Jason Gerhardt

Jason Gerhardt

Permaculture teacher, designer. Jason Gerhardt has professionally applied ecological design for over 15 years from hyper-arid deserts to lush temperate forests to dense urban centers. He applies a keen study of ecosystems, human culture, and design to this blog.

An Unlikely Journey to Permaculture: we all have a story, and why it matters

An Unlikely Journey to Permaculture: we all have a story, and why it matters

A couple years ago I had a conversation with a woman who started a phenomenal affordable housing program in Utah using education and natural building as her means. I asked about the story of how she got there. Was she in construction? Was she an educator? She was a mortgage officer for a bank. She got tired of turning people down who didn’t qualify for a home loan due to low income, and knew personally what it was like to not have a consistent home as a child growing up in Cincinnati.

Jason GerhardtAn Unlikely Journey to Permaculture: we all have a story, and why it matters
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