Farm Stewards

Rooted in Science. Grounded in Practice.

With almost three decades of field experience in the North Coast of California, I work at the intersection of ecological science and working-land management — helping farmers, ranchers, and public lands managers steward ecosystems that are both productive and resilient.

My on-the-ground experience includes organic farm transition planning, farm product diversification, pollinator hedgerow design, riparian restoration, and native plant propagation and nursery management. My planning and project management experience includes grant development and management, regional planning and research, and project management and technical writing. In addition to a totally irrelevant PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from MIT, I hold a certificate in Ecological Horticulture from the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz. I have worked with regional collaboratives, county agencies, resource conservation districts, NGOs,  and private landowners on projects ranging from small family farmscaping to large-scale watershed planning and restoration projects.

Every landscape tells its own story. My work begins with careful observation — reading the land, tracing its ecological history, and understanding the relationships between soil, water, plants, and the communities that depend on them. From that foundation, thoughtful stewardship can take root and endure.