Ashley is a Natural Builder, permaculturist and herbalist who lives in Guatemala. Her practice of Natural Building aims to engender respect for the elders and traditional cultures whose exploration of ecologically responsible construction offers her the modalities she works with today. Her work combines both the modern and ancient into a building practice that aims to create community based resilience through bioregionaly appropriate construction. Ashley offers natural building consultation, educational programs and runs Root to Rise Design a full scale design build company.