About Me

Taylor Proffitt is a travel journalist, alliance builder, and community activist. He works from the back end of multiple networks and organizations so they can share resources as efficiently as possible. He also spends his time writing political pieces, gardening and place-making in urban environments, surfing, producing music, and learning contemporary political philosophy. He has patched together all his passions into a lifestyle centered around social and ecological activism.

My personal mission

To empower local community action through open source technologies, free education, community gardening, and the re-inhabiting of public commons.

My most transformational travel experience

Sitting in a Sweat Lodge at Tribal Alliance Retreat was especially transformational. The intensity of the style with which the sweat lodge was held burned a lot of my excess ego and gave me a greater appreciation for my personal struggles compared to the suffering that others will endure their entire lives. It allowed me to connect with my peers in the lodge more intimately. It was also a great body cleanse. It allowed me to appreciate the lessons of individual and global pain with deeper awareness and respect.

My mantra

Be the change you want to see in your local community right now.

Defending the Right for Affordable, Local Food at an Urban Farm in CA
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Defending the Right for Affordable, Local Food at an Urban Farm in CA

  Albany, CA—Farm defenders chained themselves to heavy machinery that was removing the topsoil from a portion of the Gill Tract farm in Albany, CA this Thursday (28). This halted a day of construction over the contested farmland. Contractors began work on the southern portion of the Gill Tract last week, a historical farm sold […]

5 Ways to Expand Your Permaculture Education in 2016
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5 Ways to Expand Your Permaculture Education in 2016

It’s a new year, and a great opportunity to take your alternative education to new heights so you can pursue the life you are passionate about and make money doing it. Here are the top 5 ways to accelerate your permaculture and sustainable living education in 2016. 1) Take a Permaculture Design Course (or other […]

Graduating from Burning Man to a 9 acre, 5-family community. What does it take?
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Graduating from Burning Man to a 9 acre, 5-family community. What does it take?

By: Jessica Plancich Shinners, Co-founder of Emerald Village Organization We started off as veteran Burning Man friends and we ended up as neighbors, chosen family members, business partners, co-parents and partners in the process of life. Little did we know that there was a grand design at work when years before, many of us came together […]

Immersive Experience: The Youth Ecovillage Summit 2015 at EarthHaven EcoVillage
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Immersive Experience: The Youth Ecovillage Summit 2015 at EarthHaven EcoVillage

We are young adults empowered by the ecovillage model and committed to building the interconnected world of our generation through the teaching of integrated sustainability and offering of immersive experiences.  The NextGen Youth Ecovillage Summit 2015, near Asheville, North Carolina, is coming up this October 8-11! YES15 is as an intimate, networking intensive gathering designed […]

How You Can Help Nepal Now! by Brandon Bodhi Denton
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How You Can Help Nepal Now! by Brandon Bodhi Denton

The PermaculTourism Initiative is a regenerative tourism project which offers educational travel experiences which serve local communities. This project has taken shape through our annual Permaculture Adventure in the Himalayas, which includes service-learning projects at a high-school, a small family farm, and a Tibetan refugee settlement. There are a lot of exciting success stories from […]

Preview: Elemental Alchemy at Symbiosis
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Preview: Elemental Alchemy at Symbiosis

By: Sophie Moon After ten years of creating unforgettable experiences, Symbiosis continues to bring together some of the best performers, teachers, and artists from all over the world to one place! We are co-creating a magical festival where one is reminded of the beauty that life holds and the amazing opportunities we can learn and […]

An Eye-Opening Interview with Food is Free Founder, John Edwards
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An Eye-Opening Interview with Food is Free Founder, John Edwards

The Food is Free Project is a huge global network of front yard gardeners that have built community resiliency and partnerships through front yard gardens and free food markets. The movement start in Austin, TX, in 2012, when John Edwards had a profound vision that changed his life forever. Since then, the project has a […]

10 Completely Inspiring Permaculture Podcasts
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10 Completely Inspiring Permaculture Podcasts

Back in October, my friend showed me The Permaculture Podcast for the first time while we were camping, developing business models and visioning the future of each other’s work in the startup world of San Francisco. It was an appropriate time to listen to the episode where Ethan Roland of Appleseed Permaculture spoke about the Eight […]

Guatemala’s Top Social and Ecological Organizations in One Room
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Guatemala’s Top Social and Ecological Organizations in One Room

The colonial town of Antigua is vibrant with energy from tourism, an emerging startup and tech world, and authentic guatemalan culture if you look in the right places. On the afternoon of friday, February 9th, the Project Nuevo Mundo team stepped into the gorgeous Impact Hub Antigua space on 2nd avenue. Our mouths dropped as […]