WELCOME

For the last ten years, Beyond Organic Design (BOD) has partnered up with dozens of institutions nationwide and around New York City -from charter schools to public schools, nonprofits and beyond- to teach kids and youth about Permaculture Design, through the creation of ecologically diverse outdoor classrooms, gardens and campgrounds.

​Beyond Organic Design educators, serve as active partners to help students understand how sustainable ecological design can provide skills, knowledge and resources that can inspire solutions for the world's environmental problems

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​BEHIND THE SCENES

Monica Ibacache, CEO and Founder of Beyond Organic Design and Monica Ibacache Inc., is a community organizer, teacher and ecological designer based in New York City. 

​As an avid gardener growing up with her grandparents in Chile, she continued to learn and grow food while living in southeast Alaska, and later on as a certified permaculture designer in the United States.

Now, Monica is committed to improving food systems while teaching social and environmental justice. As a woman of color, Monica has a special place in her heart for teaching in diverse and marginalized communities.

MEET THE TEAM

"BOD does a great job teaching about gardening, sustainability, and permaculture to young people. My students came away from our semester-long collaboration with a powerful sense of purpose."
- Ariel Sacks, Educator and Author of Whole Novels For the Whole Class: A Student Centered Approach