Moonchild, the place you are thinking about is Nova Scotia. Well, except for perhaps air fares. I don't think they're that great, but....Here in Nova Scotia, we're within ONE HOUR of a major body of water. People are relaxed. We DO call you people from away, CFA (short for Come From Aways).
There are all kinds of music in the region. Folk, Latin, Bluegrass (even a festival), Jazz (we just finished up a week or so back, a Jazz festival), G&S, and tons of musicians, from fiddles, symphony, guitar, even didgeridoo (sp?) enthusiasts.
Within an hour or two drive, there is the Annapolis Valley for major veggie suppliers. Within the same time frame you can have access to wharves where you can purchase fish/lobster, etc RIGHT OFF the ship.
As for weather - IT's cold in the winter, warm in the summer, and moderate the other two seasons.
We do NOT have -40 or 100+ temperatures here as a rule. We might run into the high eighties in the height of summer, or down to -10 during a REALLY spectacularly frigid winter. But as a rule we're pretty well situated. The closest hurricane we get is within about 40 miles or so off shore, and we get beaten about by the winds and some of the rain, but it's not serious.
As for earthquakes, we get them as often as New York City. That's because we're on the same fault line.
There's been one tsunami from an underwater earthquake off shore, recorded within the last century.
People are good. Fairly relaxed and willing to accept new people, BUT at their own pace and terms. We don't necessarily accept all "new-fangled" ideas from "away". 8-)
Consider us, if you are seriously thinking about relocating. HOWEVER, if you want to come visit, and you like the music, try any time from late June through mid October. Festivals and such abound through the region, not just Nova Scotia. The latest one you are likely to come to is the one in October. Our Thanksgiving weekend through to the following Saturday. It's spread through the entire Cape Breton Island. Look at my web-site. I have sections on Folk Music, Cape Breton music/musicians, Gaelic and some tourist-type web-sites.
In the one on Folk Music, I have listed some of the Traditional Music Festival sites, including Celtic Colours, Miramichi and Lunenburg.