Meeting & Speaker: Jessica Viola
November 10, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Join us at our General Meeting on November 10th to hear our speaker Jessica Viola. Jessica is the founder and owner of Viola Gardens Design, Viola Gardens Build, Viola Living Jewels and author of A Hundred Bells: Understanding Patterns in Nature on the Path to Empowerment. She is one of Southern California’s most sought after landscape designers, having spent the past two decades cultivating a design portfolio based on regenerative, whole-system solutions and artistic vision.
Jessica is a fully licensed, bonded landscape contractor in the state of California. She began her practice in landscape construction, habitat restoration, environmental design and organic gardening in 1999. Jessica received her certification in Earth Architecture from the world-renowned Cal-Earth Institute, and her teacher-training certificate in Permaculture and Ecological Design from Earthflow and the Permaculture Institute in New Mexico. Jessica has taught permaculture and hosted workshops throughout Southern California, including at Pepperdine University and Santa Monica College Throughout the years she has cultivated a diverse and seasoned portfolio, arriving at solutions that are integrative and holistic, fostering deeper relationship and connection between both mother nature and human nature.