- Long-distance backpacking/ hiking
- Foraging wild plants
- Fermentation and cooking
- Playing and writing music
- Permaculture gardening/ landscaping
Forest Bracht
Anacortes,Washington
Summary
I'm an experienced gardener and a lover of nature! Passionate for permaculture design, regenerative farming, ecological restoration, and last but not least, music and songwriting. I love working with plants as well as with people and have experience living and working in a community setting. I'm looking forward to furthering my skills doing meaningful work and offering my abilities in any way I can!
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Passionate Home Gardener
Home Garden
Anacortes, WA
01.2023 - Current
- Designed a garden as a part of my desire to connect with food and place as well as to live more sustainably.
- Used sheet mulching technique to build organic-matter-rich garden beds, that thrive within a no-till management style.
- Focused on diversity, and food production, without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
- Started seedlings, planted them and watched them grow!
Garden Apprenticeship
Terra Alta Permaculture Education Center
Sintra, Portugal
03.2025 - 10.2025
- Worked cohesively within a team environment for 7 months, sharing responsibilities, and collaborating in order to run courses at an off-grid education center
- Learned to run a 1 acre bio-intensive permaculture market garden
- Led hands-on sessions within a permaculture design course curriculum, informing and guiding people through activities in topics such as: composting, gardening, propagation, and cob building.
- Baked sourdough bread in an earthen oven weekly for 30-40 people.
Prepared Foods Stocker
Skagit Valley Food Co-op
Mount Vernon, WA
12.2024 - 03.2025
- Stocked shelves efficiently, ensuring products were available and organization.
- Assisted in inventory management, making sure we ordered all that we needed and didn't run out of any costumer favorites!
- Monitored product expiration dates, maintaining freshness and quality standards.
- Collaborated with team members on inventory and workflow.
Permaculture Volunteer
Inspiration Farm
Bellingham, WA
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Learned fundamental permaculture principles and design techniques.
- Helped with harvesting, planting, and seed-saving.
- Prepared garden beds for winter and garlic planting!
Education
High School Diploma -
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WAHigh School Diploma -
Bellingham High School
Bellingham, WA06-2024
Skills
- Bio-intensive market gardening
- Comfortable with physically demanding work
- Friendly, good communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Passion for doing meaningful, hands-on work
Interests
Timeline
Garden Apprenticeship
Terra Alta Permaculture Education Center
03.2025 - 10.2025
Prepared Foods Stocker
Skagit Valley Food Co-op
12.2024 - 03.2025
Permaculture Volunteer
Inspiration Farm
09.2024 - 12.2024
Passionate Home Gardener
Home Garden
01.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Whatcom Community College
High School Diploma -
Bellingham High School