Rick and Carla Gibbs
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The couple arrived on Prince Edward Island in 1975. The couple, together since 1969 when Rich, a native of New York City, met Carla while visiting Montreal, lived on an old farm in Hopefield. For ten years they maintained a subsistence lifestyle, keeping an assortment of animals and helping out the neighboring farmers with their harvests. In the mid-1980s, Rick began a career as a cameraman, while Carla went on to be a French teacher. The couple now lives in Montague.
Summary of Interview
September 21, 2008
- (0:00) going back-to-the-land on PEI
- (8:45) relationship with Islanders
- (20:10) earning a living
- (31:10) decision to stay on PEI
- (36:10) what it was like
- (43:30) first impression of PEI