Paul Tukey is Coming to Houston
Paul Tukey, one of North America's leading environmental advocates is coming to town next month. Mr Tukey is also an American journalist, author, motivational public speaker and filmmaker of A Chemical Reaction. Mr Tukey will be talking about “A New, Better Way to Live,” which will focus on trends and techniques that are sweeping across the United States and Canada in gardening and farming.
Mr Tukey will be the keynote presenter along with Betsy Ross, whom he considers one of his "agricultural heroes" at the Organic Landscap & Gardening Fair on Saturday, Feb 19.
The event is organized by Organic Horticulture Business Alliance, a committee of Urban Harvest. This group is responsible for bringing some of the nation's leading presenters on organic land care and agriculture to Houston.
Local expert presenters include Mike Serant of San Jacinto Environmental Supplies, the producers of an organic, biological fertilizer, MicroLife, and gardening expert and Urban Harvest visionary, Dr. Bob Randall.
Other presenters and topics include:
John Ferguson, Soil Foodweb & Compost
Bill Wyatt, Compost Tea
Gene Barnes, Water Conservation
Bart Brechter, Organic Basics
Mike Serant, Complete Organic Program
Dee Howell, Organic Pest Control
John Hones, Organic Tree Care
Heidi Sheesley, Butterfly and Hummingbird Plants
Bob Randall, Growing Food
Kathy Vosburg, Organic Landscaping
Mr Tukey appears regularly on TV including The Martha Stewart Show. You can read more about Mr Tukey and safe lawns on his blog.
Houston Green Scene is a proud sponsor of this event.