As a mother and grandmother and small business owner, I have seen how short term pain for long term gain is a necessary part of life. I have chosen to live as simply as I can, running a small agricultural consulting business that supports resilience and farm health. I have seen how working cooperatively and buying locally, can make us all stronger and address many of the challenges facing our families and communities today.
As a mother and grandmother and small business owner, I have seen how short term pain for long term gain is a necessary part of life. I have chosen to live as simply as I can, running a small agricultural consulting business that supports resilience and farm health. I have seen how working cooperatively and buying locally, can make us all stronger and address many of the challenges facing our families and communities today.
Age: 63
Profession: Resilient Agricultural consultant, business owner of 30 years- Creative Health Consulting- Organic Options for Healthy Farms: Crop, Livestock and Processing Inspection.
Education:
26 years of Continuing Education with the International Organic Inspectors Association; Psychology and English BA work, 1976 University of Winnipeg, 4 years of Human Ecology studies 1985, University of Manitoba; grand parents who taught me how to see what I am looking at in gardens and fields, livestock and production systems, and how good food should taste.
About You
What is the biggest issue facing your community, and how would you address it?
Helping agriculture and industry create employment and quality of life, in our transition to more resilient production methods. This will also have positive impacts on health and our healthcare system, our soil and water ecology, creating more small business supports and family farm supports and encouraging creative expression.
Why did you decide to run for office?
I choose a life of service, to give back locally for the wonderful career I have had internationally. Increasing Steinbach voter engagement, especially youth engagement in our democratic process is very important to me. We need to listen to one another, to plan together, to challenge each other with compassion. Too many youth feel disenfranchised and are not engaged citizens, feeling distaste for divisive politics which is leading to voter apathy. Greens are bridge builders as we are not left, not right but forward!
Tell us something about yourself that voters might find surprising.
My father supported our family as a singer and actor who entertained Canadian troops in Egypt in 1966 and 67. This introduced our family to the diversity of cultures and religions in the world and laid the foundation for respecting diversity.
Find out more about Janine Gibson, Green, Steinbach:
https://greenpartyprovencher.ca
https://www.facebook.com/janinegayegibson?ref=bookmarks
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