Rob Avis

Rob Avis, a permaculture educator and co-founder of Fifth World, shares his transformative journey from industrial food and oil & gas to championing regenerative design. He discusses how nature and decentralization can create antifragile food, energy, and water systems. Avis emphasizes the difference between sustainability and regeneration, using beaver dams as a model for beneficial ecological disturbance. He also highlights the importance of digital tools and community resilience in nurturing the next generation of earth stewards.