CURRENT MISSION

To care for the land that cares for us and help others realize the beautiful world around them.

ABOUT ME

I am immersed in plant and land care, growing food & medicine and talking to others about it. I'm a professional gardener/landscaper alongside my partner and am working to expand our business to include food and medicine gardens, permaculture techniques and soil food web restoration. My partner and I also own a couple of acres on the Big Island; we go there every year to recharge and work on our land and we really want to connect with folks there. I also attend Buddhist meditation classes, sometimes organize for The Bloom Network, like to take motorcycle day trips, and work within the local library system.

PHILOSOPHY

Live Aloha.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just trying to get more into the sharing/gifting economy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted a couple of Couchsurfers plus wwoofers, been a wwoofer in Hawaii, and stayed in many interesting places during my travels!

Interests

Growing food & medicine, permaculture, ethnobotany, herbalism, mushrooms, music, hiking, forests, motorbikes, Buddhism, meditation, guitar & banjo, transformative culture, consciousness studies...

• culture
• design
• dining
• meditation
• gardening
• movies
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• buddhist
• business
• medicine
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I like movies with STORIES and docs... but enjoy the occasional piece of trash too.

Music - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Ramones are my faves. Classic RnR, ska, roots reggae, garage punk, chicha, some edm.

Books - SF and non fiction are what I lean towards. I'm always reading about growing plants and generally expanding my knowledge.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hmm... I've made a few short films; I toured in a band, toured with a band, asked Iggy Pop to be my prom date, peered into a volcano; entertained a cougar.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to talk about growing food & medicine (if you haven't figured that out already) and and happy to show anyone what I do and share tips, and can take people on local plant identification walks. I love learning this from others in different places, too. I can show visitors the non-touristy side of Victoria.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you have a farm or garden I'd be happy to help.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Portugal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada