Zizi Kolshorn Zizi Vlaun
As a co-founder of Moose Pond Arts+Ecology, Zizi has been designing and producing the Seeds of Change catalogs, website, seedpacks, eNewsletters, brochures, advertising, and tradeshow displays since 2000. She designed the first Seeds of Change website in 1997 while working as a freelancer in Taos, New Mexico after working in print design for Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1992. In 1999 she moved to Maine from New York City, where she had worked for Waters Design Associates. Zizi is also a community activist, having served on the board of directors of Fare Share Co-op for four years, three of which she was the board president. She is currently heading up the production and design of the fifth annual edition of The Oxford Hills Magazine to promote local business and culture. In 1994, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Design from the University of Cincinnati.
Scott Vlaun
Scott is a photographer, writer, and co-founder of Moose Pond Arts Ecology. Since 1994 his work has appeared in the Seeds of Change catalogs, website, and eNewsletter and in feature articles for Mother Earth News. His photographs have appeared in several books including Gardening for the Future of the Earth, Organic Living, and Yurts: Living in the Round. Scott earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Portland School of Art in Maine in 1984 and received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico in 1997. He has traveled widely to study and document sustainable agriculture, seed saving, and biodiversity conservation. Scott currently manages 2 acres of diverse market gardens on our 54 acre site in Otisfield, where he is implementing a permaculture plan initially developed during a Permaculture Design Course held on the site in 2006.
Anna Schauffler
Anna joined the Moose Pond Arts+Ecology team in the summer of 2008. She assists Brendan and Sam in their varied projects by editing HTML and entering data. When attending the University of Maine in Orono, Anna studied multimedia and worked in a team of student web developers on concept design and implementation. She subsequently worked as a sound engineer intern at a coastal Maine studio and as a live sound engineer for a Portland-based band. She now lives in Norway, Maine where she is raising a darling daughter, Eowyn.



Brendan Schauffler
Brendan found his way to Moose Pond Arts+Ecology shortly after returning home to Maine, where he and his wife aspire to create an organic farm in the western mountains. Prior to this move he worked within the non-profit sector in Michigan for Clean Water Action and the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, where he served as lead coordinator for the first annual Michigan Energy Fair. He brings experience in program management, public outreach, and logistical coordination. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Maine. His passions include the martial arts, music (especially electronic, folk, and “nerdcore” hip-hop), swimming, marine biology, and cryptozoology.
Joe Gonsalves
Joe moved to Sumner, Maine from New Bedford, Massachusetts with his wife Julia and sons Forest, Zephryn, and Atticus in 2000. He left behind a career as a musician with the band "Thought Junkies" to move into his now legendary load-bearing strawbale home that they had just finished building. Joe's affiliation with Moose Pond Arts+Ecology began the following year and he has been helping us with our building projects and gardens for the last six years. His commitment to growing food, living simply, and paying as you go, is an inspiration to all of us.




Sam Little
Sam has been working in production and printing since 1999 both with Grassroots Graphics and the Oxford Group in Norway. Sam is fluent in various types of printing processes from both technological and production standpoints. He also brings expertise in maintaining computer systems and applications, and in the production and development of design projects. His technical expertise, production design, and logistical support for the MPA+E team keep operations running smoothly and help us meet our deadlines.
Shawn Kane
Shawn received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 1994. After college he worked professionally in product design and cabinet making. Shawn returned to Maine in 2000 to be closer to his family and to the earth and moved to Moose Pond in 2003 where he now lives with his wife Seal Rossignol. He continues to make strides toward an integrated, low-impact life, while employing his design training to explore and use the concepts and practices of appropriate technology.