Rising Roots is a permaculture design collective. We are an open collaboration platform for projects aimed at revitalizing the relationship between humans and the natural world, growing plants to meet peoples' needs outside of the current economic and social paradigm, and regenerating ecology.
We offer
-site analysis and assessment
-soil sampling and testing
-plant layout and whole systems design
-organic soil and compost building
-planting and garden care
-raised bed and greenhouse construction
-collaborative design facilitation
Ryan Rising is a community organizer, permaculture educator, and direct action advocate based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Ryan focuses on creating community access to land for local food growing and regenerative living - connecting people back to the land base to create what we need to sustain ourselves. After starting Rising Roots Permaculture and designing for homes and farms on the east coast, Ryan moved to California where he became involved with urban social movements to create autonomous community spaces. Ryan is a skilled facilitator with experience in consensus building, collaborative groups, and decision-making assemblies; and has taught permaculture and related subjects at various design courses, intensives, and workshops in the United States and Central America. Ryan is also a drummer and percussionist and writer for independent media.
Contact Ryan: RootsRhizing@gmail.com
Meagan Lynch is an artist of the natural and abstract, and enjoys cooking healthy and delicious meals for her friends and family. She studied plant and soil sciences, herbal medicine, small business management, and social psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
You can reach us at: RisingRootsDesign@gmail.com
