Ann earned her bachelor's degree in Agriculture from the University of California at Davis in 2000. Her extensive "Homesteady" experience includes living off grid, design-build on her natural home, milking sheep, cheese making, canning, maple syrup tapping, sourdough baking, and fiber art.  Ann enjoyed sharing her anachronistic passions as a host through World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) for many years.

Ann’s professional journey includes teaching college level agriculture classes, leading internships educational farms, developing K-12 school gardens, and crew leadership on for-profit farms. She co-founded the School of Adaptive Agriculture in Willits, California. Ann collaborated on university research and presented at the OSU small farms conference and Eco-Farm.

Committed to continuous learning, Ann has pursued further education in permaculture design, gray water installation, and natural building. In 2019, she realized her lifelong dream of farm ownership.