Stewards of Quiet Creek
Claire and Rusty Orner, as well as their two sons, Walker and Ashton, are the stewards of Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living.
Rusty has a BS in Agriculture from Pennsylvania State University and experience in dairy farming, growing herbs/vegetables and landscaping.
Claire has a BS in Geology from West Virginia University and two Master degrees in Middle School Education and Curriculum & Instruction from Appalachian State University and the University of Washington, respectively. She is certified in the states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina to teach K-12 students general curriculum, biology earth science, environmental science, physics, and chemistry and has teaching experience in both states. In North and South Carolina she was employed as an Energy/Environmental Educator of Carolina Power & Light Company.
At Quiet Creek, Claire conducts seminars on the topics of renewable and non-renewable energy, generation of electricity, electrical safety, and more to kindergarten through adult (teachers and administrators) students. On the university level, Claire coordinated the University of Washington Science/Mathematics Fellows Program. Prior to her teaching experience, Claire was a hydro-geology with Todd Giddings and Associates monitoring the water quality/quantity problems associated with the coal and solid waste industries.
Claire and Rusty combine their technical backgrounds with their love of teaching by offering an array of environmental educational and sustainable living programs funded by grant writing, tax deductible contributions and educational improvement tax credits.
Rusty has a BS in Agriculture from Pennsylvania State University and experience in dairy farming, growing herbs/vegetables and landscaping.
Claire has a BS in Geology from West Virginia University and two Master degrees in Middle School Education and Curriculum & Instruction from Appalachian State University and the University of Washington, respectively. She is certified in the states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina to teach K-12 students general curriculum, biology earth science, environmental science, physics, and chemistry and has teaching experience in both states. In North and South Carolina she was employed as an Energy/Environmental Educator of Carolina Power & Light Company.
At Quiet Creek, Claire conducts seminars on the topics of renewable and non-renewable energy, generation of electricity, electrical safety, and more to kindergarten through adult (teachers and administrators) students. On the university level, Claire coordinated the University of Washington Science/Mathematics Fellows Program. Prior to her teaching experience, Claire was a hydro-geology with Todd Giddings and Associates monitoring the water quality/quantity problems associated with the coal and solid waste industries.
Claire and Rusty combine their technical backgrounds with their love of teaching by offering an array of environmental educational and sustainable living programs funded by grant writing, tax deductible contributions and educational improvement tax credits.
