I came looking for a particular cereal seed that was grown in Europe until recently, haven't found it, so I am enjoying the places and people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Will be traveling, collecting, and researching in a couple more years, probably start in France, go to Bulgaria to spend time with a Bulgarian mineralogist

Interests

I am a farmer, I have 30 sheep, 1 horse, 2 ducks, 5 cats, 3 Great Pyrenees waiting at home for me. Russ and I are building our house. He is a mineroligist and will be teaching classes when our home project is complete.

• books
• dining
• desserts
• baking
• shopping

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Chieftains, Celtic, vintage French, Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstad, classic Rock and Roll, CCR, and Classical music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have written a book on the cereal seed I am looking for. The book is: Human's Perfect Food: Rediscovering Ancient Grain Jere

Teach, Learn, Share

Herbs, baking, gourmet chef. Love eating desserts for breakfast. Have some varisite nodules which I Have collected. I play bohdron, which I bought in Belfast, cause you can't get them in US any more.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have collected some varisite nodules from Lucine, Utah. These are gemmy opaque blue and green minerals that can be cut into jewelry or kept as specimens. I sold most of them to a mineral shop in Edinburgh, but he couldn't get all he wanted (all of them) so some the best are left.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States Minor Outlying Islands