Olivia is a midwest-born multifaceted creator, driven by her love of art and science, and inspired by the interactions of the two on a human scale. Olivia brings a rich background in biology, science communications, and community development. She forges her lifelong connection with plants through her personal herbalism practice, tending to her medicinal and edible garden, and playing in the mountains and streams of her hometown in northern Colorado.

Amy brings life-long (and continued) experience in agroecology approaches to soil restoration, plant propagation, and an insatiable curiosity surrounding the soil, water, plant continuum. A trained medicinal plant specialist (BS. Natural Resources, M.S. Agricultural Sciences, current PhD student, plant sciences), Amy also draws from her adjacent education, communications, and community building career in regenerative food systems to chase the following questions...How do we grow more water? How do we remineralize our soil? and How do we regenerate ecosystem wellness?

Oli grew up with a strong appreciation for plants, getting lots of their food from their family garden and easing nerves and sunburns with chamomile and aloe. Their relationship to nature really grew in college, when their walks along the Pittsburgh rivers turned into identifying and learning the history of every plant they saw. After moving to Colorado they spent a year studying herbalism at the Equinox Center of Herbal Studies, which deepened their love for working with plants and medicine making. Oli believes that the better you know a plant the better you can work with it. Oli

Renee Frederick has worked at the nexus of food, education, and belonging since 2008.

Dr. April Ulery is a Professor of Soil Science in the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department at New Mexico State University.  She received her B.S. degree in Geology from University of Redlands and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Soil Science from the University of California, Riverside.  Dr. Ulery’s interdisciplinary research program addresses both agricultural productivity and environmental issues by quantifying soil properties such as salinity, nutrient status, and metal contaminant concentrations in areas using treated water and agricultural waste.   She has served as an associate editor for Soil Science Society of America  and Vadose Zone Journal. 

She was elected Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America in 2012 and has served on the SSSA Board of Directors representing the Soil Mineralogy Division and served as Chair of that division. She has received several teaching awards and has served on over 35 graduate student committees at NMSU.

Laura’s passion for herbalism, healing, and well-being is evident in her 20 + years of working with herbs and people.

She began her formal education with herbs at the Rocky Mountain Center of Botanical studies where she graduated in 2001 as a certified herbalist. In 2013 she graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Botany.

In 2014, Laura co-founded the Equinox Center of Herbal Studies where she is the director and one of the primary teachers.

Stu is a green-industry business owner with advanced experience in equipment operations, earthworks, project management, and irrigation technology.