Steve PeakSteve was born in 1983 in Mountain View, California, one of the original technology hubs in Silicon Valley. His parents were both in technology and had several computers in the house before most people had one. He taught himself programming by the ag of 15 and started getting software development jobs before he was 20. At the same time, he followed his passion for art. As a child he drew cartoons and intricate drawings of Transformer robots and detailed architectural structures. Later he taught himself gaming and drawing programs and started using a computer for digital art. His fascination with self-sufficiency, alternative health practices, and community building concepts began in his teens and continued while sharing a house with five roommates in San Jose. Plants of all kinds grew both inside the home and outside in the garden. There were constant experiments with plant development, hydroponics, and aquaponics using scrap or recycled building materials. In his mid-twenties, he decided to take time off from his tech job and travel. He spent nearly five months in Peru on a natural building apprenticeship project and then several more months in Costa Rica on a permaculture farm. After exploring a bit of Europe, he went back to a tech job, saved money, sold or gave away most everything he owned, and in late 2016, went to Costa Rica with a vision. On Christmas Eve, he and his natural building expert business partner, bought 11 acres in the hills above Dominical to start a farm and learning center and to give back to the local villages through food sharing and local jobs. Steve spends most of his time in Costa Rica. Along with his business partner, they manage the farm, food production, apprentices, the many volunteers, and a variety of educational programs. He travels back to the USA often for supplies and to visit friends and family and will continue travels elsewhere to experience more of the world. Read More Read Less