I'm a 1952 baby boomer that was raised on North Pender. Mom had to go to Vancouver to have my brother and me as there was no hospital or care for my Mom when she was pregnant on the Island. Since my soul and body had moved from the Island since I was 16, I dream about the Island on a regular basis. The silents, the Island Sounds, the birds, the flowing seasonal streams, smells, and serenity have stayed with me. Just found your You Tube Videos tonight. Watching your happiness, has brought me home. I love to cook and still open to become a better cook. I'm coming to visit soon. Thank you

Thank you for Swich and your vision to teach people to cook more plant based foods, all over the world! We live on the southern tip of Africa in a village called Mossel Bay. My daughters and grandchildren are vegetarian, so at 70 years of age, I am learning how to cook! May all your dreams come true!

@swichswich

3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is our favorite kind of feedback! Mossel Bay is a beautiful area of the world to live in. We are so thrilled to hear you are loving Swich! Thanks for following our journey and sharing yours!

Be sure to watch "Big Little Farm".... so inspirational for your new property. Thank you for Swich...fun!!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Loved that movie. Everyone else reading this should watch it as well. Thanks for commenting Claudia. Have a special day!

SO much beauty! As you speak, I can hear your emotion and feel your heart as you describe your journey. Wishing you many bountiful blessings as you learn; and as I learn from you as well.

What a beautiful property and a wonderful way to give back to the world. Blessings on your journey and thank you for sharing it with us!

Oh how absolutely beautiful and natural - I am looking forward to sharing this journey with you both and learning and sharing receipes - and lastly do not cut your hair it is looking so healthy and natural = Christine (South Africa)

Please don't cut your hair👌Wow, I am super excited to be part of your journey! May God richly bless you for all your time and effort in helping others! The sound of those birds..... wow!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Penderisdale. Hair is staying and getting crazier by the day. Have a nice day.

Big WELCOME to beautiful Pender Island!!

How exciting! Don't know if you've ever heard of Paul Gautschi - Back to Eden - natural gardening using what is already in nature to grow - bigger and better. Also Shawn James, My Self Reliance, built a cabin in the wilderness and a garden in Ontario Canada. He even built a sauna.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

I am going to check out both of these recommendations. I think I've heard of "Back to Eden (Paul)" but need all the help I can get. Thanks for the recommendations.

Thank you for what you are doing! And you do NOT need a haircut! Very handsome!

What an exciting time in your life. I am eager to watch your journey and the personalization of the space you have inherited. You have a wonderful mission ahead. I wish you great success. Thank you for sharing your talent.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kim. Really appreciate the comment. Have a super day!

Joe and Dawn, you guys are an inspiration!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard (cousin). Sorry for the delayed response.

This may be my favorite episode yet. Just beautiful. :-)

What a wonderful thing you are doing!!!

Envy you guys! Uses to live on a farm, away from a lot, so nice. I wish I was young enough to be there with you. Best of everything, may your dreams become fruitful.

@swichswich

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Living the dream alright. You are so inspiring to me. The SWICH app you and Dawn has helped catapult me to more vegan eating. I was on the cusp, but your recipes are so well done that it is now easier. Thanks so much for all that both of you have done. Many blessings to you and your dreams come true.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathy. Really appreciate the note. Happy to hear that Swich has been helpful to you and that you are eating more plant-based foods. Dreams DO come true!

Joe and Dawn thank you to offer swich free and accessible to everyone who would like to adventure safe in the kitchen,cooking, tries some based plant recipes and be healthy specially during the pandemic. Thank for the visit to your farm in Pearl island. May your dream come true. Your hair cut match with the pandemic.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for commenting Corinne. Really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. And you are most welcome for Swich. I hope you learn a lot and get great benefit from it. Have a super day.

I look forward to your cooking recipes. I was referred to Pender from a lady from a social club we belong to; she lives in a neighboring area and suggested me to try Pender Island with my expertise. So, I'm from Ontario & going to try to get to Pender~hope to work in the SPA's --hopefully I'll be accepted with accomodations needed for me & my 2 Senior small dogs... who I already cook naturally for us all. Maybe I'll meet you & wife there, someday; all the best with Swich! ... Sounds like youre both on an exciting new path .

I think that your hair suits this new journey! Thank you for Swich and this inspiring goal.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for following along here on KZread.

Your hair and beard look fantastic, Joe!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks DeAnn. ;-)

@swichswich

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! We'll pass along the message to his mum :)

Very proud of you two and what you are accomplishing!

Thank you for sharing, teaching us how to go about this amazing life! Bless you both!

A beautiful taste of heaven. I signed up to swich to improve my health and explore a new way of cooking. I'm looking forward too learning from you both. I'm from Scotland, UK

How lovely, miss the west coast so much...was a lovely trip with you...

Thank you! I am so happy I found Swich! I am trying to switch to more plant based meals and I am now excited to continue! Congratulations to you and Dawn on your beautiful property!

I love this blog! Thank you for sharing your journey

Thank you for a very refreshing video. I enjoyed the trip.

What great tour! Awesome place!

Love this Joe! I am so happy for you, Dawn and the pups. I’m a graduate of Rouxbe from 2015, changed my life! Thank you for all you are doing!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Candice. I remember your name. I'm really helpful that we contributed to your life journey in some small way. I hope you are still cooking up a storm and sharing your experiences and knowledge with others. Have a beautiful day!

Plenty of projects in store. Very exciting. Beautiful area and so peaceful. Enjoy

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Endless list of todos for sure but that's all fun.

Totally loving this! Winona & I have been living full-time in our 5th Wheel for almost 4 years now, and are so excited that you have made similar decisions. We spent last winter at Living Forest Oceanside Campground and RV Park, (near Nanaimo) and are currently on the wide open prairies in Alberta for the summer. Looking forward to following your adventures! ... and maybe even running into you on the road! You should be easy to recognize! :-) PS. Re: the hair: You look more like a Mountain Man than a farmer :-)

Such a FABULOUS feeling when discovering Pender Island. Pretty sure I’ve seen your SWITCH vehicle here on Pender & hoping to meet you both, one day soon.

very happy of your life intention and sharing!

@1sacredmountain

2 жыл бұрын

grow allow the hair to grow you are paradise in pender!

@1sacredmountain

2 жыл бұрын

like the compost tea! this heals and nourishes the soil and what you grow

So beautiful!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

It's so amazing here DeAnn. Thanks for following us here on KZread and for being such an important person on our amazing team of game-changers here at Rouxbe and Swich.

What a wonderful vision you have....

Your journey is so inspiring. I love you guys, Joe and Dawn. You and Rouxbe changed my life in 2014!! Truly one of my very proudest achievements ever! Grateful every day. And - now - Swich! You are the BEST kinda people! Your new property is amazing. Thank you! For sharing. And caring! And say Hi to Kerm for me! Kindred spirits!!

Sounds exciting..looking forward to the cooking. I’m forever grateful to Rouxbe, to you and Dawn and now Swich.

@swichswich

3 жыл бұрын

We love to hear it. Thanks for following along!

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

@@swichswich You have a special place in our hearts Divina as you've been with us for such a long time. Thanks for following along. Joe and Dawn.

Joe, this is so beautiful, and you are even more beautiful. Excited for you and can't wait to come over for a visit.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rana. No you are beautiful. Come for a visit whenever you are ready. It would be our pleasure to share our space with your beautiful self. Make it a great day!

Your Hair looks good the way it is :

@swichswich

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

Beautiful, I would volunteer my services for room and board 😍🥰 and will be watching for your first yoga retreat. Love love love this and yes keep the hair🙏🏻🙏🏻

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kathy. Thanks for the note and offer to help. We may take you up on that sometime. Keep following for opportunities. Just release Episode 4 and 3 more to follow. The hair is staying and getting crazier by the day.

Looking forward to more cooking enjoyment,just anew member and getting excited to start my journey back to vegetarian and eating plant based product. Beautiful place .

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Harlyne. Beautiful name btw. Welcome to Swich. I hope you get a lot of value out of it and learn some great new plant-based tricks and recipes. Enjoy!

Lovely video. Love what you do. Super inspirational. And you don't need a haircut! 😁

Beautiful place, living the dream. Glad you’re Canadian

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gaynor... appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a super day!

You are very blessed to have a beautiful piece of paradise. Pender Island is a magical place. Thank you for sharing your heart felt story. I look forward to coming to the yoga retreat someday and watching your dream magically unfold.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Lady Avalon. Please do come to our Yoga retreat once we get there (likely next year)! Appreciate the note and grateful for your response. Make it a great day!

I just came across Switch and this is the first video I watched, you made me tear up because I so resonate with what you're saying. I've been trying to go plant based for 3 years but my husband and kids aren't on the same page and it's so frustrating. I feel so alone in my journey because I don't know any plant based people around me and so I struggle with making meals for my family. It's gotten more harder lately since my teens want to cook but don't want to make healthy meals so they just turn to heating up frozen foods. I want so badly to teach them but I struggle myself to make taste foods that will entice them to want to learn to cook plant-based healthy foods.

This is so awesome!!! How many acres is this in total. I love it! I can't wait for future episodes

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lorraine. We have 34 acres of pure bliss. Just released episode 4. Enjoy!

Oh my goodness, I was already excited about getting started with Swich, but now that I’m learning who you guys are and what you’re doing I’m even MORE looking forward to it! Thank you so much for allowing us the privilege of seeing a bit of your heart and what this all means to you. What an honour. Can’t wait to come along, learn, get healthier, and see it all grow. 100 million is on the horizon! 💯👍

Beautiful! “But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything.” - Alan Watts

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful quote. Thanks for sharing. I feel more connected to everything than ever!

Thank you for doing Swich . I have already learnt so much. Cooking has been a chore for so long, It is great that I am enjoying cooking again.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

So happy to read this. That was our goal... making cooking healthy food fun and delicious. I'm sure it took some work for you but glad you are not enjoying the fun club.

@swichswich

3 жыл бұрын

This is so wonderful to hear! Thanks for sharing Jean - this is exactly why Swich exists!

Sweet new place! I’m in Toronto but lived in Vancouver 20 years. Miss it❤️🙏

Thank you so much for SWICH and ROUXBE! I had no idea how to cook and learned so much from Rouxbe and the recipes are amazing!!! I love that you guys are sharing these videos. It is nice knowing you and I love your property! I dream of having something similar some day. I look forward to your adventures. No haircuts!!!

@caerolpulsifer6713

3 жыл бұрын

The hair suits the new environment...No scissors

very beautiful place, I love being out in nature

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Me too Cathy. I can't believe I waited this long to move into it. Have a really special day!

Wonderful and inspirational intro to you Joe, and your plans for Swich. Looking forward to following along.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michele. I really appreciate the comment. Look forward to having you follow along and thanks for becoming a member on Swich. Have a really nice day!

Living the LIFE! Looking forward too future videos.🧑‍🍳👍

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Harry!

This is very interesting... Excited to have found Swich and to follow your journey. Beautiful property. Wow!

Hi I wish I was there with you, I’m very envious. I started to go plant based eating 3 weeks ago with the hope to lose weight.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

I hope your plant-based journey is going well Maurie. Stick with it. It will certainly help you improve your health and hopefully help you with your wait loss goals.

No haircut, looks nice!

Just a little trim for mum lol!

Hair looks great. Just logged in to the course so hope it helps and hope I keep going as I could really learn how to cook a bit better.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. I hope you learn a lot of Swich. Remember, take baby steps. You don't have to learn it all in a day! Have a really nice day.

Kundalini Yoga! YES! Sat Nam! Wahe Guru! It's a daily practice for this Calgary cowboy! Your hair looks great! Let it grow! I was a long hair hippy when I was a kid, so I really resonate with what you're doing here! Thank You for Helping to Save the World! May the Longtime Sun Shine Upon You!! :o)

Très, très inspirant. Ce projet me donne un kick ! ;)

I think your hair goes with Pender! However, you are caught between two women so good luck with that!

Joe, beautiful again! You are missing something....where is the loving dog that should be on your heels every minute of the day?

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Hi MM. The dogs are coming in Episode 7. Can't wait for you see them. Have a beautiful day!

Your new home is beautiful. I think long hair will suite the area.

I am still trying how to get on the recipe page. I must be missing something.

I think you should not cut your hair. Be in your element. Thank you for Swich!! Looking forward to more videos on developing your farm.

@joegirard2754

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skye. Will definitely be living in the elements. :-) Have a super day!

Your hair is fine. Sure sounds to me like your journey isn't about "image".

Not sure what Ruby is? Your hair is perfect 👌 4 Pender Island. I love my husband’s hair longish too. Enjoy the 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌔🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💫💫💫 🔥💫💫💫🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌖🌟🌟🌟

love your hair, just as it is... but your beard.. could use a trim, a bit of grooming, shaping.. beards are better looking trimmed up, 'clean & tidy'. your moustache too. don't be eating your hair--that's gross!..trim stache to the edge of your lips & keep it clean...please!😊