{"id":4071,"date":"2016-01-12T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2016-01-21T11:51:29","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T16:51:29","slug":"i-stand-for-what-i-stand-on-permaculture-for-a-better-tomorrow-benjamin-jennifer-vieth-sogalo16-2016-02-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/i-stand-for-what-i-stand-on-permaculture-for-a-better-tomorrow-benjamin-jennifer-vieth-sogalo16-2016-02-06.html","title":{"rendered":"I Stand For What I Stand On: Permaculture for a Better Tomorrow &#8211;Benjamin &amp; Jennifer Vieth @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nLayered gardens as ecosystems that have persistent community and environmental benefits: permaculture.\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\n<a title=\"Jennifer Vieth in the garden\" id=\"15338\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15338\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:300;float:right\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Jennifer Vieth in the garden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/0ec686d51335c582fd21d458f9e7d352.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nDescription: We will be discussing how permaculture practices with\r\nan emphasis on land stewardship and building communities.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWho should attend: Anyone interested in community gardens,\r\npermaculture, and environmental philosophy.\r\n<p>\r\n&ldquo;Benjamin Vieth has a BA in<!--more-->\r\n\r\n Anthropology and Sociology and has\r\nbeen an avid gard ener for the last six years. While at Valdosta\r\nState University he has served a s the president of the university&#8217;s\r\norganic garden, Blazer Gardens, and vice pre sident of the\r\nhorticulture club. This spring, he will earn his MA in\r\nHistory.&rdquo;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"Ben and Jennifer Vieth\" id=\"15345\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15345\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:300;float:right\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Ben and Jennifer Vieth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/112f89e590464ac771bfd0a704639a4f.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n\r\nJennifer Vieth is an interior designer with a Bachelor&#8217;s of Fine\r\nArts from Val dosta State University. She also holds a Permaculture\r\nDesign Certificate from t he Green Education Center (Orlando, FL). A\r\nlifetime gardener, Jennifer founded the South Georgia Permaculture\r\nGuild to share her passion for growing food in a  way that is\r\nenvironmentally conscious and aesthetically appealing. In her free\r\ntime, Jennifer enjoys reading science fiction, binge watching\r\nNetflix, and occasionally falling out of kayaks.\r\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nRegistration is open for\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local-2016\">\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local<\/a>, Saturday, February 6th 2016, at Pine Grove Middle School, Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<a title=\"Jennifer Vieth in the garden\" id=\"15338\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=15338\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"15341\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Jennifer Vieth in the garden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/3839271ee9aa41b0d2ecd40d4cb624e3.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Layered gardens as ecosystems that have persistent community and environmental benefits: permaculture. 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