David Sobers
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He was teaching philosophy at the University of Vermont when he and his wife visited PEI during his Christmas vacation in 1972. Enchanted by the Island's beauty, the couple moved to the community of Milo the following year. In time, David supplemented the family's subsistence farming operation by working as a piano tuner, and then selling pianos from their home. This was the genesis of the Sobers Music store that later opened in Summerside. He and his wife left Prince Edward Island in 1993 in search of a warmer climate, and now live in New Mexico.
Summary of Interview
August 18, 2008
- (0:00) how ended up on PEI
- (3:00) critique of United States and move
- (10:20) building home on PEI
- (20:45) reaction of Islanders
- (24:30) getting trapped in money economy
- (30:00) birth of Sobers Music
- (42:30) meaning of back-to-the-land
- (45:20) leaving PEI