I have lived at Nyland Cohousing since 2008 and have grown food all my life. I was ecstatic to be able to not only grow my own food in Nyland, but to be able to feed the community and the greater community as well. I have a full commitment to growing food sustainably and to teaching others how to grow food as well. It is my goal to be able to close the farm because everyone leaves me to grow their own food! The community-based aspect of growing food excites me and I love working with my volunteers in the field and seeing their own joy of bringing food forth from the earth. I am also passionate about preserving food through canning, freezing, drying and fermenting and even though the summer farm days are long, I try to find time to "put food by" for the winter months.

I reside with my partner, Jim, and my three kiddos and they all support the farm, even when I make them plant peas while the snow is still flying or to pick green beans when it is 102 degrees out. But for the most part, they support me back at the house, so I can spend all my daylight hours growing food.