Ansel Oommen is a freelance writer, calligrapher, and urban forager in New York City. His work has been featured in a variety of venues including First Things, Yahoo News, EcoMalaysia, and the Gardeners’ Gazette, among others. As a multimedia artist, he first combined his passion for horticulture with visual design after learning about the works of Axel Erlandson, Richard Reames, and Peter Cook.