Here is the “typical” bulleted resume looking page…LOL! If ya really want to get to know me come out and help me do some planting in the garden one day. And yes you can see by the picture I don’t take myself to seriously so please feel free to contact me about anything. “Farmer” John
People skills/Community
Life coach
Formal training in mediation
Radio show personality/community outreach
Corporate trainer
Taught hundreds of hours to community based volunteer education
President of Community Preservation Alliance
Civic club president for multiple terms
Received class on building communities taught by Dave Henson/OAEC Still learning, researching and visiting many communities…so much to learn!
Organic Gardener/farmer/grower
Owned a retail and wholesale nursery….extensive plant knowledge
Food production: fruit trees, berries, vegetables & learning more about grains
Soil biology and health, Natural pest reduction
Understand, but learning more of French intensive or bio intensive methods
Seed saving and heirloom varieties
Water use, storage, location and Irrigation
Learning more permaculture
Maintaining, repairing farm equipment. (Want to learn about draft animals)
Organic fertilization, green manure, animal manure and soil enrichment
Gree
nhouse design and construction
Builder/Construction
Environmental Planner with the Dept. of Transportation
Owned real estate redevelopment company
Spring location, well maintenance & water storage
Grey water systems, Septic systems, outhouses
Pond building (built 3 acre pond with D-9 dozer that was fun)
Fence clearing and construction. Solar fencing
Wiring, Plumbing, Carpentry
Own lots of tools to this end and building material
Naturalist
Environmental planner for 8 years with the Dept. of Transportation
Taught weekend classes on forest dynamics
Survival training in the states and Central America
Wetland specialist, identifying, creating, etc…
Field identification of flora and fauna
Animal husbandry
Barns and animal housing
Beekeeping
Grew up working cattle in the summers
Herbal treatments for animals including bees
General animal husbandry with cows and horses. Want to learn more about pigs and goats.
Extensive knowledge of chickens for food, egg production and fertilizer. State Licensed to sell eggs.
Past experience as vet tech and zoo volunteer for 3 years
Homemaking/Canning
Food storage: canning, drying and root cellaring
Candle Making
Good cook…depends on the taster!
Yes, I can sew…lol!
Butchering chickens (haven’t tried anything else yet)
Medical
Herbalist: clinical application, extensive knowledge of growing, wild harvest and making medicines for human and animal treatment.
Massage Therapist (Current Profession)
Here is a list of all my different websites:
Bee Charmers The honey bee website.
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Write a Comment»Hi John – I would like to come up and help out on the farm, let me know how best to connect. I am in the UC master gardener program living in LA trying to inspire people here to take up growing their own food, found you online and was inspired. I am interested in discussing how to collaborate. Lots of people in LA interested in how to engage, lets connect.