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Ian
Ian holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from NYU, where he explored a range of interests from chemistry to neuroscience to statistics. As a lifelong athlete with severe food allergies, Ian has always had a close relationship with food and how to best nourish the body.
After arriving in the UK during the pandemic, Ian fully immersed himself in the natural world of the Calder Valley. His ecological journey here began with foraging and mycology, before expanding into permaculture.
Ian now aspires to lead people by the tips of their tongues, with a lasso around their imaginations, to a food system that restores balance to our land and our bodies.
Rebecca
Growing up in Todmorden, Rebecca was inspired from an early age by the countless wonders of its steep valleys and windy tops. She studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, before going on to complete a PhD in Ecology & Conservation at the University of Sheffield, studying how the loss and degradation of forests impacts microclimate.
Years of conducting scientific research into the drivers of biodiversity loss have led Rebecca to increasingly seek practical and effective solutions. She believes regenerative land management is critical, to give species options to cope with the many threats they face, but with humans as a part of nature, not separate.
Rebecca's goal is to help everyone get closer to nature - to truly see it and thereby value it. Only then will nature embed itself within the choices we make, so that we can make better decisions not just for ourselves but for all life on Earth.
Moss
Moss is the canine companion and most boundless source of joy. He's a whippet-collie mix who loves to sprint, to learn & explore, and to cuddle intensely. He is suspicious of all new foods, lover of fruits & vegetables (except blackberries!), and believes that all other dogs can and will love him eventually.