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Scottsdale, AZ
Birthday:
August 20
About Me:
I have been drawn to food and agriculture for as long as I can remember. Three years ago I read Michael Pollan's, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and my life was forever changed. This book inspired me to go further with my passion for food and to become educated about why our current food system is not sustainable. Since then I have completed coursework towards a Certificate of Sustainable Food Systems through Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona. I also have a Bachelors of Business Administration from The University of Texas at San Antonio. I recently resigned from an 8 year career in mortgage servicing and banking to pursue my passion for sustainable food full time. After resigning from banking I volunteered and worked for an organic urban farm in Phoenix, Arizona where I learned some valuable aspects of organic, local production and distribution and formed some very good relationships with local farmers and people with the same passion for sustainable food.
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Thanks for joining the Valley Permaculture Alliance (VPA) website! VPA a Phoenix-based 501c3 non-profit that offers classes, training, activities, tours, events and demonstrations on gardening, small livestock and other topics related to urban farming and sustainable living. Read more about VPA on the ‘About Us’ page, and explore what this site has to offer. We hope that you will participate fully in the many groups, forums and other resources on this site. Please take advantage of the wealth of knowledge readily shared by our members! When you signed up to be a member, you may have opted to receive our weekly newsletter. We hope you will find the info and updates on classes and other events helpful. If not, please let us know how to make it better. You are able to unsubscribe instantly by selecting "unsubscribe” at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Best regards,
Kate
Volunteer Manager
kate@vpaaz.org