Kendall Dunnigan

Kendall is an ecologist, community organizer and teacher. She has over fifteen years of hands-on experience teaching and facilitating the cultivation of ecological literacy and community environmental change. For the past decade, Kendall has been the Director of and faculty member in the B.A. program in Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Communities at New College of California’s North Bay Campus in Santa Rosa, California. Her instruction focuses on environmental sustainability, sustainable agricultural education, developing school and community gardens, community food security, popular education, and skill building for democratic engagement.

Kendall is also a co-founder and principle in Permacopia, an ecological design consulting firm, and is on the faculty at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, where she teaches 2-week Permaculture Design courses. Formerly, Kendall was the Executive Director of the Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative, and an instructor for University of California Extension Service Master Gardeners Program. She co-authored a book for the American Community Garden Association called Growing Communities: How to Build Communities Through Community Gardening. She has worked as a youth outdoor environmental educator for many years, including at Walker Creek Ranch, Ocean Song Farm and Wilderness Center, and in Guatemala.

Kendall can be reached at permacopia@yahoo.com .