[Scpg] Geoff Lawton All The World's Problems Can Be Solved in A Garden with Australian Permaculturist Geoff Lawton Thurs. Aug. 28, 08, 7:30 pm

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

         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 at sbpermaculture.org or www.sbpermaculture.org.
















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new directions, in order to grow." - Anonymous

First Annual Southern California Permaculture Convergence August 2008
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