Wimberley Self Sufficiency Project

The new Community Learning Center, located at Katherine Anne Porter High School is a proud addition and asset to Wimberley. Among many new courses offered right now, the Green Guru is teaching one called Sustainability and Stewardship of the Earth.

In this six week course we will discuss solutions to the problems we face with global warming, peak oil, water shortages and our energy crisis. This course will hopefully inspire and initiate changes in the lives of those who attend. We will be making our own solar ovens, learning how to make Biodiesel, listening to experts on Permaculture and Green Building and together constructing a piece of Green Art that will be displayed locally.

September 14th: Understanding Our Problem

- Global Warming, Peak Oil

September 21st: Solar Power and Alternative Energy

- Build a Solar Cooker with Kenny (speaker/expert with Earth Solar)

September 28th: Biodiesel

- Our Carbon Footprint

- Benefits of Biodiesel (expert/speaker Jason from Diesel Green Fuels)

Saturday, September 30th Workshop: Making Biodiesel (10am)

October 5th: Permaculture Introduction

- Waste = Opportunity

- Stewardship of the land (speaker/expert)

- Animals and Gardening

October 12th: Green Building

- Techniques (speaker/expert)

- Alternatives to conventional materials

October 19th: Green Art

- How art makes a difference

- Using recycled materials

Saturday, October 21st Workshop: Building “Green” Art (10am)

The green guru wants all who are interested to please come on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00pm, for more information about this course or others offered at the KAPS Community Learning Center, please call Mr. Michels at 847-6867.