Testimonials

  • You have helped me move on to the next stage of saying 'thank you' to our Mother Earth.
  • Thank you so much for all of your hard work and taking your time to help us with the permaculture design for our yard. We are both so excited to have this design from you and your team. We are looking forward to slowly but surely implementing the ideas into our yard over time. 

  • Both of us have looked at the layout and have no further changes. It is exactly what we had envisioned and feel very supported and excited to begin this next phase. We want to thank you so much for your expertise and we would love to update you on our progress. Also, if there is anything further that we can do to help for your class, we would love to help in any way we can.

  • Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
    I have been using sinuous beds in my designs for the last few years, it is
    very gratifying to see that there is someone else out there thinking the same
    thoughts.
    I am in Australia and look forward to reading through your articles.
    again, thankyou.

    -- Sara Gormley O'Brien, Central Victoria

  • "This class made me more aware of the usage of space and how to incorporate plants together." –Student, El Dorado

  • Instructor was very competent and enthusiastic, very supportive. Thanks!

    --Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

  • Great Class! Learned a lot - opens new doors.

    --Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

  • Ben is very knowledgeable and a great communicator.

    --Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

  • I've never had such big tomato plants as I have this year in the ragweed sheet-mulch you built.  The pepper plants are the size of bushes.

  • "It's amazing how much more food you get from your little garden than I do from my big one." - Charlene Osman, fellow market gardener

  • "Ben is very knowledgeable.  He is very enthusiastic with the info!" –Student, El Dorado

  • "Ben was very informative and enthusiastic!" –Student, El Dorado

  • "Ben was great!  He was passionate and knowledgeable about his topic.  He also allowed for answering questions and interacting with each other." –Student, El Dorado

  • "I enjoyed learning about 'stacked functions,' sector analysis, optimizing my boundary, shade houses and glass houses, the function and importance of mulch, and swales." –Student, El Dorado

  • "The class was much more informative than I anticipated." –Student, Emporia