Christos Karystinos was born in the island of Evia in the middle of Greece and gratuated as an Electrical Engineer in National Technical University of Athens. His fields of work vary from Appropriate Technology, Social Permaculture, Permaculture Education and Permaculture Design.
He has experience in the research and implementation of Appropriate Technologies for Mediterranean climates like PVs, Solar & Hybrid Autonomous Home Systems, Solar Cooking and Solar Drying. He has experience in Social Permaculture as a consultant and designer in NGOs and grassroots organizations, specialized in Sociocracy, Facilitacion of groups and project management. His work in Permaculture Education started in 2018 inspired by the work of Alfred Decker and his teacher Rosemary Marrow and he started giving PDCs and smaller courses in Greece. He also works as a permaculture designer and implements permaculture with/in various projects around Greece through the organization Evolving Cycles.
His inspiration was his life in the sustainable living educational center Sunseed Desert Technology in Spain where he worked as Appropriate Technology Coordinator and his stay in Lakabe ecovillage, experiencing the potential of both social and land-based permaculture. He also draws inspiration by his co-practitioners and teachers Tina Lymberis, Christos Kontomanos, Guiseppe Sannicandro and everyday permaculturists in Greece.
He is member of Yes2Sustainability network, a network of young people promoting ecovillage life and education on community living.