They regularly contribute to projects for the non-profit organization, Renewing the Countryside, providing success stories and practical resources for rural entrepreneurs.  Kivirist is a W.K. Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow and Ivanko is the co-author and photographer for numerous children's books, including the award-winning To Be a Kid and Be My Neighbor. They share their farm in Browntown, Wisconsin with their son and a thriving colony of honey bees.  Visit their website at www.ecopreneuring.biz, www.innserendipity.com and www.ruralrenaissance.org .

Abstract: Ecopreneuring: Putting the Purpose and the Planet Before Profits
Innovative shifts in approaches to work are inspiring us to rethink our career tracks, creating an entrepreneurial livelihood based on creativity, passion and commitment to sustainable practices. ECOpreneuring is at the heart of what it means to be green in the 21st Century. Find out how small, sustainable businesses and the ecopreneurs who run them are becoming the foundation of the emerging new green economy.