Speaking · Podcasts · Focus groups
Urban desert permaculture, from someone doing it.
I grow food, harvest water and build self-sufficient community in the Sonoran Desert — through Permascaping, Homegrown and Fertile Grounds. If you’re programming a conference, booking a podcast, or recruiting for a paid focus group, I’d like to hear about it.
What I talk about
Growing food in the desert
What actually survives a Phoenix summer, and the planting decisions that make or break a desert garden.
Water where there isn’t any
Rainwater harvesting, greywater and earthworks for the Desert Southwest, including what the rules really say.
Food forests over lawns
Replacing turf with something that feeds people, and why the economics work better than they look.
Building soil from caliche
Sheet mulching, fungal life and turning hardpan into ground that holds water.
Re-villaging
Neighbourhood-scale food networks, shared labour, and what self-sufficient community looks like in a suburb.
Nonprofit & business models
Running a 501(c)(3) and a landscaping practice that pay for the work instead of depending on grants alone.
Invite me
Prefer email? All my contact details are here.