Steve

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Actuellement, je suis

Description

I am a full-time worker considering short stays or possibly longer-term travels in the coming months and years.
Organic and sustainable food production and networks are a major interest, and I have past experience as farm worker and horticultural crops work. I have a university degree in organic farming and a masters degree in rural development.
More recently, I got into geographical information systems (GIS/SIG). I completed a masters degree in GIS and I have been working in this technology for the last 11 years.
I have a project idea to apply GIS techniques to the analysis and management of complex cropping and food production systems, such as relay intercropping. Perhaps this technology, sensitively applied, could help to optimise the sustainability of crop production and labour management. Perhaps we can use the tech to help slow or reverse the depopulation and mechanisation of food production, bringing more people back into these activities in a productive and sustainable way.
Another concern is microplastic pollution of soils caused by plastic mulch, and I would like to work in research on the feasibility of alternative mulches to replace the plastic.
However, these may be big, expensive research and development projects, and I first need to reconnect with the sustainable food production sector, so I think Workaway may be a good place to start.

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Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I am mostly interested to learn more French. I am currently at Upper Intermediate (B2) proficiency level, and I practise daily with Duolingo. I can teach English.

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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Travail associatif

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Bricolage et projets de construction

Aider à la maison

Accueil / tourisme

Langues

Enseignement

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Jardinage

Entretien général

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider dans une ferme

Éco-projets

S’occuper des animaux

Aide informatique / Internet

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

In the 1990s I worked in organic dairy farming, and I did a full season of organic horticultural crop production work. Since then I did a Batchelor degree (BSc Hons) in Organic Farming at Aberystwyth University and a Masters degree in Rural Development at Newcastle University. I worked for a year or so at the Organic Research Group in Aberystwyth, and I also worked in socio-economic research in the Aberystwyth School of Business.
I also have a masters degree in Geographical Information Systems (GIS/SIG), and all of my employed work in the last 11 years has been with this technology. I would like to move into working in projects that apply this technology to organic and sustainable food production systems.
In 2019, I had two weeks in a WWOOF placement in Dorset, England, and I very much enjoyed my time there. This was doing mostly horticultural work and kitchen work. I also have some useful kitchen skills and I love cooking.

Âge

60

Autres infos...

I grew up in England, have lived in Scotland and Wales, and currently live in Ireland.
As a student, I traveled in Scandinavia, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy.
I do a regular yoga practice.
I am comfortable in naturist or clothed social situations.
I am bisexual and polyamorous, though mostly single.
I enjoy fairly slow-paced cycle touring. I love most kinds of music, art, and literature.

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  Régime alimentaire spécial