Peter Wacey
Tree Event Assistant
Peter Wacey, CRC’s Tree Event Assistant, grew up near CRC’s offices, in Berwyn. He first got interested in the environment through studying agriculture. At University of Rhode Island, he had a double major in Sustainable Agriculture and Philosophy. He is especially interested in agricology – agriculture ecosystems that produce food and fuel but also benefit their ecosystems. An example is planting native plants around fields – the native plants make good homes for native birds and insects, who then help take care of pests on the crops.
“I became more interested in local fields as I watched development in our area,” he says.
Working in landscaping and as a farmhand for several local farms, Peter has experience with planting, infrastructure maintenance and daily livestock chores. He has moved chicken tractors, cattle and sheep through pasture in a rotational grazing system. He has operated large farm equipment, baled hay and even ran a farmer’s market stand.
