“Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective” defines permaculture and shows how experts in the field are translating the concepts of permaculture into real life in rural, urban and suburban settings. Bill Mollison who coined the term permaculture in 1978 defines it as: ““The conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of the landscape with people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.” Since the 1970s, ideas about permaculture have themselves evolved and adapted. Learn how permaculture practitioners in different settings have made the transition from dependent consumers to responsible producers and get inspired!

Our guest speaker is Warren Neth, the Executive Director of Slow Food Southwest Washington (http://www.slowfoodswwa.com/).