I currently work as an on-air political commentator and host with AM 1150, News Talk Radio in Kelowna BC, and as a columnist with the Kelowna Daily Courier.
After growing up on an organic farm I traveled to the United States to begin organic inspector training. Here are my credentials in order of latest to oldest.
Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA)/Enviro-Test Labs Field Sampling for Pesticide Residue, Moose Jaw SK, 2003
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) Inspector Training, Moose Jaw SK , 2003
IOIA Advanced Process Inspector Training, Moose Jaw SK, 2003
OCIA /National Organic Program (USDA), Farm/Process Inspector Training, Regina SK, 2002
American Institute of Baking/IOIA Advanced Inspector/HACCP Training, Brooklyn MI, 1999
IOIA (European Union) Livestock and Process Inspector Training, Brooklyn MI, 1999
IOIA (EU) Farm and Process Inspector Training, Hiawatha IA, 1998
Bachelors of Arts Degree (w/Hons.), major in history from the University of Saskatchewan (1991); Renaissance to 20th-Century History of Science and Technology in Agriculture and Health. Thesis: The Development of Nitrogen for Fertilizer and Gunpowder.
