purpose
We restore relationships between ecosystems and communities through permaculture principles.
earth benders, is a permaculture cooperative.
We support our community in their gardens, with death care and offer permaculture designs that bridge the sanctuary of the home with the nature that surrounds it.
Recognizing that social and environmental justice are deeply linked; we are devoted to restoring our relationship with the land and each other. We are building a future grounded in resilience, belonging, and ecological balance.
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Bear | They/Them
permaculture engineer & 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.
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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 with his guitar.
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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.