After much trial and error, I am an environmental study major with an appropriate technology emphasis. I have learned in fields as broadly connected as psychology, anthropology and international studies. I work to both merge and separate my academic interests with hobbies. In the past, I was blessed to be able to work and learn in Peru, Belize, and Puerto Rico to build gardens, homes, and communities. Here at HSU, I am a Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) volunteer and facilitator of the green building class. I also work with the Waste Reduction Resource Awareness Program (WRRAP). I believe in small steps and big dreams and continued adventure.
Interests in Technology and the Environment[edit | edit source]
- Building from traditional "waste" materials. eg: plastic bricks, tiers, re-purposed wood, metal cans)
- Creating art on small and large scales
- Shaping and making tools
- Working with a whole system approach, for example, a homestead with community
- Hands-on education/apprenticeship
Interest in Appropriate Technology[edit | edit source]
- Using local, renewable, healthy material sources for building
- Speaking with the community members on their needs and skills prior to theorizing a project
- Remediation work with native flora
Experience in Technology and/or the Environment[edit | edit source]
- Insulation with bamboo and plastic
- Earthbag garage planning and first foundation building
- Water filer with sand, gravel layers
- Using a machete to harvest fruit
- Hugelkutlur bed enthusiast and builder
- Cob oven cooker
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Banana harvest from Las Marias Project Farm in Puerto Rico
Interest in Appropriate Technology[edit | edit source]
- Home composting system
- Banana leaf circles around lettuce
- Making and tossing seed bombs