Ricky Rietjens is an ecological designer, educator, farmer, and naturalist with experience in environmental education, ecological restoration, regenerative agriculture, and community organizing. He serves on the board of the Society of Ethnobiology and Good Karma Gardens, and leads hands-on workshops and community events focused on food systems, medicinal plants, native ecology, and land stewardship. In addition to teaching at Planet Bee, Ricky teaches system impacted youth at Green Arrow Co-Lab, leads the Farm and Wellness Program at Upward Bound House, co-founded Sage Market, and runs his own garden design practice, Ricky Farms. Ricky's work centers on reconnecting people to their food, ecology, and community through place-based ecological literacy and civic engagement. Read more about his work at LinkedIn.