Permaculture Credit Union Celebrates 10th
Anniversary
Member-Owned Financial Institution Successfully
Blends Responsible Business Practices with Sustainable Living
Practices
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Santa Fe, NM - In a financial economy where most
consumers are worried simply about their money's security,
member-owners of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Permaculture Credit Union
know that they're securely investing in sustainability for their
communities as well.
Established in 2000, the Permaculture Credit Union was specifically
designed not just as a financial institution but as a responsible,
sustainable business model that focused on saving members' money
while also saving natural resources. With more than 1020 members
from around the country, the credit union specializes in responsible
lending in areas that promote environmental sustainability including
alternative home construction, fuel-efficient vehicles, sustainable
and organic farming, energy efficient home upgrades and lending for
energy and water capture systems.
On Thursday, May 6th, the Permaculture Credit Union
will celebrate its decade of success with a community celebration at
the (LEED Gold Certified) Santa Fe Community Convention Center.
With a theme of "Going Way Beyond Sustainability," the three-hour
event is open to the community from 6 pm to 9 pm, free to attend and
will feature a keynote address from author and global eco-entrepreneur
Gunter Pauli.
Pauli, whose latest title "The Blue Economy: 10 Years, 100
Innovations, 100 Million Jobs," is being published April 26 by
Taos-based Paradigm Publications, will be signing books at the event
following his address.
The event, co-sponsored by the Santa Fe Alliance,
Santa Fe Farmer's Market Institute, the Northern Rio Grande Chapter
of the Sierra Club, Permaculture Guild, Slow Money Alliance and the
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network (Total List below), will also
feature live music by Atomic Grass, a children's activity corner and
informational booths about sustainability programs and projects in the
community.
Questions about event attendance can be directed to
pcustaff@pcuonline.org or 505-954-3479. More information
about the Permaculture Credit Union can be found online at
www.pcuonline.org.
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Our
Partners:
Credit
Union Association of New Mexico
Guadalupe Credit Union
Northern Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club
Permaculture Guild
RSF Social Finance
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
Santa Fe Alliance
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
Slow Money Alliance
State Employees Credit Union
Our
Sponsors:
Atomic
Grass Bluegrass Band
Bike to Work
CineVision
Cowgirl
Catering
Natural Investment Services, LLC
Positive
Energy
Social
Enterprise Associates
The Alternative House
Wesley Roe
and Marjorie Erickson
Friends
Ann
Maes
Harmonic
Ecological Design
Plants of
the Southwest
Permaculture Activist
Permaculture Institute
Santa Fe
Permaculture
Santa Fe
Premium Compost
Santa Fe
Hemp