Gurudas C. Bock is an alumni of the University of Arizona holding a Geosciences degree in Earth Systems Science. As a member of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild he has obtained certi! cation in Permaculture Design. He has worked in the fields of paleontology and dendrochronology. For the past six years he has been working, practicing, teaching and implementing conscious permaculture design in natural building, rainwater harvesting, and aquaponics. He is a Board Director of the Food Conspiracy Co-op and a member, sole owner of Anantam Aquaponics LLC., and founding partner of Permaculture LLC. Gurudas lives in Tucson, Arizona and works in the realm of permaculture, dedicated to finding practical solutions for a sustainable future.