Sustainability, Business, and Entrepreneurship Fall Lecture Series – Ecological Entrepreneurship
Please join us for week 6 of the Sustainability, Business, and Entrepreneurship Lecture series hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Transformational Change (CELTC).
Ecological Entrepreneurship – How I developed a career rooted in the earth and community
When Marisha Auerbach learned of the permaculture concept as an Evergreen student, she immeadiately knew that this was the way she wanted to live her life. Over the past 25 years, she has continued along this path, developing her teaching career in permaculture and numerous other relative side businesses, including nursery sales, medicinal products, and plantable greeting cards. The feedback loops over the years have directed her career leading to the current expansion of her businesses into a nursery cooperative and a bioregional education center. This presentation will explore an untraditional career path, rooted in place, with dedication to the care of the earth, the care of people, and sharing the surplus (the three ethics of permaculture).
Zoom link: https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/81456507241
Bio:
Marisha Auerbach is an internationally recognized permaculture educator, designer, and speaker based in Olympia, WA. Marisha has lived and practiced permaculture in both urban and rural environments. As an avid gardener and herbalist, Marisha specializes in food production, ecology, and useful plants. Marisha believes that it is possible to respond to the current environmental challenges, lower our ecological footprint, and continue to live equally delightful lives through permaculture design. This passion is what drives Marisha’s active teaching schedule throughout the year.
Currently, Marisha teaches permaculture online through Oregon State University. The Oregon State University Permaculture Team offers an online Permaculture Design Course during fall, winter, and spring semesters. In the winter, we offer an Advanced Course in Climate Resilience. Marisha designed and developed the Permaculture Food Forests Online course in 2020. The self-paced Food Forest course is offered on demand throughout the year. Once the self-paced course is completed, students can continue on to the Food Forests Practicum, offered during fall, winter, or spring semester, where Marisha guides students through the design of their food forest on a site of their choice.
