with Delvin Solkinson & Grace Solkinson
PERMACULTURE DESIGN
with Delvin Solkinson & Grace Solkinson
FACILITATORS
Delvin Solkinson is a community gardener, student and teacher from British Columbia, Canada. Collaborating with his wife Grace, a homesteader, herbalist and creative cook, he co-facilitates introductory days, Permaculture Design Certificates, Advanced Courses and Permaculture Diplomas while co-creating free learning and teaching tools, writing articles and making videos.
Extensive study in permaculture includes completing a Permaculture Design Certificate, Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison, the co-originator of Permaculture along with 13 advanced courses and 14 teacher trainings with Permaculture elders across the planet like David Holmgren, Robin Clayfield, Geoff Lawton and Looby Macnamara. Life long learning includes a Permaculture Design Certificate with Rosemary Morrow in Greece and with Toby Hemenway in Portland. A second Diploma through the Permaculture Institute, a third Diploma through Permaculture Association and a fourth diploma through Permaculture Institute North America reflect his commitment to life long learning. Delvin completed a five year experimental Doctoral Degree under Larry Santoyo and currently pursues a pilot project Post-Doc with the Permaculture Academy. Delvin does ongoing Diploma Tutor training and Continuing Professional Development through the Permaculture Association. Co-facilitating the Group Diploma Adventure with Looby Macnamara, Delvin serves as a Diploma Tutor supporting many people through their Permaculture Association UK Diploma journey. Delvin also serves as the Diploma Program Co-ordinator with the Permaculture Institute. He recently collaborated with Dr. Elaine Ingham and the Soil Food Web School to co-create an online permaculture design certificate featuring 74 teachers from 22 countries. Delvin currently serves as Dean and Lead Instructor with his wife Grace for the Permaculture School at Pacific Rim College on it’s Permaculture Design and Resilient Ecosystems Diploma. Together they serve as social media managers for Permaculture Magazine which they write for regularly and Permanent Publications who are producing a book with them scheduled for release in 2027.
Delvin & Grace’s book, cards and game along with a host of other free resources, tools, downloads, videos and podcasts can be found at www.pemaculturedesign.earth
Grace grew up on a small family farm on the edge of the woods in the wilds of Washington State, where an early immersion in the rhythms of the natural world sparked a lifelong love of nature and its many gifts.
From a young age, she was drawn to the care and study of animals, a passion that shaped much of her life. With decades of hands-on experience in animal husbandry, Grace specializes in regenerative grazing and foraging systems, optimized and enriched animal care, and the stewardship of heritage breeds.
Her curiosity about the natural world soon extended to plants and their healing properties. Over the years, she has developed and sold her own natural skincare line, studied herbalism extensively, and apprenticed with renowned plant medicine teachers Susun Weed and Dina Falconi. Grace’s work centers on the practical, everyday uses of plant medicine to enhance nourishment, wellness, and daily living.
An international educator, she has taught and studied permaculture across the USA, Canada, and the UK with her husband, Delvin Solkinson. Her contributions to The Permaculture Design Notes book, including chapters on Animal Husbandry, Fermentation & Food Preservation, and Natural Building practices reflect her passion and expertise in practical, hands on skills.. Rooted in a deep respect for the land and guided by a spirit of stewardship, Grace’s work continues to weave together the living threads of ecology, tradition, and sustainable design.
Rooted in a deep respect for the land and guided by a spirit of stewardship, Grace’s work continues to weave together the living threads of ecology, tradition, and sustainable design.
