Bonita has an M.A. in Holistic Health Education from John F. Kennedy University in California, and a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from Queen's University in Canada. She has led workshops and groups worldwide for over eight years, including in Budapest, Soweto, Port-au-Prince, San Francisco, Seattle, New Mexico, Vermont, Toronto, Ottawa and Perth. In her workshops and individual coaching, she blends permaculture, Nonviolent Communication, and body-centred learning. Bonita is passionate about personal, social and ecological transformation.

Bonita is co-founder of the Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario (www.eonpermaculture.ca) and Transition Perth (www.transitionperth.ca). In spring 2011, she will be volunteering with AMURT in Haiti, training some of their staff and local leaders to give 1-day permaculture trainings in their communities.

For more info about Bonita and her work, visit: www.eco-logicalsolutions.com or www.eonpermaculture.ca