🌱 From Urban Sprawl to Green Space: My Search of Spiritual Awakening 🌱

Hi. I’m Clarissa—your local Vertical Farming Technologist on a journey of self-exploration who brings sunshine wherever I go. 🌞✨

I have not always been so green (dare I say literally). I used to be a just city girl lost in the grind of gritty urban life, noise from multi-storey buildings, and people in line at Starbucks. One day, I had what I call a spiritual awakening, a moment so profound and unbelievable it shook me to my core. It happened (unbelievably) in the most unassuming location—an urban, neglected community garden tucked in between two residential buildings.

I remember kneeling in the dirt, feeling the texture of the soil and gently wiping the dirt from a stubborn little seedling fighting its way through cracked concrete. And at that moment it struck me life finds a way. 🌿 That little seedling is me. That seedling is all of us!. I remember feeling bullshit like never before—totally connected physically and spiritually to the earth, the universe, something larger. It was like the universe spoke to me and said, "Clarissa, you're supposed to grow things." And just like that, I felt liberated and clear in a way I've never felt before.

Fast forward to now: I traded my heels for muddy boots, a briefcase for a hydroponic system. I have a personal obsession with vertical farming (and farming as a whole). I'm not just talking about it as a job, I'm talking about it as a lifestyle. It is my medium to heal the planet, my spirit, and my body one leafy green at a time. 🥬💚

But seriously, I am still just this girl next door who is too loud, burns her toast, and still cries over dog videos. I am perfectly flawed, I am still growing, and I am here for it. Join me on this wild, green journey--because why not let yourself root for something awesome? 🌟

P.S. I sometimes talk to my plants and sometimes they talk back. Don’t judge. 😉