Christian Shearer is the founder and current Managing Director of the Panya Project (www.panyaproject.org), a permaculture, natural building and sustainable living education center in Northern Thailand. He is also lead designer and educator for Terra Genesis International (www.terra-genesis.com), an international Permaculture Consulting Firm. Christian sits on the advisory board for WeForest (www.weforest.org), and is working to help them with their goal to plant 20 million square kilometers of forest.

His most recent endeavour is the launch of the permaculture communities first crowd funding portal WeTheTrees.com. Launched in July of 2012, WeTheTrees provides a unique way for the permaculture community to easily and joyfully fundraise to make their permaculture dreams come true.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Christian spends about half his time in SE Asia and half in the USA. After hosting Geoff Lawton at the Panya Project, and building the Panya Project into a thriving example of Permaculture in Thailand, Christian has begun teaching. He is a natural builder, a food forest enthusiast, a musician, a certified educator and has extensive knowledge of tropical permaculture systems. He has taught permaculture in Thailand, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and the United States.

He also loves a good durian, a hot sweat in the sauna, and the occasional chance to relax in a hammock!

Summer Internship at Higher Elevation Permaculture

We're looking for four apprentices for the summer at our permaculture project in the Tetons, USA.

Earthship Volunteer Opportunity

Higher Elevation Permaculture, in Teton Valley Idaho, is building an earthship. Come and help!

Seeds of Permaculture, A tropical documentary

We are trying to raise the final production costs for a HIGHEST quality permaculture documentary that will be given away for free.

WeTheTrees.com Permaculture Crowdfunding Site

In case you haven't seen it, WeTheTrees is now functional, and looking for campaigns.

Our summer thusfar in Missouri

This is an post from my bride-to-be taiga about what we are up to in Missouri.

Panya's Fundraiser

Raising money for a new movie on Permaculture in the Tropics and for the construction of a new teaching facility at Panya.

Sarangani Reforestation Moves Ahead: Press Release

Press in the Philippines and elsewhere are printing this news release about the reforestation project in the Sarangani area.

Summer Pig Project

Taiga and I have undertaken a project to raise three pigs for meat this summer. Just yesterday the three little porkers made their debut to their new pen.

Reforesting the Sarangani Forest in Philippines

Here is the job that I am working on currently. Very exciting. Reforesting southern Philippines. Starting with 3000Ha

Volunteer opportunity in Taiwan

A great place in taiwan needs permaculture volunteers. They can pay your room and board.