For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email AVLTAVIN@GMAIL.COM.
*Virtual Event* Learn more about how you can organize within your landscape. Meet like-minded individuals who are organizing across the world to gain and share knowledge. Find organizers in your geographic area ready to hit the ground running. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start building the regenerative future we all want to live in, this is your chance! Register for this Learning Journey here: https://regeneratecascadia.org/2025cascadiacohort/
Hi all, Every Tuesday at 10 am we meet to discuss the website. Please join us if you are interested in taking a leadership role in helping us get up a Front-end website for Regenerate Cascadia that can be a movement portal to help connect a community and organizer backend to a front end. A multisite – with templates that easily connect and grow Regenerate Hubs and Guilds. An organizer dashboard allows organizers to find tools, resources and onboarding materials they need to be active. A backend community site, where people and groups can self-organize and connect. Â
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email LearningJourney@RegenerateCascadia.org.
*Virtual Event* Learn more about how you can organize within your landscape. Meet like-minded individuals who are organizing across the world to gain and share knowledge. Find organizers in your geographic area ready to hit the ground running. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start building the regenerative future we all want to live in, this is your chance! Register for this Learning Journey here: https://regeneratecascadia.org/2025cascadiacohort/
*GENERAL REMINDER* The last Daturday of the month is the deadline for the Regenerate Cascadia monthly newsletter. If you have an event or article you’d like included in the next issue. The newsletter will be published on the 1st Saturday of the month. Please send to brandon@regeneratecascadia.org
After ice storm damage and a recent flood, a major bridge that offers access to the production food garden has finally collapsed, and Lost Valley is hosting a silent auction dinner to help raise funds to replace it. If you could donate, share this email, or help me source creations and services for the auction, that would be a huge help! The bridge has connected people, programs, and purpose here for decades, and we’re working to rebuild it in a way that will serve generations to come. On May 31st, they’re hosting Rooted & Rising: A Silent Auction Dinner & Educational Faire—an evening of farm-to-table food, live music, keynote speakers, and a whole lot of heart. It’s a celebration of community, sustainability, and the land we steward together. There are a few ways you can join us and support:  Become a Sponsor — Support the event and the bridge project directly:  Sponsor the event  Attend the Event — Enjoy a beautiful evening and help us reach our goal:  Purchase Tickets Here  Donate to the Silent Auction — Share your art, services, or creations with the community:  Donate an Item Thank you for helping this community!
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email AVLTAVIN@GMAIL.COM.
Hi all, Every Tuesday at 10 am we meet to discuss the website. Please join us if you are interested in taking a leadership role in helping us get up a Front-end website for Regenerate Cascadia that can be a movement portal to help connect a community and organizer backend to a front end. A multisite – with templates that easily connect and grow Regenerate Hubs and Guilds. An organizer dashboard allows organizers to find tools, resources and onboarding materials they need to be active. A backend community site, where people and groups can self-organize and connect. Â
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email LearningJourney@RegenerateCascadia.org.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2322722620?pwd=Lak5bblfAKSvaPr23x5hVZHMYOnfUN.1 Come meet with other organizers in your bioregion to hear what’s going on, what their current barriers/challenges are, and how you can plug into the movement! This is coinciding with the six-month learning journey through the Design School for Regenerating Earth, but anyone from Cascadia is welcome to join. We’ll be practicing sociocracy, offering short summaries of what we’ve been learning about how to organize our bioregions, and offering breakouts sessions. If you have an idea for what we can work on at the regional level, have questions, or need support, please reach out to learningjourney@regeneratecascadia.org.
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email AVLTAVIN@GMAIL.COM.
*Virtual Event* Learn more about how you can organize within your landscape. Meet like-minded individuals who are organizing across the world to gain and share knowledge. Find organizers in your geographic area ready to hit the ground running. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start building the regenerative future we all want to live in, this is your chance! Register for this Learning Journey here: https://regeneratecascadia.org/2025cascadiacohort/
Hi all, Every Tuesday at 10 am we meet to discuss the website. Please join us if you are interested in taking a leadership role in helping us get up a Front-end website for Regenerate Cascadia that can be a movement portal to help connect a community and organizer backend to a front end. A multisite – with templates that easily connect and grow Regenerate Hubs and Guilds. An organizer dashboard allows organizers to find tools, resources and onboarding materials they need to be active. A backend community site, where people and groups can self-organize and connect. Â
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email LearningJourney@RegenerateCascadia.org.
*Virtual Event* Learn more about how you can organize within your landscape. Meet like-minded individuals who are organizing across the world to gain and share knowledge. Find organizers in your geographic area ready to hit the ground running. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start building the regenerative future we all want to live in, this is your chance! Register for this Learning Journey here: https://regeneratecascadia.org/2025cascadiacohort/
Live in, hands-on, on the land Regenerative Earth Apprenticeship Program Module 1: Being in the Web of Life: Observation, Sense of Place, Deep listening, Meeting Animal, Plant and Fungal Kin, Ecology, Soil, Energy Flows, Compost/ Humanure, Permaculture Ethics and Principles https://www.vivaculture.org
Hi all, Every Tuesday at 10 am we meet to discuss the website. Please join us if you are interested in taking a leadership role in helping us get up a Front-end website for Regenerate Cascadia that can be a movement portal to help connect a community and organizer backend to a front end. A multisite – with templates that easily connect and grow Regenerate Hubs and Guilds. An organizer dashboard allows organizers to find tools, resources and onboarding materials they need to be active. A backend community site, where people and groups can self-organize and connect. Â
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email LearningJourney@RegenerateCascadia.org.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2322722620?pwd=Lak5bblfAKSvaPr23x5hVZHMYOnfUN.1 Come meet with other organizers in your bioregion to hear what’s going on, what their current barriers/challenges are, and how you can plug into the movement! This is coinciding with the six-month learning journey through the Design School for Regenerating Earth, but anyone from Cascadia is welcome to join. We’ll be practicing sociocracy, offering short summaries of what we’ve been learning about how to organize our bioregions, and offering breakouts sessions. If you have an idea for what we can work on at the regional level, have questions, or need support, please reach out to learningjourney@regeneratecascadia.org.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/activate-portland-community-summit-ii-tickets-1362400449419?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us for a day of connection with each other and over 20 organizations committed to creating a more beautiful and connected Portland! This exciting day at the Leaven Community Center is filled with opportunities to network, attend workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions that empower our community to take action with a focus on regenerative agriculture, placemaking, community building, climate resilience, and land tending. Event Highlights Connect with like-minded individuals committed to making Portland an amazing place. Share ideas and collaborate on impactful projects. Learn from seasoned activists, community members, and organizations making a difference. Perfect for everyone—whether you’re experienced or just getting involved! Participating Organizations Include: BARK Black Food Sovereignty Coalition Black Futures Farm City Repair DeRose Community Bridge Don’t Shoot Portland Kindness Farm Native American Youth Association (NAYA) Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust p:ear Mentor PDX Permaculture Peace Village Global Portland Food Forest Initiative Portland Placemaking Coalition Portland Fruit Tree Project Portland Mutual Aid Regenerate Willamette Valley Rhythm Seed Farm Rogue Farm Corps Rosewood Initiative Extinction Rebellion PDX And more! Event Schedule 10:00am – 10:20 Doors open 10:20 am – 11:20 am Organizations introduce themselves to participants. 11:20 am – 12:30 pm Meet with organizations, explore volunteer opportunities, and discover how to get involved. 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch (provided) and networking. 1:15 pm – 3:45 pm Open Space workshops, discussion and skill share. 3:45 pm – 4 pm Closing circle. Join Us! Whether you’re ready to volunteer, collaborate, or simply learn, this summit is your opportunity to help make Portland a better place. If you’re unable to afford a ticket or commit to a work-trade but still want to participate, please email PortlandPlacemaking@gmail.com. Don’t miss out on this incredible event! 🌿
*Virtual Event* Learn more about how you can organize within your landscape. Meet like-minded individuals who are organizing across the world to gain and share knowledge. Find organizers in your geographic area ready to hit the ground running. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start building the regenerative future we all want to live in, this is your chance! Register for this Learning Journey here: https://regeneratecascadia.org/2025cascadiacohort/
Hi all, Every Tuesday at 10 am we meet to discuss the website. Please join us if you are interested in taking a leadership role in helping us get up a Front-end website for Regenerate Cascadia that can be a movement portal to help connect a community and organizer backend to a front end. A multisite – with templates that easily connect and grow Regenerate Hubs and Guilds. An organizer dashboard allows organizers to find tools, resources and onboarding materials they need to be active. A backend community site, where people and groups can self-organize and connect. Â
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email LearningJourney@RegenerateCascadia.org.
*Virtual Event* Learn more about how you can organize within your landscape. Meet like-minded individuals who are organizing across the world to gain and share knowledge. Find organizers in your geographic area ready to hit the ground running. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start building the regenerative future we all want to live in, this is your chance! Register for this Learning Journey here: https://regeneratecascadia.org/2025cascadiacohort/
*GENERAL REMINDER* The last Daturday of the month is the deadline for the Regenerate Cascadia monthly newsletter. If you have an event or article you’d like included in the next issue. The newsletter will be published on the 1st Saturday of the month. Please send to brandon@regeneratecascadia.org
For people looking to organize regenerative projects in the Willamette Valley ecoregion, we hold a sociocracy-inspired event planning meeting about every three weeks to discuss next steps and decision making, especially around creating a bioregional tour happening in September 2025. If you would like to come to this virtual event, please email LearningJourney@RegenerateCascadia.org.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2322722620?pwd=Lak5bblfAKSvaPr23x5hVZHMYOnfUN.1 Come meet with other organizers in your bioregion to hear what’s going on, what their current barriers/challenges are, and how you can plug into the movement! This is coinciding with the six-month learning journey through the Design School for Regenerating Earth, but anyone from Cascadia is welcome to join. We’ll be practicing sociocracy, offering short summaries of what we’ve been learning about how to organize our bioregions, and offering breakouts sessions. If you have an idea for what we can work on at the regional level, have questions, or need support, please reach out to learningjourney@regeneratecascadia.org.
~Work trade and scholarship options available–food and lodging included~ https://www.lostvalley.org/community-experience-week-1 Lost Valley Education Center and Meadowsong Ecovillage is hosting a series of Community Experience Weeks this year. This is an incredible opportunity for people who are curious about living in an intentional community and want to learn more about what skills, values, and attributes are useful when engaging in any sort of community with others. Participants will receive 19+ hours of in-person instruction/guided activities from residents of our community as well as opportunities for connection and reflection on our beautiful 87-acre property. During the week we will explore these tools in the context of our community as well as our sustainability efforts and goals as an ecovillage. Participants will also have the option to observe our meetings and participate in our community meals, gatherings, and work parties. Accepted applicants will receive a full schedule in the weeks leading to their arrival. Sunday, DAY 1: Arrivals/ORIENTATION Participants will receive a tour of our land and review rules and expectations for the week. We will also go over the schedule and get to know each other and the community. Monday, DAY 2: THE ETHICS AND PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE Lost Valley has been a permaculture education center since the early days of our founding. In many ways, this is foundational to our identity and goals as a community. We will examine how the ethics and principles of permaculture not only relate to our land stewardship but also how we relate to each other, and the more-than-human world. Tuesday, DAY 3: SOCIOCRACY AND COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE The community governance of Lost Valley Education Center and Meadowsong Ecovillage is inspired by a system called Sociocracy. This model is especially useful for communities who also run a business/non-profit. It allows for a balance of group decision making with freedom and autonomy that create conditions for efficiency when that is necessary, but also values consent as an essential principle. We will also examine the different needs and challenges that arise within any community governance framework. Wednesday, DAY 4: NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION We use nonviolent communication as a conflict resolution framework as well as a shared language for reflection. Conflict is an integral part of any community experience. Learning about healthy conflict is an essential part of growing the skills necessary to thrive in a shared living environment with others. Thursday, DAY 5: SUSTAINABILITY As an ecovillage we strive to live more sustainably. We will look at the strategies we have used on this front as individuals, and as an organization. We will also discuss other existing practices and tools that could be applied in any home or community. Friday, DAY 6: REVIEW/Connect This will be a day to reflect on what we’ve learned, as well as generate ideas and action steps to grow communities now and into the future. We will help connect you with more resources and networks to get started on your journey. Saturday, DAY 7: DEPARTURES There will not be anything scheduled for this day. However, participants can have the option to stay an additional night to audit our Weekend Permaculture Design Course in the Spring […]
~Work trade and scholarship options available–food and lodging included~ https://www.lostvalley.org/community-experience-week-1 Lost Valley Education Center and Meadowsong Ecovillage is hosting a series of Community Experience Weeks this year. This is an incredible opportunity for people who are curious about living in an intentional community and want to learn more about what skills, values, and attributes are useful when engaging in any sort of community with others. Participants will receive 19+ hours of in-person instruction/guided activities from residents of our community as well as opportunities for connection and reflection on our beautiful 87-acre property. During the week we will explore these tools in the context of our community as well as our sustainability efforts and goals as an ecovillage. Participants will also have the option to observe our meetings and participate in our community meals, gatherings, and work parties. Accepted applicants will receive a full schedule in the weeks leading to their arrival. Sunday, DAY 1: Arrivals/ORIENTATION Participants will receive a tour of our land and review rules and expectations for the week. We will also go over the schedule and get to know each other and the community. Monday, DAY 2: THE ETHICS AND PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE Lost Valley has been a permaculture education center since the early days of our founding. In many ways, this is foundational to our identity and goals as a community. We will examine how the ethics and principles of permaculture not only relate to our land stewardship but also how we relate to each other, and the more-than-human world. Tuesday, DAY 3: SOCIOCRACY AND COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE The community governance of Lost Valley Education Center and Meadowsong Ecovillage is inspired by a system called Sociocracy. This model is especially useful for communities who also run a business/non-profit. It allows for a balance of group decision making with freedom and autonomy that create conditions for efficiency when that is necessary, but also values consent as an essential principle. We will also examine the different needs and challenges that arise within any community governance framework. Wednesday, DAY 4: NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION We use nonviolent communication as a conflict resolution framework as well as a shared language for reflection. Conflict is an integral part of any community experience. Learning about healthy conflict is an essential part of growing the skills necessary to thrive in a shared living environment with others. Thursday, DAY 5: SUSTAINABILITY As an ecovillage we strive to live more sustainably. We will look at the strategies we have used on this front as individuals, and as an organization. We will also discuss other existing practices and tools that could be applied in any home or community. Friday, DAY 6: REVIEW/Connect This will be a day to reflect on what we’ve learned, as well as generate ideas and action steps to grow communities now and into the future. We will help connect you with more resources and networks to get started on your journey. Saturday, DAY 7: DEPARTURES There will not be anything scheduled for this day. However, participants can have the option to stay an additional night to audit our Weekend Permaculture Design Course in the Spring […]
