Hi! We are Matt & Shaunna, an environmentally conscious couple seeking out an opportunity for serious change in our lives. To put it simply, we would love the chance to ‘own’ our own little slice of land. The past three years we have been building skills more suited to simple, self-sufficient living and also have a great deal of education both within and beyond the mainstream curriculum. During the last year we have been here on the coast attempting to live a more balanced life. We hope to establish a greater independence, in a conscious community, from the current corporate reliance many find themselves born into. After settling in this past year we’ve realized the coast & Gulf Islands are some of the few places we would like to establish a home. Essentially all that is needed is garden space for two, a community welcoming of our two cats and dogs, and potential for a small living space if over time everything goes well. We’re extremely committed to making this change in our lives and are open to almost anything. In order to obtain a small share of land for ourselves, we’d be willing to pay justified portions of rent, and varous ongoing work trades. If you are interested please contact us and we’ll go from there! Thanks for your time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - About Shaunna - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shaunna has done a bit of wwoofing here and there, so she knows gardening and compost basics and has done work on a small cob home in B.C, as well as a larger strawbale home in Alberta. She loves animals of all shapes and sizes, has had experiences with them also while wwoofing and has had many in her life, currently two cats and a dog. Presently she is working on educating herself more on coastal wild edibles & trees, and would love to learn more about caring for a garden. Basically, anything involving sustaining herself through the most natural & nurturing ways for the earth interests her. However, making animal care, green building and permaculture her area of expertise is what interests her most!! Shaunna takes great care of herself by ensuring she eats a healthy vegetarian diet and gets a lot of exercising rowing, sailing and hiking around Salt Spring Island with Matt, and their two dogs Benson & Shyra. As far as hobbies she thoroughly enjoys painting, reading, sailing, cooking and any time spent outdoors.
