• Founded 4-acre organic farm producing vegetables, fruit and livestock year-round for markets and restaurants in Detroit• Responsible for business planning and sales, land management, finances, communications, hiring & training employees, crop planning, construction, marketing and all other tasks• Regularly hosted tour groups, field trips, farm-to-table meals and other public events• Featured in the Detroit News and Free Press, Model D Media, Deadline Detroit, Mlive, GreatLakes Echo, WOW Southeast Michigan and other publications• City Commons CSA Cooperative member-grower• Worked with researchers from the Center for Regional Food Systems (Michigan State University),Department of Community Sustainability (MSU), School of Natural Resources & Environment (University of Michigan), Utrecht University and other institutions on various studies of urban agriculture models, ecosystems and soil health• Consulting member on Urban Livestock Working Group (Detroit City Planning Commission), MetroFoodPlus Working Group (MSU)• Speaker at Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, AIA Leadership Development Program • Grants & Awards◦ Conservation Stewardship Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service◦ Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service◦ Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program◦ New Economy Initiative NEIdeas Challenge◦ Detroit SOUP◦ Growing Communities Urban Farmer Development Program◦ Use Technology For Good Challenge, GOOD Magazine◦ Raising Organic Family Farms Grant

Coordinated greenhouse production and learning activities for Detroit high school students