I had been reading and hearing about permaculture for several years but hadn’t taken much action in applying it to my life and the land I live on. Since taking Javan’s beginners’ workshop, I have already mapped out our land using his zoning technique and am feeling a hundred times more creative, observant, and prepared to make a real land use plan. Using simple exercises, Javan puts permaculture completely within reach of a person with very little background in agriculture, and in the same course can challenge the most experienced producer to think critically about the living systems they produce within. Time well spent!