Meet The Experts

• Event Architect, producing over 400 events since 1996, including Food Network

• Author of Size Doesn’t Matters

• Urban Farmer-focused on sustainable agriculture interrupting the supply chain with clean food, solving world hunger

• Publisher of Cooking byDesign Magazine

• Promoting positive impacts for consumers from healthy food to affordable housing

• Is a firm believer in sustainability.  Especially food advocacy, green construction and affordable housing

Re-investor, Builder/Developer, CEO of NOAH Certified, Inc.

• 40+ years as General Contractor, Builder/Developer: designed and built 20 Custom Octagon homes and continues to create a tiny house village with six 200 sq. ft. “Tinys” around a center core, permitted and built as a single-family dwelling.

• Tiny House Builder: Designed and built several tiny houses on wheels (THOWs). One was included and televised as a donation to a single mom.

• Tiny House Dweller: legally lived in a tiny house “RV” for 6 months, while building his 3-bedroom residence.

• Founder of NOAH Certified: In 2015, while seeing the need for oversight of the construction of tiny houses on wheels, he developed a unique proprietary process that is now the #1 inspection and certification company for Tiny Houses on Wheels.

Eric Hawkins is a passionate advocate for tiny house living and the founder of Cape Charles Tiny Livin', a company dedicated to promoting sustainable, minimalist lifestyles. Based in Cape Charles, Virginia, Eric and his team provide resources, host events, and offer consulting services to help individuals and families transition to tiny living. With a strong presence both online and in the local community, Eric is committed to making a significant impact in the housing sector.

Jill Kanto, founder of ChooseTiny.com, lives in her DIY tiny house with her family since 2016. She spent many years studying, visiting and workshopping communities. ChooseTiny.com is a free online directory of Tiny House communities, including informal backyard parking, tiny-friendly RV parks, tiny-only villages & mixed-housing.

Fred Øesch is the principal of Øesch Environmental Design in Charlottesville, VA. An award winning Design / Build firm, Øesch has designed Master Planning, Architecture, and Interiors utilizing healthful, energy efficient, regenerative organic materials and methods for over 40 years. His specialties inc. solar design, timber frame, straw bale, earth shelters, green roofs, and natural environmental control systems. Oesch is available for residential or commercial design projects worldwide.