing and preserving foods we’ve grown, building a hearth/installing a woodstove, doing planning for this growing season (including designing an outdoor kitchen and ordering chickens and mushroom spawn), and generally fixing up this 138-year-old house, making it a more efficient and interesting living space!
The current residents are the land owner, a musician in her 50s who works from home for a non-profit film company, and a couple in their twenties who are farmers, artists, and cooks. We all share a passion for organic gardening, natural building, community living and the arts. Our vision for the land is to use Permaculture principles to create a bountiful and beautiful property that can serve as a model, and we’re starting to organize workshops that we hope will be of interest to the larger community.
Our spacious 4-bedroom house sits at the edge of the village of Trumansburg, with woods, a large pond and creek access. The kitchen, living areas and bathrooms are shared by all, and we cook and eat together often (and we eat meat). There is plenty of room here for people to do their own projects – either for generating income or simply for fun!
We are looking for a housemate/landmate(s) who shares these ideals and principles, and who is excited to become a big part of making this place a joy to call home 🙂 A 12-month commitment is important to us. We want someone who is ready to dive into this project and add their gifts and talents to the equation. Beyond that, terms are negotiable! The rent amount will vary ($650-750, plus some utilities) depending on which bedroom you end up in (either 150 or 250 sq ft), and there’s an option for partial work-trade. Our timing is flexible on when you could move in. Our housemate who is moving out hasn’t found a place yet, but you could likely move in as soon as March 1st, if necessary. Pets are negotiable. We have one amazing indoor-outdoor cat named Radar, and we are open to having another cat and/or a dog on the property, as long as everyone can get along 🙂
Ideal candidates will have some skills/knowledge to share and experience living in community. The most important factors are: like-minded individuals that are interested in learning and sustainability, willing to work hard, can be professional when needed, and most of all – have a positive outlook!
If this living situation sounds intriguing to you, please send us an email that tells something about yourself and why you are interested in living here. We look forward to meeting you!
Cheers,
Eva, Sylvie & Liam
Permaculture Farmstead in Trumansburg seeks housemate
Hi Michael, This was sounding good until I got to the room rental rate. Do they want someone to pay them to develop their property? Did I get that right?
Steve
On Feb 28, 2018 7:53 AM, "Michael Burns" <cayutasunfarm> wrote:
https://ithaca.craigslist.org/roo/6504176814.html
Does using Permaculture principles to create a food forest and sustainable homestead sound exciting to you? Come join us on our 7.5 acre property in Trumansburg! Three of us started this project last summer, and we are looking for the right person/people to co-create it with us. Some of the things we’ve been working on outside are: building a small greenhouse, creating Hugelkultur beds, rainwater catchment, digging a pond, growing trees to plant on the property, starting to manage the woodlot, building a woodshed, and making very good use of the piles of woodchips and leaves our friends have delivered. Indoors we’ve been: building a root cellar, cooking up a storm, processing and preserving foods we’ve grown, building a hearth/installing a woodstove, doing planning for this growing season (including designing an outdoor kitchen and ordering chickens and mushroom spawn), and generally fixing up this 138-year-old house, making it a more efficient and interesting living space!
The current residents are the land owner, a musician in her 50s who works from home for a non-profit film company, and a couple in their twenties who are farmers, artists, and cooks. We all share a passion for organic gardening, natural building, community living and the arts. Our vision for the land is to use Permaculture principles to create a bountiful and beautiful property that can serve as a model, and we’re starting to organize workshops that we hope will be of interest to the larger community.
Our spacious 4-bedroom house sits at the edge of the village of Trumansburg, with woods, a large pond and creek access. The kitchen, living areas and bathrooms are shared by all, and we cook and eat together often (and we eat meat). There is plenty of room here for people to do their own projects – either for generating income or simply for fun!
We are looking for a housemate/landmate(s) who shares these ideals and principles, and who is excited to become a big part of making this place a joy to call home 🙂 A 12-month commitment is important to us. We want someone who is ready to dive into this project and add their gifts and talents to the equation. Beyond that, terms are negotiable! The rent amount will vary ($650-750, plus some utilities) depending on which bedroom you end up in (either 150 or 250 sq ft), and there’s an option for partial work-trade. Our timing is flexible on when you could move in. Our housemate who is moving out hasn’t found a place yet, but you could likely move in as soon as March 1st, if necessary. Pets are negotiable. We have one amazing indoor-outdoor cat named Radar, and we are open to having another cat and/or a dog on the property, as long as everyone can get along 🙂
Ideal candidates will have some skills/knowledge to share and experience living in community. The most important factors are: like-minded individuals that are interested in learning and sustainability, willing to work hard, can be professional when needed, and most of all – have a positive outlook!
If this living situation sounds intriguing to you, please send us an email that tells something about yourself and why you are interested in living here. We look forward to meeting you!
Cheers,
Eva, Sylvie & Liam
Permaculture Farmstead in Trumansburg seeks housemate
https://ithaca.craigslist.org/roo/6504176814.html
Does using Permaculture principles to create a food forest and sustainable homestead sound exciting to you? Come join us on our 7.5 acre property in Trumansburg! Three of us started this project last summer, and we are looking for the right person/people to co-create it with us. Some of the things we’ve been working on outside are: building a small greenhouse, creating Hugelkultur beds, rainwater catchment, digging a pond, growing trees to plant on the property, starting to manage the woodlot, building a woodshed, and making very good use of the piles of woodchips and leaves our friends have delivered. Indoors we’ve been: building a root cellar, cooking up a storm, processing and preserving foods we’ve grown, building a hearth/installing a woodstove, doing planning for this growing season (including designing an outdoor kitchen and ordering chickens and mushroom spawn), and generally fixing up this 138-year-old house, making it a more efficient and interesting living space!
The current residents are the land owner, a musician in her 50s who works from home for a non-profit film company, and a couple in their twenties who are farmers, artists, and cooks. We all share a passion for organic gardening, natural building, community living and the arts. Our vision for the land is to use Permaculture principles to create a bountiful and beautiful property that can serve as a model, and we’re starting to organize workshops that we hope will be of interest to the larger community.
Our spacious 4-bedroom house sits at the edge of the village of Trumansburg, with woods, a large pond and creek access. The kitchen, living areas and bathrooms are shared by all, and we cook and eat together often (and we eat meat). There is plenty of room here for people to do their own projects – either for generating income or simply for fun!
We are looking for a housemate/landmate(s) who shares these ideals and principles, and who is excited to become a big part of making this place a joy to call home 🙂 A 12-month commitment is important to us. We want someone who is ready to dive into this project and add their gifts and talents to the equation. Beyond that, terms are negotiable! The rent amount will vary ($650-750, plus some utilities) depending on which bedroom you end up in (either 150 or 250 sq ft), and there’s an option for partial work-trade. Our timing is flexible on when you could move in. Our housemate who is moving out hasn’t found a place yet, but you could likely move in as soon as March 1st, if necessary. Pets are negotiable. We have one amazing indoor-outdoor cat named Radar, and we are open to having another cat and/or a dog on the property, as long as everyone can get along 🙂
Ideal candidates will have some skills/knowledge to share and experience living in community. The most important factors are: like-minded individuals that are interested in learning and sustainability, willing to work hard, can be professional when needed, and most of all – have a positive outlook!
If this living situation sounds intriguing to you, please send us an email that tells something about yourself and why you are interested in living here. We look forward to meeting you!
Cheers,
Eva, Sylvie & Liam
On Sunday, August 27th at the Schuyler County Cooperative Extension Facility in Montour Falls, NYpermaculture activists will convene to share, network and learn. Your input is invited for the morning workshops and the afternoon discussion.
This year, “diversity in approaches to permaculture” has emerged as a theme. We invite anyone who is using patterns in nature to inform their work to present a workshop or join in the discussion. Whether you use the word “permaculture” and work directly with plants, animals, and soil OR you are inspired by natural patterns in how you and your organization design human social and economic systems, you are welcome!
The first half of the day will be spent in workshops. 45 minute blocks run from 9:30am-10:45am and 11:00am-11:45am. The 90 minute block runs from 9:45am-11:30am.
To propose your workshop, send an email to <info@fingerlakespermaculture.org> with your name, a description of your presentation topic, and specify your time slot preference.
Following the morning workshops there will be a 90 minute lunch break with food trucks in the parking lot. Throughout the day, a plant sale sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County will take place outside as well.
The second half of the day will commence at 1pm. FLPCI will share the seeds of a participatory conference format we have gathered from other regional permaculture convergences. We will explore the theme “How can permaculture best serve our communities?” using Open Space Technology (OST) facilitation. This non-hierarchical format allows you and the other attendees to create the agenda and self-organize around your own interests. ALL participants are invited to bring their wisdom, passions, or questions revolving around our theme to the mix. This session will start with an orientation, so please arrive promptly.
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FLX Permaculture Weekend: August 25-27, 2017
4th Annual Finger Lakes Permaculture Weekend
Save the dates: August 25, 26 & 27, 2017
Full, continually updated description at:
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/4th-annual-finger-lakes-permaculture-weekend/
Friday, August 25th
Permaculture films shown in Ithaca and surrounding communities in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
Saturday, Aug 26th
Tours of permaculture farms, gardens, parks, & homes with a post-tour reception at Finger Lakes Cider House
Sunday, Aug 27th
Regional Permaculture Convergence & Plant Sale at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County in Montour Falls, N.Y.
Apply to put your site on the tour
If you can accept visitors for a full or half-day and can explain to others how permaculture design and principles are demonstrated on your site, you may still apply to join the tour.
Convergence Workshop Facilitators
We have a limited number of workshop spaces open so please contact us as soon as possible.
Volunteers Needed
Let us know your availability by filling out the form on our website: https://goo.gl/CdS2B4
Sponsorship
Our sponsors have been crucial supporters the last three years of the tour leading a weekend of free events for those who cannot afford a donation. We are still seeking sponsors.
Thanks to the following for their early support for the weekend’s events:
- Alternatives Federal Credit Union
- Ashley McGraw Architects
- Cayuta Sun Farm
- Cross Island Farms
- Silver Tree Farm
- Cross Island Farms
- Dead Dog Farm
Visit FingerLakesPermaculture.org to learn about the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute.
Information about the Permaculture Tour Weekend is found at: https://goo.gl/CdS2B4
Fall Weekend Series Permaculture Course w/ Sowing Solutions in Western MA starts September!
~Sowing Solutions Permaculture Design Certification Course~
Gather skills to create abundance in your home & resilience in your community.
Fall weekends start this September in Western MA!
Sept 9-12, Oct 14-16, & Nov 10-13
* Practice ecological design for your home and community. * Gain an internationally recognized certificate in permaculture design. * Visit numerous local, well-established permaculture demonstration sites and learn from them. * Study with our teaching team of leading permaculture designers and educators. * Tap into extensive resources and inspirations. * Gather new skills. * Network with fellow ecological thinkers, gardeners, artists, activists, changemakers, planners, business owners, etc. * Conduct design projects at residential and village sites. * Join us for three weekends this fall! * Registration is open: www.PermacultureSeries.org
GARDENING LIKE THE FOREST: David Jacke Workshops
Gardening Like the Forest:
Dave Jacke Workshops
in Auburn, NY
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
with support from
Owasco Watershed Lake Association,Auburn Beautification Commissionand Booker T. Washington Community Center
present a weekend of workshops with author and ecological designer Dave Jacke
MORE INFORMATION: FingerLakesPermaculture.org
Friday Evening Public Talk
Gardening Like the Forest:

Regenerating Watersheds through Ecological Food Production
June 9, 2017, 7-9 PM
Theater Mack, Auburn, NY
$10 at the door. Free admission to OWLA members. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Concerned about the impact of agriculture on Owasco Lake and our local water supply? Come learn practical ecological solutions for growing food while maintaining healthy watersheds with landscape designer and author Dave Jacke and local forest gardener Peter Cramer.
Healthy forests maintain, fertilize, and renew themselves, naturally. They also build and maintain healthy watersheds. Would you like to grow an abundant food-producing ecosystem like that in your yard or on your farm? You can!
Edible forest gardens mimic the structure and function of natural forests through all their stages of development and grow food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizers, farmaceuticals, and fun. We can meet our own needs and regenerate healthy ecosystems at the same time. This talk introduces the vision of forest gardening with some scientific background, a few living examples, and a sampling of some useful perennial edibles for home- or farm-scale. We’ll pay special attention to how forest garden systems can help rebuild the health of Owasco Lake.
Location: Theater Mack, 203 Genesee St, Auburn, NY
Cost: $10 at the door. Free admission for OWLA members. No one will be turned away for a lack of funds.
Saturday-Sunday Workshop
Gardening Like the Forest:

Fundamentals of Ecological Gardening
June 10-11, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Booker T. Washington Community Center
23 Chapman Ave, Auburn, NY
Sliding Scale: $180-$250, $15 discount for OWLA members (includes Friday evening program). Payments above the base of the sliding scale fund scholarships for those in need–please be generous!
Learn how to create healthy food-producing ecosystems by mimicking the structure and function of natural communities! Building on the Friday night talk, for two days we’ll explore the vision, theory, design, and practice of ecosystem agriculture using temperate deciduous forests as models. Lectures, field observations, and experiential classes will reveal the nature of ecosystem architecture, social structure, underground economics, and succession. Participants will also design and plant some forest garden patches at the Auburn Permaculture Park. We’ll learn by doing–and by playing–in a serious way.
Location:Booker T. Washington Community Center, 23 Chapman Ave, Auburn, NY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:
FingerLakesPermaculture,
call Peter Cramer at 315-258-3771
or email info
