My life is about living in hamony with nature. Farms and landscaping have been my life.

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Employment History

Owner/Operator of Landscaping Company ‘Enchant Landscapes’ 1991 to current

100 Mile House, BC

Founded and built Enchant Landscapes into an established and active design and installations operation.
Employing a full time employee and variety of sub-trades, a sampling of the company is at www.enchantlandscapes.ca
Learned the skills to design and install concrete block walls, paver patios, underground irrigation systems, ponds, etc.
Keep company books, including payroll, accounts payable and year end work

Farm Manager of Bridge Creek Estate Cattle Ranch 1988 to 1991

100 Mile House, BC

Managed the farming operations for a large (20,000 acre) cattle ranch
Skills included the cultivation of both pasture and hay lands using a variety of equipment
The operations were based on chemical free, environment friendly techniques
Cattle management, fencing, soil science, and alternative soil management practices were part of the job
Work included supervision and training of summer student help

Dairy and Farm Manager for 100 Mile Lodge Holdings 1982 to 1991

100 Mile House, BC

Ran the dairy operation for 100 Mile Lodge Holdings, an intentional community of 120 people
Operations included a milk cow herd of 20 with approximately 6 to 8 cows in production, automatic inline milk parlor,

Artificial insemination, pasture management, nutrition (chemical free) and veterinary skills

Egg production (300 lay hens) and dairy goat milk were also part of the production

Farm manager for Edenvale Enterprises 1980 to 1982

Aldergrove, BC

Initiated and ran small dairy and turkey meat operation (100 birds per year)
Designed and built barns and purchased equipment

Market Garden Manager for 100 Mile Lodge Holdings 1973 to 1982

Kamloops, BC

Managed all aspects of a commercial size, 3 acre market garden using organic methods
Seed ordering, cultivation, soil, weed, and plant health management, were part of the job
Included was a greenhouse operation and a 10 acre apple orchard
A variety of growing practices were researched and implemented, including Bio-dynamics, permaculture, and integrated pest management techniques

Delivery Man for Red Coach Inn Bread; Health Food Store employee 1972

Vancouver, BC

Managed delivery route for health food store type bread and worked sales in health food stores

Welder for Bordignon Masonry summers of 1970 and ‘71

Vancouver, BC

With on the job training, welded metal components for large scale precast concrete company