Community Events

December 19, 2019

Getting Natural

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I have been reflecting on what simple, enjoyable things can help make a place, a home “more natural”. Last year a fellow attended the Earth Plaster & Sculpting Workshop, and…

November 2, 2018

Great Lakes BIONEERS Detroit

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Friday November 2 & 3, 2018 Bioneers (biological pioneers) is an annual conference, a movement and a way of life! National BIONEERS is in its 29th year and Great Lakes…

July 22, 2018

Lost & Found 2017-2018 or so

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If anything is yours…Let me know and I can put your name on it and keep it….or you can pick it up at an event, or potluck or make an…

April 26, 2018

May 2018 Newsletter

May Newsletter. Finally spring ! Come connect with Nature & Folks. Upcoming + Update on Happenings + Eco – Connections Full Moon Potluck & Bonfire April 29 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm…

January 1, 2018

2017 REPORT for Strawbale Studio Activities

The focus for 2017 was getting ready for the Strawbale Studio 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! 20 Years ago Fran Lee wanted a structure, and I wanted to build. Many, many hands…

February 6, 2017

February Newsletter 2017

Strawbale Studio Newsletter Feb 2017 ~ Resilience 🙂 CALENDAR . UPDATES . LINKS Wednesday Feb 8 at Gardner Walsh in Pontiac Oakland County Permaculture Meetup** **note: held at Goldner…

January 2, 2017

Compassionate Communication

Ways to Increase Compassion and Peacemaking for Self and Others Here are a few of my favorite ways to learn about a way of thinking and communicating called NVC which stands…

October 24, 2015

Natural Building Colloquium 2015

This year was a 20th REUNION of the first Natural Building Colloquium, held at Black Range Lodge in Kingston, NM, bringing together natural builders in a week of building, presentations…

May 30, 2015

South Michigan Permaculture MIXER & Agro-Forestry Workshop ~ May 23 & 24

Plantings on the Pipeline. Permaculture Mixer May 23, 2015. Photo by Inira Thank you everyone who made it out! What a wonderful way to spend an early summer day! Over…

April 25, 2015

Rochester Earth Day GREEN LIVING Festival

The MI Green Living Festival, one of the largest Earth Day events in the Midwest, was held April 24 – 26, and drew a crowd of 10’s of thousands to see distributors and…