Saturday, January 15, (9:30am - 11:30am), Nate will speak to the Los Lomas community's garden club in Santa Fe.
TITLE: "Steep-Slope Erosion Control and Water Harvesting"
February 2011
Tuesday, February 1, (Noon - 1:00pm), Nate will speak to the New Mexico Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association in Albuquerque (10415 Central Avenue NE @ Eubank).
TITLE: "Greywater in New Mexico: It's Black and White!"
Thursday, February 3, 5:30pm - 8:00pm, Nate will take part in a community-wide forum at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center about when and how to let water flow from our reservoirs into the Santa Fe River.
Tuesday, February 8, (9am - 2:30pm), Nate will be part of an annual water-oriented panel-discussion and Q&A put on by River Source. The audience is usually of about 100 students, and it takes place in Marby Hall (across the street from the NM state capitol bldg.) After lunch, some of the students often come by for a tour of the Backyard Institute. Contact Nate to get invited!
Monday, February 14, (2:00pm - 3:15pm), Nate will teach a Design Theory class at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
TITLE: "The Power of Natural Patterns in Landscape Design"
Friday, February 25, (5:00pm - 6:00pm), Nate will speak at a private home to an invitation-only group in Keystone, CO. Contact Nate to get invited!
TITLE: "Water Harvesting in Colorado and Beyond"
Sunday, February 27 (1pm-3pm) Water Harvesting Workshop
16th Annual Xeriscape Conference in Albuquerque TITLE: "Landscape Design with Water in Mind"
April 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 5pm, live radio interview with Diego Mulligan on KSFR, 101.1 FM
Wednesday, April 20, 8:10am, live radio interview with Gillian on KRSN AM 1490
Thursday, April 21, 10:00am - 2:00pm, garden project at Wood Gormley School, Santa Fe, NM
Friday, April 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, hands-on sheet mulching demonstration at Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Los Alamos, NM
Friday, April 22, 6:00pm, book signing at Otowi Station Books, 1350 Central Ave., Los Alamos, NM
Saturday, April 23, 2:00pm, book signing at Garcia Street Books, 367 Garcia St., Santa Fe, NM
Saturday, April 30, 11:00am - 1:00pm, Food for Thought Brunch, Camino de Paz School and Farm, Santa Cruz, NM
May 2011
Sunday, May 1, Nate's regular column, "Permaculture in Practice," will be published in the Santa Fe New Mexican. This month it's about bike safety.
June 2011
Wednesday, June 1, Nate's third piece in Edibles Magazine is scheduled to hit the stands. This time it's about permaculture guilds that increase productivity for fruit trees.
Saturday, July 23, 9:30am - 4:30pm, Carbon Economy Series, Santa Fe, NM, Title of Nate's Workshop "Pattern Applications for Water Harvesting in Arid Lands"
Sunday, July 24, 9:00am - 1:00pm, Nate and Melissa's Backyard Institute will be featured in a tour of edible gardens sponsored by Homegrown New Mexico.
August 2011
Saturday, August 6, 1:15pm - 2:15pm, Nate will participate in a panel discussion called, "Rain and Rivers: Living in an Increasingly Arid Climate."
Saturday, August 20, 10:00am -11:00am, Nate will present a talk and answers questions about water harvesting and permaculture at the Albuquerque Garden Center.
September 2011
Monday, September 26 thru Thursday, September 29, Nate will attend and present a talk at the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association's annual conference in Portland, Oregon.
