2010 ELA Conference & Eco-Marketplace

Expanding the Ecological Landscape: Maximize Biological Potential, Minimize Environmental Impact and LOVE IT!

with Keynote Speaker Toby Hemenway

February 25, 2010

MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA

Learn how to maximize biological potential, minimize environmental impacts, and obtain spectacular results at this one-day conference. Seventeen sessions offer multiple tracks focused on water use, landscape design, pest control, and application of practical skills. Experienced educators and practitioners provide sessions covering many aspects of ecological, sustainable, and organic landscaping (CEUs available). The concurrent Eco-Marketplace presents opportunities to explore new options in landscaping products and services.

Dinner features a keynote address by Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, a Guide to Home-scale Permaculture. Adjunct professor at Portland State University and Scholar in Residence at Pacific University, Hemenway will share his design approach based on ecological principles that create sustainable landscapes, homes, and workplaces.

Full brochure and online registration available late December at www.ecolandscaping.org or call 617-436-5838 (attendees). Exhibitors please contact Trevor Smith at 617-308-7063.