I am a permaculture designer, educator, and farmer based in Pennsylvania in the United States. I got into permaculture by way of organic farming, and I've lived and worked on organic farms and at a permaculture education center in Southeast Asia. I have lived in multiple countries - Sweden, Thailand, China, Australia, The Bahamas - practicing permaculture in different climates and cultures and learning so much along the way.
My wife and I returned to the US in 2015 and now run Hundred Fruit Farm together - our 10 acre permaculture farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. We have an orchard-silvopasture system in which we have a flock of laying hens and Babydoll Southdown sheep that graze throughout our orchard and across the whole farm. We specialize in growing unusual fruits and berries, all of which we grow without any sprays whatsoever. We grow currants, blueberries, gooseberries, elderberries, honeyberries, Asian persimmons, hybrid persimmons, jujubes, cornelian cherries, pears, apples, and - probably our largest and most well-known crop - pawpaws! We also have a small on-site nursery in which we propagate and sell many of the plants that we grow here. We are also in the process of designing a strawbale house that we will be building here on the farm within the next few years.
In addition to helping run our farm, I also work full-time as permaculture designer and consultant. I have completed dozens of permaculture designs for clients in the upper Mid-Atlantic region in which I specialize - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. I enjoy working with people helping them realize the potential of the spaces they inhabit and opening their eyes to the many possibilities for the various fruits, nuts, herbs, native plants, animal systems, and other elements they can cultivate and integrate as a part of a diverse agro-ecosystem.
I have been teaching permaculture for many years now and have been the lead teacher and organizer on our annual permaculture design courses, which we be hosting here for the 10th time this coming January. I am committed to growing our local permaculture community and connecting with people practicing permaculture in our area.