Karolyn Oakley is the founder and president of Empress Works, a sustainable infrastructure firm. She is dedicated to the preservation and maturation of the physical, mental and spiritual pathways. Also as a food security advocate and researcher, Karolyn is the creator of the blog Kurlyn Drums - The Talking Drum. With her experiences in organic farming, culinary science and product formulation, the blog offers insight regarding food security strategies, emerging agricultural technologies with a fusion of personal musings and sustainable infrastructure practices.