DAVE SMITH
AT FLEA ST. CAFÉ
Sunday, March 12, 2006
4:00-6:00 pm

Book Signing and Wine & Cheese Reception — Join us to honor Dave Smith and his new book “To Be Of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work.” Long time friend and co-founder of Smith & Hawken, Dave Smith will be on-hand to sign copies of his new book and talk about his long experience in business, work, and the values and principles he has witnessed and exemplified.

Join us at Flea St. for dinner following the book signing & reception, 650-854-1226.

ABOUT:
Dave Smith & “To Be Of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work.”
A son of the conservative South and president of his college’s Young Christian Club, Dave Smith was radicalized by Vietnam. The young Porsche-driving computer programmer went to work with César Chávez during the formative years of the United Farm Workers. From there, Smith became instrumental in founding a series of businesses — including the seminal gardening and lifestyle company Smith and Hawken — that planted the seeds for the now-burgeoning organic and sustainable business movements. In this fascinating memoir of his transformation, Smith shows how business can be a force for radical change, that business driven by simple core values — not the hijacked values of right-wing extremism but common values of compassion and decency — can truly make the world a better place. To Be of Use is both an entertaining, stirring read and a thoughtful guide to making our work lives personally meaningful again.