Seven Circles Native American Heritage Center 

8817 West Southport Rd. – Edwards IL. 61528  

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 11am – 5pm

Come to the third annual Permaculture Action Day at 7 Circles Native American Heritage Center the day before Summer Camp Music Festival opens its gates!

Join the local community for a full day of action, workshops, music, and building ecologically regenerative systems that grow food and provide for human needs. Get your hands in the dirt creating Pollinator Gardens, a Three Sisters Garden of corn, beans, and squash; an Ancestors Garden; and a Kitchen Garden. Plant trees, drum, and dance before Summer Camp!

11:00am: Welcome to Arrive!
11:30am: Opening Ceremony – Cherokee Water Ceremony & Pipe Blessing
12:00pm: Plant Walk & Tour of 7 Circles w/ Jimmy Lakota
12:30pm: Projects Begin!
12:45pm: Sound System Starts Up: NDN CRATES on the 1s&2s
1:00pm: Rolling Lunch Laid Out: Tamales w/ Emily’s Tattoo Tamales
1:30pm: All-Day Gong Fu Cha tea ceremony w/ Alex Resch
2:00pm Power, Governance, Decision Making, & Facilitation Workshop w/ Ryan Rising & Noor Us-Sabah
2:30pm All-Day Demonstration of an Observation Beekeeping w/ Tim Benedict & Sarah Wells
2:45pm: Edible Weeds Workshop w/ Nicole Klinge
3:00pm: s p e c i a l s e t
3:30pm: Midwest Aquaponics Workshop w/ Casey Mulligan
4:00pm: Three Sisters Companion Planting Workshop & Ceremony w/ Ryan & Jimmy
5:00pm: Closing Ceremony
5:30pm: Set Up to Camp Overnight before Summer Camp Music Festival begins
***Please note, anyone camping at Seven Circles must be on site by 1pm of the action day!
7:00pm: BonFire in the Powwow Circle
Dusk: Eagle Ridge Drum Circle & Flow Arts Troupe

*PROJECTS*

– Memorial Garden Planting
– Kitchen/Herb Garden Beds Build
– Three Sisters Companion Planting
– Pollinator & Insectary Planting
– Greenhouse Build
– Swale Food Forest Digging & Planting

*FOOD*

Emily’s Tattoo Tamales providing a diverse spread of handmade tamales.
Please bring a POTLUCK item if you want to contribute!

Folks who wish to head to the region early to participate in the action day and want to camp at 7 Circles Wednesday night before Summer Camp open its gates on Thursday are welcome to. Please write to us at Contact@PermacultureAction.org and arrive by 1pm on the action day.

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