What is Eco-Build?
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Eco-Build is a directory of local suppliers, builders and designers contributing to sustainable development on Salt Spring Island. Not all businesses on Eco-Build are 100 percent green but they can provide you with products, services and advice to help you decide how best to reduce your environmental impact while building, renovating, landscaping or simply enjoying your home, office and land.
EVENTS:
August 31-Sept 20, 2009
Three week intensive, Permaculture Design Certification Course,
please contact
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, 250 537 0866
Natural Home Building Workshop, June 26th - July 3rd , Neptune Farm, Salt Spring Island - www.mudgirls.ca
Who is Eco-Build for?
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Community members looking to explore sustainable building, renovation and retrofit options to make their homes, offices and land use more sustainable.
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Local businesses providing Eco-efficient products and services that may be used to build renovate or improve the sustainability of development on the island.
Why do we need Eco-Build?
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Salt Spring is developing and we can all help to ensure that it is developed sustainably. Thankfully along with property development demand for sustainable building design, products and services is also increasing and many of our local designers, builders and suppliers are responding.
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Eco-Build aims to encourage these initiatives by helping new and existing residents find local designers, builders and suppliers who can help them to make sustainable choices.
Who is I-SEA?
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The Institute for Sustainability Education and Action (I-SEA), is a local non-profit organization dedicated to being a positive force for communities, organizations, and individuals that are striving to practice sustainability. We have been supporting community based sustainability initiatives on Salt Spring Island since the start of 2003. For more information on I-SEA go to www.i-sea.org.
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Through Eco-build I-SEA hopes to help build a sustainable Salt Spring by encouraging demand for, and businesses supplying, sustainable building, renovation and retrofit options and information on the Island and throughout the Gulf Islands.
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Name of Business owner: David Miller
Salt Spring Island
Phone: 250-537-8585
neptunefarm@gmail.com or writeme222@hotmail.com
Services and Products: I sell Fruit and Vegetables as well as some herbs in two local markets on Salt Spring. I have a large greenhouse where I grow numerous fruit and vegetables. I also rent out a cabin on my property by the day and week. Has also hosted a workshop for natural building and permaculture.
Business Philosophy and Perspective: I follow a low impact philosophy in my gardens using very little machine use on the beds. I make sure the soil is maintained in a
healthy way by adding organic suppliments each year. I believe the customers I serve each week deserve a healthy product for their
families. The farm has the potential to be a complete permaculture farm and I strive towards this philosophy as well.
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