Michelle Häuptli
Growing up between Switzerland and the Philippines has immersed me in two vastly different cultures, allowing me to broaden my understanding of various social/economic and cultural values. Much of my life has been spent travelling and it was during my solo-travels through Central America, India and South East Asia I really started to observe my environment with a different perspective. I began to question myself: where does my ‘waste’ end up or where does the water I drink come from etc.? The answers to these questions came along beautiful motorbike rides through the jungle passing degraded barren landscapes or diving along pristine coral reefs fishing out the occasional diaper and plastic wrappings.

The first time I came in touch with permaculture was at a water-temple in Indonesia. That is when my interest in permaculture began and I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. I believe that the principles of permaculture aren’t only applicable in nature or agriculture but also in social or economic systems and are in interdependent relation to each other.

After several years as a social worker and dealing with all kinds of homo sapiens, time has come to integrate focus on to the most crucial planetary framework. It’s time for me to synergize the social components with the ecological aspects, as they have never been separated from each other.

I’m excited to immerse myself into an environment of regenerative agri- and human culture, creating resilient interconnections, acquiring new skills and improving the old ones while generating a profound understanding of the cosmos of the very creature we walk on.