L. Santoyo, an ecological designer, land use planner and business consultant. Santoyo is among the most experienced Permaculture Designers and Educators in the US and has taught environmental design at colleges and universities nationwide including UC Berkeley and California State PolyTechnic University. First mentored by Bill Mollison in the mid 80's, Larry went on to teach design courses with Mollison till the mid 90's in the US and in Australia.
Santoyo is an ex-lawman (and an ex-outlaw!), he retired from public service to homestead in the Great Northwest. Since 1989, Santoyo has helped to initiate Permaculture Guilds from Bellingham, Washington south to San Diego, California. For over twenty years, L. Santoyo has assisted private individuals in the design and construction of "Home Ecosystems" and has assisted companies in developing industrial ecologies and sustainable business practices.
Santoyo is now settled on California's Central Coast, with an office in Los Angeles, from where he works with his "Back to the City Permaculture" team with projects in New York City and regularly scheduled courses in Los Angeles.
Among a variety of projects in various stages of development, L. Santoyo is writing his long-awaited book "Permaculture for Humanity," that details his innovative applications of Permaculture Design Principles to community economic development strategies.
L. Santoyo is Vice President of the Permaculture Institute (USA), Co-director of The Terra Foundation, and is the founder of the MicroVillage Network.
