I am a radical, homeschooling mother of two teens who is busily starting a new FEC (thefec.org) community in the mountains of Virginia, where we hope to build the community around agriculture, simple living & the Appalachian Trail.
See more here sycamorefarmcommunity.org

I have lived many lives and I am happy to have settled into an agrarian life. I *have* to be outside & connected to the land or I go crazy (er?). I believe that life is best balanced by spending my time actively building a world that values relationship with all living beings while deconstructing the oppressive, top-down hierarchical structures currently imposed on us. I share my passions with my children (ages 13 & 17).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am hoping to bring more awareness to our project as well as build up a network of folks with whom we can stay with when we travel for our agricultural conferences.

Interests

• sustainability
• intentional communities
• social justice
• activism
• community building
• herbal medicine
• community
• anarchism
• natural building
• herbalism
• sustainable living
• seed saving
• organic farming

Music, Movies, and Books

Some books off the top of my head: The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, A Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen, Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Moore, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor Mate....I could kill you with this list. This is all for now.

KILL YOUR TELEVISION

Music: Yes. Lots of it, except shitty pop music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I graduated magna cum laude in my major from Virginia Tech with both of my children under the age of five.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have lots of different life experiences that I could share and teach about: science, seed saving, herbalism, homeschooling/unschooling, community building, etc.

I would love to learn more about various resource sharing modalities, community building and social justice movements.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Any of the above :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Guatemala, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States