About Us
The name Soil to Soul was inspired by the spiritual connection we feel with the earth and all its inhabitants. We seek to live in harmony with nature and each other as we work to heal the degraded ecosystem and nourish the collective soul.
What do we believe in
Collaboration & solidariety, everyone has a voice
Personal Growth, working on oneself
Learn everyday, be open and curious
Be in touch with and respect nature
What We Do
We are a diverse group of permaculture designers drawn together by an audacious goal to create a thriving community and re-green the desert on a remote piece of land in California. Hailing from the USA, Colombia, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, the five of us met at the 2022 EDE in northern Italy. Over the course of four weeks, we lived as a temporary Eco-village community within the larger Damanhur community. Our experience living and learning together gave us the knowledge and tools to start our own Eco-village with the limited funds we raised through our network of friends and family. We were given the opportunity to steward a remote desert property for the purpose of showing what is possible using regenerative practices.
Meet The Team
Aaron Lenox
Entrepreneur and Real Estate Guru
Aaron is the financial, economic, and business planning wizard. He has a background in Healthcare IT consulting but chose to pursue regenerative community building and eco-sustainable business projects.
Juliana Millen
Space Designer
Juliana is by nature a space designer and loves the body, mind and soul connection that building with mud and other natural materials bring her. The construction process is a combination of breath work, movement and conscious meditation.
She has a background in sales, marketing, bussiness development, interior design and Yoga.
Niya Van Well
Permaculture Teacher & Expert in Permaculture for Inner and Landbased Design.
Trainer of Horsemanship, Trauma resolving and Human Development between Horse and Human.
Massagetherapist in Lumi Lumi Noi.
Background with the "Way of Circle"
Ines Castagnet
Antropologist & Social and eco-networks process facilitator
As a cultural anthropologist, she continues to research permaculture enterprises and facilitate their development. Her work focuses on bridging the personal internal landscape with environmental and social relationships to create communal regenerative lifestyle blueprints.
Chiara Lampasona
Visual & Communication Designer
With a BA in Communication Design at the Institute Of Applied Arts and Design in Turin, Chiara has always had at hearth any project related to the environment, design & sustainability. She realised an awareness campaign for the World Earth Day 2019 for the International Training Centre of the ILO for whom worked as a Communication Consultant.