Kirk is a Degrowth and affordable housing advocate living in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. Previously, he worked as a Quantity Surveyor in Australia, the UK and the Middle East, before moving to Africa for 9 years where he owned and ran tourism businesses and wrote a travel guide. He then returned to Australia and worked in publishing. Kirk aims is to make Degrowth a household word, understood by many. He mostly spreads the message via social media, including his Facebook page “Degrowth - it’s urgent” and group “Degrowth - join the revolution”. Kirk is creating “Tiny House Orchard" on a farm near Devonport. It will be a community of environmentally conscious people living a low impact partially self sufficient life while restoring natural areas.