TAKING ACTION: From the Margins to the Mainstream
A Talk by Bob Randall , Peter Bane , Jane Hayes , Joe Nisbett , Koreen Brennan and Paula Westmoreland
About this Talk
A brief overview of the pattern languaging involved in mainstreaming and a tour of the Houston Food Sovereignty and Accessibility Project and other case studies.
About The Speakers
Year Round Gardening
I have an MA and Ph.D. in Food Systems Anthropology and Permaculture Diplomas in Site Design and Education. My life work has been in understanding how people interact with their food systems and how to change these systems for the better. Since 2018, I have been Board Secretary for the Permaculture Institute of North America.
Executive Director, PINA
Designer, teacher, journalist, publisher, trustee, author, administrator, photographer, cistern-maker, tree planter, natural builder, ecovillage founder, consultant to cities and colleges, delegate to Intl. Pc Convergences since 1991, diplomate, farmer, grandfather, Peter Bane has paid his dues.
Garden Jane
Permaculture designer, community developer and educator; Investing in impactful urban agriculture, social permaculture edge work, and economic opportunities around permaculture practitioners and projects; Practicing in the Greater Toronto Area for most of ~25 years. MES, BA, PDC
Joe Nisbett is a permaculture consultant and the founder of the Permaculture Tigers Student Association at Auburn University with master's degrees in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture.
Ecological Design
Paula Westmoreland is a permaculture designer, agroecologist, teacher, activist, and writer who started Ecological Design in 2000, co-founded Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate and developed the Natural Capital Plant Database. Over the last 20 years she has designed and helped transition hundreds of places including regenerative agriculture farms, public spaces, campuses, urban farms and backyards.