Grew up playing in a Cuban neighbor's food forest garden in south Florida in the 1970's. Moved to work at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando,Florida in 1993. Since starting a family with two children in 2003 I've transitioned to a philosophy of minimum use of synthetic chemicals around my yard and in my home,

A few years ago I started attending meetings hosted by the Simple Living Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sustainable living, which ultimately led me to permaculture. After attending the first Permaculture Voices conference in spring 2014, followed by the Florida permaculture convergence I knew taking a PDC would be a wise investment.

After completing my online PDC and soil food web source with Geoff Lawton and Dr. Elaine Ingham, I founded a sustainable gardening club at the Walt Disney World Resort for employees and their families. Our goal is educate and build connections.