I am a Navy brat and did not grow up gardening, and my parents were both from northeast cities, so I was not a nature kid. I worked as a park ranger after graduating from college and fell in love with all things wild, including plants. Picking blueberries on the tundra in Golovin, Alaska, is a favorite memory. I’ve grown lots of my own vegetables and herbs for many years now and I love foraging. I earned my Permaculture Design Certificate in 2021 and currently serve as the president of the Alaska Master Gardeners Anchorage chapter, on the Board of Boyer's Orchard, and as a member of the Alaska Community Forestry Council.
