Native Plant Advocate of the Month: Randy Moshier

We are all so grateful for Randy Moshier's supervolunteer mindset on Tuesday mornings

and beyond. He has been our jack-of-all-trades, playing electrician, plumber, and traffic

engineer whenever duty calls. He and his spouse Becki recently had their garden certified

with the LCH program and were one of the hosts on the Acadiana Native Garden Tour.

Here is what Randy has to say about his stewardship: "I’ve always loved playing in the dirt and climbing trees, especially if they have fruit in them, so it follows that by the mid-seventies I would end up in the Great Northwest- Eugene Oregon to be specific. There I joined the

Hoedads Cooperative, doing Forest Service and BLM reforestation, cone collection, tree

thinning and related govt. contracting. Lots of bonds were formed in those years with

comrades and nature itself, We all tried to be the best stewards of the forest possible. After

my children grew, we left the nomadic lifestyle behind and settled in Eugene, where organic

gardening and growing fruit fulfilled the need to play in the dirt. Many moons later, now in

Lafayette and still growing edible fruit and veggies, some neighbors introduced me to the

possibility of planting trees, shrubs, and flowers that thrive in their natural environment!

Doug Tallamy’s book “The Nature of Oaks’ was an inspiration, especially the idea of

attempting to make ones property into a National Park! Four years have passed and our

property is being transformed. I’m also allowed to work with a special group of like minded

ruffians. We have fun and make Louisiana a better and healthier place to thrive." Thank you

for everything, Randy!