Jessica Gerna Email & Phone Number

Faced with a decision, in the winter of 2014, to choose a topic for her thesis as a postgraduate student pursuing a masters degree in Architecture at the University Of Lincoln, UK , all Jessica could think of was “Food Security”. Seemed weird to some, but not to Jessica who grew up with parents who where both professionals in their fields and who also intentionally practiced agriculture because they understood the importance of food security.Unfortunately the culture of people around the world in regards to growing their own food has changed. Vegetable and fruit gardens have gradually disappeared, Climate change and sociopolitical crises has caused a great reduction in food production. For this reason Jessica adopted a strategy called 'AGRITECTURE', this is a term she uses to describe the combination of Agriculture and Architecture which is what her firm promotes. She consciously include spaces for growing food right from the conceptual stages of her designs. Adopting this concept holds a lot of potential for ensuring food security especially in the urban context. Her company, Hadassah Emet Architects Ltd. also has an online shop integrated into the company website where you can buy your vegetable, herb and fruit seeds and seedlings. see link: https://hadassahemetarchitects.com.ng/seedsJessica would like to contribute to combating the problem of Food Insecurity using the skills she has as an Architect. She has also gained more skills by acquiring another Masters degree in Global Food Security and development, to be able to carry out strategic interventions appropriate for any given context.Jessica is also a firm believer in acquiring more knowledge and skills to be better equiped to contribute to the challenges faced in societies. Therefore, she also offers educational consultancy services to people that want to study Abroad. See link https://sucos.ulcraft.com/ Social, economic, cultural and environmental sustainability is key to her design process, therefore she also manufactures Interlocking Compressed Earth Brick which is highly recommended to clients because its environmentally freindly, durable, flexible, and aesthetically appealing.