Hey David,
I think we met briefly at the Hawaii Farmers Union Meeting. Would love to talk about my permaculture design business. I do consultations, maintenance and installations. And could help with your property.

Just getting a website set up at:
http://www.ecoscapesmaui.com

Yes, it is good to know about this and other programs. I believe there are some here in Hawaii, although not as in-depth as the Conway program you are describing, although I may be wrong about this. One of our projects might be to create or evolve a program here on Maui.

Not too late to apply to Conway’s Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design for the 2010-11 School Year. Two slots remain. Tell a friend you think would be a good fit. Forward this to a friend: Have you dreamed of attending the Conway School’s accredited ten-month Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design? [...]

Lance (Aikido/Leadership/Motivation) and you, David (Business Strategy/Planning), are perfect examples of how consultants operating from a foundation of immutable principles can lead to insights and awarenesses that supersede specifics. Your skills are transferable regardless of circumstance, technology or scale. I am confident that, as a team,…[Read more]

Yes!…this is vital to the future of agriculture in the world…people have generally become generationally disconnected with working with the land, if we are talking about an agricultural renaissance, there must be experience based accessible training to reconnect people…I have lead workshops here on maui that have lacked the “local”…[Read more]

hey david…august sounds great…i’ll be at the conference and look forward to connecting with you…

I really like this model. It synchs up with my own experience launching half a dozen gardens over the years receiving help from various consultants, classes, hired gardeners, etc. It also fits in to my experience as a business consultant operating the Small Business Development Center here on Maui and more recently Maui Venture Consultant. [...]