Silvia DiBlasio

Permaculture Womens Guild

Vancouver, Canada. Silvia specializes in inner and social permaculture and is also a passionate practitioner, instructor and advocate for food sovereignty and disaster preparedness/planning.

Women in Permaculture: Why should you learn permaculture from women?

Permaculture Womens Guild

By Silvia Di Blasio “I raise up my voice — not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” ―Malala Yousafzai There are many great women in the permaculture movement: they are pioneers like Rosemary Morrow who works with refugees and vulnerable communities; community warriors like Pandora Thomas, founder of Black Permaculture Network; legends like Penny Livingston from the regenerative design institute; writers and practitioners of other arts like Starhawk who helped bringing back good Earth-centered spiritual wisdom and has been an activist all her life or…