I have been institutional gardening for School Districts in the San Diego area for about 15 years. Conventional gardening has always seemed quite an inefficient use of resources and counter-intuitive to my observations of nature. I discovered the world of Permaculture about 6 months ago and can't learn fast enough for my insatiable appetite. Its like scratching an itch. I am excited about gardening all over again. My wife and I are looking to buy a property to start a modest Permaculture homestead in north San Diego County.