Matteo smiling in a lush tropical landscape.

I am a creator and educator using ideas, collaboration, and hands-on fieldwork to inspire meaningful change within communities and ecosystems.

No single story is the truth, but here's a snapshot of my journey so far and how it has shaped me.

  1. early years

    family, school, and first landscapes

    Origins and early attention

    A first chapter for the people, places, and early questions that shaped the way I learned to pay attention.

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  2. education

    classrooms, trails, books, and field days

    Learning to follow the thread

    A chapter for studies, mentors, books, trails, and the mistakes that made the work more serious.

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  3. fieldwork

    Ecuador and regenerative landscapes

    Hands in the work

    A chapter for the shift from caring about systems to working inside them with people, tools, land, and time.

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  4. current

    ideas, collaboration, and ecosystems

    Where I am now

    A current chapter for the creator, educator, collaborator, and field builder role I am growing into.

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