David Lee Hoffman

Several Tibetan monks later contributed to the construction and creation of Hoffman's eastern-inspired sustainable research center in Lagunitas, California, which he calls "The Last Resort".

[2] Hoffman lives and works at a complex of home and business buildings he dubbed "The Last Resort" in Lagunitas, California.

The mission of The Last Resort is to improve sustainable methods for waste management, water reuse, and food security.

Hoffman first presented the benefits of vermiculture to the International Symposium on Earth Worm Ecology in Columbus, Ohio in 1994.

The Last Resort is also known by Hoffman as a 'living history of architectural research', where for over the past 40 years he has directed the construction of over 25 eclectic structures that constitute the complex, using low-cost and recycled materials and building techniques he learned throughout his travels.