I am self-employed designing and building custom machinery, most of it relates to small-scale organic farming and food processing, which connects me with great people, great food, and a feeling of purpose. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, and spending time with friends who run nature connection programs.

I live in Sackville, New Brunswick, and often travel to the Annapolis Valley. If you're looking for information for traveling to the East Coast, please feel free to reach out and I'll do what I can!

You can find me as Community Machinery on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, as well as Daniel Haartman on Facebook and Instagram

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

From my own tenuous years of living between places, I'd like to support and meet people who are traveling

Also, as I'm getting more specialized in my work and my interests, it seems like the perfect time to travel. Staying with others who have a sense of place and want to build a global community is one of the best parts of traveling.

Interests

• organic food
• yoga
• woodworking
• hiking
• entrepreneurship
• business travel
• youtube
• aikido
• farming
• bicycling
• nature connection
• organic gardening
• startups
• antiques
• vegetables
• youtuber
• quakers
• old buildings
• organic farming
• welding
• lean manufacturing
• manufacturing
• machinery
• business ideas
• yoga and meditation
• cooperatives
• organic agriculture
• business development
• cooking and eating
• machining
• religious society of friends
• art of mentoring
• eight shields
• mondragon cooperatives

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot of personal development books like Dan Milman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior series, Stephen Covey, William Ury,
I'm a sucker for love stories; Late Nights on Air, the Shipping News, family sagas like Wuthering Heights or the Stone Cutter Diaries, the Diviners, the Glass Castle, Graphic Novels; Essex County, anything by Paul Rabagliati, Gabriell Bell, Seth. Business Development is also a huge interest; the Toyota Way, Making Mondragon,

Movies; the Painted Veil, the Real Dirt on Farmer John, the Perks of Being a Wallflower, the Razors Edge, the Power of One,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Becoming more open-minded to move to a new place without knowing anyone to follow my dream of finding a team of people I love working with, and sticking with it, even when it's unclear how the pieces will come together.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm handy to build and repair things with the right tools, farm-work, provide business insight, or just have a friendly conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada