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Plans are underway for the 2010 ELA Conference and Eco-Marketplace. Check back soon for more information!
On February 27 and 28, 2009, ELA presented Digging In: The Theory and Practice of Ecological Landscaping, its 15th annual Conference and Eco-Marketplace.Recognized as the Northeast's premier educational event and the oldest conference of its kind, ELA’s Conference and Eco-Marketplace provides information on all aspects of ecological, sustainable, and organic landscaping practices.
The 2009 conference featured over eighteen seminars and workshops presented by passionate practitioners, talented writers, and prominent educators in the fields of landscaping, gardening, eco-design solutions, and more. Sessions explored all aspects of ecological, sustainable, and organic landscaping, including minimizing water use, developing healthy soils, supporting urban and suburban forests, and designing and building gardens with diversity and native populations in mind. Many of the seminars offered recertification credits (CEU) for a variety of professional landscaping and gardening organizations.
The Eco-Marketplace, presented concurrently with the conference, showcased some of the newest technology in the green world today. From books to bio-char and plants to pavers, the Eco-Marketplace provided a look at the latest products and technologies for the ecological landscaper.
If you have questions about the conference, please email the ELA OFFICE.
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2009 Keynote and Plenary Speakers:
Peter Forbes
David Yarrow
2009 Speakers:
Thomas Benjamin
Dr. Prasanta C. Bhowmik
Lauren Chase-Rowell
J. Scott Ebdon Ph.D.
C.L. Fornari
Jeff Frank
Katherine Hartnett
Ingeborg Hegemann
Paul Iorio
Ann Kearsley
Jeff Lowenfels
Tim Matson
Jules Opton-Himmel
Paul Sachs
Kevin T. Smith
Ellen Sousa
Dennis Souto
Mike Toohill
Tom Touchet
Louise Wolfe
Marilyn Wyzga