Ecology is Everywhere: Episode 1, John Ibsen (Quercus Woodworking)
“I think that was something that I really started thinking about at The Ecology School: meals as a gathering time where stories are shared and memories are made. And thinking about how with your dining table, the story begins before it even comes to your home. And in the global market of wood products, that’s not possible to find. So, I’m kind of looking at what I do as more of a niche. Like your local farm. You can experience the place, you can see where the trees are coming from and there’s a little bit more of a story behind that. ”
John Ibsen (aka Johno) shares how his experience with food systems education led him to a career in woodworking, and how ecological narratives emerge in his work.
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Ecology is Everywhere is a podcast about environmental education and the places it takes us. Host Philip Mathieu speaks with guests who share a common experience: teaching one or more seasons of outdoor, experiential environmental science at The Ecology School, an non-profit based in Saco, ME. Hear how an experience teaching can impact lives and careers in interesting and sometimes unexpected ways.
John during one his terms at The Ecology School, after a lesson teaching at the salt marsh.