Biography

I've been interested in Permaculture since 2005. I took the PDC in 2007 and acted as the Permaculture Association's Learning Coordinator from 2009-2017. I have collaborated extensively with permaculture educators in Britain and across Europe, having helped to secure funding for, and coordinate the EPT project. I am a member of the Association's Education Working Group.

I live in a co-housing community in suburban Leeds called LILAC (Low Impact Living Affordable Community). The homes are of strawbale construction and the site features numerous ecological features such as renewable energy, SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System), edible landscaping etc. The community uses a pioneering financial model called MHOS (Mutual Home Ownership), a hub-and-spokes governance structure and a formal consensus decision-making process.
 

Teaching experience

I have been teaching on permaculture courses since 2009. I now mainly teach PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) and advanced design courses, as well as acting as a diploma tutor. I regularly teach in Leeds and Nottingham, and have taught in Denmark, Spain and Ukraine. I have taught on over 20 PDCs.
 

Qualifications/Training

2015 Diploma Tutor Training (Permaculture Association)

2015 Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design (Permaculture Association)

2015 Level 2 Counselling skills (Swarthmore Centre)

2011 PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) (Brighton Friends' Centre)

2011 MSc Architecture: Advanced Environmenal & Energy Studies (Centre for Alternative Technology/University of East London)

2010 Permaculture Training of Teachers (Small Planet)

2010 Permaculture Training of Teachers (Designed Visions)

2009 Level 2 Horticulture (RHS)

2000 BSc (Hons) Computing (Leeds Metropolitan University)