About Me
My background
I was born in East Idaho back in the early ’80s. Though I have moved around quite a bit, I love living where my family has been for generations. My husband was born and raised in Idaho Falls, and our five kids love being raised in Rexburg. I come from a long line of farmers, though I was raised in a city. I tried to love all of the things that a city brings, but being out in nature speaks to me more than anything I’ve tried before. I believe this planet was made for us to learn from and thrive in. Nature holds the answers we need for how to take care of this planet.
My credentials
When I first started wondering how I could help with the health issues in our family, a friend mentioned permaculture in passing. I looked into it and haven’t been able to stop looking into it since. I was lead to realize that you can’t really heal people unless we heal the soil so we can grow better food. Eventually, I invested in a Permaculture Design Course through Geoff Lawton, one of the world’s leading experts on the subject. The course was in-depth and intense, but also amazingly fascinating. Through it, I was able to earn my Permaculture Design Certificate. That, of course, is not the end of my learning. I continue to expand my knowledge daily.
My dream
At this point, my family and I still live in town. Eventually, however, we would like to get some land and homestead. Total self-sufficiency isn’t necessarily the goal, because I know that community is also very important. I can’t be good at everything, and I don’t want to be. The best situation is to have close neighbors that you can help and be helped in return. I hope to see my kids helping with the garden, food forest, and animals, so that they not only learn a good work ethic, but to also see the amazing world for what it is: a gift from God to help us be happy and healthy.
“The answer to all of life’s problems can be found in a garden.”
That was said by my mentor, Geoff Lawton. I have found it to be true. God created this world for us to thrive in. Is it any wonder that anti-depressants have been found in both sunlight and soil?