Announcements!
Homesteading in a World of Expensive Energy
WHAT? A Course taught by Maynard Kaufman
WHERE? Lake Michigan College, South Haven
WHEN? Saturdays from 10:00-12:00 am from Sept 11 thru Oct 23, 2010
COST? $30
Course Description:
Homesteading can be described as a self-reliant way of life in which
people try to produce what they consume as they reduce their dependence
on the products manufactured by industrial methods. Although this
is usually easier in a rural context, it can be done to a limited
extent in towns and cities. The course is focused on rural
homesteading.
This course will argue for the value of homesteading
in a world of expensive energy, but it will also try to clarify the
inconvenience of a labor-intensive way of life. There will be
emphasis on the constraints we face in a time of economic recession as
well as attraction of a more independent life.
Maynard has been called "the homesteading baron of
Bangor". He has, in fact been working with apprentices at the
School of Homesteading on his farm near Bangor for nearly 30 years
starting in 1973. His interest in self-reliant living and food
production grew out of his work with the Environmental Studies Program
at Western Michigan University, a program he helped organize in
1971. Since then he has helped to organize organic farming groups
and published article on food and energy issues.
He is currently active in the Michigan Land Trustees
and the Transition Initiative, an international movement designed to
reduce our dependence on oil by fostering local self-reliance.
The Clove Loan Garlic Planting -- Oct 17, 2010 at 1pm
Join us at the farm of Maynard Kaufman and
Barbara Geisler for the kickoff of the 2nd year of this
program. An MLT Board meeting will follow at 5pm beginning
with a potluck.
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