Watkins, Julia: - Julia Watkins is a mother and maker who creates and writes from her Home in Chicago.
When she\'s not experimenting with new recipes and remedies, you can find her with her nose in a book--studying holistic living, health, and healing--or gardening, practicing yoga, crafting with her children, or riding bikes with her family..
Julia also hosts the popular Instagram account @simply.living.well, where she shares about living simply and sustainably at Home and with children.
Along with her husband, Scott, Julia co-founded Lookfar Conservation in 2016, a nonprofit that supports foundations, other nonprofits, local communities, and social entrepreneurs with conservation and restoration projects in Africa and Latin America.
She\'s worked in environmental and natural resource management for most of her life, including as a naturalist in New England, a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, an energy policy researcher on Capitol Hill, a conservation scientist in the Greater Yellowstone National Park Ecosystem, and an international development specialist in Africa and Latin America.
A lifelong lover of the natural world, Julia has a graduate degree in conservation science and policy.
Watkins, Julia: - Julia Watkins is a mother and maker who creates and writes from her Home in Chicago