Profile information
Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Description
My name is Hope and I am an earth lover who's primary goal while traveling is to immerse myself in native landscapes, indigenous culture, and making friends along the way. I am a professional who is taking a hiatus from ten long years of intensive ecological farming of food and plant medicines along the California coast. I speak intermediate Spanish and am thrilled for the opportunities to share my human experience and learn from others.
Interests
Performing arts
Camping
History
Languages
Cooking & food
Beach
Hiking
Photography
Writing
Plant care
Music
Drawing & painting
Events & social
Fitness
Self development
Sustainability
Mountain
Gardening
Dancing
Art & design
Vegetarian or vegan
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Cycling
Adventure sports
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Farming
Culture
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
I am interested in teaching English.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Babysitting and creative play
Some knowledge of:
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Languages
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I have ten years of experience managing farms and growing an array of edible and medicinal plants on both a small and large scale. I am a professional and educator certified to teach Korean Natural Farming techniques and I am a certified Permaculture Designer. I mentor land stewards and teach how to create one's own plant fertilizers from fruits and plants, biological inoculants by culturing your own indigenous microorganisms, compost teas using native resources, and other earth-derived inputs to heal land and build healthy, thriving plant ecosystems. I can help you design and build your self sustaining farmstead/homestead/oasis from seed and help get you to a place where you are closing loops in your system and creating/utilizing your own natural resources. I have helped design and build several farm projects from the ground up that are successfully self sustaining and expanding every season. I have skills in all aspects of farming, including animal care and processing food and medicine for preservation. I also have skills in visual arts, ranging in all types of mediums from painting to graphic design. I have several years of experience living off-grid, sustained off the land, and giving back to spaces more than which is taken from them. I am a hard worker who understands that everyone has strengths and weaknesses and am aware of my own. I have great communication skills and willingness to help however I can.
Age
31
What else ...
I love being outdoors and exploring. I enjoy hiking, surfing, rock climbing, cycling, and adventure seeking. I enjoy cooking, and making art in my free time. I am a macro photographer who documents microcosms and relationships between insects, spiders, plants, flowers, and earth's natural elements. I am currently writing a children's fiction book on natural farming. I am a very clean and organized person who enjoys and respects maintaining a healthy flow of energy in the physical and metaphysical. I have a lot of experience in communal living situations where resources and spaces are balanced and shared. Before my career in farming, I worked in service industry in restaurants and hospitality. Needless to say, I am very adaptable, have a low-impact on spaces (can hardly tell I'm there), quick-paced, not afraid to get my hands dirty, and practice kindness and respect for all living things. I am looking forward to making connections with others on a similar mission to heal the earth and live consciously with healthy minds and bodies. Food is medicine and health is wealth.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Penicillin (antibiotic)Special dietary requirements
Dairy-free
