Amber Thumann

Amber Thumann believes that the first key to transitioning to a sustainable and just world is education and the second is practice.  Amber began by transforming a quarter acre suburban lot in Lawrence, Kansas, into a food producing, permaculture paradise that provided 80% of her family's vegetables as well as eggs and fruit.  She began teaching others how to transform their lives and diets in 2008 and since then has taught over 2000 hours of courses in food production and sustainable living.  From 2012 to 2022, she built and operated a 40 acre permaculture homestead near Perry, Kansas, and she now lives and homesteads east of Wichita, Kansas.

Amber completed her Permaculture Design Certification at Midwest Permaculture in 2014 and has been teaching permaculture courses since 2015.  She is currently a board member and educator with the Kansas Permaculture Institute and teaches the full Permaculture Design Course at the University of Kansas.  She consults on small and large permaculture properties throughout Kansas and speaks at a variety of events across the state on topics of regenerative agriculture, sustainability, and permaculture design.

Amber holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas and a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.