I love plants. I love making homes for them and I love hanging around them. 

I am a very experienced international speaker, and have taught hundreds of classes and workshops. I am a  pioneer in permaculture education in the US. Bill Stein and I  founded and were the  original editors of the Drylands Permaculture newsletter,which later became the Permaculture Drylands Journal.

I have  studied with Australian ecologist, eco designer, and all around character Bill Mollison, who created permaculture as an interdisciplinary approach to land use and community development. I have had the good fortune to also study with Tom Ward, David Bainbridge, Barbara Kerr, Sally Fallon, Elaine Ingham, Rosalind Creasy, Robert Kouric, and Joel Salatin

Besides being a Permaculture Designer and Teacher since 1987, I have been a Master Gardener since 1988. I have created and implemented permaculture designs on properties from 40 acres to 1/4 acre.

Since 1980, I have been a member of the Arizona Solar Action Team traveling around the state of Arizona conducting Passive Solar Greenhouse Workshops. I have  taught the  Passive Solar Greenhouse slideshow at AZ state Master Gardener Conferences, as well as many Master Gardener classes, and Permaculture classes. I am working on a Passive Solar Greenhouse book with her Solar Action Teammates, Joe Costion and Em Vardaman.

Life has been exciting. I have been involved in the rebirth of strawbale building since 1987, and has taught passive solar building design at straw bale workshops for many years.

My love is trees, particularly rare fruit trees, and I have planted 1000s of trees. I was  previous director of Cochise County (Arizona) Global Relief. I have  helped several cities create tree protection ordinances, and was instrumental in starting Chico CA's Tree Action.

I am a member of the California Native Plant Society, NAFEX North American Fruit Explorers, California Rare Fruit Growers and Bioneers.

People tell me that my classes are well organized, practical, and high energy. I am now organizing another trip to Mexico with other permaculturists to teach Permaculture.

I  lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the early 1970's where I started a natural foods cafe called the Country Kitchen (now Harry's Roadhouse). I  built a little greenhouse outside the cafe, where my partners and I  grew the cafe's tomatoes and greens. To this day, I refuse to  eat corporate tastless tomatoes. I also lived for 25 years in the high desert town of Bisbee, Arizona. "Wherever you live, make water catchments and plant trees."