Ella Gatfield is an environmental educator, writer, and garden designer focused on coastal ecosystems whose work interweaves climate science, regenerative horticulture, and community-based programming. Ella has worked for Cornell Marine Program and Riverdale Neighborhood House, leading place-based initiatives in food cultivation, marine and coastal restoration, and environmental education. She designs landscapes and learning experiences that cultivate reciprocity between people and planet.

She earned a first-class B.A. in Journalism from the University of the West of England, specializing in environmental policy and agriculture. She later completed the University of Vermont’s Farmer Training Program, an experience that deepened her commitment to teaching climate literacy through practice. In her Master’s program at NYU Gallatin, she is advancing pedagogical approaches that bridge environmental science, horticulture, art, and collective climate action.

Upon completing her M.A., Ella plans to establish a coastal ecology and arts incubator that nurtures both ecosystems and imaginations. Beyond her professional work, she can be found tending gardens, foraging wild herbs, making art, and writing essays for her Substack newsletter Field Notes for Growing on agriculture, lawn culture, social justice, and seeking wonder in both landscapes and spirits.