Experience

Savanna Institute

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Germplasm Specialist

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Fruit and Fodder

• Lead Designer

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Agroforestry design, implementation and grafting. Fruit and Fodder specializes in creating and planting innovative silvopasture and value-added orchards. Agroforestry design, implementation and grafting. Fruit and Fodder specializes in creating and planting innovative silvopasture and value-added orchards.



The Fruit Explorers

• Horticultural History/Tree Crops Germplasm Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Tree crops hold the key to a diverse agricultural landscape, and we’re on a mission to propagate the past in order to reimagine the future. We consult in the following areas:- Locating heirloom or obscure fruit and nut cultivars for propagation- Tree crops breeding assistance - Landscape tree assessments and cultivar identification- Tree crops archive recovery, digitization and dissemination - Obscure fruit sourcing for commercial use Tree crops hold the key to a diverse agricultural landscape, and we’re on a mission to propagate the past in order to reimagine the future. We consult in the following areas:- Locating heirloom or obscure fruit and nut cultivars for propagation- Tree crops breeding assistance - Landscape tree assessments and cultivar identification- Tree crops archive recovery, digitization and dissemination - Obscure fruit sourcing for commercial use



HogTree

• Founder

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  HogTree is a nursery and charcuterie business. As a nursery, HogTree collects rare and important tree crops cultivars that will be used to offset the feed costs of livestock for 7 to 9 months of the growing season. As for the charcuterie, we are making incredible and traditional small batch dry cured products for shipping nationwide (for sale at www.hogtree.com). . HogTree is a nursery and charcuterie business. As a nursery, HogTree collects rare and important tree crops cultivars that will be used to offset the feed costs of livestock for 7 to 9 months of the growing season. As for the charcuterie, we are making incredible and traditional small batch dry cured products for shipping nationwide (for sale at www.hogtree.com). .



Southern States Cooperative

• United States
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales and Horticulture Specialist

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2019



Fox Haven Farm

• Heirloom Orchardist

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2017

  43 fantastic apple varieties for drinking, baking, and eating out of hand. 43 fantastic apple varieties for drinking, baking, and eating out of hand.



The Greenhorns

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Blogger

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2016

  Work to recruit, support and promote young farmers across North America. Activist for the preservation of genetic diversity, both annual and perennial. Work to recruit, support and promote young farmers across North America. Activist for the preservation of genetic diversity, both annual and perennial.



Foggy Ridge Cider

• Cider Orchardist

  • Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  Managed an heirloom apple orchard for cider fruit production. Managed an heirloom apple orchard for cider fruit production.



Three Streams Collective

• Property Manager

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

  Permaculture design and implementation Permaculture design and implementation



Sandy River Heirloom Apples

• Orchard Apprentice/Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  I helped Francis Fenton, a 97 year-old orchard owner, to manage his diverse 90 variety apple orchard. I helped Francis Fenton, a 97 year-old orchard owner, to manage his diverse 90 variety apple orchard.



Super Chilly Farm

• Apprentice

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

  Worked with John Bunker and Cammy Watts to catalog numerous heirloom and unusual varieties of apples into an online apple key system. Was a part of the Out On A Limb Heirloom Apple CSA. Worked with John Bunker and Cammy Watts to catalog numerous heirloom and unusual varieties of apples into an online apple key system. Was a part of the Out On A Limb Heirloom Apple CSA.



Uma Rapiti Farm

• Farm Manager

  • Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Managing a small permaculture farm on an island off the coast of Auckland, NZ. Managing a small permaculture farm on an island off the coast of Auckland, NZ.



Island Institute

• Island Fellow

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2010

  Cranberry Isles Sustainable Community Coordinator Cranberry Isles Sustainable Community Coordinator



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scholarship recipient

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2008

  A year-long scholarship abroad sponsored by the US Department of State's Fulbright-Hays Act. A year-long scholarship abroad sponsored by the US Department of State's Fulbright-Hays Act.