Let's learn and make a difference together
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​​Contact Colin for more information ​

Through presentations, facilitated activities and coursework, your group can learn how they can make a difference locally and globally. Environmental and sustainability knowledge and experience are more relevant now than ever, especially regarding our local sense-of-place and understanding of our own bioregion.

​Quantitative activities are also available, empowering expression of viewpoints through participatory discussions and simple but powerful exercises. 

I have presented unique material, and delivered set curricula, to a variety of groups in many settings, from locally to internationally:

• Indoor multimedia and outdoor experiential
• Nonprofits/NGOs, businesses and school groups
• Youth and adult students​
• Indoors and outdoors in the field​

Environmental     •     Sustainability     •     Social + Cultural Advocacy     
Food + Agriculture     •     Nature + Conservation     •     Community Development     •     Sustainable Tourism
Private Sector     •     Non-profit Sector     •     Public Sector

​Offerings

Are you building a business product line or nonprofit/NGO program that pertains to topics mentioned above? Or related topics? My broad experience can be available to support the development of your work on project- and retainer-bases.
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I have worked with a variety of groups from educational institutions, for- and non-profit organizations with diverse participants in the USA, Asia, Africa and Latin America. This body of experience brings unique perspectives to his educational offerings, including:

•  Programming
  • ​Event Presentations + Speaking
  • Curriculum Development + Implementation 
• Consulting
  • ​Workshops, Courses + Programs

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Program Leadership and Consulting Topics
Services can support:

• Pre-existing presentations and workshops
• Custom-developed curriculum and programming to meet your constituents' needs

 ​Outcomes
Outcomes can include:

• increased knowledge and tangible, accessible steps (and next steps beyond) for connecting with our immediately surrounding local ecosystems, food systems and sustainable living approaches
• learning about how these more accessible steps are connected to similar phenomena, taking place internationally in areas of opportunity and need
• improved understanding not only of hands-on practices, but of framing ideas that can lead to higher program performance and systems understanding​

Participatory photography in action with refugee gardeners and farmers in multicultural City Heights, San Diego

​Clients, collaborations and contributions have included:
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Presentations and Workshops

• "Permaculture and Peace": San Diego City College: Peace Studies 
• California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
• ​"Sustainable Tourism and Interpretation": San Diego State University: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Earth Discovery Institute
• "Permaculture in the California Native Plant Garden": Tree of Life Nursery​

• "​Intro to Permaculture": Wild Willow Farm and Education Center
• "​Agro Eco Tourism: Valuing Rural Lifeways" - ECHO Congreso Agricultura y Desarrollo Comunitario, Managua Nicaragua
• Center for Creative Leadership
• ​San Diego Sustainable Living Institute​
• Good Neighbor Gardens

Panel Facilitation

• Rotary International​: World Peace Conference - Sustainability Track, 2020 
  • ​​​The Rotary World Peace Conference gives Rotarians and non-Rotarians from all sectors of society, an opportunity to come together, learn from experts, become inspired and leave with immediate action plans to implement within our communities. Together, we can make the changes needed to create world peace! Ontario Convention Center - Ontario, California​
• Kumeyaay Foodways Panel with Slow Food URBAN San Diego, 2018
  
  • ​The fifth annual Good Food Community Faire, themed "Back To The Land", again brought together San Diego-region people and organizations desiring a Good, Clean & Fair food system. Emphasis of the 2018 event was on consequences of biodiversity and habitat loss due to industrialized agricultural practices and discuss how regenerative agriculture can guide the restoration of our food system and environment. My role was the coordination of a Kumeyaay foodways panel of tribal members and allies, platforming their stories and insights for a wider audience. ​