The 8th Annual Economic Gardening Conference is being hosted in Bellingham, Washington June 16th-18th, 2010. You will learn about the most effective tools, techniques and programs in economic gardening for use in your community. Each year the conference strives to bring together economic gardening practitioners from around the country to discuss and develop the practice for existing programs or for those thinking of starting programs.
This year’s conference sessions include: yourEconomy.org; Economic Gardening: Past, Present, & Future; Think Local Campaigns; Economic Gardening Program Models; How to Set-up a Program & Find Funding,; Research & Tools; Rural Communities & Case Studies; Social Media & Marketing Economic Gardening; and Economic Development Strategies. Visit our website now for registration information, speaker bios, and session descriptions: http://economicgardeningconference2010.ning.com/. For more information on economic gardening visit our website: http://www.cevforbusiness.com/Economic-Gardening/7.aspx.
The Bellingham conference will offer beautiful views of Bellingham Bay from the conference venue, the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Attendees can also opt to participate in our Saturday private chartered trip to Vancouver, BC. This includes shopping, dining, and sightseeing in Stanley Park, Granville Island, and Gas Town.