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• Raya Grieb Permaculture Design Instructor, Social Justice Advocate, Herbalist
  

  Raya Grieb

  Permaculture Design Instructor, Social Justice Advocate, Herbalist

  Raya Grieb is a permaculture teacher and consultant with a passion for social justice and mentoring students. She advocates for learning traditional practices from local communities to live sustainably and gently on the Earth. Raya has taught permaculture consultancy to students in India, working with a village farmer to implement a functional farm design. She also teaches permaculture design courses and advanced courses on various topics related to permaculture. Raya is a herbalist who grows and wildcrafts medicinal herbs and runs Simply Being Botanicals. She is also a peaceful parenting coach and provides permaculture consultancy in the US, Costa Rica, and India. Raya has developed two farms using permaculture principles in California and is designing her third farm in the Sierra foothills.