Katie Monsen is a lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in agroecology, climate, freshwater ecology, and watersheds. She also teaches the introductory course for the Sustainability minor and with the Rachel Carson College. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from Katie Monsen, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/17751