Jillian is a seasoned international permaculture teacher who is dedicated to inspiration and education about healthy and sustainable living. Her professional skills are focused on the teaching, design, and facilitation of eco development projects ranging from designs of urban lots to whole ecovillages communities.

Ms. Hovey has worked across North America and down into Central America, and has wonderful slide shows of the eco projects and ecovillages that she has visited and worked with. Jillian recently supported a forming ecovillage projects in Quebec and Costa Rica, and an off-gird community with a Mohawk tribe in Ontario. She is presently helping a forming ecovillage in Panama, and supporting an eco learning community for youth at risk in New Brunswick.

Jillian holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Guelph, and has completed all but her final exam for a Masters in Environmental Studies in Sustainable Community Planning and Design from York University in Toronto.
Ms. Hovey offers courses and workshops on a wide range of aspects of permaculture, natural building, ecovillages development, and communication and process skills. Jillian has a warm, present, and inclusive facilitation style, which, coupled with the wealth of her experience, and her passion and commitment to sustainable living, helps to create a rich and supportive learning environment.
Born and raised in Quebec, Jillian is based in Toronto, where she founded and runs the Sustainable Living Network, which is focused on inspiring and educating people, families, and communities about sustainable living. There are opportunities for professional alliances and partnerships, as well as for apprentices, volunteers, and summer students.
Ms. Hovey also focalizes the volunteer-run Sustainable Living Books project, which makes over 2,500 titles on sustainable and healthy living available at special events and shows. The draft web site www.sustainablelivingbooks.com will be fully operational in the fall of 2005.
In addition to her extensive personal knowledge, Jillian is well connected with a wide network of people and organizations in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world. Ms. Hovey is an outstanding person to approach with your project ideas: if she can’t help you herself, she always knows someone who can!

Contact Information:
+1 (416) 410-7581
Jillian@permaculture.net
Toronto, Canada