Event Details
When:
Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 4pm - 5:30pm
Location:
In-Person at Inspiration Farm
619 E Laurel Rd.
Bellingham WA 98226
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Institute for Energy Studies, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Description
For the final event in our energy speaker series, we step off campus and into the living laboratory of Inspiration Farm. Join Brian Kerkvliet, regenerative farmer, educator, and co-steward of this permaculture demonstration site, for a grounded conversation at the intersection of land use, water, carbon link, food and social systems that lead to climate resilience.
Through the lens of permaculture, Brian will explore how intentional design can restore balance to the carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles, while producing nutritious food, capturing and storing energy, and building long-term ecological and community health. This 1.5 hour session will take place on-site at the farm and include dialogue, demonstration, and a systems-level perspective on how to meet this moment with regeneration rather than extraction.
Expect fewer slides, more soil, and ideas that dig deep.
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Featuring:
Brian Kerkvliet is a permaculture practitioner and regenerative land steward with over 25 years of experience designing and managing resilient food systems. At Inspiration Farm—a working homestead and teaching site in Bellingham, WA—Brian applies whole-systems thinking to everything from soil health and water catchment to perennial polycultures and appropriate technology. He consults widely on regenerative agriculture and permaculture design, helping landowners and communities reimagine waste, inputs, and abundance through nature’s cycles. Brian’s work invites us to rethink our role, from consumers to stewards, at a time when such a shift has never been more urgent.
Questions and Accommodations
- Contact The Foundation for WWU & Alumni for this event if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-3353 or emailing Alumni@wwu.edu.
- Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
The views expressed by our speaker do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.
