Co-instructors - Cascadia Permaculture

Carol Burton is the Director of Permaculture Education with Urban Harvest Houston, Texas.

Carol Burton brings over 20 years of leadership in school and community garden education. A Certified Permaculture Designer and Consultant, she received the Garden Club of America’s Elizabeth Hull Abernathy Award for outstanding contributions to youth environmental education. She co-authored the Urban Harvest School Garden Guide, a key resource for educators and community growers.

Carol leads the Urban Harvest Permaculture Design Certification Program—one of the region’s longest-running PDCs—supporting hundreds of graduates in gaining practical skills, ecological literacy, and confidence in regenerative design.

She empowers community activists and emerging leaders to design their futures through a whole-systems approach to regenerative living. Carol also co-facilitates the Advanced Permaculture Teacher Training with Jude Hobbs of Cascadia Permaculture, helping educators deepen their craft and impact.Her teaching offers a grounded, community-driven path to sustainable living. Permaculture – Urban Harvest

Rico Zook has been a Permaculture designer, consultant and educator for the past 25 years working with private individuals, farmers, villagers and local organizations in India, Cambodia, northern New Mexico, the middle-east and other parts of the world. This work focuses on assisting all levels of our global community to create culturally and environmentally appropriate life systems that are resilient and regenerative. He has also worked with local and indigenous cultures to help preserve traditional knowledge and technologies while adapting to and becoming active members of our rapidly globalizing world. With work in different climates and cultures, Rico has established himself as one of the new leaders and innovators in Permaculture worldwide. Rico can be found online at www.i-permaculture.org and www.permacultureintl.com