CURRENT MISSION

taking on the UK one farm at a time

ABOUT ME

After a few years of working for environmental organizations in Canada (which included a lot of sitting infront of computers), I decided it was time to start using my hands and walking the talk. So 2009 became a year of learning skills -- growing and preserving food, green building (cob, dry stone walling), etc -- and looking at the kind of life that I want to lead. So far, it's been amazing...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to couch-surfing, and am currently in travel mode, exploring Europe/the UK, hoping to learn about farming, permaculture, green building, etc. I'm excited to host surfers when I've returned to Canada and have a couch to offer.

Interests

playing music, growing food, building things, cooking, arts and crafts, drawing monsters with my nephew, cycling,

• arts
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• walking
• crafts
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

ani difranco, josh ritter, belle and sebastian, ben harper, leonard cohen, hawksley workman, neil young, iron and wine, saint germain, nina simone, sigur ros, rheostatics, radiohead, sufjan stevens, ray lamontagne, beirut...

harold and maude, amelie, baraka, waking life, before sunrise, waking ned devine, la grande seduction, billy elliot, stranger than fiction,

The Lorax - Dr Seuss; The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy; Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan; Earth in Mind - David Orr

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a musician by training and am always looking for people to play and share music with. This year's endeavours include learning as many skills as I can. Baking bread, crocheting bags, building fences and cob ovens, growing food, foraging for wild foods... I'm eager to share and learn as much as I can along the way.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom

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