Abbey’s connection to farming, nature, and creativity began growing up on her historic family farm alongside her parents, five siblings, dogs, horses, and beloved chickens. From an early age, she developed hands-on skills in gardening, animal care, and homesteading while exploring her creativity through painting, sketching, and turning farm-found “treasures” into art. Those discoveries sparked a lifelong fascination with ancient cultures and human history, leading to an archaeology field school accreditation, laboratory internship, and work as a survey assistant applying anthropological principles. Her college studies in Spanish Language & Culture, inspired in part by Dora the Explorer and her favorite high school Spanish teacher, led to her fluency in Spanish.

Today, Abbey combines her rural roots, artistic talents, and academic background as a small farmer, workshop co-host, and director of the farm’s Kids Garden & Greenhouse Camps. Her experiences supporting loved ones with unseen disabilities and navigating the loss of her father to cancer have shaped her passion for creating meaningful, inclusive workshops. She loves sharing how plants, crafting, and time in nature can nurture physical and mental well-being.

Abbey holds degrees in Anthropology and Spanish Language & Culture, with a minor in Latin American Studies. She is also a certified lifeguard and swim instructor and a member of the local garden club.