CLIMATE ACTION COFFEE: SUSTAINABLE URBAN HABITAT

What are the sustainable options for our yards, pollinators and greenspace in an increasingly unpredictable wet, dry and hot climate? Please join us to discuss sustainable practices in our region how we can adapt to climate change by cultivating sustainable gardens and rainscapes with key resource people. All are welcome.

RESOURCE PEOPLE:

Galen Tromble (moderator) – yoga teacher, climate solution educator, founder of ClimateYogi.org, and Permaculture practitioner interested in community based climate solutions.

Lincoln Smith – a certified landscape architect, permaculture design teacher and founder of Forested, LLC. Created a 10 acre demonstration edible food forest in Bowie, MD. https://www.forested.us/

https://www.forested.us/permaculture-design-course

Liz Humes Estep – Founder of the pollinator non-profit Remeadow:

https://remeadow.org/blog/

Matt Cohen – Owner Matt’s Habitats, a Silver Spring business focusing on Edible Landscapes, Wildlife Friendly Gardens, Native, Drought Tolerant & Low Maintenance Plants

https://sites.google.com/a/mattshabitats.com/www/gardening

Mary Travaglini – Montgomery County Program Manager, Organic Lawn and Landscape Program

Busboys and Poets will provide complimentary fair trade coffee.

Sponsored by Busboys and Poets, TALLE/Takoma Park Mobilization

Busboys and Poets’ full service breakfast menu will be available, as well as complimentary Fair Trade coffee. We encourage anyone who is able to continue the conversation following the 7:30-9 a.m. program, either in the main dining area or in the Guillen Room, as Busboys and Poets generously invites us to remain there if we choose. Full breakfast service is available.