Native San Franciscan city boy with an environmentalist twist. Applied Art&Design univ degree which led me into a career in Graphic Design < www.swirlspace.com/design >, which led me to create a Hemp Clothing line in 2000 < www.swirlspace.com >, which led me to Urban Sustainability non-profit work which led me to (Urban) Permaculture.

In 2004 I took my first "Intro to Permaculture" course in San Francisco and several workshops with Greywater, cob, and more. I finally had time to complete my first PDC in Feb 2012 from RDI in California (12-month course started in 2011)... Simultaneously organized a PDC intensive in Mexico which i sat thru in March 2012. This connected me to some ongoing projects and see there is a demand for Permaculture in Mexico but not enough learning opportunities. So i hope to organize more ocurses at various locations throughout central mexico.

I've been contracted to work on a PermaCULTURE project with the Huichol indigenous people in Mexico drylands < www.TheHuicholCenter.org > This project encompasses many of my diverse skills and interests: Permaculture, Event organization, EcoBusiness Development, Design (Graphics, Web), Mexico & Spanish, Indigenous culture... We have 2 backyard garden sites with poultry and (soon) rabbits, and a 3 hectacre farm site currently in design phase. So much to learn with traditional farmers while sharing Permaculture ideas and philosophy!