TAMMY KATTNER

Farm Owner | Educational Co-Director | Resident Herbalist & Apiarist

Tammy Kattner has always had a deep love and passion for the natural world. Growing up in Southern California, she would spend as much time outdoors as possible, often frequenting the beach, mountains, Yosemite National Park, while developing a strong desire to live off the land. Connection to the wild has always been her compass. 

Tammy holds a B.A. in Social Science with an emphasis in environmentalism, a teaching degree and a Master's in Education. She was a member of San Diego State University's Division 1 NCAA Women’s Volleyball team. As a longtime athlete, Tammy has always been connected to her body’s wisdom and strength, which has carried over into her current passion of living in connection with oneself and the natural world around her. 

She has over 20+ years working within the holistic health arena, including nutrition, fitness therapy, teaching, re-wilding, nature immersion, herbalism and regenerative & permaculture-based farming. She has found a beautiful way of encapsulating all of these elements of holism into methods of healing oneself through the lenses of their constitution and their natural rhythms in this world.  One size does not fit all, and Tammy believes that the best way to make any change in this world is to look within oneself and acquire the education and tools to learn how to navigate life effectively so that change can happen. "Be the Change" has been her guiding light.  All of these elements have brought her to building her dream at Hamilton Pool Farms - where she has co-created a regenerative, permaculture & biodynamic farm, with an outdoor education program that connects over a hundred students each semester with gardening, food sourcing, sustainability and nature skills. 

Tammy is a mother of five children who have always been her inspiration for a more natural world.  She enjoys beekeeping on her apiary at the farm, loving on her sweet Golden Doodle farm dog, and connecting with nature as she develops the farm culture while teaching a more sustainable & natural way of living.