About Kjerstin 

Originally from northern Norway, I now live with my family at a small homestead in Villands Vånga, in the southernmost part of Sweden. We moved here in 2012 with aspirations to build a more regenerative way of life. A permaculture design of the whole site was made by my husband in 2016-17, and we have spent our time implementing, tweaking and developing it ever since. Our aim is to create a place that is not only for us, but that also invites others – both humans and other creatures and beings of the natural world. We want to leave this place in a better state than it was when we moved here.

In 2018 I came back to work after the summer holidays and experienced a feeling of total meaninglessness. I quit my office job and started a PDC course at Holma folkhögskola. In November that same year I attended a teacher’s training course at Koster, but had no intention of starting a diploma process. It took until 2022 before I realised a diploma was the only way forward if I wanted to be in control of where I was going. So I joined the NPA and started my journey towards a Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design.

I currently work as a teacher at Holma folkhögskola, teaching classes on permaculture and regenerative food. Together with my husband I also welcome people to attend different permaculture themed courses at our homestead during the warmer months of the year.