Urban Homesteading & Permaculture · Speaker Kit No. —

Heather Butler Grow more food without needing more land

Heather Butler is a Certified Permaculture Designer, author of *Growceries*, and host of *The Urban Permaculture Podcast*. Drawing on her experience at Hogs & Hens Urban Farm in Dayton, Ohio, she helps audiences turn small spaces and everyday resources into productive homesteads—building food security, restoring soil, and growing independence wherever they live.

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Heather offers flexible programming that can be tailored to your audience, schedule, and event format—from keynotes and focused talks to extended workshops. Her practical topics give planners clear options for serving beginners, experienced homesteaders, and urban growers alike.

Flexible formats: Available for keynotes, 45–60 minute talks, and longer workshops.
Audience-focused content: Topics can be adapted to your attendees’ interests and experience levels.
Practical takeaways: Sessions emphasize useful steps attendees can apply in their own spaces.
Broad relevance: Connects gardening, food security, and self-reliance for urban and rural audiences.
Grounded in experience: Draws on the real challenges and possibilities of a working urban homestead.

Signature talks

choose 1–3 per event

No. 01

Growceries, Not Groceries

Build food security one backyard harvest at a time. Learn to prioritize high-value crops, perennial foods, and preservation habits that help city households rely less on the grocery store—even with limited land and time.

No. 02

Small Space, Big Harvest

Grow more food without needing more land. Explore intensive planting, vertical growing, season extension, and smart layouts that turn compact urban yards, patios, and overlooked corners into productive spaces.

No. 03

They Called Me a City Girl: Making Any Homestead Work Smarter

Challenge the notion that homesteading belongs only in the country. Through real urban examples and the CITY GIRL approach, explore how to plan spaces and routines for maximum function, affordability, and resilience.

No. 04

The Lazy Gardener's Guide to Abundance

Work smarter by designing with nature. Use perennial crops, self-mulching systems, function stacking, and efficient routines to make urban food production more manageable for busy households and people with limited energy.

No. 05

Dirt Cheap

Make living soil without a big budget or a tractor. Use kitchen scraps, leaves, compost, mulch, and small-space soil-building systems to restore tired urban ground while considering possible city-soil contamination.

No. 06

Lawn Gone!

Replace high-maintenance turf with edible, beautiful, useful landscapes. See how urban lawns and narrow side yards can become food gardens, pollinator habitat, and rain-absorbing spaces while respecting neighbors and local rules.

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Our next speaker believes a city address should never limit what you can grow—or what you can accomplish. At Hogs & Hens Urban Farm in Dayton, Ohio, she and her husband are turning urban lots into productive gardens and a growing food forest. She’s a Certified Permaculture Designer, author of *Growceries*, and host of *The Urban Permaculture Podcast*. Today, she’ll share practical ways to make the most of the space and resources you already have. Please join me in welcoming Heather Butler!

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