Laura Worrick Loves Backyard Farming

Laura Worrick had a farm and on that farm she had a… well, you’ll have to listen to this episode to find out! Laura shares her journey from childhood farm work in rural Massachusetts to creating a backyard homestead in Austin, Texas. She talks about her evolving relationship with food, her and her partner's efforts to adapt to Texas's unique climate, and how her partner has come to embrace their homestead lifestyle—now complete with two dogs and seven chickens. Laura also shares about the deep satisfaction she finds in nurturing plants from seeds to harvest, and how these small acts of cultivation help her feel grounded in nature.

Guest Bio

Laura Worrick (she/her) is a neurodivergent design leader living in Austin, TX. With over 15 years of experience, Laura has collaborated with various brands including Amazon, Bayer, BBC, IBM, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, United Nations and others. She is an advocate for neurodiverse talent in the design field and has written and spoken about the topic in various forums. Currently she is a design manager at Cisco, leading the design system team and visual design program for Cisco IT. Outside work you can find her hanging with chickens, dogs and horses, or giving people hand poked tattoos.

Links

Laura’s Instaram: https://www.instagram.com/wawawawick/

Laura’s hand poke tattoos: https://www.instagram.com/wawapokes/

Laura’s farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mothershipfarmatx/

Credits

Cover design by Raquel Breternitz.