I am an ecological builder, designer, educator, land consultant and farmer. For the last 25 years I have been working to help restore and build mutually beneficial relationships in culture and the natural world. I have worked with a wide diversity of organizations, institutes, clients and non-profits in creating models of alternative ways to produce food and live together. In building ecological landscapes and advocating for responsible land stewardship it is imperative to also address the social structures they support in order for these new systems to work. This relationship between the built environment and the social is at the forefront of my current investigation and inquiry.

In addressing sustenance and perennial polycultural food production, I have travelled and worked internationally in 7 different countries learning from cultures in which innovative designs are constantly being created. I received my TAGARI teachers registration from Bill Mollison in 2007 and have facilitated over a dozen PDC courses and trainings from 2007-2012.

I was delegate of international gatherings such as SLOW Foods' Terra Madre in 2006 an 2008, as well as the International Permaculture Convergence 9 in Malawi Africa. These meetings along with regional convergences and conferences Bioneers (since 1997) and Eco-farm have educated me extensively to the issues and solutions we face as a culture.

I co-founded Top Leaf Farms in 2016 to re-wild our urban centers through designing and building living systems in the San Francisco Bay area. I work with developers and urban dwellers build and retrofit landscapes in order to produce food and grow an urban food forest.

Cornerstone Farms

Cornerstone Farms is a farming project with a vision of restoring social and ecological health through regenerative agriculture.

Insights and Observations. Seed Saving and Sharing

I have been on the road for the last 3 months traveling with a band of musicians, sharing seeds and ideas as we have now crossed 19 borders and played 48 shows in 9 different countries. Insights now becoming writings.

Esalen Permaculture Design Course

A two Month Resident Program in Central California at the Esalen Institute which celebrates it's 50th year in 2012 and is considered the birthplace of the modern human potential movement

Convergences,350 and Permaculture Teacher Training;A brief from the field

Great activities abound this spring in California. Including A seven day training at the Esalen Institute with Kat Steele and my self Benjamin Fahrer

USA Permaculture Guild Network

This is a listing e of all the amazing permaculture guilds throughout the United States. As we grow this resource we aim to build a stronger webs linking this incredible community.

2011 Convergences in the USA and Beyond

Trying to compile a list of convergences. If you have any additionas plese contact me. Most are in the US and the IPC10. I know there are many more, be great to see how many of us are gathering!

PDC Courses off to good start in 2011

Brief personal report on month long course in Costa Rica and 13 day course in Northern California.