About

My name is Kate. My goal is to create a space where normal humans can learn about this stunningly beautiful and wondrous planet, to understand and see the beauty, and to feel like they can make a difference.

I used to call fish ugly, slugs disgusting, and ants annoying. I knew nothing about these creatures.

Becoming a SCUBA diver changed my life forever. Adopting a neglected piece of land to restore it into a flourishing garden changed it again. Now, I would not recognize the person I used to be.

After a few attempts at balcony gardening, I adopted a neglected piece of land to restore it into a flourishing food forest. Soon after, I added a second plot, and began to grow much of our vegetables, fruit, and greens.

Many failures and successes later, I have learned to listen to the garden, to spot the signs, to aid but not force into submission what grows in my garden. Regenerative practices work on a tiny scale like a balcony but also on the grand scale in industrial agriculture--if we let them.

Alongside community, knowledge and education will be what saves humanity from itself and from destroying their home. I believe that opening people's eyes to all the astonighing creatures and connections in nature will make people care. So, I set out to share what I know, to spread the beauty and the wonder of this beautiful plant--and the practices involved in growing, preparing, and preserving the food we eat without borrowing from our one home: Earth.

Formal education

Bachelor of Science in Marine Ecology and Fisheries Sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany, Focus: Marine-protected areas and their public perception

Master of Science in Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation, University of Greifswald, Germany, Focus: Regenerative Agriculture in the Current Sociopolitical Context