✺ How I Got Here ✺

I don’t remember my childhood being full of nature. All I remember is that as soon as I was old enough, out into the world I was meant to go. And so I did, driven by curiosity and challenge, and relentlessly captivated by contrast and creation.

I can’t tell you why I was drawn to the natural world in the first place either. There was no single moment in time, and I imagine it’s just been something in me from the start. I’m going to chalk it up to a force greater than us all, an innate remembrance, or a true calling if there ever was one. Whatever it was, something called, I answered, and I’ve been in conversation with it ever since.

✺ Where I’ve Been ✺

I’ve studied the oceans and worked as a marine biologist. I’ve studied human nutrition and dietetics, plant medicine, permaculture, and landscape design. I’ve traveled. I’ve crossed the country on a bicycle by myself. I’ve worked as a fine-dining vegan chef, owned and operated a botanical cupcake business, run restaurants, and managed food and medicine gardens.

I love to learn new things, all kinds of things, practically anything, everything really… and that’s a hard itch to scratch.

✺ Things That Light the Way ✺

I enjoy the finer things in life like nature, truth, and beauty. I appreciate the elegant and graceful as much as the unseemly and graceless. The kind of mystery and magic that makes you question even the most mundane is good fuel for my soul’s fire.

I have great belief in the power of a good cup of hot green tea, the comfort in a chunk of homemade dark chocolate, and the subtle, yet undeniable alchemy of a quiet, solo walk deep into the woods. And all the places that science and art overlap, those are some of my favorites.