Hi, I’m Aubrey.

My work is rooted in a deep love for the natural world and the relationships that exist within it. I’ve always been drawn to the way landscapes, gardens, and wild spaces bring people together—whether it’s harvesting food, gathering around a table of food and flowers, or simply noticing the quiet life happening in the soil beneath our feet.

Over the years I’ve helped build and lead urban farms in New York City for nonprofit organizations, while also teaching environmental education and urban agriculture to young people. Much of my time has been spent outside with students—exploring ecosystems, learning how food grows in the city, and even leading mushroom foraging walks with kids discovering the magic of the forest floor for the first time.

But my work has never been just about food. It’s about cultivating living spaces that support life in all its forms—gardens filled with native plants and pollinators, landscapes that evolve with the seasons, and flowers that remind us of the beauty and abundance around us.

I started Steward after seeing that people wanted more than help maintaining a garden. Many wanted to understand their space and feel connected to it—to care for the soil, support the insects and birds around them, and watch their landscapes grow into thriving ecosystems. Steward is about tending those relationships and helping people become stewards of the places they inhabit.

At home in Brooklyn, I grow as many flowers and vegetables as I can in the small garden space I have. Over the years I’ve also grown flowers in abandoned lots and overlooked corners of the city. I’ve always believed that if you pay attention to the space around you and work with what you have, something beautiful can happen. Even in the middle of a dense city, there’s room for life, color, food, and a little bit of magic.

When I’m not in the garden, you’ll usually find me cooking, fermenting or cooking, in my garden, hiking, paddling a canoe, or wandering through the woods learning new plants. Nature continues to surprise and inspire me, and sharing that sense of wonder with others is at the heart of everything I do.