We want to decolonize the traditional land-use paradigm. Our main tactics include education, lawn reclamation, and habitat/community building. We want you to catch the conservation “bug.” Ultimately, we undermine capitalism by providing you with the resources necessary to steward the land you occupy.


  • Jessy started Undoing Ruin in 2018. He is a graduate from the Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture programs at Reynolds Community College, a Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association (VNLA) Certified Horticulturist, a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP), a member of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF), and on the board of the Pocahontas chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society. Passion for the environment coupled with a punk-rock ethic drive the engine of Undoing Ruin.

    Jessy is active in the Richmond community through the music scene and his volunteering with Foodnotbombs. He can often be found scampering through the forest with his brilliant daughter and delightful dog.

  • Zane is a lifelong amateur natural historian, environmental educator, laborer, and storyteller. A recovering seasonal worker, he has built stone staircases on the Appalachian Trail, picked gillnets in Bristol Bay, and fought wildfires in Montana, California, and Alaska. Currently enrolled full time at VCU, he is pursuing his undergrad in Economics.