Looking Forward to a Harmonious Existence this Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day I am posting information regarding environmental sustainability. First I will mention that every day should be Earth Day. We have a responsibility to take care of ourselves through taking care of our one and only beautiful blue and green planet. Attending the Fairleigh Dickinson University Green Day celebration just the other day opened my horizons. Most notably to the concept of permaculture, which is an approach to designing our lifestyles to be in harmony with nature – most effectively done by mimicking some of the natural systems that already exist. Permaculture and Agroforestry are both forms of agro-ecological design theory.

Here are a few links to sites with more information on permaculture:

AppleSeedPermaculture

Permaculture Institute

Gaia University

Living Mandala

For anyone in the New Jersey area particularly interested in business, Green Ventures, and sustainable business practices, FDU is offering a few seminars on these topics:

Beyond Green: Operationalizing Sustainability in a Changing Environment
May 15, 2009

2009 Green Ventures Conference “Jumpstarting the New Green Economy”
May 19-21, 2009

Institute of Sustainable Enterprise

I invite you to look through these links and do your own research into how we can make a POSITIVE difference in regards to ourselves and Mother Earth