Paul Wheaton

Paul Wheaton
Residence	Montana, United States
Known for	Permaculture, Rocket mass heater, Wofati, BananaCom

Paul Wheaton is a contemporary permaculture theorist, master gardener,software engineer, and disciple of natural agriculturist Sepp Holzer.Geoff Lawton has called Paul Wheaton "The Duke of Permaculture" for being known as the founder of websites forums, articles, videos and podcasts such as Permies.com which is believed to be the largest website devoted to permaculture.

Born in Moscow, Idaho, Wheaton has spent time growing up in Northeastern Oregon and has lived the last 12 years in Missoula, Montana. Wheaton began his career as a software engineer and continues to lend his knowledge and expertise to those needing help with software or programming. In the early 90's, Wheaton created a terminal emulator called Bananacom that ended up being one of the more popular pieces of its kind in the 90's because of its simple usability. In 1998 he created a website for Java programming called Java Ranch. The site was a massive hit. Now called Code Ranch, the site exists to this day and 30 volunteers help keep it running. Technology has always been near and dear to Wheaton’s heart and he has many projects underway. Additionally, before creating permies.com, Wheaton was the primary architect of the spacecraft that takes pictures for Google Earth.

In the spring of 2012, Wheaton brought Sepp Holzer to the USA to collaborate on a permaculture site in Dayton, Montana. Since then, Permies.com has attracted notable personalities such as Geoff Lawton and Toby Hemenway. Additionally, rocket mass heater developers Ernie and Erica Wisner, medical herbalist Michael Pilarski, and others who explore a wide range of eclectic permaculture topics. Wheaton's self-published articles are informal in tone and have been compared to the writings of Masanobu Fukuoka. Wheaton produces audio interviews with leading figures in the permaculture movement and educational podcasts on permaculture. Since 2008, Wheaton has posted his instructional permaculture videos on YouTube, discussing topics like organic horticulture, rocket mass heaters, and colony collapse disorder. His videos also include interviews with Sepp Holzer and other leaders of the permaculture field. As of June 9, 2014 Wheaton's YouTube videos have been viewed 12,609,415 times, and his channel has 60,261 subscribers.

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