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Gaia College Education in Organic Horticulture for Landscape Professionals and Home Gardeners

Gaia College develops and provides courses in organic horticulture for professionals and home gardeners, and works in partnership with professional associations, public educational institutions, community organizations, municipalities and private corporations. To make programs available to the largest possible audience, and at the lowest environmental cost, most of the college's educational materials are available on the Internet. Gaia College

Gaia College was founded by Heide and Michael Hermary to fill the demand for training opportunities of practitioners of environmentally sound methods. Their goal is to connect people, opportunities and resources to make this important education available to everyone.

Heide is an award-winning educator who is passionate about sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm through teaching, writing and community participation. Her 2 books (Working With Nature - Shifting Paradigms and The Essence of Organic Gardening - Seeing and Doing Things Differently) are the culmination of 10 years of learning, research and work to develop sustainable horticulture practices for us all. Heide is also one of the founders of SOUL (the Society for Organic Urban Land Care), a non-profit organization that is helping communities to transition to organic practices. She has professional accreditation and certification in many areas of horticultural practice including: BC Landscape & Nursery Association Educator of the Year, 2007 M. Ag. (Sustainable Agriculture) Dipl. Hort. (Landscape Design, Installation & Maintenance) Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture SOUL Certified Organic Land Care Professional CNLA Certified Horticultural Technician ISA Certified Arborist IIABC Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor Landscape Inspection Certificate Provincial Instructor Diploma with Post-Secondary Endorsement Master Gardener Master Woodland Manager Naturescape Ambassador