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Raya has been involved with organic agriculture, permaculture, and sustainable systems since 1996. She is an herbalist with a medicinal herbal product business, Simply Being Botanicals. She has taught wilderness primitive skills and nature awareness. Two of her own farms were developed with permaculture principles in Costa Rica, where she also provided consultancy. In 1995, with the One World Education project, Raya Cole had her first involvement in international development. She pridefully contributes her knowledge of group and community collaboration to the intern project at Living Ecology. Joyed to be developing a project that aids the work of an incredibly effective development organization, she provides advanced mentorship and training to permaculture students. Raya is currently the project coordinator for volunteers and interns who wish to participate in the practical permaculture programs in India through Living Ecology and Aranya Agriculture Alternatives.
