About me
My name is Nikki. I love nature, I love beauty, and I love practicality. I am an adventurous free spirit, but I am also a natural problem solver with an engineering degree. I find balance between these two traits and have realized that I can bridge the gap between two types of people: dreamy hippies and logical task masters.
The hippy dreamer has no trouble cooking up creative ideas, making big plans, and getting their community excited. They can get the ball rolling pretty well, but as unforeseen obstacles arise, focus and effort wanes, and these great ideas remain just that…ideas…or messy piles of expensive materials.
The logical task master excels where the hippy doesn’t, in careful planning and realistic expectations. They execute what they set their mind to. However, this is often because their idea is conventional and the road map to success is heavily tread. Nothing wrong with this approach- unless you want to defy the mainstream and live in rewarding, regenerative, and revolutionary ways.
After living on many different homesteads and farms, I observed a pattern that inspired Divine Design Solutions. The pattern consists of landowners who had made rushed or uninformed decisions to start a project on their slice of heaven. As time went on, the gaps in their grand plans grew into full obstructions, and these projects became nuisances. Stressful, time-consuming, expensive, overwhelming great ideas gone wrong. It pains me to observe this scenario time and time again. And I believe that it doesn’t have to be this way! All projects can be started or rehabilitated for success with the help of fresh eyes, organization, realistic goal setting, meticulous planning, and follow through.
My experience is thorough and varied. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University in Environmental Engineering which included internships in environmental remediation and water quality research. I completed a natural building course with Earthship Biotecture and have participated in farm work-trades that taught me how to grow food, raise animals, build with natural and recycled materials, regenerate depleted soil, design energy systems, and so much more. More recently I worked in Civil Engineering as a land development consultant and earned my Permaculture Design certification from Oregon State University. I commit myself to ongoing study through regional workshops and reading up on the latest and greatest in agroforestry, biodynamic farming, natural building, and more.
Whether you’d like to pick my brain or receive a full design plan, I’m excited to work with you and learn about your unique situation.
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