Becky Elder came to Manitou Springs in 1983, moving from Mountain View and eleven years in Denver area. She has been an organic gardener in Colorado since 1975. Mother of two grown children (one is a permie) and married to Michael Galvin, Classical Guitarist.
* Gardening on the Colorado Front Range for over thirty five years… organic gardener, 1975
* Permaculture designer and instructor, first certified in 2002… has several certificates including Earth Activist Training, Advanced PC and PC Teacher’s Training
* Co-founder of Pikes Peak Permaculture (2002)
* Co-director of Transition Town Manitou Springs (2009)
* Owner of Blue Planet Earthscapes, organic gardens, permaculture & wild habitats (1995) Blue Planet has won many awards for their work.
* Environmental Consultant (2010) and nature interpreter
* Green Cities Coalition steering committee member.
* Master Gardener for Colorado State University (1995 to 2010)
* former wildlife rehabilitator with state and Federal licenses… specialized in bird life
* Inducted into the Pikes Peak Green Hall of Fame in 2010
* Becky’s home gardens are Certified Wildlife Habitat.
* Becky’s book, Raven in the Garden, a Front Range Gardener’s Journal Published December of 2007. Awarded 1st Place Non-fiction Pikes Peak Writer’s Conference 2003
* Life long environmental activist From EarthFirst! to Sinapu and many more…