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Mother Tree Permaculture We are a women-led, justice-rooted permaculture school for all. Mother Tree is a co-creation between Laura Ruby, Bevelyn Afor Ukah, Beatrice Nathan.

We teach resilient ecological design from a place of relationship & remembering, while honoring the land.

Last weekend was the first session of the Fall Permaculture Design Course.Our cohort met at Ruby Ranch to begin the work...
09/20/2026

Last weekend was the first session of the Fall Permaculture Design Course.

Our cohort met at Ruby Ranch to begin the work of learning, digging, and growing together. It was an amazing weekend!

We started with our stories and the state of the world, because permaculture is as much about living with each other as it is about food. Work sessions included: Laura teaching a first lesson on Permaculture ethics & principles, and sharing a Paw Paw (native plant!) harvest. Jennifer led mapping, measuring, triangulation, and slope reading... beginning the technical foundations that allow for topographically functional design. The cohort built their first guilds together on the floor of the barn.

We set a table in the space where we gather with flowers, candles, stones, images, and things to represent us. It lives in the the room to remind us of our foundation.

To the students, thank you! You brought your full selves. It was better than we could have imagined. Rest well, and we’ll see you at weekend two.

To everyone else, the fall cohort is underway. Follow along for glimpses of the work, and reach out if you want to learn with us in the future.

📸 Photos from the weekend: paw paw harvest with Laura, our collective table, mapping and slope work with Jennifer, the guilds exercise, Ranch land and horses.

Now is the time. Link in bio!
09/04/2026

Now is the time. Link in bio!

08/13/2026

In collaboration with our friends at Sow True Seed, students receive $50 off our fall Permaculture Design Certification course with the code SOWTRUE50!

We also have full tuition BIPOC scholarships available.

Join us for 10 days, over 5 weekends, for a life changing course taught on working land in western North Carolina. This is the last chance to enroll for our fall course!

Visit www.MotherTreePermaculture.com or DM us to enroll or find out more.

Sow True Seed

07/13/2026

Meet Beatrice Nathan, one of the three women behind Mother Tree Permaculture.

Beatrice is a gardener, educator, mother, and founder of Grow & Harvest, where she helps new gardeners turn their yards into productive urban food forests. She holds a Master’s in Sustainability Studies from Lenoir Rhyne University and is permaculture certified through Wild Abundance.

Beatrice is a talented writer, gardener, and entrepreneur. She is also the friend and teacher who shows up early, stays late, and notices all the small things that make you feel seen and supported. She believes in working hard but also smart!, in observation as a sacred practice, and how our daily commitments add up a sustainable future- which is within reach. She’s like if Hope was a daily tincture.

We are so lucky she is part of Mother Tree, and so excited you get to learn and be inspired by her this fall.

Fall PDC enrolling now. A Link in bio.

07/11/2026

Meet Bevelyn Afor Ukah, one of the three women behind Mother Tree Permaculture.

Bevelyn is a consultant, facilitator, and artist whose work explores how humans connect across cultures. She brings deep ecology and equity to everything she touches, and she’s spent over a decade organizing food systems practitioners across the country.

She’s the founding consultant of AFI Oak Consulting, Co-Director of the Collective on Racial Equity in the Food System, and a co-creator of permaculture spaces built for and with BIPOC communities. She holds a Master’s in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management, and a Bachelor’s in International Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology.

At Mother Tree, Bevelyn brings the equity and accountability practices that keep our work in alignment with our values.

We’re so glad she’s here, and so glad you get to learn from her this fall.

Fall course open for enrollment. Link in bio.

07/10/2026

Meet Laura Ruby, one of the three women behind Mother Tree Permaculture.

Laura has practiced permaculture for over two decades. She received her certification in 2001 at Crystal Waters Ecovillage in Australia, holds a Master’s in Sustainable Business Administration from Green Mountain College, and co-founded the Wild Abundance permaculture course in 2014.

Laura brings expertise in working farms and lands, with decades of practice applying permaculture concepts. In 2022, she founded Ruby Ranch, the 20-acre permaculture horse ranch in the Blue Ridge mountains where Mother Tree’s PDC is held. She runs Ruby Rose Landscape Design and co-manages a 50 acre permaculture farm in Marshall, NC. Laura has a long background in K-5 outdoor education; also working in renewable energy, green building, and organic agriculture.

She is a person who brings people together and never stops building!

We are so grateful she welcomed Mother Tree Permaculture students to Ruby Ranch. It’s a wonderful place to learn, build community, and be part of something bigger. We can’t wait for you to learn from her.

Fall PDC enrolling now. Link in bio.

Come chat us up at West Asheville Tailgate Market!
07/07/2026

Come chat us up at West Asheville Tailgate Market!

06/22/2026

Meet Beatrice Nathan, one of the three women behind Mother Tree Permaculture.

Beatrice is a gardener, educator, mother, and founder of Grow & Harvest, where she helps new gardeners turn their yards into productive urban food forests. She holds a Master’s in Sustainability Studies from Lenoir Rhyne University and is permaculture certified through Wild Abundance.

Beatrice is a talented writer, gardener, and entrepreneur. She is also the friend and teacher who shows up early, stays late, and notices all the small things that make you feel seen and supported. She believes in working hard but also smart!, in observation as a sacred practice, and how our daily commitments add up a sustainable future- which is within reach. She’s like if Hope was a daily tincture. 🥲✨🩵.

We are so lucky she is part of Mother Tree, and so excited you get to learn and be inspired by her this fall.

Fall PDC enrolling now. 🦋 Link in bio.

Summer solstice morning photoshoot from Beatrice’s garden 🪏 Grow & Harvest permaculture design
06/21/2026

Summer solstice morning photoshoot from Beatrice’s garden 🪏

Grow & Harvest permaculture design

06/20/2026

Meet Bevelyn Afor Ukah, one of the three women behind Mother Tree Permaculture.

Bevelyn is a consultant, facilitator, and artist whose work explores how humans connect across cultures. She brings the practices of ecology and equity to everything she touches, and she has spent over a decade organizing food systems practitioners across the country.

She is the founding consultant of AFI Oak Consulting, Co-Director of the Collective on Racial Equity in the Food System, and a co-creator of permaculture spaces built for and with BIPOC communities. She holds a Master’s in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management, and a Bachelor’s in International Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology.

At Mother Tree, Bevelyn brings the equity practice and the deep listening that helps keep our work in alignment with our values. We’re so honored she is here, and so glad you get to learn from her this fall!

Fall PDC enrolling now. Link in bio.

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