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EDUCATION

The Roots Down Roadshow

Our exclusive Roots Down Roadshow shows developers, HOA's, property managers, landscapers, and homeowners how to bring the beauty, abundance, and sustainability of Productive Urban Landscapes to their projects, properties, and homes.

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Who's it for?

The Roots Down Roadshow can be tailored to any audience that has an interest in designing, building, and maintaining more environmentally-friendly landscapes.

  • Local governments

  • Developers

  • Planners

  • Property managers

  • HOA's

  • Neighborhood associations

  • Landscapers

  • Homeowners

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What you'll learn.

You'll leave the Roots Down Roadshow with the knowledge and connections you need to bring Productive Urban Landscapes to your community.

  • The fiscal, social, and environmental costs of modern landscaping

  • The benefits of Productive Urban Landscapes

  • Case studies and examples of PUL's in action

  • Practical next steps for growing better spaces

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THE CURRICULUM

Everything you need to get growing!

Learn how Productive Urban Landscapes can provide your home, project, or community with a unique space for learning and climate resilience.

WELCOME

Get to know each other, learn about the presenter background, the agenda, and what you can expect from the Roadshow.

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THE PROBLEM

Learn about the fiscal, social, and environmental problems caused by modern landscaping design and maintenance techniques, and how that connects to the wider issues of climate change and ecological destruction.

 

CASE STUDY: ONE BUDGET TO ANOTHER

We show how landscaping budgets effect the long term financial health of organizations by impacting expenditures elsewhere.

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BUSTING THE MYTHS OF MODERN LANDSCAPING

Discussion of common landscaping myths and maintenance issues.

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THE SOLUTION: PRODUCTIVE URBAN LANDSCAPES

Through examples, stories, and engaging visuals, learn how Productive Urban Landscapes turn landscaping budgets into powerful drivers of ecological change. 

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CASE STUDY: COTTAGES ON VAUGHAN AND THE CLARKSTON CAMPUS

Learn how Roots Down, MicroLife Institute, and DeKalb County partnered up to create unique landscapes that educate, fight climate change, and feed people.

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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

Identify your role and sphere of influence, learn how you can get certified, and find the best way for you to get involved in the Roots Down revolution. There's a lot to do, and there's room for everyone.

 

Q&A

Get your questions answered by our panel of experts.

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Every attendee gets an exclusive electronic welcome kit with a special edition of our book Grow, Don't Mow, worksheets, and coupons for discounts on our property and individual certification packages.

OUR GIVING

10% for the planet.

We're more than a company, we're a movement. We donate 10% of our proceeds to the Roots Down Foundation, and 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the youth leaders and landscapers that make Fruitful Communities possible with stipends and scholarships so they can participate in the following programs.
The Grower Program
 

Eco-landscaping certificate for landscaping professionals offered through local community colleges and trade schools

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GreenHive Leadership Program

A paid fellowship and leadership course to train and engage the next generation of climate leaders.

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