Susan Risk
Homesteader and Permaculturist, Susan Risk, is living out her lifelong dream with her partner, Anne, in a solar-powered, off-grid straw bale house on a homestead in southern British Columbia.
This choice reflects Susan’s respect for the natural world, as reflected in her use of permaculture practices. Permaculture takes community and agriculture beyond sustainability, beyond organics, to foster beneficial farming that improves the health of the soil and advances resilient, robust, and abundant food-production systems—in harmony with the environment.
A graduate of York University, Susan is now retired from her successful video production company, which she operated for nearly 25 years, producing unscripted series and documentaries for broadcast.
She is the proud mother of three, including her daughter, Dr. Rebecca Risk—who helps Susan maintain the vitality and good health she needs to manage the food gardens and animals raised on the homestead.
