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Justin Henson
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Joined:
17/06/2018
Location:
Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
Climate Zone:
Wet Tropical
Gender:
Male
Web site:
https://web.facebook.com/EcoHeroesDeLaTierra/





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About Justin Henson

Justin Henson has the experience and expertise that are rarely found in just one person. He has been to 11 different countries and speaks 3 languages, including Mandarin, English and Spanish. His great experience and diverse specializations have allowed him to work in several coveted projects with world leaders in their industries. Originally from Houston, Texas, USA, Justin earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Later, he worked in the financial industry with the largest homebuilder in the United States, Centex. After a successful career in Finance, Justin decided to follow his passion for computers, working for some of the largest computer companies in the world with Dell and IBM. After dealing with a very difficult year due to the 2008 financial crisis, Justin once again decided to make the biggest career change of his life, moving to Taiwan to teach English to Taiwanese children. In Taiwan he received a full scholarship to study intensive Mandarin and a Master's Degree in Organic Agriculture from National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. It was during this time that Justin discovered the Permaculture and Bioconstruction, and after completing a year of intensive Mandarin, decided to return to the United States and continue his passion for Permaculture and Bioconstruction.


After returning to the United States, Justin quickly became involved in several permaculture projects and was accepted by the world-famous sustainable home builder, Earthship Biotecture, for an internship. Later the founder and owner of Earthship, Michael Reynolds, proposed the idea of developing a campaign raising funds for a sustainable construction project in Guatemala working with the non-profit organization called LONG WAY HOME, to build a completely sustainable house for the indigenous Mayan families of Guatemala.

His projects, "Bottle Buildings and Bamboo Bicycles in Guatemala" and "Educating our Children for the Future", was a great success and he raised about $5,600USD to build a fully sustainable house for the indigenous Mayas. This project had a tremendous effect for Justin and he decided to stay in Guatemala and continue working with Non-Profit LONG WAY HOME in order to continue their work with the Mayan indigenous communities.

After working in Guatemala for one year, Justin worked in Chalmita, Mexico in an eco-village to strengthen his practice in permaculture, and later he went to Costa Rica to study and receive his Permaculture Design Certificate from the world-renowned professors of Permaculture Stephen Brooks and Itai Dolev Hauben of the Punta Mona Center of Regenerative Design and Botanical Studies.

Due to his intensive experience in bioconstruction he was later invited to Iquitos, Peru by Paititi Institute to help in the construction of new buildings in its center. Justin later moved to the Peruvian Amazon where he now owns and operates his company, Eco-Héroes De La Tierra. He works as a permaculture consultant and consults with Peruvian company Reforesta Peru which focuses on large-scale reforestation in Peru.

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My Permaculture Qualifications
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Permaculture Design Certificate Course
Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course
Verifying teacher: Stephen Brooks
Other Teachers: Itai Dolev Hauben, Sarah Marie Wu
Location: Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design and Botanical Studies, Costa Rica
Date: Jan 2014
Other course unverified
Earthship Biotecture
Type: Internship
Verifying teacher: Michael Reynolds
Other Teachers: Phil Basehart
Location: Taos, New Mexico, USA
Date: Oct 2012
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Climate Zones
Justin Henson has permaculture experience in:
Warm Temperate
Sub tropical
Wet/Dry Tropical
Wet Tropical
Dry Tropical

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