Growing up on Vancouver Island, Canada, Alison has always enjoyed playing in the great outdoors especially skiing, cycling and walking in the forest. Her goal for FFS is to build a community that does good things for the planet:making beach cleanups fun, sharing information about eco-friendly products and finding places in Fukuoka and Kyushu that can use the help of a dedicated group of people. Currently learning to grow vegetables, compost, volunteering at a farmers’ market and looking for organic farmers that do CSA in the Fukuoka area. She has an MBA and a BA ( Economics and Japanese )and has lived in Japan for 25 years.