About Liz

My relationship with land started long before I knew there was a word for it.

I’m building my practice in Metro Detroit, a region with a remarkable history of urban agriculture, community gardening, ecological restoration, and experimentation.

But I grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois, riding my bike over the bridges along Lily Cache Creek and through the forests that surrounded it. I knew where the raspberry patches were, and I spent plenty of time riding from one to another, eating berries along the way.

Much of that landscape is gone now. The woods I knew as a kid have been replaced by development, including the area that is now the Promenade. But the instinct to pay attention to a place—and to wonder how many raspberries it could reasonably host—stayed with me.

Today, I’m working to recreate pieces of those landscapes wherever I can: planting perennial food, building habitat, restoring soil, managing water, and learning how to work with ecological systems rather than against them.

That led me to permaculture.

From policy to plants

My professional background is in policy advocacy, strategy, organizing, and nonprofit leadership. I’ve spent my career helping people turn ideas into action—building organizations, developing strategies, raising resources, and organizing for meaningful policy change.

I bring that same approach to working with land.

Regeneration can happen anywhere. A front yard, backyard, vacant lot, or prairie can become more alive, resilient, and connected. Your space can feed you, host wildlife, and even reintroduce species. Every piece of land has potential, and every person who cares for it has a role to play.

I’m currently involved in efforts to preserve Sibley Prairie, a critical natural area in the region, while continuing to learn from the many people already doing regenerative work across Southeast Michigan. Throw them some funds and/or contact me to chat yard signs to show your support. https://savesibleyprairie.org/

This work is part of a bigger question I keep coming back to:

What would it look like to leave our communities, landscapes, and relationships more alive than we found them?

That's the work I'm interested in.