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Rob Avis

Regenerative engineer, permaculture educator, and systems designer specializing in resilient, integrated solutions for shelter, energy, water, and food. Cofounder of Verge Permaculture and Adaptive Habitat.

About Rob

Rob Avis is an experienced regenerative design expert, mechanical engineer, and thought leader in the permaculture movement. After a career in oil and gas, Rob shifted his focus to developing resilient human habitats. Through Verge Permaculture and Adaptive Habitat, he designs and educates on systems that integrate water harvesting, energy efficiency, and food production, empowering people to become proactive stewards of land and resources. Rob’s work dismantles the myth that sustainability means sacrifice, instead highlighting luxury and abundance in regenerative living. His deep understanding of antifragile property design, systemic water cycles, and community-building have made him a highly requested speaker and educator across North America and globally.

In Rob's own words

“Most farmers are not farming wheat, corn, or soy; they're farming soil.”
Source: Building community-based self-sufficiency and resilience through permaculture design (Green Dreamer podcast)
“We have to look at regeneration as the only real path forward.”
Source: Building community-based self-sufficiency and resilience through permaculture design (Green Dreamer podcast)
“We have to make the future more enticing than the status quo.”
Source: Building community-based self-sufficiency and resilience through permaculture design (Green Dreamer podcast)

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