Liam McDermott

Liam McDermott works as a hands-on Healer, farm-to-table Caterer,  and Facilitator/Designer/Educator in Applied Permaculture. Liam received his BA in Literature from Stanford University in 1997, followed by 1000 hour Massage Certification from Esalen Institute, and an A.O.S in Culinary Arts from California Culinary Academy in 2004. He received his Masters degree in Integrative Ecosocial Design with Gaia University in the summer of 2016. He is also currently working toward his Herbalist Certification from East West Planetary Herbology in Santa Cruz, CA. Liam specializes in systems design, landscape design, nutrition, healing arts, herbalism, plant propagation, flower essences, community organizing and facilitation. He serves as the Director of Massage Services for Tassajara Zen Monastery and teaches courses on Applied Permaculture at Esalen Institute for over 12 years. He is the Executive Director for his own Farm to Table catering company, and creates flower essences for Energy Balancing and works both as the registrar and an advisor for Gaia University.

Nourishing and nurturing people has been my life's work for 18 years as a chef and a massage therapist/hands on healer.  Care of the Earth has emerged in this decade of my life as my growth opportunity to complement my "Care of the People" focus.  Designing my Baja homestead's water and energy systems in addition to my polycultural perennial food forest is where I feel alive with Mother Gaia these days.  I am inspired to continue my growth regarding ways in which humans can create regenerative communities while honoring the ecosystems in which they exist.
I am passionate about many aspects of Permaculture and hope to discover more as I refine these passions: Seeds (seed saving and harvesting edible), Soil management (including myco-remediation, compost, mulching), Energy (solar), Water (particularly drylands water techniques), Herbs (culinary and medicinal), communication and facilitation (NVC, Gestalt), Zone 0 (yoga, meditation, nutrition), animal husbandry (particularly goats and bees)
My family owns 1 acre of land in the desert in Baja so Drylands strategies and good desert ecosystems are of supreme interest. I enjoy information as a resource and can err on the side of gathering content. Baja is a great space for myself where I actively experiment with good land stewardship practices: I get my hands dirty every day.

 I have taken the past 15 winters tropically from Asia to the Americas studying meditation, yoga, tai chi, gardening, permaculture, cooking, and developing my own practices.

• First name: Liam
• Last name: McDermott
• Email address: itsallgoodliam@gmail.com