Originally from Georgia in the US, Brian Newhouse traveled the world for many years. He volunteered with Peace Corps in the Cape Verde Islands, rode a bicycle around New Zealand, built wind turbines in the US, and built schools and toilets in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, lived in communes in Thailand and India.

In 2016, he created "Basics of Permaculture Design: Sustainable Living Made Simple" and published the Permaville Handbook, outlining sustainable living solutions he learned from his travels. Newhouse went on to work on organic farms across the US and walk from Atlanta, Georgia to Oaxaca, Mexico, 2500 miles, with very little money. He is currently in North Carolina.