Kacey Donner

Kacey Donner

Farm Instructor

California Climate Action Corps

Riverside,

Roles at NAAEE

Languages

Interests

Biodiversity, Civic Engagement, Ecosystems, Environmental Literacy, Nonformal Education, Sustainability

Hello! I would like to hear your thoughts regarding: What does an ecologically sustainable life look like? How can we support the environment by nourishing ourselves? I believe that the ways we are currently meeting our needs---concrete cities, transportation, extraction, novel chemical usage, farming---have significant impacts on the environment. I wonder if we can observe and model how other organisms have integrated themselves into mutualistic relationships. I’ve studied and practiced small organic farming for 5 years, I eliminate fungal pathogens with my compost tea, and I’ve been teaching these methods to thousands of people through my fellowship with California Climate Action Corps. What else can we do, and can we possibly survive using those methods?

 

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I currently serve with California Climate Action Corps as a team leader, where I partner with local organizations to host volunteer days where participants take direct climate actions.  Skills have to offer and technologies I use include:

  • Ecosystem Restoration
  • Compost
  • Woodchipper
  • Video, photo & sound editing
  • Microscopy
  • Front loader
  • Copy-editing
  • Installing drip irrigation
  • Irrigation repair
  • Google Suite
  • CA native plants
  • Beginner woodworking
  • Microsoft Office
  • Tree pruning
  • Event planning & budgeting
  • Classroom & field
  • Volunteer coordination

                                                

RELEVANT EDUCATION

  • Introduction to Environmental Education, California Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, online
  • Small Organic Farm Apprenticeship EAT! Cultural Center, Norco, CA
  • Regenerative Gardening, Mt. San Antonio College, Pomona, CA
  • Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration, Earth Connection Center, Mérida, Yucatán
  • Composting & Soil Microscopy, Dr. Elaine’s Soil Food Web School, Portland, OR  
  • Soil Advocate Training, Kiss The Ground, Los Angeles, CA
  • Permaculture Design Course, About And For Sustainability, San Clemente, CA
  • Laundry To Landscape & Roof Water Catchment, Catching H20, Costa Mesa, CA
  • Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, CSU, San Bernardino, CA
  • Introduction to TV, Video, Studio, and Field Production, CSUSB, San Bernardino, CA
  • Photography 101, Joseph Linaschke, Lynda.com

 

 

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