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Earth Action Mentor is a community collaborative dedicated to furthering permaculture principles and practices.  We are working towards bringing permaculture to the forefront of people's actions and awareness through multiple avenues of mentorship.  Our team is dedicated to enhancing the permaculture commons through permaculture mentoring, community inspiration and direct application.  All of the proceeds of EarthActionMentor, beyond operating expenses, will go towards permaculture aid projects around the world.  Please support Earth Action Mentor!

Staff Biographies:
Doniga Markegard
Susan Osofsky
Ethan Roland
Lydia Puhak
Aaron Rourke

Here are some of our contributors.  The list will continue grow in numbers and diversity of contributors.  Stay tuned for more EarthActionMentor collaborations!






Peninsula Permaculture

EarthActionMentor.org is made possible by the generous support of our donors. 
Peninsula Permaculture is a project of Conexions: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future, a 501c3 nonprofit.

Gaia U

Gaia University

EarthActionMentor is a pathway for the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design.  We provide distance learning so that anyone can have access to advanced mentoring in permaculture.  Gaia University guarantees entrance into their degree programs for those who have taken part in advanced mentoring through EarthActionMentor and the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design.  Contact Gaia University if you want to get your degree through EarthActionMentor.org!

Ethan Roland and Appleseed Permaculture

Thanks to Ethan Roland for writing and compiling valuable content from various permaculture experts from around the world to post on EarthActionMentor.  Other contributions:  Hand-drawn landscape design for website header.

Benjamin Fahrer and Permaculture First Responder

Thanks to Benjamin Fahrer for writing and compiling valuable content from various permaculture experts from around the world to post on EarthActionMentor.  Other contributions:  Permaculture Garden Looking Out over Big Sur photo on website header.



  Mike Kresky and Effigy Arts

  Contributions: EarthActionMentor logo and various art work



Toby Hemenway and Pattern Literacy



Thanks to Toby for allowing EarthActionMentor to post original articles and content.  Toby Hemenway is the author of Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, for the last six years the best-selling permaculture book in the world, now in a revised, expanded second edition. He lectures and teaches permaculture courses wherever he is asked. His website is http://patternliteracy.com




 Starhawk

 Thanks to Starhawk for her willingness to contribute valuable content to EarthActionMentor.




Special Guest contributors include Brock Dolman, Sepp Holzer, Karen Harwell, Andy Webster, Sky Snyder, Warren Brush, Andrew Langford, Penny Livingston-Stark, Kat Steele, Stella, Mark Krawczyk, Erik Markegard and the list will continue.....

Special thanks goes out to John and Kimberly Gallagher for their insight and inspiration.  John and Kimberly started HerbMentor.com to educate and inspire people about medicinal and edible herbs. 

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