Joel Sullivan

Hey,

My name is Joel. I don't know many people who practice permaculture. Definitely know one who lives near me. Does anyone else here live in the GTA? I'm in Burlington and would love to get to know other permaculture practitioners near me!

Hi everyone,

My name is Joel Sullivan. I'm a certified permaculture designer, and I decided to make something that I believe is truly useful for the permaculture community. I made permaculture software that goes through the whole process, from design to management. I've hesitant to post here because I don't want this to come across wrong or be off putting.

Here's the story

I live in a suburb in Southern Ontario. I have a background in video editing an I know my way around programming to some extent. I discovered permaculture in early 2019. Since then I've been hooked on learning all about it. I've purchased a bunch of books, taken two PDC's, I even got to work on some permaculture video projects, which were incredibly rewarding.

But I've felt limited in what I can do. I want to help heal this planet. I want to make positive change. Then I had an idea. What if I made a program that could help other permaculture practitioners do what they do and make it in a way that helped new people learn and made permaculture more accessible for people who have never heard of it before.

So, I've spent the last year making the EarthWise design tool.

It's already mostly done and will be going out to beta testers very soon.

It's more than a garden planner. You can create zones, sectors, add different elements like plants, whole crops, ponds, livestock, water flows, structures, and a bunch more.

It has project/site calculators like household needs, water budget, energy systems, compost production, etc.

It also has analytics that show charts and data based on what you place in your design. Like your expected yields, energy and water balance, Total system needs and yields, and conflict detection.

And it also has an automated calendar that tracks when you should harvest, plant or prune plants. animal rotation and things like that.

I have a Kickstarter live right now and it's over 34% funded

The funds will all be going int refining and finishing the software and launching it to the public.

I'm planning to make it a one time purchase because I'm not a big fan of subscription fees.
This is something I really believe in and I want to make it something truly useful for the the permaculture community.

I'm open and hoping for any feedback and would greatly appreciate any support.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

- Joel

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Yes Jim, that's exactly it! When i first learned about Permaculture I was hooked. I've actually already taken to PDC's but yeah, there's so much to learn. I feel like I have a good understanding of Permaculture design in general but I'm very new to gardening and growing vegetables. I'm eager to learn more

Hi,

My name is Joel, I've been learning and practicing permaculture since 2019. I'm currently living in a small townhouse in southern Ontario (dreaming of land of my own to someday transform into a thriving ecosystem). I don't really know anyone in my area who knows anything about permaculture. It would be nice to have people to talk to about related topics. I don't know how I've never come across this site before but I'm eager and a little overwhelmed to jump in.

A little about me. I'm married and in my 40's. I have two young boys who are a handful (as they tend to be). I'm currently a painter but I'm trying to find ways to transition my life into doing permaculture related projects for a living. This is where my passion is and I truly believe it's the most important thing we can be doing. I have a couple of projects in the works.