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On line tour and interview with Jan Spencer
Eugene, 2035, a novel about Eugene, "15 years into recovery"
Conferences and speaking
Article available to the media
Jan's bio and credits
Here is info about Jan's activities and related on line locations.
Recent thirty minute interview with Sue Supriano
An interview touching on suburban property conversion, cultural mythologies, economics, recognizing existing assets for eco logical culture change and more,,,,,,,
Video tour of Jan's Suburban Permaculture site in Eugene made by Peak Moment TV
Via Great Lakes Radio Consortium, now on line, humorous Feature as radio journalist Ann Dornfeld visits Jan's permaculture site and then to Jan's next door neighbors,,,,,,
A novel in progress. Eugene and Cascadia after 15 years of recovery,,,,,,,
Jan has also presented at various conferecnces including
The Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oregon. Multiple times
The National Co - Housing Conference Seattle, 2009
BIOneers Conference Seattle, 2009
The Eco Cities World Summit, San Francisco, 2008
Jan has made presentations in many locations in Washington State and Oregon, the Bay Area.
He has made many presentations in Eugene and hosted numerous workshops and tours of his Suburban Permaculture site.
Jan has written many guest opinion pieces for local papers in Eugene.
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Why Global Trends - Local Choices DVD?
Many important perspectives relating to our way of life - economics, culture, the environment, global relations, human potential, sprituality - are missing when discussions turn to how can we live on Planet Earth in peace and well being, into the future. The GTLC Project is my contribution to that discussion.
Article for Media Use
Article for Media Use
A look at the news and one has to be concerned with the trends.
Its climate change, energy, the economy, global relations. What's
next? You may have noticed people are more concerned than ever for
the safety and security of their families, their jobs and homes.
If these are issues you care about, here is something to check
out! Coming to XXXXX, Jan Spencer, of Eugene, Oregon will be
making a presentation titled "Creating A Safer, More Secure and
Greener Community." The event will take place,,,,,,, at,,,,, starting at,,,
Spencer will address a wide range of topics including economics,
urban land use, permaculture and human potential. The presentation
will focus on practical choices people can make in their own
lives. "Voluntary downsizing, or making the best of involuntary
downsizing, is an open door to making timely changes in how we
live," Spencer comments. He explains how choosing time rather than
more stuff and possessions, creates new opportunities for family,
to volunteer in the community and taking actions at home and in
the neigborhood to live more people and planet friendly.
In Eugene, Spencer has transformed his own 1/4 acre suburban
property into a permaculture "shangri la". Grass is gone, and so
is the driveway. He has 6,500 gallons of rain water storage,
passive solar heating and grows a lot of his own food on site.
Block Planning is another topic he will touch on, explaining the
many benefits that can be gained by a cooperative redesigning an
entire residential block.
Spencer's approach to these changes is more cultural and human
potential rather than gloom and doom. He considers positive human
potential as perhaps "our greatest renewable resource." He also
explains permaculture - a holistic design approach for taking care
of human needs. Also important are social cohesion and creating
more resilient neighborhoods. Finally, he calls on communities of
faith as vital partners for communities well being.
Spencer's message is positive and action oriented. He considers
the deepening global trends as an opportunity, a wake up call, to
make positive choices where we live, in our own lives,
neighborhoods and community.
For more information on Jan Spencer, visit his website at
www.suburbanpermaculture.org
Jan's Bio and Credits
Jan has lived in New York, Texas, Arkansas and Oregon. He has travelled out of a back pack to over 35 countries over 5 years on four continents. Highlights of his life include living two years in a rural commune in the Arkansas Ozarks, backpacking in the Ruwenzori Mountains of western Uganda, surfing at Raglan, New Zealand, painting adventures by bike in Italy and his current suburban permaculture project in Eugene. Jan's interests include geography, global affairs and art. He is a self described weather and climate enthusiast.
Urban land use, economics, permaculture, human potential, spirituality, global relations and the environment combine for a unique fusion of Jan's interest. His presentations are upbeat, positive and entertaining including elements of scholar, social critic and stand up comedian.
Jan has made presentations in numerous towns in Oregon, Washington State, the Bay Area, Austin, Texas and Eugene. Venues and hosts have included neighborhood meetings, civic organizations, churches, Grange Halls and conferences such as the Eco City World Summit, Bioneers, Environmental Law Conference and National Co Housing Conference in Seattle.
Articles Jan has written have been featured in The Permaculture Activist, Talking Leaves, Architecture Week, Sentient Times and numerous guest opinions in the Eugene Register Guard. He has made radio interviews in Oregon, Washington State and Florida. He self published “Global Trends – Local Choices” and is working on a fiction novel Eugene – 2035.
Finally, Jan has become a pioneer and advocate for suburban property conversion. His ¼ acre site in Eugene, after ten years, convincingly shows what a suburban property can become. It features grass to garden, rain water catchment, reclaiming automobile space, passive solar re design, edible landscaping and much more. The implications of suburban property conversion are immense touching on economics, human potential, the environment and eco culture change.