I have no background in Permaculture, I work for a Civil Engineering Company.
I came to discover Permaculture by accident. I was wanting to start a garden, and wanted to do it "Organically". Which eventually lead me to Permaculture.
My wife & I own property that I have begun to establish as Permaculture. So we're just starting out by planting fruit trees and fruit bushes and attempting to create guilds.