SANTA BARBARA PERMACULTURE NETWORK  & SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Presents:

“All The World's Problems Can Be Solved in A Garden”

 with International Permaculture Teacher & Designer

Australian Geoff Lawton

Thursday, August 28, 2008,7:30 pm
Santa Barbara City College, East Campus, Rm EBS 309

        Geoff Lawton, International Permaculture teacher and designer from Australia will speak on Thursday, August 28, presenting a broad look at applying permaculture to engage the world's challenges of peaking fossil fuels, global warming, and a fragile global food system---and comes to the conclusion "All the worlds problems can be solved in a Garden".


        From working with the aboriginals in the Australian outback to Greening the Desert in the Dead Sea of Jordan (see video www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk )  to providing post tsunami reconstruction. Geoff has just about done it all; thinking and acting both locally and globally. Geoff takes you on an adventure you will never forget. Hear about his life and times in permaculture, his journey, work, challenges, threats and opportunities. Whatever you do this year don’t miss this mind blowing presentation that will leave you in awe.

        Geoff Lawton is one of the world's foremost experts in permaculture, providing consulting, designing, teaching and project implementation for clients that include private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non-government organizations and multi-national companies. Lawton has served clients in 17 different countries, including Jordan , Iraq , Egypt , USA , Mexico , Macedonia , Vietnam , Costa Rica , Brazil , Ecuador , Peru , England , Denmark , Australia and the South Pacific. Permaculture Research Institute ( www.permaculture.org.au ). Geoff is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute from which he teaches regular Permaculture Design Courses at Diversity Farm ­ The Channon, Northern NSW.


        Geoff takes permaculture where angels fear to tread. His famous expression is “if you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much space;” and working on the edge he pushes the boundaries and takes permaculture to new heights.
        
        Geoff’s career in permaculture started when he graduated with his Permaculture Design Certificate in 1983. He started by developing his own suburban backyard before venturing to large scale properties and overseas projects. He also developed ”Permaculture Noosa” on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast as a thriving, active community group with over 300 members. In 1995 Geoff achieved his Permaculture Diploma in areas of Education, Design, Implementation, System Establishment, Administration and Community Development. Geoff is renowned for his earthworks designs and projects.
        
        In October 1997 Bill Mollison, co-originator of Permaculture, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the Bill's 147 acre Tagari Farm. Geoff developed the site over three years and established  The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking center for permaculture projects/centers.  Quailsprings Permaculture Farm & Learning Oasis in New Cuyama, Santa Barbara, California. has joined Geoff global network of centers www.quailsprings.org


        The evening lecture takes place Thursday, August 28, 2008, 7:30 pm at Santa Barbara City College, East Campus, Rm EBS 309 No reservations are required. Sponsors for the event are The  Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability http://sustainability.sbcc.edu , Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa Barbara Adult Education Program  For more information, please call (805) 962-2571, margie@sbpermaculture.org or www.sbpermaculture.org.
















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