Simon's Vision

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Simon Henderson holds a Diploma of Permaculture Design and has been a Permaculture Designer and Educator since 1986.

In 1991 he was awarded the Permaculture Community Service Award for his work as production assistant for the highly acclaimed documentary, The Global Gardener.

For the past decade Simon Henderson has been a bamboo consultant, educator and farmer. As director of Coyote Ranch Bamboo Research Farm near Mt. Vernon, WA he has performed varietal trials on bamboos deemed appropriate as agricultural cash crops for Western Washington.

Since 1970 Simon has traveled extensively throughout the world documenting traditional agriculture systems. His Conceptual Design Report, "Raising The Dragon: Bamboo Agro-forestry in Vietnam" is a whole systems design schematic for a multiple yield bamboo agro-forestry plantation (complex) utilizing permaculture principles.

He has twenty five years experience in documenting traditional agriculture and agroforestry systems throughout the world. His Concept Design Report, "Raising The Dragon: Bamboo Agroforestry in Vietnam" is a detailed schematic for a multi-use bamboo-agroforestry plantation. Simon Henderson is Director of Bamboo Nation.