American Bamboo Society Annual Conference // Eco-Accomodations
October 21 - 23, 2022
Discovering the depths of natural diversity: Explore the many varieties and uses of bamboos.
Friday Oct 21 2022 at 08:30 am to Sun Oct 23 2022 at 02:00 pm
ChoZen Retreat is offering accommodations for Conference attendees. We are located walking distance from Kashi. Your accommodations purchased through ChoZen includes a Weekend Pass to the Bamboo Conference. This will give full access to all events except the paid workshops on Sunday afternoon, which can be paid for separately here. It includes 3 meals Friday and Saturday at Kashi.
CHOZEN RETREAT
WHERE RAW NATURE AND ECO LUXURY INTERSECT
Stay in one of our Geodesic Domes or Glamping Tents!
ChoZen is walking distance from the 2022 Bamboo Society Conference.
Set in the lush, sub-tropical environment of the 22,000 acre St. Sebastian nature preserve, ChoZen Florida is a gathering place for thought leaders, change makers, and community builders who seek reconnection to nature.
Find yourself among the spirit of the earth — the sun, the stars, the moon, the water, the animals, the elements. Located within the most biodiverse lagoon system in the Northern Hemisphere, this area is home to 10,000 species of flora and fauna and 35 endangered species, including the Florida Panther. It serves as a nursery ground and spawning for oceanic species, lagoon fish and shellfish, and regular sightings of wild turkeys, turtles, manatees, schools of dolphins, bobcats, and hawks are a part of daily life.
2022 Bamboo Conference Highlights
This year’s conference has a variety of ways to engage with bamboo and learn from world renown experts. The conference is two days of lectures and hands on activities and includes six meals with your weekend pass – Saturday & Sunday (Housing is sold separately)
For more information about the location go here: https://www.kashi.org/
Friday and Saturday evening events follow dinner and are intended to spark interest in creative ways. (Tickets are available for each night separately)
~VERDE: FIRST EVER Bamboo Art Gallery & Bamboo Culinary Tasting, an evening of art & food celebrating the diversity of bamboos through our senses
~ BAMBOOSA! An evening of Micro-talks, a lively series of short presentations – think TED talks – engaging and thought provoking.
Workshops are scheduled for Sunday October 23rd and Monday Oct 24th. There is a construction workshop (1 or 2 days), a fence building workshop, and a flute making workshop. These tickets are sold separately from the conference and offer in depth training into the specific areas of focus.
Sunday Funday! This is a day where we invite the community to learn about bamboos. We have a variety of speakers covering basic information about bamboos including how to grow in Florida, maintenance with equipment, plant walks showcasing the flowering cycles, and use in the permaculture landscape. We have bamboo yoga and bamboo dance and a wide variety of vendors showcasing bamboo foods, medicines, books, and hand crafted products.
This is a year not to miss our Annual Conference, and we invite you to step up to ensure it is a lively, dynamic conference that spreads the love and use of bamboo far and wide!
Please follow us on Instagram @flcarIbbeanabs for all of the updates and consider donating to help us spread the love of bamboos.
GoFundMe https://gofund.me/c766c5a8
Flights / Location: Kashi is located on the east coast of Florida in Sebastian about 15 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. The two best airports are Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. The Uber ride from Orlando is approximately $100 and about 1 1/2 hrs. There are smaller airports in Melbourne and Vero that are closer.
This is a year not to miss our Annual Conference, and we invite you to step up to ensure it is a lively, dynamic conference that spreads the love and use of bamboo far and wide!
Sunday Workshops
Separate Tickets for workshops can be purchased directly through the Annual Conference ticketing page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-bamboo-conference-tickets-358051570887
BAMBOO CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP
Sunday 9am – 4pm & Monday 9am – 4 pm (coffee, drinks, lunch included)
Vinc Math has teamed up with Donna and Andy from The Myth Makers to teach you the details of building and working with bamboos. Bamboos offer an opportunity to create structural curves and forms using a natural, sustainable material that can be grown in most places of the world. The skills needed to work with bamboos are usually taught in places that require a big commitment of time and money. We are so please to offer these experts here in the US for the first time! There are only a small amount of spaces available and if you are serious about learning to build with bamboos this is not to be missed. Vinc is a teacher at BambooU a world renown bamboo center in Bali associated with The Green School and IBUKU. Andy and Donna are world renown bamboo artists that have created larger than life sculptures showcased in a variety of botanical settings around the globe.
You will learn the tools required to work with bamboos, how to harvest and sort bamboos, bamboo weaving, and structural components that can be replicated in infinite variations. The building blocks of bamboo construction.
Vinc Math https://www.vincmath.com/
Instagram / Facebook @vincmath
Donna Dodson & Andy Moerlein http://themythmakers.org
Instagram / Facebook @themythmakersblog
BAMBOO FENCE BUILDING WORKSHOP
This course is designed for beginner to intermediate level. Mark will introduce you to the art of bamboo fencing and you will leave having built a small bamboo panel.
Skills Included:
– lashing
– bamboo: cutting, fitting, joinery
– design elements
– harvesting
About your teacher:
Mark is an active member of the American Bamboo Society, Washington Association of Landscape Professionals, and North American Japanese Garden Association. Mark discovered the vibrant bamboo community in 2004 when he was hired to produce a website for a well-respected bamboo expert and former president of the American Bamboo Society. Mark’s background in carpentry was soon put to work producing fences and shipping them throughout the country. In just four years the company grew to a large warehouse and workshop for fencing production with Mark at the helm as production and sales manager. With curiosity sparked, Mark began traveling abroad to learn more about bamboo. He returned to the United States in 2010 settling in the Seattle, Washington area. All these years later his passion for bamboo continues. He is a very active fence producer, local contractor, and advocate for the benefits of bamboo.
Mark Meenan https://americanbambooco.com/
Instagram / Facebook @americanbambooco
BAMBOO FLUTE MAKING WORKSHOP
George Tortorelli is a master bamboo flute designer and player. He has been a multi-instrumentalist since the age of 12. Being raised in a musical family he had access to many instruments, and went on to perform in rock bands throughout south Florida.Before long he became aware of the mind and body stress from the rock and roll lifestyle. He longed for simpler pastures and retreated to the forests of north Florida with a collection of rare and exotic instruments.It was there in the beauty and silence that the purest harmonies of nature came through him. He discovered and planted an abundance of bamboo on his land, and commenced expanding his growing flute collection with flutes of his own design. His music and concerts were so loved by surrounding communities that he became known as “Medicine Wind” for the healing sound qualities of his Meditative, Peaceful music.He started his own company called Medicine Wind Music, and commenced a successful recording career and custom flute design for fine arts festivals. He recorded three independant records: “TranceMission”, “MedicineWind” & “Rites of Passage”. While both performing,it was at a music festival that Lisa Lynne and George Tortorelli met. After an exchange of albums, it became apparent that their musical styles were very much of kindred spirit… The Celtic Harp and Bamboo flutes are two of the most ancient and heartwarming instruments. Since February of 1997, they have been spellbinding audiences with their magical and endearing sound. Even since, they have been performing non-stop thoughout the country, including the “Windham Hill Winter Solstice Concert” series these past winters. They are currently in high demand at the finest art exhibits, music festivals & peace gatherings across the country. They have recorded ten albums together:
http://lisalynne.com/music.html
George’s World Flutes continue to be an integral part on Lisa Lynne’s Windham Hill releases.
You can count on hearing much more from this enchanting duo and their heaven*sent sound.
George has appeared with such notables as: RAM DASS, DEEPAK CHOPRA, RASA, RICHIE HAVENS, PAT METHENY, LISA LYNNE,MICHAEL HEDGES, TUCK & PATTIE, WILL ACKERMAN, DAVID ARKENSTONE, BARBARA HIGBIE, LIZ STORY and many more.
George Tortorelli https://www.medicinewind.com/MedWind/Bamboo_Flutes.html