Graham Burnett founded Spiralseed in 2001 and is the author of Permaculture: A Beginners Guide, The Vegan Book of Permaculture and Forest gardening a Beginners Guide. He teaches permaculture and works with projects and organizations including Comic Relief, Capital Growth, Bioregional, Naturewise, OrganicLea, Birmingham Decoy, Trust Links, Green Adventure, the Vegan Organic Network, Thrive, Ars Terra (Los Angeles), Ekosense EcoVillage (Croatia) as well as a number of Transition Town initiatives. As well as cultivating his own garden and allotments, Graham contributes to publications as diverse as Positive News, The Sunday Times, Permaculture Magazine, Permaculture Activist, New Leaves, The Raven, Growing Green, Funky Raw, The Vegan and The Idler, and is currently writing 'Make Compost Not War', a guide to creating vegan organic regenerative gardens and community spaces. He also plays the guitar and likes jazz, punk rock, and any other music that has a heart!
William Faith completed his certification in permaculture design at the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm in Summertown, TN in 2006, shortly after which he co-founded Ars Terra, a sustainable homestead project in Palmdale, CA, where he taught several permaculture courses and workshops before moving to Chicago, where he co-founded the Chicagoland Permaculture Guild in 2012, and has given many presentations on permaculture at colleges, universities, eco/green fairs and festivals and private events, also giving several radio interviews on the subject. 2015 heralded the birth of Genius Loci Permaculture, a full-service Design, Build and Education firm.
Bob Hattier has been installing solar electric systems since 2002. His experience ranges from small off-grid systems to multi megawatt utility scale projects. Bob currently trains electricians, electrical inspectors, firefighters, educators and the general public on all aspects of renewable energy and energy storage. He is dedicated to the sustainable growth of the renewable energy industry by providing training focused on safety, efficiency and productivity.
Heather Patrick is Co-Founder of Wild Earth Farm & Sanctuary. Heather grew up passionate for taking care of plants and animals on her family's organic farm and small animal sanctuary in Pennsylvania. She has spent years living abroad in Africa, Asia, and Central America, studying sustainable agriculture and working with various nonprofit animal protection and social justice organizations. Heather holds a Permaculture Design Certificate from Spiralseed.
Joe Kilcoyne is a Co-founder of Wild Earth Farm & Sanctuary. He runs business projects at Wild Earth Farm LLC, including Vegan PDCs. He holds permaculture design certificates from Midwest Permaculture and Spiralseed, and he holds an Advanced Permaculture Design certificate from Great Lakes Permaculture Design Collaborative. Joe helped co-run Second Wind CSA, a 65-share CSA and market vegetable farm business located in the Hudson Valley that is not only certified organic, but also has been no-till for over 20 years. Joe interned with Lee Reich at his farmden and has attended courses by Dave Jacke, Jodi Roebuck and Mark Shepard. He believes plants are a major part in working to heal ourselves and the earth. He can be found walking in fields and forests discussing voluntary relationships and a future based on community building and joy.
Anna Durrett is passionate about farming, cooking, and all things nature. It all started for Anna in her mother’s garden and on her grandparents’ farm. She helped co-run Second Wind CSA, a 65-share CSA and market vegetable farm business in the Hudson Valley that’s no-till and certified organic. She holds a Permaculture Design Certificate from Spiralseed. She attended a permaculture teacher training course with Pandora Thomas and Lisa DePiano. Anna interned with Lee Reich at his farmden. She has attended several farming conferences, and she has worked on Wild Earth farm spaces, community gardens, and personal gardens. Her favorite edible plants are okra, dandelions, maypops, and chestnuts, and she loves seed swapping.
Christina Verna is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute and a chef in New York City. Drawing from her Italian American heritage, she is committed to providing nourishing, plant-based meals that promote health and wellness. She loves using fresh seasonal, organic and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.