Rick has held many different positions in his 50+ years, ranging from full-time farmhand to Army reservist to stay-at-home dad. He spent 16+ years in ministry and served as Director of Outreach for Collision Ministries, partnering with youth to serve the underprivileged in the inner city. Rick has an entrepreneurial spirit and is currently engaged in several projects ranging from homesteading their farm in WI (Seven Layers Farm) to managing a regional online farmers market (The Big River Cooperative). Rick is passionate about developing and promoting a community that focuses on self-sufficiency through regenerative agriculture and permaculture principles.