My interests lie at the intersection of ecology, food, and design. I believe large-scale restoration of ecological processes, paired with controlled environment agriculture, is crucial to solving global issues like climate change, loss of biodiversity, feeding a growing population, food insecurity, and the diminishing relationship between humans and the natural world. I am thinking of creative ways to solve big problems. My passion for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem regeneration led to Four Star Mushrooms' inception in 2019. Four Star Mushrooms is a controlled environment agriculture company producing premium quality gourmet mushrooms in the heart of Chicago. We believe that mushroom cultivation is the keystone process required to scale CEA and regenerative agriculture. Four Star Mushrooms' mission is to create a sustainable food system by leveraging mushroom cultivation to upcycle organic byproducts, grow superfoods, and build soil. Our vision is a future where food is grown sustainably in and around urban centers, at scale, allowing our native ecosystems to become strongholds of biological diversity, sustainable food production, and carbon sinks.