Our Guest

• Her path from Switzerland to Phoenix and how a six month visit became a life long stay
• How a career in graphic design made her feel that she was helping to add to the problems
• When that lightbulb hit that helped her see a new path
• What biomimicry is and how it has been around for a VERY long time
• A few great examples of some biomimicry examples in production today
• How a spider web is now saving lives of birds around the world
• Considering the end result of resource use
• Her awareness of a personal conflict and how she has changed her journey to being vegan
• Some of her challenges adding biomimicry to her gardening
• What she wishes humans would learn about our stay on the planet
• What she named her urban farm and why

As well as

• Her biggest failure – her story about feral roosters and how she created a new ecosystem in her neighborhood
• Her biggest success – her story on how she was able to add a bit of biomimicry education to her class on storytelling
• What drives her
• And her one piece of advice for Podcast listeners

Books She Recommends:

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food by Gene Baur

Documentaries She Recommends:

Open Sesame (81 minutes)

Vegucated (77 minutes)

How to reach Michelle:

Facebook: Sonoran Desert Biomimcry

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