CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Institute for Bioregional Studies Ltd. and UPEI environmental studies are hosting the return of John Todd to launch his new book, “Healing Earth: An Ecologist's Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship.”
The launch takes place Sunday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. at UPEI’s Duffy Hall.
The launch is sure to arouse discussion and a vision of hope on how P.E.I. can become a sustainable region.
Todd is a biologist working in the field of ecological design. He addresses problems of food production and wastewater processing by using ecosystems technologies that incorporate plants, animals and bacteria.
He combines alternative technologies for renewable energy, organic farming, aquaculture, hydroponics and architecture to create "living machines" or "eco-machines" designed for sustainable living.
Todd is a co-founder with Nancy Jack Todd of the non-profits New Alchemy Institute and P.E.I.’s historic Spry Point Ark. He is president of the design and engineering firm John Todd Ecological Design Inc.
He is also a research professor emeritus and lecturer at the University of Vermont, where he teaches ecological design, and has published over 200 scientific papers, popular articles and essays and authored several books.
