engaged in the crafting of new systems
offerings
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consultation
1 on 1 goal-oriented consulting on system development and execution with the intent of clarifying vision, and identifying clear steps forward for anything from a home garden project to large-scale agroecological systems.
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system design
Integrated system design and site mapping oriented toward system resiliency, sustainability, and long-term functionality, offering practical tools for the successful implementation of consultation goals.
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partnership
Full partnership and collaboration throughout the design and construction process, including the offering of long-term system maintenance and skill-building sessions.
earth care, people care, fair share
My name is Nico Bacigalupo Zappia. I am a second generation permaculturist with more than a decade of experience in regenerative design, born and raised in the tradition of my mother: a permaculture teacher, herbalist, and master gardener in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At the age of sixteen, I received my permaculture design certification from Occidental Arts and Ecology Center in northern California. At eighteen, I left to study Natural Resources Conservation in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia. Two years into my degree, I transferred to the University of Minnesota, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences.
While my background is in permaculture design and ethnobotany, my research focuses on integrated agroecological systems. I am now pursuing a triple master’s at the University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Dresden, and Czech University of Life Sciences in Global Forestry, Tropical Forestry, and Agroforestry, respectively.
