All Beings Ecoscapes LLC is a landscape design, implementation and consultation business created by Caleb Gruber. Services include: -Habitat Hero garden design (in partnership with the Audubon Rockies) -Native plant consultation (identifying and selecting) -Permaculture garden design -Landscape design consultation -Landscape implementation -Virtual garden consultationsLandscape designs created using Inkscape software.

The Vertical Farm at Montessori School of Denver is a hydroponic farm housed in an up-cycled shipping container, modified as an educational environment for K-8 students. Leafy greens are grown using nutrient film technique (NFT), vining crops are grown in a Bato bucket system, and perennial herbs are grown using deep water culture (DWC). As the Vertical Farm Manager, Caleb is responsible for managing all operations of the farm, including: -Creating a sustainable planting schedule for the farm -Ordering and purchasing all of the farm supplies -Managing the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, which Caleb created -Diagnosing and repairing technical equipment issues -Maintaining a sanitary farm environment and complying with all food safety regulations -Implementing the Integrated Pest Management Program, which Caleb created -Optimizing farm operations to reduce costs and energy use -Applying for grants to support on-going financial needs of the farmWhen Caleb started this position, the Vertical Farm was not actively producing food for the school community. Within the first 6 months, Caleb was able to operate the Farm at full capacity and created a CSA Program that supported 20 families. To date, Caleb has grown and sold more than 1,000 pounds of produce for the MSD Community. Caleb was responsible for winning a $2,500 grant through the American Heart Association. This grant money was used to build a new Bato bucket system for growing vining crops, which has grown more than 100 pounds of produce in its first year of operation.As part of this role, Caleb has become an accomplished teacher, working with Montessori students of all ages. Caleb teaches the following classes at MSD: -Sustainable Farming and Hydroponics, Middle School -Sustainability and Green Design, Middle School -Micro-economy, Middle School -Environmental Seminar, 4th & 5th Grade -Green Team, 2nd & 3rd Grade -Farm & Nature Specials, Kindergarten

The GrowHaus is a non-profit urban greenhouse and market supporting the low income community of Elyria-Swansea located in Denver, Colorado. Our mission is to provide affordable, nutritious food and food education to low income families in the neighborhood, and to promote the food justice/security movement in Denver. My internship duties include-On going maintenance of hydroponic and aquaponic systems-Harvesting produce from farm, transplanting, and seeding-Management of community supported agriculture (CSA) Food Box program-Coordination of volunteers-Updating and maintaining market inventory and price tracking

Extensive consulting and field work experience in CDM’s Environmental Remediation Division. Consulting experience includes work on EPA Superfund sites, chlorinated solvent release sites, abandoned mine restoration projects, and environmental assessments. Field experience includes groundwater and soil sampling, oversight of well construction, oversight of mine reclamation, lithological logging, hydraulic conductivity testing, asbestos activity-based sampling, and surveying. Familiar with Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments and ASTM Standard E1527-05 and E1903-97.Responsibilities:Conduct field work; use of bailers & low-flow pumps, NAPL extractions, well installation oversight: direct-push and hollow-stem auger, ambient air sampling at the EPA Libby Asbestos Project, full Level C PPEPrepare quarterly monitoring reports for petroleum release sites; data compilation and evaluation, text, tables, figuresAssist with research for feasibility studies and remedial option assessments at mining Superfund sitesBe familiar with in-situ and ex-situ chemical remediation methods.Work effectively with teams of professional engineers and scientists to complete reports and conduct research

Open ended writing internship. Responsibilities included submitting one journal article a week to be reviewed by the editor. Topics included renewable energy, biofuels, and bioremediation.Accomplishments:Chosen to attend the Aspen Environment Forum in April 2009 as a journalist in Aspen, COThree articles published on www.cleantechauthority.comCSGC – Mission Operations Team (CU, Boulder

Participated in a high school internship program for exceptional students. Responsible for creating an online database for over 500 aerospace references.