After some hemming and hawing, I’ve decided to attend the Northeast Permaculture Convergence in Holyoke, MA over the July 4th weekend. I’ll bring my laptop so I’ll try to blog from the motel in the evenings.

Coincidentally, I just checked out Eric Toensmeier’s Perennial Vegetables from the local library. It turns out the NEPC is being held at Tierra de Oportunidad farm in Holyoke, which is Eric’s home site. So I’m going to make a point of meeting him and hopefully buy the book and Edible Forest Gardening, vols. I and II, which appear to be “must haves” for the serious permaculturalist.

I also need to make sure I bring my camera. One thing I’ve noticed is that there is a dearth of good photographs of permaculture gardens. People close to me want to know what the finished product is going to look like, and I’ve had a hard time finding good pictures of existing sites.

R. claimed to have gone last year and said it was great. I didn’t truly believe him until I was looking at the pics from 2007 and found him lurking in the background:

If you see this man at NEPC 2008, ask him to show you his wallet!

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