We’ll return to Warner, NH to work on a lime render on an earth bag and cob bench with Bret, co-founder of Rise Now & a part of The Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust. Cob is made from sandy sub-soil, clay, straw and water.  Stay tuned for more info coming soon!

RISE Now’s is a non-profit grassroots volunteer organization committed to bringing people together through community-building events, projects, and our publication.

The organization aims to empower individuals as they find ways to take action in service of others and the environment. Recognizing that human connections and relationships are what motivate people to take action, RISE Now is committed to gathering people together to move the work ahead.

“It will not be a strong leader or government that will bring real lasting change, but a multitude of responsible individuals taking action in their own communities. Regenerate, Integrate, Sustain and Enjoy!”

Permatours is also excited for the opportunity to support The Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust, a non-profit organization, in the process of formation, that connects people to place and builds local resilience in the Warner NH area.  KCLT creates resilience and connection in the Kearsarge community through the intersection of land and housing.

KCLT serves the community through property stewardship and education, holding lands and buildings in common to provide a framework for:

• Stable and equitable housing

• Regenerative agriculture

• Local economic revitalization

• Ecological vitality and open space preservation

• Equity, Justice, Indigenous Land Rights

RCR is inviting Permatours on-site July 6-8th, after our stop at the Rainbow Gathering in Colorado.

We’ll be gathering at RCR to give back and to learn-by-doing - including demolition, tending to gardens, building healthy soil, creating signage, building seats and tables, and more!

RCR is calling in individuals who are not afraid to get dirty and who are ready to tear down, recycle, upcycle, and repurpose materials.

They’re also seeking artists and visionaries willing to beautify and care for Mother Earth, and to paint the four directions on Sacred Earth Lodge and other buildings.

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Plz Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-serve-at-red-cloud-renewable-energy-center-reservation-tickets-360924574117

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“Join us! Be part of the solar warrior family! It will be our honor to host you!” - RCR

Amenities & Food

Onsite accommodations include a campsite with access to toilets and a full kitchen.

Please bring your own food for breakfast and lunch as well as ingredients to share for dinner as we’ll be co-creating cooking dinners!

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ABOUT RCR

Red Cloud Renewable is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit founded and operated by Lakota Elder, Henry Red Cloud, a fifth-generation direct descendant of Chief Red Cloud (Maypiya Luta), the last War Chief of the Lakota nation who was perhaps the most well-known and photographed Native American in all of history.

Today, Henry continues along a different path of leadership – one that is building energy independence for Native American communities across the Great Plains and far beyond.

“We are actively writing history via daily actions and interactions with each other. We are the creators of this positive story between Native and non-Native as we engage with regenerative projects.” -RCR

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IMPORTANT DOCS TO REVIEW

Things To Do On Pine Ridge - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mMVhkf3FKkLfFKTD2DWfW1VFDWeUy98O/view?usp=sharing

Things To Bring - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F1YFry_O29Zsh0xyfnsTAE6hsRAeI11S/view?usp=sharing

Visting & Working With The Lakota - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AUXgJAN3M24rTP0T_TxITvnK466RQgCn/view?usp=sharing

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DIRECTIONS to the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center

Henry Red Cloud

Red Cloud Renewable

Lakota Solar Enterprises/ Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center

1001 Solar Warrior Road (recently changed to Rabbit Road)

HWY 18

Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Google Maps Coordinates: 43.130262,-102.656497

The Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center (RCREC) is located on U.S. HWY 18, between the villages of Pine Ridge and Oglala, SD.

From Pine Ridge Village

9.1 miles north of the Shell station (Big Bat's) at the intersection of U.S. 18 and Rt. 87 in Pine

Ridge village. Set your odometer! At 9.1 miles on U.S. 18 West, you’ll turn right on to the newly named Rabbit Road. You might see a tractor trailer sign near the tree line to the east. Follow the gravel road off to the right and continue down the small hill. You will see a Quonset hut immediately to your left and you can park along there. Henry’s home is across the dirt road beyond the solar array to the south - about 200’ from Rapid City. You are just over 100 miles from the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center. Head south on Highway 79...which becomes Highway 18. At the very small town of Oelrichs, you’ll turn east but still on Highway 18. You’ll pass the casino...face down the border guards if there are any and pass through to the small town of Oglala.

From Oglala:

Set your odometer when you pass the Oglala Post Office on HWY 18 East, heading southeast. In 5.5 miles, start looking for Mile Marker 94. Turn left 1⁄2 mile past mile marker 94 at the low point of a very subtle hill. The turnoff has an official sign – Rabbit Road. Follow the gravel road off to your right, and down a small hill. You will see a Quonset hut off to your left, where you can park. Come on in and ask for Henry, who is the Executive Director

Learn more at https://www.redcloudrenewable.org/

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Note: If you've never been on Permatours stop and there is no one in the community who can vouch for you, we'll set up a zoom meeting before the event to get to know you prior to solidifying your registration. We vet those who join us on tour to protect our community and hosts. Thank you.

We’ll return to Rainbow (but this time in Colorado) to partake in permaculture learning, workshops, drum cirlces, and more! Stay tuned for more info coming soon.

Learn more about The National Rainbow Gathering.

Hi all! The focus for this permatours stop is a root cellar build, plant and mushroom walks, and gardening.

Sacred Nectar is a New Earth Community, bringing people together to heal each other and Mother Earth. Their mission is to consciously integrate a regenerative community lifestyle that enables individual purpose and inspires a meaningful healthy life in harmony with the earth.

Bordered by the White Mountain National Forest and land conservation, Sacred Nectar Sanctuary is cradled in the valley of the 4,020 ft. Whiteface Mountain. The private campsites each carry their own unique enchanting energy.

2022 Goals:

​​​Begin hosting a children’s program to start the path to our nature education center.

Host a workshop for building an in-ground root cellar.

Fence in the vegetable garden.

Fence in fields for animals to replace machine mowing.

Build a barn / seed starting room/walk-in cooler for storing market vegetables.

Harvest downed trees and process into lumber with our gifted sawmill.

Establish walking trail system, signs, and map.

Learn more: https://www.sacrednectarsanctuary.com/

Wild Island Center is an Educational Homestead and Commercial Kitchen that offers classes and retreats that promote a deeper connection to nature, teach a wide variety of traditional living skills, rites of passage, ceremonies, and much more.

Permatours will be building a square deck to serve as a tipi platform to host traveling teachers who can bring their teachings to Maine! The deck will be constructed on a sloped surface, rerouting the gutter system to be used more efficiently within the landscape and gardens, and adding more permaculture design to the property!

This beautiful property is just minutes from Acadia! Stay tuned for more event details coming soon!

Learn more about Wild Island Center. 

Rooted Heart Farm is a Veggie Farm & Medicinal Apothecary that hosts events and educational workshops. Permatours will be working on creating the foundational structure for a living roof for a Stage used for workshops, music, and events. In this multi-day event, we will experience building the stage roof, learning the process of creating a Hugelkultur bed, making compost tea, and building a cob oven – guided by 3 teachers and a celebration at the end of the event where we’ll be using the stage! More details will be shared soon!

The Hadwen Arboretum Forest Garden in Worcester, MA is the most diverse plot of trees in the entire Northeastern U.S.

We’ll garden while learning about plant breeding, growing flowers, working with mulch, and more! Our gardening efforts will be guided by master gardener, Tom Sobiech.

Stay tuned for more info coming soon!

Learn more about Hawden Arboretum Forest Garden.

Tickets Available On ~ Eventbrite ~

It is with excitement that Permatours’ Traveling Tour invites you to 4 days of transformational and experiential learning and festivities. On Day 4 we’ll share our learnings, and celebrate the kickoff of our 2022 Season!

Hosted at Diggers Co-op’s compost farm in Acton, ME, we’ll be returning to where we built our first ever structure together as Permatours – a tiny home we built from recycled and reclaimed materials.

For the first 3 days we’ll be “learning by doing” – offering you the opportunity to partake in the following permaculture style workshops:

– tiny house carpentry

– greenhouse construction

– permaculture gardening

– cobb oven and rocket stove build

– compost tea brewing hugelkultur garden creation

– hoop house construction

On Day 4 for the festival, we’ll connect around drum circles, nourishing food, plant & mushroom walks, permaculture talks, cacao ceremony, tea lounging, sound healing, body movement, and more.

Local vendors will also be attending the festival to share their eco-friendly, locally-sourced or hand-made products and services.

The vendor fee is $50 or waived for those accepting Seeds cryptocurrency for payment or partial payment. (Learn more about Seeds below).

Please contact the organizer if you’re interested in participating as a vendor.

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ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Seeds crypto:

Seeds cryptocurrency will be accepted as a form of payment for tickets! (Learn more below about how you can earn, barter & trade with a regenerative, earth-healing cryptocurrency, which funded Permatours in 2021).

Scholarships:

If you need financial support to attend, you can apply to our scholarship program here and we’ll get back to you within a few days of your submission.

Volunteer to work off the ticket price:

Registered Volunteers are invited to earn workshops and meal tickets and to attend the last day for free. The full ticket price including the meal plan is $171. At $15 / hr someone could volunteer for 12 hours to cover the total cost of the event and meals. Volunteer opportunities include setting up, checking guests in, food prep and serving, circling ppl up attendees for announcements, capturing photos and videos, cooking food, doing dishes, workshop prep, cleaning up, and breaking down. Register here if you’re interested and we will follow up with more info.

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ABOUT PERMATOURS

Permatours is a movement of folks striving to live more harmoniously; to learn and teach each other how to sustainably grow and forage food, build structures and shelter, and live in community – intentionally. We’ve been unlearning and re-learning what we can do together not just to survive, but to thrive with each other and the planet.

We completed over 20 regenerative volunteer projects throughout the northeast region of the U.S. in 2021 and we’ve got plenty more coming up this year!! To drive further impact and expand our reach, we’ll be capturing education shared at our events to embed into online courses. There are many ways to get involved and support. Please reach out if you’d like to explore working together.

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EARN, BARTER, & TRADE w/ SEEDS CRYPTO – REGENERATING OUR PLANET

Permatours received a seeds crypto grant to do earth healing projects and reward those who contributed to the over 21 projects completed in 2021 throughout New England & beyond. SEEDS is an open-source, decentralized, citizen-governed & evolved financial system.

Contributors of Permatours sustainable construction and permaculture projects earn seeds crypto for their regenerative work and they can redeem them for products and services offered by members of our commuting.

Why Seeds?

• It can be sent instantly with no fees.

• It can be used around the globe so long as you have a phone or wifi

• It funds regenerative projects around the world.

• It redistributes value to those who are working to heal the people, our planet and our communities.

• SEEDS is run directly by the Citizens, not by a single organization for the benefit of that organization.

• Anyone can join SEEDS and has an equal opportunity to contribute and gain value.

Join us in building a regenerative economy w/ Seeds, inspiring connection and exchange between the communities visited on Perma-tours. There are 125+ ppl in our local New England community who have seeds to spend or have products and services accepting seeds for payment. Globally, there are 10k+ people with Seeds to trade & exchange, and 100+ organizations like Permatours that have been funded through Seeds cryptocurrency grants.

Learn more at www.joinseeds.earth

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We look forward to connecting and celebrating life with you!