.1 r.===RUSH·RUSH·RUSH·RUSH·RUSH Intentional communIties gathering Community Come UNITY Aug. 29Sept. 3 on Alpha Farm in Deadwood, Oregon, about 2-1/2 hrs. east of Salem. Share and learn about community life: and growth with all types of communities from the NW region. The proposed agenda calls for 2 days of community sharing; ideals, personal/communal balance, livelihood, etc. Following this are 3 days of workshops and personal sharing-contact forming, and finally, a day for those: who wish to form communities. Contact Geo Nove or Christy, 645-3119, or Community Come Unity, c/o Alpha Farm, Deadwood, OR 97430, pre-register by Aug. 10. An Advanced Workshop in Alternative Agriculture will be offered by the Farallones Institute Aug. 25 and 26. The gathering wiII emphasize management of biological soil fertility; the nature of soil, soil life, biological soil management and sundry other topics. The workshop will be led by Woody Deryckx, contributing editor of Tilth Newsletter, and will be held at FaralIones' 80-acre rural center 70 miles north of San Francisco. Cost, $50 overnight and 3 meals included, or $35 own food and shelter. Contact: The Farallones Institute, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, CA 95465, 707/874-3060. Community Renewable Energy Systems, Aug. 20-21 , will be presented at the Univ. of Colorado in Boulder. This conference emphasizes the integration ofrenewable resource planning and policy into a community setting. Registration fee of $30 covers attendance, 2 meals and handouts. Room and board rates extremely reasonable. Write : Solar Energy Research Institute, 1536 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401, attn: SERI conferences group, 303/231-1467. RAIN Magazine 2270 NW Irving, Portland, OR 97210 A Small Farm Energy Seminar will be held at Hartington, Nebraska, on Aug. 17 and 18. Featured events: tours of farms including solar heated farrowing barns, houses and grain driers, a wind electric generator, and 3 types of manure composters; research reports culminating 2 years of solar studies; and displays of new energy devices. The event emphasizes practical applications of a.t. on small, low-income farms. More info available from Energy Scminar, Small Farms Energy Project, P.O. Box 736, Hartington, Nebraska 68739, 402/254-6893, The Columbia Environmental Council is sponsoring a fair, "Alternatives '79, " at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, St. Helens, OR, on Saturday, Aug. 25 beginning at lOa. m. Free. Contact Vitamins, etc., 503/397'4728, or Linda, 397-2219. Thc Oregon Dept. of Energy (ODOE) is accepting proposals for $190,000 in grant monies. $10,000 is to provide a gasohol clearinghouse, $25,000 is for development of an energy efficient ordinance, and approximately $157,000 is allocated for energy conservation or rencwable resource projects; workshops, educational outreach, recycling, etc . The maximum amount rcwarded to any single applicant will generally not exceed $10,000. For further information: Bill Mackic, Oregon Dept. of Energy, 111 Labor and Industries Bldg., Salem, OR 97310, 503/378-8327. Deadline Sept. 7. Energy Forum NW, affiliated with the Univ. of Washington, will sponsor a two-day conference, "Energy and Neighborhoods," in the HUB of the Univ. of Wash.-Seattle, Sept. 29 and 30. Featured will be panels, speakers, bus tours to local sites and small group workshops. Contact Don Pendleton or Ellen Kampel, Energy Forum NW, 316 Lewis Hall, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, 206/543-0980. Common Ground Country Fair-a celebration of rural living, Sept. 21-23 at thc Litchfield Fairgrounds in Litchfield, ME, 207/622-3118 JOBS California OA T seeks an "Information Specialist" to provide research assistance to technical staff Areas are appropriate technology and/or renewable resource/energy conservation. Minimum qualifications: experience of 2 years in the field, ability to work with public, experience in extracting information from bureaucracies, RA or equivalent experience. $1,303 to $1,561 per month. Send resume to the Office of Planning and Research, P. O. Box 160724, Sacramento, CA 95816, by Aug. 10. Please write "Information Specialist " in upper right-hand corner. The King County Energy Planning Project will soon be hiring two additional staff. One position will be of a technical nature, probably requiring an engineering degree. Activities will focus on conservation opportunities and technical assessment of a.t. in business applications. The other position will be involved with energy aspects of land use planning and a.t. management strategies. Applicants must have previous related experience, or a strong academic base. Interested persons should mail a request to be placed on the mailing list for the specific job announcement, technical or planning, anticipated to be out by the end of July. Mailing address: King County Energy Planning Project, 516 Smith Tower, Seattle, WA 98104. Attn: Ron Quist.
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