purpose

Restoring ecosystems and communities by offering caretaking in many forms.

earth benders, is a queer & disabled led regenerative caretaking cooperative rooted in ancestral practices.

We offer permaculture designs, death, holistic hardscaping, forest and garden care. Cultivating a culture centered in reciprocity, connection, and repair.

Recognizing that social and environmental justice are deeply linked we are devoted to decolonizing our relationship with the land and each other. We are building a future grounded in resilience, belonging, and ecological balance - one garden, one home, and one season at a time.

Core Team

  • Bear | They/Them

    co-founder

    Bear, an earth activist born from the salt lake valley, is a shepherd who loves spending time in the pasture singing to their sheep. They have received their permaculture design certificate through OSU and is finishing their education through a PINA program called Earth Activist Training for Advanced PDC & Regenerative Land Management Diploma. Weaving community into ecosystems with permaculture, and art is their passion.

  • Dawny | He/Him

    co-founder

    Dawny combines technology and nature to guide his work at earth benders, including community care, disability justice, & ancestral knowledge. He weaves our systems, finance, and operational needs into a functional ecosystem. Dawny is a down-to-earth shepherd that can often be found creating melodies at his piano.

  • Natalie | She/Her

    creative director

    Natalie is a multi-media creative, musician, and somatic womb practitioner originally from the Adirondack mountains on the east coast. Her work in the world includes storytelling through photo and writing, making music, healing arts and menstrual cycle literacy, and ancestral integrity work. Natalie is a silly, fairy-like friend down to nerd out anytime about celtic folklore or ancient womb wisdom.