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How can we strengthen our communities and also become environmentally conscious? That is a question that, educator, community developer and environmentalist, Matthew Bibeau seeks to address. In this deep, touching, and fore-thinking talk, Matt discusses his initiative to educate the next generation of environmentalists and how we can strengthen communities while doing so. Matt Bibeau is a director and instructor at the Institute of Permaculture Education for Children, a 501(c)3 that provides credited teacher trainings, as well as with Mother Earth School, a nature-based Pre-K through grade school that operates on forested urban farms in Portland, OR. A native to Massachusetts, Matt attended the University of New England, and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Maine before moving to the West Cost for work with the National Park Service and the National Forest Service. Earning an MS in Sustainability Education from Portland State University, Matt began a 10-year journey of helping bringing garden programs to schools, school programs to urban farms, and grassroots community initiatives to the efforts of each to help them become more accessible and participatory. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx