Sustainable Agriculture & Landscaping: Sustainable Landscaping Sample Occupations
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- Sustainable Landscaping Contractor
- Install landscape elements, including drought-resistant plants, hardscape, irrigation, patios, etc. Supervise landscape workers.
- Arborist
- Diagnose diseases, nutrient deficiencies, & structural problems with trees & shrubs. Can use non-toxic chemicals & green fertilizers, and make suggestions for native plant species which are more sustainable.
- Beekeeper
- Raise bees to collect honey and beeswax, pollinate crops, or produce bees for sale to other beekeepers.
- Garden Writer or Photographer or Artist
- Write free-lance articles or books, contribute as a columnist, or work for print or on-line gardening publications. Draw or produce photographs of gardens, landcsapes, or plants, on location or in the studio.
- Sustainable Landscape Architect
- Create useful, sustainable (ecologically, socially & economically) & attractive outdoor environments. Use natural elements, such as land, trees, & shrubs to create sustainable & attractive settings for buildings, highways, & parks. Often work with archit
- Sustainable Landscape Designer
- Develop attractive & sustainable designs for residences, parks, highways, walkways, & more. Landscape designers usually work on smaller projects than landscape architects, & require shorter training. May combine with landscape contracting, garden writing
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