REGENERATIVE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING

The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center presents:RUST
REGENERATIVE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING ** *Creating resilient communities through sustainable design *
*An intensive seminar in urban ecological survival skills*
Taught by Scott Kellogg, author of “Toolbox for Sustainable City Living:
A Do-It-Ourselves Guide” * *
* ****Topics and hands-on demos*
· *Aquaponics: fish &plant integration *
· *Microlivestock: chickens and rabbits*
· *Waste to soil: composting food wastes with worms and microbes *
· *Rainwater harvesting, greywater filtration, and urban hydrology*
· *Low-intensity bioremediation: cleaning contaminated soils using plants, fungi and bacteria for brownfield restoration *
· *edible mushroom cultivation *
· *Beekeeping and silkworms*
· *Microgreens production, raised bed gardening, and perennial food systems*
· *Bioshelters, greenhouses, and season extension techniques*
· *Kitchen culture: apartment-scale sustainability*
· *Reconciliation ecology: promoting biodiversity in the city*
· *Vertical and rooftop farming*
· *Autonomous energy: veggie oil vehicles, methane digesters, and bicycle electric generators*
· *Ecological micro-economies*
* * * * *September 22-23, 2012, Albany, NY*
*For info or reservations – 518.605.3256 sk@radixcenter.org*
* **http://radixcenter.org/workshops/rust/*

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Scott Kellogg, Educational Director The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center www.radixcenter.org