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2008, Living Mandala
creative services by: 360 Degrees
Co-Produced by
Living Mandala
The Venture Greenhouse
Presenter
Toby Hemenway
Description
It's no secret that our society has become unsustainable. Modern agriculture, industry and finance all extract more than they give back, and the Earth is starting to show the strain. How did we get in this mess? And, more importantly, what can we do to help our culture get back on track? The ecological design approach known as permaculture offers powerful tools for the design of regenerative, fair ways to provide food, energy, livelihood, and other needs while letting humans share the planet with the rest of nature. This presentation will give you insight into why our culture has become fundamentally unsustainable, and offers ecologically based solutions that can help create a just and sustainable society. This is the sequel to Toby's popular talk, "How Permaculture Can Save Humanity and The Planet, but not Civilization."
Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
The first edition of Gaia’s Garden sparked the imagination of America’s home gardeners, introducing permaculture’s central message: Working with nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. This extensively revised and expanded second edition broadens the reach and depth of the permaculture approach for urban and suburban growers.
Ecological Leadership Series
The Ecological Leadership Series is a monthly networking event held at the Venture Greenhouse featuring an amazing speaker on cutting-edge ecological and social technologies. With a green entrapranuial focus, the series will host renowned leaders, pioneers, and experts in various topics from permaculture, sustainability, ecovillage & community design, watershed restoration, aquaponics, holistic organizational design, and other potent strategies that can transform people and the planet.
Presenter
Toby Hemenway
After obtaining a degree in biology from Tufts University, Toby worked for many years as a researcher in genetics and immunology, first in academic laboratories including Harvard and the University of Washington in Seattle, and then at Immunex, a major medical biotech company. At about the time he was growing dissatisfied with the direction biotechnology was taking, he discovered permaculture, a design approach based on ecological principles that creates sustainable landscapes, homes, and workplaces. A career change followed, and Toby and his wife, Kiel, spent ten years creating a rural permaculture site in southern Oregon. He was the editor of Permaculture Activist, a journal of ecological design and sustainable culture, from 1999 to 2004. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 2004, and after six years of developing urban sustainability resources there, Toby and his wife now divide their time between Sebastopol, California and western Montana. More information on Toby Hemenway can be found at: http://www.patternliteracy.com/
Affiliate Organizations & Sponsors
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Ecological Leadership Series
Redesigning Civilization:
Permaculture's Vision for a Just and Sustainable World
With Toby Hemenway
Thursday, Feb 21, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
The Venture Greenhouse
San Rafael, California
Cost - Pay at the Door
(includes snacks & beverages)
$10 - $20 Sliding Scale
$20 - Standard
$5 - 10 - Students
* No one turned away for lack of funds
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*Please RSVP & Register in Advance
Agenda
6:30 - Networking, Snacks, Beverages
7:00 - Featured Presenter - Toby Hemenway
8:30 - Questions and More Networking
9:00 pm - Doors Close.
About the Venture Greenhouse
The Venture Greenhouse of Dominican University of California is a pioneering, early-stage business incubator providing an intensive acceleration process for growing companies that have the potential for significant environmental and social benefits. Located in San Rafael, California, the 5,000 sq. ft. “innovation engine” houses up to 12 companies at a time, with the goal of graduating companies within one year.
Inspired by Dominican’ s groundbreaking Green MBA program, the Venture Greenhouse is a growth accelerator for budding social and environmental entrepreneurs, a learning laboratory for the University’s business students, and a community resource for innovators, investors, sustainability advocates and new ventures. The Venture Greenhouse is the leading innovation and venture creation catalyst addressing critical social and environmental issues, to support humanity thriving within the planet’s ecological means.
Their mission is to accelerate the success of environmentally and socially beneficial ventures by providing a broad array of resources to entrepreneurs from Dominican University of California and beyond. The Venture Greenhouse has a globally collaborative network of enterprises, professionals and partners who contribute to vibrant and sustainable economic development for Marin County and the Bay Area.
Contact
For questions and more information
email: education@livingmandala.com
Living Mandala phone: 707-634-1461
Venture Greenhouse phone: 415-497-3308
