My Story

My path into soil work began in 2019, when I took a permaculture course in Kilifi, Kenya. The approach resonated with me immediately—it made practical sense and offered clear ways to contribute skills to land and communities. Having grown up with a deep reverence for nature and wildlife, the work felt like a way to act with greater integrity while making a meaningful contribution.

After that course, I spent several years working across Kenya in a wide range of landscapes and communities. In Kitale, I helped establish a farmers’ training centre that provided practical, hands-on education for local growers. In Nanyuki, I worked with schools to set up small farms that served as both learning spaces for students and sources of food for school kitchens. I also completed an internship with ForestFoods Kenya, where I learned about syntropic agroforestry—designing systems that increase in complexity, productivity, and resilience over time. These experiences grounded me in systems thinking and reinforced my belief that healthy food systems grow from healthy relationships.

Wanting to go deeper I trained with Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web School. Studying soil ecology opened a new dimension of learning: the microbial communities beneath our feet that drive plant health, resilience, and long-term fertility. Becoming a certified Soil Food Web Lab Technician has been one of the most transformative parts of my work. The ability to assess soil biology through microscopy—identifying what is present, what is missing, and what is out of balance—brings clarity and precision to every project I take on.

In 2022, I moved to Canada, where I have supported landowners, gardeners, and small farms in regenerating their soils and designing landscapes with biology at the centre. My work has included food forests, market gardens, orchards, homesteads, and backyard plots. In every project, I have learned something different about care and how to adjust methods according to place and people. Each context is unique, and I have learned to listen, adapt, and work with the intelligence of nature.

Through this work, I have met people deeply connected to their land: farmers in Kenya growing food under significant pressure; families in Canada seeking to steward their land with care and integrity; and communities in both places working to bring their soils back to life. These relationships have shaped my practice as much as any formal training.

Now, as I move back to Kenya, I’m looking to work with people and projects who align with my vision and my belief in a more equitable and regenerative future — where land, communities, and ecosystems can thrive together.

I hold a deep commitment to keep listening — to the land, to the people I work with, and to the wider web of life that supports us all. My role isn’t to impose systems, but to collaborate with what is already present, to restore ecological balance, and to help growers trust in the abundance that healthy soil can offer.