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Project Highlights & Professional CV
COWAN FAMILY FARM - PLYMOUTH, CA
5th Generation Family Farm & Vineyard Property Design & Education, Transition to Organic Planning & Whole Property Re-development Design, Water Harvesting Earthworks, Native Habitat Restoration, Cut Flower & Floral Crop Production and Agro-Forestry-Based Perennial Polyculture for Off-The-Grid Homestead Style Resilience
(2020 - 2021)
HONOR’S HAVEN RETREAT - ELLENVILLE, NY
200-Acre Whole Property Integrated Redevelopment Planning & Design, 1-Acre Food Forest Garden Development, Food Scraps Composting, Renewable Energy, Organic Land Management, Eco-Healing Park Design, Best Practices for Environmental Landscape Managment & Design
(2018 - 2021)
HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY - BIG ISLAND, HI
Tropical Fruit Orchard Management & Care, Organic Vegetable Garden Managment, Kitchen Vegetable Harvest & Deliveries, Holistic Sustainability Consultant, Permaculture Program Manager
(February - September 2016)
SELBERT RESIDENCE - SANTA BARBARA, CA
Food Forest Gardens, Medicinal Plants & Herbs, Water Harvesting Earthworks, Food Scrap Composting, Vegetable Gardening, Wildlife Habitat, & Creating Abundant Beauty
(2004 - 2014)
THE OJAI FOUNDATION - OJAI, CA
An Internationally Renowned 40-Acre Educational Camp & Retreat Center, Permaculture Design, Natural Building, Youth Rites of Passage, & Living Council Community
Sustainability Director, Land & Facilities Manager
(June 2010 - Dec. 2015)
THE MESA OASIS - SANTA BARBARA, CA
The "Meditation Shed" - made of clay soil, sand, reclaimed wood, chopped straw, and repurposed windows and doors. 200 square feet. Cost less than $2,000 in materials total. Earthen plasters inside and out. Earth floor and a succulent living roof.
Designed & Built, 120 — SQ FT Tiny House
(2003 - 2006)
EARTH FIRST FARM - HOPE RANCH, CA
A Sustainable Living & Farm Demonstration Site
Concept Design for Resilient & Edible Landscaping
(2010 - 2015)
JOHN & EDEN SANCTUARY - SAN DIEGO, CA
3-Acre Mac Nut Farm & Ceremonial Space
Sacred Land Stewardship & Intro Permaculture Course
(Fall 2016)
TARA OJAI - PRIVATE RESIDENCE
ECOLOGICAL SANITATION - WATER PURIFICATION
FLUSH TOILET COMPOSTING SYSTEM - VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
Watson's Wick Residential Composting Toilet in 2 bd, 2 ba House Directly Depositing Household Blackwater (Toilets) into Bio-Infiltration System with Infiltration Chamber, Pumice Wick & Water Purification Plants
Designed, Constructed, Commissioned
(2015 - 2016)