ABOUT MATT

I have been working with and studying plants and ecology since 1995, starting as an intern on several organic farms and as a horticulture teacher and community gardening facilitator.

In 2003, I started Matt's Habitats, specializing in sustainable gardening practices with an emphasis on native plants and edible gardens. In 2009 I added wild foods nature walks to my business, having studied wild foods since 1995.

Matt's Habitats is based near downtown Silver Spring where my wife and I have a 1/4 acre yard landscaped with native and edible plants including vegetable beds and fruit trees which generate a lot of our produce.

10% of net profits from Matt's Habitats get donated to environmental and humanitarian NGO's including Anacostia Watershed Society, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Capital Food Bank. I currently serve on the board of the Mycological Association of Washington, DC.

My wife, Elizabeth Hargrave, is a game designer, focusing on nature-based board games. Check them out: Wingspan - multi-award winning game about birds, Mariposas - about monarch butterfly migration, and Tussie Mussie about Victorian flower language.

Email: Matt@MattsHabitats.com

Instagram: @Mattshabitats