
Nathan works in partnership with colleagues representing various organizations and sectors on initiatives and networks focused on health equity, nature and garden-based education, food systems, climate action, and well-being. He currently directs the Cultivate Health Initiative–a joint public health project of the nonprofit Rooted and the Environmental Design Lab with support from the Wisconsin Partnership Program–to grow and sustain the school garden network and movement in Wisconsin through policy, systems, and environmental changes. Nathan is also a Morgridge Fellow and serves as a co-lead on the Dane Climate Action Team and on the advisory council for the national School Garden Support Organization Network.