Hi! I’m Ayla.
I care about using food systems to make things better — for people, for neighborhoods, and for our ecosystems.
I started Rooting Resilience as a way to work toward that: growing food in ways that restore ecosystems, support communities, and push back against the systems that harm both.
I’m an educator, speaker, permaculture designer, and Franklin County Master Gardener. I’ve spent years learning how to build gardens that give more than they take — gardens that feed people, support wildlife, and bring folks together. Rooting Resilience is where I keep learning, keep experimenting, keep sharing, and invite others to pursue this work with me.
This work is imperfect and always evolving — but it matters, and it’s growing. There’s a place here for you.
Rooting Resilience
Rooting Resilience is my advocacy platform — a space to share, teach, and cultivate a future where food systems are regenerative, equitable, and rooted in community.
This vision takes many forms:
A backyard food forest offering shade, pollinator habitat, and salad greens
A class where someone learns how to cultivate mushrooms or rethink their lawn
A community event that fosters connection, care, and inspiration
A story, a poem, or a conversation that opens new possibilities
Rooting Resilience weaves these threads together — ecological design, public education, storytelling, and one-on-one support — to help build food systems that nourish both people and planet.
This is ongoing work. It’s responsive. Imperfect. Always evolving. And always grounded in the belief that everybody eats — and everyone deserves access to land, knowledge, and nourishment.
