The Medway

Ben Porchuk has over two decades of experience in ecology, non-profit management, environmental consulting, and sustainable living. Before the recent era of rapid renewable energy expansion, he gained expertise on living off grid. Ben lived remotely off the grid for over a decade with solar panels, a large facial beard (not required but seemingly a part of the job) a wind turbine, composting toilets and a rainwater collection system.

Now living in a densely populated area of a London, Ontario, his property consists of over 200 species of native plants, including a wetland, all visited by many species of wildlife, seldom observed in the downtown of a city.

Ben's popular blog www.lostandfoundinnature.com features posts on spiritually reconnecting with nature, plants and animals in efforts to get more people outside to experience nature first hand. Ben's company, Restorative Nature Experiences www.restorativenatureexperiences.com is an alchemy of his ecological, environmental and spiritual journeys, offering guided walks, workshops, training courses and one on one guidance.

Ben uses his skills and experience to help recover natural habitats on rural and urban properties using native plants in wetlands, prairies, forests and more. Ben is about to launch a webinar called wwww.BringingForestsHome.com, a project designed to help recover habitats, reverse climate change, and get the most out of our private spaces for rejuvenation.

Ben will talk about The Medway.