Amanda Jo Boener, 1987

Phone/WhatsApp: 574-341-0229
Email: AJBoener@gmail.com

Education
–Harrington College of Design Chicago, IL – Associates Degree in Applied Sciences of Digital Photography, 2008
–National Geographic Certified Educator – 2017
shared experience here
–Purdue Master Gardener Certification – 2018
–Advanced Purdue Master Gardener Certification – 2019
example of project she spearheaded here
–Reiki Level I Certification – 2021
-Transcendental Meditation Practitioner -2022
interested? find our teacher here
-Certified Permaculture Designer, Ecoversity – 2024
-Enrolled & completing a Accredited Mindfulness Certification – 2025

Experience
–Founder & Teacher, A Wild Home LLC, Brooksville, FL 2025
–Facilitator & Creator, Wild School of Hernando County Group, 2024
–Teacher, The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, Summer Series 2024 example of one in the series here
–Teacher/Creator/Designer, Luna Hill Wild School; Plymouth, IN — 2019–2020
–Farmer/Speaker/Teacher/Creator, Luna Hill Farm; Plymouth, IN – 2015-2022
examples of offerings at the farm here
–Teacher, Heartland Artists Gallery; Plymouth, IN – 2019
example here
–Meditation Facilitator, Farmer’s Market; Culver, IN – 2022
example here
-Teacher, Plymouth Public Library; Plymouth, IN – 2022
example here
–Substitute Teacher, Plymouth Community School Corporation; Plymouth, IN — 2022
–Stock, Aldi, USA; Plymouth, IN — 2022
–Online Blogger, Luna Hill Farm; Plymouth, IN – 2018-2020
example here
-Online Blogger, Mother Earth News — 2019
example here
–Freelance, Live Music Photographer, Wild Rose Moon; Plymouth, IN — 2017-2019
–Freelance Photographer, McDonald’s Corporation; Chicago, IL — 2006
–Women’s Circle Creator & Facilitator, Luna Hill Farm & various locations; Plymouth, IN — 2016-Current information here
-Homeschool/Wildschool Teacher of 4 children since birth —2012-current

Also, worked in the equipment rental office at Harrington while in college & worked as a waitress & barista at various jobs in Plymouth & then Chicago from ages 16-19. She also ran her own photography business, specializing in capturing lifestyle photography from ages 19-25, known as ‘Honest Photography’.

Profile
With a degree in Digital Photography & lifelong commitment to art of many forms, the practice of photography has played a role in her life throughout adulthood; from assisting photographers in Chicago, running her own small business in her hometown while raising littles, working for a local live performing arts center, to promoting the work being done at the farm-her desire to photograph comes from the joy in telling a compelling, honest story. Her passion for raising their children connected with the land took center stage at their time on the farm-choosing to wild school their kids since birth. Through the work being done at the school she opened, she became a National Geographic Certified Educator. She was also a very active Purdue Advanced Master Gardener, assisting as vice president for two years, volunteering often, & organizing community projects to help activate and engage the community in edible gardening. She has years of experience designing, cultivating, & tending to their permaculture farm, with projects like; rainwater collecting, composting, vegetable gardening in raised beds, forest gardening, heirloom seed-starting and saving, creating and maintaining a herb spiral, growing cultivated mushrooms, beekeeping, and some animal husbandry. She also specializes in teaching about wild edible plants & mushrooms of the Midwest, working some with the medicinal properties as well. She is also a writer, maintaining a blog while at the farm for a few years as well as blogging online for Mother Earth News Magazine. She is also a Reiki Level I Practitioner, has extensive experience facilitating guided meditations and mindfulness practices (especially with children), & created and ran a thriving women’s listening circle for over 8 years. Alongside the programs at the farm, she has lead many various art & nature-based children’s programs at her local library & art gallery. With a passion for treating children respectfully, valuing their perspectives, and desire to help make all children she meets feel acknowledged, her ability to connect with kids clearly comes from a place of joy. She loves to make plant-based and gluten-free meals for her family & friends that taste delicious! Preparing & sharing a meal with others is truly something finds immense purpose in. When their family decided to sell the farm & explore the country, she designed & helped build their first skoolie, which they sold in 2023 & designed the complete build of their second skoolie as well. With a love for great composition & functional spaces that feel great(!) & serve their families needs in a eco-friendly way, designing their dream home-on-wheels was a perfect fit for her. Aligning with her desire to create positive changes where she can & do work that fills her with presence & contentment, in early 2023 she obtained her Permaculture Design Certification through a 6 month long course, a dream she’s had for years! In 2023 they chose Florida to root back down to & has been active in continuing her work to Cultivate Community, Celebrate Curiosity, & Nurture Wonder, with Nature through many volunteer classes, hikes, tours, given talks, & hosting gatherings. She now resides in Downtown Brooksville, where she has implemented her permaculture design & is developing the land/home as a space where she gathers diverse folks to hold space for teaching, knowledge sharing, deep listening, & inspiration. In 2025 she opened A Wild Home LLC, where she continues her passionate work, offering a Wild School for children & various workshops with her husband & co-teacher, John Boener.