Nicole's primary passion lies in regenerative agriculture design."Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, environmental design, construction and integrated water resources management that develops sustainable architecture, regenerative and self-maintained habitat and agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems."—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system."—Bill Mollison, parent of permacultureSpecialties: - Helping people realize goals of living in concert with their natural environment by using living systems as guides- Teaching the importance of healthy, living soils in our local ecologies- Detailed examination of energy/resource flows within living systems- Landscape layouts designed to maximize energy flow and capture- Interior design that brings the outdoors inBackground in:- Graphic design and illustration. Well-versed in Adobe Creative Cloud.- Design layout for print. Extreme attention to detail both on copy proofing and color.- User experience and user interface design (Web and mobile)- Landscaping and plant cultivation