ERIN MORIARTY
Founder + Principal

As a child, Erin spent summers milking goats and collecting eggs on on a piece of land in the Hudson Valley.  Sprout Creek Farm was bordered, naturally, by a creek and farmed by tractor-riding nuns teaching empowerment and community building as they rode by.  After these lessons on the farm, Erin went on to receive a Bachelor's degree in Ethnobotany from Vassar College and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Cornell University.  She has worked as a designer in New York City for over fifteen years and now finds herself back where it began - in the Hudson Valley.

Prior to creating The New Amity Workshop, Erin worked with RKLA Studio Landscape Architecture in New York City as a senior designer and project manager.  There, she brought her unique perspective in the fields of anthropology, botany, and landscape architecture to her work.  While at RKLA, Erin led all levels of project development from schematic design through project management on a diverse range of work including institutional, residential, and rooftop landscapes.

collaborators
Musclewood Studio

Born out of a collaboration that began 20 years ago at the Queens Botanical Garden in New York City, Erin Moriarty and Jennifer Souder, LEED AP, of Musclewood Studio join efforts on green leaning projects.  At QBG during a period of exciting change, both Erin and Jennifer saw the realization of the Garden’s Visitor Center, the first public NYC building to earn LEED® Platinum certification. Jennifer served as the Director of Capital Projects/Assistant Director at the time and was responsible for guiding the Visitor Center’s development from planning through operations. Collaborations with Musclewood Studio draw on Jennifer's 20 plus years of experience in green building design/construction/operations and landscape architecture with a focus on cultural heritage, sustainability, and equity.