Risa Bear

Doyū Shōnin/Risa Bear, a Buddhist nun, farms one acre in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. A former tree planter, forest fire fighter, and timber cruiser, she retired in 2009 after twenty years at the University of Oregon where she earned the M.A. in English and M.S. in Arts Management while working full time. She edited and compiled the pioneering e-text website Renascence Editions.