Guided by a former career in marketing, I freelance for various businesses including Ryder Walker Alpine Adventures in Telluride. I co-founded an heirloom orchard restoration project, the Apple Core Project, and worked as the Local Food Initiative coordinator for three years. Currently, I work as the Food Coordinator for the local EDA grant focused on agricultural expansion and distribution for our local farmers/producers. Recently, I finished a year-long planning grant for a local Food Security Implementation plan for the Telluride Foundation.  I received a Holistic Nutrition certificate from the Bauman College of Nutrition and Culinary Studies out of Berkeley, CA. I lived in Telluride for more than 20 years and moved to Norwood six years ago to plant a garden, cook and eat local, seasonal organic food, and spend a quieter farm life with my husband Erik, Mato and Chayton.