Natalie Krueger
Natalie Krueger is a Certified Permaculture designer and Educator, community organizer, earth steward, wholistic herbalist healer, wild plant forager and activist. Natalie is guided by ongoing exploration within the nature of indigenous traditions and awareness of regenerative practices. Through her commitment to ethical patterns of land use, she founded the not for profit organization Greenvoices. Greenvoices is a guild of ecological artisans that advocate for the unspoken voices of the wild through preservation, restoration, and land based culture building. They integrate creative responses to change by mimicking the wisdom of ecosystems and weaving vital rhythms to inspire healing for our collective future. Greenvoices is also cultivating relationships through permaculture education and consultation as well as engaging our community in nurturing nature's intelligence.
Natalie has field experience in water harvesting, food forests and edible landscaping, herbalism, perennial polyculture, market gardens/farms, integrated pest management, cold climate greenhouses, vermiculture, composting, shitake mushrooms, irrigation systems, grey water/bioremediation, use of and influence to microclimates, urban agriculture, natural building design, transition towns, community gardens, facilitating crews, and honouring the land.
These are some of the organizations Natalie has worked with recently and played a leading role in:
Transition Guelph and Kitchener Waterloo, are two separate groups of concerned residents who share the vision of a more resilient community, one that can respond and adapt to changing climate, resource and economic conditions. Both groups are inspired by the model Rob Hopkins describes in The Transition Handbook. The aim is to encourage other residents to become involved, offer their own ideas and insights, and pitch in to create a sustainable future for ourselves, our children, and our children's children.
Groundwork, an organization dedicated to planting community gardens, growing and saving heirloom and open pollinated seed, guerilla forestry in the city, and educating the community about sustainable agriculture.
Two Rivers Community Garden, has developed a local growing space in the urban core to grow and harvest locally grown organic food for over 30 gardeners. This non fenced environment provides habitat for birds, pollinators and small mammals with naturalized areas as well as brings beauty to an area for low income families to share. Various public events are held to include neighbours into the community garden.
Warmer, is an eco-activist improv group that asks the questions; How does it feel to live in a time of global emergenc-y? , How do we live our lives, in the present moment ? , How can we work together with a systems understanding and have fun doing that? This group creatively explores contact dance, improv theatre, systems thinking, conversation cafes and collaborative practices in public and through our shared visions.
Waterloo Farmers and Crafters Market Co-op
This market was developed in the new city square to provide residents with an accessible market selling local, sustainably grown food and goods. The intention is to grow the local food shed and rebuild local distribution of fresh food as well as provide farmers the opportunity to earn a living wage. All farmers and crafters must produce what they are selling.
