Bill Mollison - (1928-2016) - Co-Founder

Bruce Charles “Bill” Mollison set the field of permaculture in motion, from co-originating permaculture itself with David Holmgren to co-founding the Permaculture Institute, Inc., with Scott Pittman. The whole of the permaculture community is indebted to Bill for the legacy he left behind and the lineage he began. Author of multiple books, his tome, Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual, is unsurpassed to this day. Bill was the recipient of the international Right Livelihood Award in 1981, among other awards, and filmed the renowned Global Gardener television series. While unconventional and sometimes crude, his wild wisdom continues to create incredibly positive change all over the Earth today.

other team members

  • Raleigh Barnes

    Raleigh Barnes is a lifelong gardener who’s been planting with his father, mother and sister since he was 6 years old. With over three decades of gardening in Texas, Hawaii, Costa Rica and mostly subtropical Florida, Raleigh is a dynamic gardener whose organic principles stretch far beyond industry standards. Deeply rooted in permaculture, organic gardening,…
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  • Ros McCann

    Ros is a Sustainable Communities Professor at Utah State University (USU) where she conducts and publishes research on the permaculture movement, leads the USU permaculture initiative, and teaches permaculture design.
    about Ros

  • Jason Gerhardt

    Jason serves as Director of the Permaculture Institute, Inc., and is sought out for his design and education approach that equips people around the world to lead in their own communities.
    about Jason