RUST – July 10-11, 2010

Hello,

We are happy to announce that we will be offering RUST – The Radical Urban Sustainability Training, on the weekend of July 10-11, 2010. The course will be taught by Scott Kellogg, author of “Toolbox for Sustainable City Living” and Lauren Ross, and will take place at the Albany Free School in Albany, New York. All the course information, including content and registration details, can be found at
http://www.radixcenter.org/workshops/rust

About R.U.S.T
RUST – The Radical Urban Sustainability Training – is an intensive weekend workshop of skills for building ecologically resilient communities in today’s cities. In this class, sustainability experts Scott Kellogg and Lauren Ross gives attendees a “toolbox” of techniques and knowledge usable by anyone wanting to create
sustainable systems in their own communities. Through a combination of group hands-on activities and lectures, participants will learn how to build infrastructure for self-reliance by utilizing salvaged and recycled materials. These systems can be applied in either urban or rural environments, and in many cases can be put to use in even an apartment spaces.

Special emphasis in the class is put on the interrelatedness of sustainability and struggles for social justice. The many innovative sustainability features on display in the Albany Free School neighborhood will be used as teaching tools.

Typical topics & hands-on demos

Low-tech bioremediation (cleaning contaminated soils using plants, fungi and bacteria)
Rainwater harvesting
Aquaculture: ponds, plants, fish, algae
Constructed wetlands/greywater
Autonomous technologies:wind turbines & passive solar
Worm composting and soldier flies
Raised bed gardening and soil alchemy
City chickens and micro-livestock
Struggles for land and gentrification
Brownfield restoration
Biofuels: methane digesters, wood gas and veggie oil vehicles Mycoscaping:edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation
Energy depletion and climate justice
Sustainable and efficient wood burning
Thank you, and if you have any questions, please email me at sk@radixcenter.org

Scott Kellogg
Author, Toolbox for Sustainable City Living