Climate Emergency Prep
How to be prepared for climate emergencies such as: floods, hurricanes, wind, fire, earthquakes, drought, high temperatures, winter storms, mudslides, and crop failures.
Climate change impacts are increasing, whether due to catastrophic events like a major hurricane or more gradual events like prolonged drought or crop failures caused by changing weather patterns. Stay ahead of those challenges by learning strategies to be better prepared for the changes. This workshop will focus on strategies for a single home or individual and also neighborhood-wide strategies. Come learn simple, low-cost solutions that decrease impacts and minimize the resources needed to recover. We will cover issues around shelter, food, energy, communication, medical emergencies, transportation, income disruptions, recovery, and safety for people, pets, and animals. We will also cover ways to take a climate emergency resilience inventory for an existing home and how to develop a climate resilient checklist for low-cost and high impact ways to be prepared. Additionally, we’ll cover items that serve double duty in helping you be better prepared for future emergencies while also contributing immediate benefits to your home. Join us in learning about why this topic is important for everyone and how to increase the benefits to a whole neighborhood.
with Harvey Harman
All materials are included.
This workshop is eligible for use with a season pass.
Youth under 18 may attend free with an adult registered for the same workshop (1 youth per adult).
Early-bird pricing ($55) is available through June 1. After that, the cost is $75.
Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years.
Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others.