{"id":742,"date":"2011-05-18T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecotropy.net\/php\/2011\/05\/18\/speaking-engagement\/"},"modified":"2011-05-18T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T17:04:00","slug":"speaking-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecotropy.net\/php\/2011\/05\/18\/speaking-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">I&#8217;ll be speaking at the Chesterfield council on aging next Monday the 23rd as part of their luncheon program that takes place at the Chesterfield senior center at noon time. My talk will begin after lunch. For information call 413.296.4007.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">I&#8217;ll present an overview of healing gardens in the past, give some research findings on the therapeutic benefits of gardens and nature, and show some current examples of healing spaces including my own work.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">I&#8217;ve included some historical images I found compelling that will be part of my talk.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Image Credits:<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Egyptian Gardener is from <u>Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology, <\/u>by Maureen Carroll <\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Plant personification is from <u>Enquete Sur Les Plantes Magiques<\/u>, by Michele Bilimoff<\/span><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: left; 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