BONITA ELOISE FORD, M.A., B.SC.

Bonita supports people in coping with and addressing ecological and climate breakdown. She facilitates the Youth Climate Circle and mentors facilitators at Youth Climate Lab. She has taught permaculture, Nonviolent Communication, Reiki (energy work), and gardening, and she has facilitated groups around the world for over 20 years. 

Bonita has a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from Queen's University, a M.A. in Holistic Health Education from John F. Kennedy University in California, and a diploma in Permaculture from l'Université Populaire de Permaculture in France. She co-presented at conferences at Harvard University and Trent University, and she has been a guest speaker at the University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Algonquin College, John F. Kennedy University, and Merritt College. She presented at international, continental, and regional Permaculture Convergences and has contributed several articles to the Permaculture Design magazine (formerly the Permaculture Activist). She was a member of the Permaculture Institute of the Northeast and continues to collaborate with teachers across the continent.

Bonita and her partner, Sébastien, grow a lot of their own food. The land they call home is 1/5 of an acre in Perth, Ontario, which is unceded Algonquin Territory on Turtle Island. Bonita has collaborated with Anishinaabek (Indigenous) communities to connect permaculture and traditional teachings.

Bonita is a co-founder of Permaculture Eastern Ontario (formerly Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario) and Transition Perth. She has been an active volunteer in her local community.

Bonita loves talking to the plants, eating wild foods, and dancing barefoot on the Earth.

Learn more about Bonita’s work, visit: LivinghEARTH.