September’s Sustainable Saturdays will feature a demonstration of Aquaponics, a
Buy Local Artist Gallery and Conversations on Sustainability.

EAR By Design Studio is located at 1011 Pico Blvd. Loft #1, Santa Monica, Ca and there is free parking on 10th Street with no permit required on Saturdays.

Come and join the conversation and make a leap forward into a greater state of personal sustainable.

I look forward to sharing a Sustainable Saturday in September with you.

Working towards a personal State of Sustainability,
Jon Beau Lee
Artist and Executive Director
Environmental Arts and Research, Inc.

Click to view slideshow.There will be an Aquaponic demonstration of patio food production of tilapia fish and garden vegetable using an innovative closed recirculating system on Saturdays, September 10th, 17th and 24th from 2 pm to 5 pm  at EAR By Design Studio, 1011 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA.

Aquaponics is the latest breakthrough in sustainable agriculture with great advantages over traditional gardening techniques.

The unique advantages of aquaponic systems are:

• Conservation through constant water reuse and recycling.
• Organic fertilization of plants with natural fish emulsion.
• The elimination of solid waste disposal from intensive aquaculture.
• The reduction of needed cropland to produce crops.
• The overall reduction of the environmental footprint of crop production.
• Building small efficient commercial installations near markets reduces food miles.
• Reduction of pathogens that often plague aquaculture production systems.

Additional information regarding the innovative development and implementation of  Aquaponics can be found online art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aquaponics and many examples of can be found on Youtube.com under the heading Aquaponics and Aquaculture.

Over the past 40 years humanity has collectively shifted in its perception of personal and public responsibility. This re-thinking has brought changes in how we chose to live our lives. The result is an increased awareness of how our actions and choices directly effect the quality of our individual and collective life experience.

Sustainability is the next upgrade in human awareness, a growing understanding of the circulation of energy, how it can be cultivated and increased as a sustaining force in our lives for the benefit of ourselves and others.

Sustainability is not rocket science. Sustainability requires self observation and the choice to come into responsible balance as an individual with one’s environment. And there are perks….When one is on-point in the practice of sustainability, it feels as if one’s life force is increased and the perception of personal aliveness enhanced. Bottom line, it feels good to take responsibility, to make simple shifts in the way we do things and to experience the positive effect sustainable choices make on the world around us.

The School of Sustainability educational model is to demonstrates how a state of personal sustainability is attainable through understanding and practice.

Beginning September 2011, School of Sustainability Santa Monica will offer classes and consulting in the application of sustainability in such varied fields as:
* aquaponics and aquaculture backyard gardening
* online publishing and legacy preservation
* movement and visualization classes
* eco-tourism in Maui and Bali

Come to the School of Sustainability Open House on a Saturday in August
and see Sustainable in action…
* Aquaponic SEAP Installation – Demo of tilapia and vegetable backyard farming
* Online Publishing as a Sustainable Artistic Practice, display of recent published works.
* Sustainable Relationships – Compassionate Communication Coaching
* Buy Local Artist Gallery
* EcoTourism – Booking EcoTours in Maui and Bali

SOS Santa Monica Open House
Saturdays in August,  6th, 13th, 20^th and 27^th
Noon until Five PM at
EAR By Design Studio
1011 Pico Blvd. Loft #1 (corner 10th Street and Pico Blvd.)
Santa Monica, CA 90405

As your host for a SOS Open House in August, I look forward to sharing my story of  personal sustainability and how the practice has enhanced my life.

In gratitude and service,

Jon Beau Lee
Artist and Director
Environmental Arts and Research, Inc.