Inspired by permaculture and concerned about the imminent crises of the planet, Sarah left Seattle and a ten-year career in business consulting … Read More

Jan Smith was born in 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana with an upbringing steeped in social activism, art, music, and culture. Jan’s … Read More

Brenton Kelly was born in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia. By his first birthday he saw the peaceful liberation and birth of the nation of Zambia … Read More

Sasha Rabin has been practicing natural building as well as teaching it since 2002, when she began her building career with an … Read More

In 2013 John left his job as a coral farmer seeking a more fulfilling life helping people build shelter for themselves He spent the … Read More

Growing up in the Bay Area on the traditional homelands of the Chochenyo Ohlone people, Molly was immersed in the art, politics, and … Read More

Natalie Bartlett has spent the last 15 years of her life deeply immersed in land-based culture and has a passion for learning the music … Read More

Brendan is an outdoorsman who has spent his life fishing, hunting, making, and turning over rocks all over California’s wild lands … Read More

Marta grew up with a love of trees and wild places, and a fascination with the dark fecundity and mysterious denizens of peat bogs and … Read More

Carson Zakarian Cash is a young person and farmer who is trying to make sense of the world. She grew up in the Santa Cruz mountains … Read More

As a millennial coming of age in a troubling social and ecological landscape, Alex became a seeker of meaning and alternative paradigms … Read More

Jack Thrift is dedicated to building mutually beneficial relationships with our environment and he strives to nurture and restore … Read More

Jenya has focused on regenerating ecologies for a decade. In college she studied theories of religion, decolonialism, and … Read More

Ryan grew up in south eastern Minnesota and for twenty-some years managed to put up with the humidity, mosquitoes, and six … Read More

Sue Blackshear has spent her life as an artist, educator and political activist, largely in New Orleans, Alabama and Iowa, with time in … Read More

Steve became involved with Quail Springs before it was even Quail Springs, coming to the neighboring canyon as a counselor for … Read More

Lexi is led in her work by her belief that communities should direct their own futures, her love of this natural world, and the power of … Read More

Laine holds degrees in wildlife biology and literature, & is published in both fields. Relishing the insights gained from the interplay of such … Read More

Jen Schlaich has a degree in Environmental Studies from UCSB, earned a Community Herbalist Certification from … Read More

Sasha Rabin has been practicing natural building as well as teaching it since 2002, when she began her building career with an … Read More

Growing up farming in a remote mountain valley in British Columbia, Canada, Susan’s early years were steeped in discussions … Read More