CURRENT MISSION to conduct knowledge and cultural exchanges to bring about a necessary shift in global conciousness concerning the importance of environmental stewardship and community for the health of all peoples and this earth. ABOUT US Our cross border USA and CANADIAN family is now transitioning back North. Alex has been working for the EPA for the past seven years and Vero has built our edible homesteading paradise in Maine while raising our two bilingual boys. We have a strong passion for community and therefore are excited to learn about the Gatineau region of Quebec where we are currently planning to move. Vero is a cooperative business enthusiast, having started and managed two eco-local cooperative grocery stores and cafes and loves gardening having spent the last seven years growing a multi acre permaculture farm and orchard. Alex is a handy man rock star able to build anything from saunas to co-ops and a yoga enthusiast. We are looking currently for opportunities to make the transition period (likely a few weeks or month) this fall more comfortable than having to rent a empty apt in a city we do not know, while searching for a home to buy. We have lots to offer a host family including gardening skills, child care, cooking (alex is planning to be a stay at home dad during this period), renovation work (alex is bringing his tools), yoga lessons, and friendship. We have dedicated ourselves and our growing family to producing sustainable solutions for the environment and communities in which we live. We believe it is necessary to be filled with positive energy and hope that amongst the current environmental and social destruction in the world exists an INFINITE challenge and opportunity for healing and balance. We use permaculture and the Transition Township philosophies as models for interacting with the world, and building community! Synergy (www.synergyteachers.com) is Alex's favorite model for interacting with other human beings...he teaches this healthy community building activity ;)!