
A student of the stars, Jack transitioned from studying astrophysics to agriculture after completing an internship at The Land Institute. A few career stops later, they now manage an urban farm in the heart of St. Louis, MO. After book clubbing The Green New Deal and Beyond by Stan Cox in college, Jack felt attracted to the climate solutions being researched at The Land Institute. Their value of working in concert with, rather than controlling, nature has driven them to become an outdoor guide, a student of the cosmos, and a steward of natural systems agriculture. Jack served in the last cohort of interns at The Land Institute in the fall of 2021, aiding various research projects in the field and the labs, all while living on-site.
My most perennial trait is Radical Compassion – it best describes how I choose to relate to the world around me – not just for other humans, but for all life and our planet.
2021 Intern at The Land Institute