We would love to connect with you and discuss what we have to offer your budding community. Currently, my husband is finishing an internship with Quail Springs Permaculture located east of Santa Barbara. He has gained extensive valuable knowledge in both animal and land stewardship including caring for and milking goats, raising chickens as well as composting and organic traditional and hydroponic gardening and earth structures and compost toilet construction.
Our initial interest in permaculture and organic living came after my medical diagnosis 9 months after my husband retired from the Marine Corps. We turned to food as medicine changing our entire lifestyle to accommodate our new ideology. Since that revelation almost three years ago, we spent a year in Vermont raising chickens, goats and alpacas and growing the most fantastic organic garden while expanding our understanding of permaculture and community through local permaculture organizations and seed saving groups.
When the opportunity presented itself to join the team at Quail Springs it just made sense to say yes. Our family made the trek back to California. It has been nothing short of transformational and has further strengthened our resolve to commit to this lifestyle.
Last night, while contemplating our next steps, I found this and hope you will see the value in our allowing us to become part of your community.
We are very familiar with the area as we lived in San Jacinto for two years while my husband was stationed aboard Camp Pendleton as an air traffic control officer.
Please feel free to also contact me via text or phone 480 231-7058. We will be in your area on Saturday late morning or early afternoon. We would love to come meet with you in person.
Thank you so much...hope to hear from you soon
Jef and Shannon Barker
