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SXSW Eco Interview: Angela Mason, Chicago Botanic Garden
This post is part of Triple Pundit’s ongoing coverage of the SXSW Eco conference. For the rest, please visit our SXSW Eco page here.
Green jobs – any work in agriculture, research, service or fields that contribute substantially to environmental quality – have become an increasingly enticing opportunity. Beyond providing vital opportunities for personal growth and development, green jobs engage individuals in work that simultaneously can improve their lives and the communities in which they live.
The Windy City Harvest Apprenticeship is a great example of a program seeking to prepare people for green jobs. It's an offshoot of the Chicago Botanic Garden and annually enrolls 15 to 20 students in a nine-month classroom and hands-on certificate course in sustainable urban agriculture.
I had a chance to talk with the program's director, Angela Mason, in Austin last week:
Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit. Prior to launching 3p, Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years, and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging. Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.
