Lawrence (Lonnie) A. Gamble, P. Eng. - "Activism begins at Home - Radical strategies for living wisely and well with without fossil fuels - beyond less bad"

Mr. Gamble is a partner in Abundance Ecovillage, a development of 25 homes where power is generated by solar and wind on site and water comes from rain catchment. Edible, useful, and beautiful plants fill the landscape. This project is under development in Fairfield, Iowa. He is developing permaculture farms in Iowa and Hawaii. He is on the teaching staff for permaculture courses at La Akea Gardens in Puna, East Hawaii, Bullock Brothers Farm in Orcas Island Washington, and Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. He is a consultant in the development of a four year Sustainable Living Program at Maharishi University of Management. He is active in community organizing in all areas of sustainable living. He and his wife Valerie grow and sell vegetables locally in Fairfield, Iowa. He has been living for 10 years in a solar and wind powered straw bale home. He has published articles in Home Power Magazine and the proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society. He regularly speaks at conferences and seminars including the Midwest Renewable Energy Conference, the Iowa Renewable Energy Conference, the American Solar Energy Society conference, and the Eco-Fair at Maharishi University of Management. Previously, he founded five companies in the areas of telecommunications and renewable energy development.

He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a registered professional engineer.