Growing Local Prosperity with Gregory Heming

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Date:

27 April, 2015

Start Time:

9:00am

Gregory Heming believes that rural communities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are perfectly positioned to cultivate a new economy... one that thrives by creating local business to meet local needs.

And he should know. He has been helping rural communities grow their local prosperity potential for 40 years. Gregory is a municipal councilor for Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, and chair of the Economic Development Committee. He holds a PhD in ecology, and has been teaching, lecturing, counseling and writing about the principles of ecology and sustainable communities throughout his entire career, and has served alongside some of the most well-known names in social and environmental justice, including authors Paul Hawken, Terry Tempest Williams, and Wendell Berry.

Hosted by the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick and the Canadian Community Economic Development Network, this community conversation with Gregory will examine the issues facing rural economies and practical solutions for creating sustainable local prosperity.

“There is no end to what communities can do. It just depends on what the local community wants, their skill levels and their ability to invest. But if you have a community of people working at the heart level, then the rest takes care of itself. People are there because they care…they are connected at the heart. That is a big beginning.”