Workshop: Sustainable Living in the 21st Century, April 4, Monroe

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

From Inn Serendipity Bed and Breakfast, an award-winning eco-destination:

Experience a "hands-on" approach to sustainable living by spending an afternoon at Inn Serendipity, a transitional organic farm and B&B. This 1/2-day workshop includes resources to get started and a hands-on tour of the farm, gardens, a straw bale greenhouse under construction and various renewable energy systems.

Topics Include: buying farm property; sustainable gardening; using renewable energy; developing a diversified business from a rural setting; raising a family on the farm.

Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, Browntown, WI [near Monroe]
Cost: $30 per person. DISCOUNT of $10 per person for B&B guests staying one or more nights. Registration fees cover printed materials, a copy of John Ivanko's The Least Imperfect Path (a $12 value), and hands-on instruction.

Instructors: Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, co-owners of Inn Serendipity and co-authors of ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet before Profitsand Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life.

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