What exactly is permaculture and how can I apply it to my home garden? Join the Garden Oversight Committee for an introduction into permaculture gardening practices, the jane b semel HCI Community Garden, and more!

As a transdisciplinary hands-on learning space at UCLA, the jane b semel HCI Community Garden builds community and promotes personal, community, and planetary health with a goal of supporting equity and food justice.

Presenter:

Dr. James C. Bassett serves on the faculty of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability as well as the Fielding School of Public Health. He is a recipient of the Pritzker Fellowship for Environment and Sustainability Education and has received several awards for outstanding teaching and advising. Dr. Bassett has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences, meetings and professional workshops about sustainability. In his work as a consultant, his clients have included major corporations and nonprofit organizations. He has served on several boards of directors and as a curriculum advisor for the Annenberg/CPB educational series "Race to Save the Planet." As a founder of Project Xela Aid - a medical/environmental aid NGO - he has worked on nutrition-centered agricultural initiatives with indigenous communities in Guatemala. He currently volunteers as a Master Gardener under the University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Division.