sequatchie valley institute

[ September 6, 2008; 10:00 am; ] SVI will exhibit at the 2nd Annual Chattanooga BioBlitz in association with The Chattanooga Nature Center, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden, and the Tennessee Aquarium. The SVI booth will have a model solar home, and information on SVI activities, tours and programs for the general public, teachers, scouts and homeschoolers, including lesson plans.

A BioBlitz [...]

[ June 20, 2008 to June 21, 2008. ] Celebrate birth and mothering on the summer solstice in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, just 40 minutes from downtown Chattanooga.

Friday night will feature a birth circle open to all women who want to listen to/tell birth stories for celebration and healing. Pregnant women are encouraged to attend and be inspired by this [...]

[ August 16, 2008; 1:00 pm; September 20, 2008; 1:00 pm; October 18, 2008; 1:00 pm; ] Would you like an informational and educational tour of SVI?

We offer tours on the third Saturday of each month so the public can check out our permaculture gardens, edible landscaping and natural architecture. Learn about our use of active and passive solar energy, water conservation and natural waste management. The tour will begin at 1pm [...]

[ April 29, 2008; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. ] Please call for directions - do not google or mapquest without also talking to us (or prepare to get potentially lost)

Our time together will be an opportunity to deepen your sacred connection to the plant kingdom through neo-shamanic practice, wild plant walks and gathering, and plant processing. Join us as we celebrate the wondrous connections [...]

[ September 9, 2008 to September 27, 2008. ] Please call for directions - do not google or mapquest without also talking to us (or prepare to get potentially lost)

We will host intern volunteers (work share arrangement) during the last 3 weeks of September, with an intensive (paid workshop) during the last week of September, from Sunday the 21st to Sunday 27th.

This workshop will [...]

[ November 1, 2008; 4:00 pm; ] Eighth Annual Wine Tasting FUNdraiser
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Eat, drink and be merry at SVI’s seventh annual wine-tasting for members only (you can become a member at the door).

A tax-deductible donation for the wine-tasting event is requested. We suggest [...]

[ October 11, 2008 to October 12, 2008. ] Please call for directions - do not google or mapquest without also talking to us (or prepare to get potentially lost)

Come out to the Land and learn as you help us build a cob bench. We will cover the basics of building with cob and have a blast playing in the mud. We will also [...]

[ August 9, 2008 to August 10, 2008. ] This event has been postponed until September… please check back soon for the final date.

Please call for directions - do not google or mapquest without also talking to us (or prepare to get potentially lost)

This will be a hands-on workshop with lots of physical work involved. The root cellar walls will be built with rocks [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Please call for directions - do not google or mapquest without also talking to us (or prepare to get potentially lost)

This simple and valuable workshop will remind us of the importance of saving our food for later in the year. Celebrate the first harvest on the land across the creek from Moonshadow. We will cover [...]

[ June 12, 2008 to June 15, 2008. ] SVI will be found in Planet-Roo in the middle of Center-Roo for our fifth year of natural building demos, craft sales, solar stage performances and academy presentations. Come say hi!