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SEEDS Festival of Arts & Ecology - AND FEATURING - Eden Arising - Ecological Design as a Spiritual Practice Essentially, the goal of ecological design is to recreate the Garden of Eden—and why not? In this age of high technology and information, we have the means to create food-producing ecosystems that work like healthy natural systems with minimal maintenance and diverse yields. Yet, this is also a spiritual quest. Adam and Eve lived unselfconsciously in the Garden of Eden, like children, dependent on the Garden's beneficence. They left Eden after eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge and realizing their separateness from the One. We now must ask how a healthy, functional, adult relationship to God/Goddess/Nature would look. How can the practice of ecological design teach us how to see, how to act, and who we really are in our New Eden? We will explore these questions together, finding our questions and answers within ourselves and in our shared circle. Dave Jacke, primary author of the award winning two-volume book Edible Forest Gardens , has studied ecology and design since the 1970s, and has run his own design firm—Dynamics Ecological Design—since 1984. Dave is an engaging and passionate teacher of ecological design and permaculture. He has designed, built, and planted landscapes, homes, farms, and communities in the many parts of the United States, as well as overseas. A cofounder of Land Trust at Gap Mountain in Jaffrey, NH, he homesteaded there for a number of years. He holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Simon's Rock College and a M.A. in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design. REGISTER NOW! This workshop is a part of the SEEDS Festival. In addition to the workshop, you are also invited to attend evening performances, discussions, jams, and films as well as the Saturday Community Day as part of your participation. SEEDS workshops: The theme of this year’s 10-day long SEEDS festival is NOURISHMENT: A crop’s environment—including soil, topography, and climate—imparts a characteristic taste and flavor and must be taken into consideration in cultivation. With care, through interaction we hope to create an ultra-lush, enriching, and regenerative culture in which to grow our art. PHOTOS: Benoit Lachambre's FORGERIES, LOVE AND OTHER MATTERS photo by Chris Van der Burght; Pet Show (2005), choreography by Pedro Alejandro, photo courtesy of the artist; Dave Jacke teaching, photo courtesy of http://artmeetsearth.org; K.J. Holmes & Charlie Morrissey in The I/Eye of Contact, a photo series by K.J. Holmes; Diego Piñon, photo by Flo Poulain. VENDOR/ORGANIZATION TABLES STILL AVAILABLE FOR THESE EVENTS
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