2012 Sustainability Symposium
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Back for its seventh year, the Garden's Sustainability Symposium is focusing on
something we all require for a healthy life: healthy food. Each year, the goal of the
symposium is to focus on protecting resources related to people, the planet and
prosperity. By eating healthfully, we protect our most important resource – ourselves.
This symposium is taking a cue from the growing field of permaculture; the science
of designing productive landscapes that integrate plants, people, animals and land
resources into self-sustaining ecosystems that yield crops. Join us for a stimulating
winter morning full of ideas and useful information to get those
creative juices thawed and flowing!
Featured Speakers
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Keynote
Dr. Michael Roizen, M.D.
The Health and Nutrition Connection
Brad Charles Melzer, Director,
and Jonathan Hull, Co-Founder, The Green Triangle
Introduction to Permaculture: Bringing Biodiversity Home
Timothy J. Malinich, Extension Educator,
Horticulture, Lorain County Extension Office
Pitfalls in Edible Landscaping
Larry Giblock, Lead Horticulturist,
Cleveland Botanical Garden
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The Sustainability Symposium is eligible for professional development hours through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System. Professionals may receive 3.5 hours for the morning symposium and an additional 1.5 hours for the afternoon workshop through LA CES.
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Workshop
The Dirt on Dirt
By tuning in to the importance of the soil food web and by strengthening it through innovative farming and gardening practices, people all over the world have dramatically regenerated degraded land while producing an abundance of healthy plants for human use. Join us as we explore this emerging field and learn how you can partner with the dirt under your feet to create healthy, productive and sustainable ecosystems in your
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Sheet Mulching: Learn how to prepare new beds and boost fertility without tilling.
Composting and Vermicomposting: See a worm bin in action and learn countless ways to turn garbage into soil fertility.
Compost Tea: Compost tea is a supercharged plant nutrient and pro-biotic that can be sprayed throughout the garden. See a homemade brewer in action to learn more about this cutting edge technique. |
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Soil Testing: Learn how to conduct your own soil test and what to do with the results.
Biochar: Find out how charcoal can dramatically improve soil fertility while sequestering carbon, and see how biochar is made.
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Date: 2012-02-04 8:00am - 2012-02-04 2:30pm
Location: Cleveland Botanical Garden
11030 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
11030 East Boulevard
Cleveland,
Ohio
44106
USA
t: 216.721.1600
f: 216.721.2056
http://www.cbgarden.org/