permaculture

["Robert Waldrop" <bwaldrop@cox.net>]

This looks like an interesting event, to be held in Hohenwald, Tennessee in 
late October (Hohenwald is close to The Farm, one of the more successful and 
well known eco-villages)  --

http://www.financialpermaculture.com/Living_Mandala/Financial_Permaculture.html

Join community investment experts, permaculture designers and sustainability 
entrepreneurs for this dynamic gathering and integrative educational 
experience of greening an American community. Learn tools and skills to 
address the economic and environmental challenges of 21st century America as 
we explore creating forward looking sustainable businesses, money cycling, 
local investments, and optimizing the local natural and human resources to 
implement models of regenerative business and local sustainability. 

Learn How to:

*Map the financial ecosystem of a community

*Apply permaculture principles to business design

*Design, start and finance a regenerative business

*Create ecological and socially responsible investment opportunities

Topics & Activities Include

*Permaculture Design

*Legal Structures

*Business and Financial plans

* Design Charrettes - including the business plan for a local ethanol plant

*Learn effective strategies of communicate and collaboration:

- Across Cultures

- Across Disciplines

- Across Generations



Bob Waldrop, OKC

www.barkingfrogspermaculture.org