Jessi Bloom is an ecological landscape designer, author and teacher. She started NW Bloom EcoLogical Landscapes (nwbloom.com), based in Woodinville, WA, in 2000 to innovate and emphasize awareness of permaculture, sustainable landscape design, construction and land management. Her books include Free-Range Chicken Gardens (2012); Practical Permaculture Design (2015) which is now in 6 languages; and Creating Sanctuary: Sacred Garden Spaces, Plant Based Medicine and Daily Practices to Achieve Happiness and Well-Being (2017) and its companion workbook Everyday Sanctuary (2019).