Westerbeke Awaits You!

OWA 2008 Annual Retreat

Our 2008 Annual Retreat will take place September 19-21, 2008 at the Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma County. Accommodations are shared rooms in rustic redwood cabins set among landscaped grounds including pool and hot tub. The towns of Sonoma and Glen Ellen are minutes away.

Join us for a weekend of conversation, recreation, yoga, hiking, swimming, hot tub, massage, art, music, good eating, and laughter, and take home a vision you can build upon. Our theme this year:

Reinventing Housing

Reshape your conceptions of housing, from the design of the individual dwelling to new models of living, with creative input from retreat attendees and our guest speakers:

Polly Cooper, architect, founder and principal of San Luis Sustainability Group, has taught at Cal Poly SLO for over 20 years, is LEED certified, and has designed a wide variety of green buildings with partner Ken Haggard.

Gilda Puente-Peters, architect, educates the building community & governmental agencies in the benefits of universal design: providing broad spectrum solutions for living that provide equity and flexibility for people of all ages and abilities.

Katherine Steele, designer, sustainability activist, educator, and founder of the Urban Permaculture Guild in Oakland, leads workshops in eco-social design, city repair and the power of placemaking.

In addition, Judy Rowe will lead us in a watercolor journaling workshop.

We are limited to 50 attendees, so download the mail-in form and sign up today!!