Certifications / Experience

Certifications:

1989 Certified Master Gardener training at the U.C. Davis extension of the Sonoma County Farm Advisor office. This nine month course consisted of lab & lecture ten hours a week and covered everything from soil science to orchard management.

2003 Certified Permaculture Designer training at OAEC was a hands on two-week intensive training in sustainable systems design presented by Penny Livingston Stark and Brock Dolman. This comprehensive course included permaculture principles and ethics, on-site water development, erosion control, organic gardening, mulching, composting, alternative building and land restoration assessment and planning. The workshop completed with group design processes and presentations.

2004 Fellow of the Leadership Institute for Ecology & the Economy

2004 Certified Permaculture Teacher training at Oceansong in Occidental

 

Memberships:

California Native Plant Society- Milo Baker Chapter

Architects, Designers, & Planners for social responsibility.

 

Classes & Continuing Education:

1990 Basic Landscape design – Santa Rosa Junior College

1996 Ornamental Horticulture – Santa Rosa Junior College

1997 Arboriculture at SRJC taught by Bruce Hagen the Sonoma County Arborist

1999 Ornamental plant Id Summer – Santa Rosa Junior College

96’-98’ Work experience with landscape Architect / Contractor.

2002 Landscape Construction wood & masonry -Santa Rosa Junior College

2003 Landscape Irrigation – Santa Rosa Junior College

2003 Carpentry for Women -Occidental Art & Ecology Center

2007 Ornamental plant Id Fall Santa Rosa Junior College

2008 Sustainable agriculture Santa Rosa Junior College

2008 Plant science Santa Rosa Junior College

2008 Rainwater harvesting by Brad Landcaster at Occidental Art & Ecology Center

2009 Landscape Design Applications-Santa Rosa Junior College

2010 Soil Science – Santa Rosa Junior College

2010 Sustainable Farming – Shone Farm Santa Rosa Junior College

2010 Designing sustainable gardens – Santa Rosa Junior College

2011 IPM Integrated pest management – Santa Rosa Junior College

2012 Designing Edible Food Forests – Occidental Art & Ecology Center