Jade McCully

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My work: Helping the people of the world empower each other to grow their own food.

My passion: Spending half the year living in a tent on an exotic beach and the other half in a treehouse in South Carolina. Minimalism, self sustainability, portability, being outside.

I love: Dancing, singing, painting, the ocean.

My favorite possession: My hula hoop.

My best bargain find: Figuring out how to use Skype.

My hometown: Atlanta.

I’m thinking about: Curing the psoriasis on my elbows by changing my thought patterns.

Words I live by: The power is in the present moment.

I can’t live without: Being outside.

I am most proud of: Getting to the finals in the National “Idea to Product Competition” for my invention the “Free Online Sustainable Garden Planning Calculator.”

I’m inspired by: Certain songs and color combinations, and courageous people.

What keeps me awake at night: Tree frogs.

One thing I never want to do again: To quote another lady who phrased it best, "ignore my womanly instincts."

If I could be totally wild, I would: Politely dine naked at country clubs every now and then.

I am guilty of: Believing that as long as I am true to my own will and not intentionally hurting anyone else I should not feel guilt about anything.

Right now I’m reading: Gaviotas, A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman.

The one item that has changed my life: My treehouse.

Favorite website: www.worldfoodgarden.org

Last major purchase: Hand-crafted bag with pockets costumed specifically for my mini-laptop, iPod, speakers and iPhone, for full portability and small enough to dance with.

The nickname I wish I had: Evie.

My theme song: Arcade Fire's "Tunnels".

If I could do it all over again: I would probably do it the same way.

My favorite body part: My feet.

The food I could eat every day: Rice and beans. In fact, I do eat this every day.

The food I never want to eat again: Alligator.

If I were a superheroine I would be: Eva Luna from the Isabel Allende’s Eva Luna.

My blog: http://www.worldfoodgarden.org/blog.asp

The most important thing I ever lost: My cats.

The best thing I ever won: Getting to the finals in a National Idea to Product Competition (so far) for my invention, the Online Sustainable Garden Planning Calculator.

My best friend says I am: "Amazingly interesting."

I still can’t get the hang of: Adhering to useless regulations.

I wish I’d known: About oxytocin- the hormone released into the brain of the female during sexual activity which is important for forming a monogamous pair bond with her sexual partner. Beware ladies, it’s a chemical thing.

The world would be a better place, if only: Everybody grew a little of their own food at home.

I’d like to learn to: Spin fire better and speak perfect French.

Something most people don’t know about me: I used to perform as a rapper.

My mother always said: "You can do anything if you don't know how." (Thanks mom!)

The worst idea I’ve ever had: Thinking I wanted to become a shepherd and subsequently buying Alpacas which happened to be allergic to the grass where I was living.

The smartest woman I know: my friend Mary Breasted Smyth.

My first job: Beach Grille sandwich maker.

What are you most vain about? My feet, I have great feet.

Whose diary would you most like to read? The Maharishi's.

What do you fear the most? Fear. And wild dogs with blood on their mouths.

Best one-liner you ever heard: "Honey, if they draw a circle that puts you out, you've just got to draw a bigger circle that puts them in." – My Mom.

Early bird or night owl?: Depends, I go through phases.

Favorite color and why?: Deep purple, its calming.

I feel strongest when: I am expressing myself to the fullest extent, creatively, intellectually and physically.

When I grow up, I want to be: A musician.

At the end of a long day, the first thing I want to do is: Jump in the ocean.

Always... Express your will.

Never... Succumb to fear.

I wish… For unlimited wishes.