Woods and Sea in Brooksville, Coastal Maine, USA

Infos

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  Description

  We are an adventurous family of 4 from Brooksville, Maine. We have a small homestead where we spend most of our time gardening, building, messing with wood, raising animals and having fun. We are both anbout 40 and our two boys are 10 and 14. Jared is a carpenter, woodsman, sailor and mechanic and Ruthie is a sailor, gardener and small business owner. We’ve spent the a lot of time over the past years working on our land and also living on a sailboat sailing the East coast and the Caribbean.
  
  
  Currently we raise some animals for meat, have a small garden, and enjoy being home, working the land but still loving being on and near the ocean whenever possible. Our chief projects for 2024 are, building a post and beam barn, engaging our boys, building campsites and forest trails, gardening and designing and implementing our vision for the future of our lives and land
  
  This opportunity would be well suited for a couple or small family who are interested in non-conventional lifestyles or are looking for practical skills to help live a more self sufficient and simple life. Life can be full, But best of all we Have Fun!! We work hard intermittently but prioritize friends and fun. Hikes, boats, swimming and good food are staple in our lives. We would hope to integrate any workawayers into our family.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Maine is wonderful. Summer is enchanting. Our work is fulfilling, Swimming, sailing, Islands, fishing, and paddling.
  
  Life is different here. Older, vivid.
  
  This is a unique and intimate living environment. It is essential that someone be a good fit with our family.

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  Aide

  The help that is most present in our lives is related to DIY projects, taking care of animals, some woods clearing, trail making, gardening and building more gardens. We would like to find folks who, are interested in plugging into some of these tasks and who are easy going, motivated, and enjoy working with others.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We’d love to improve our Spanish
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  Hébergement

  Accommodation will be a super dreamy and cozy 12x14 canvas wall tent in a private setting in the woods. Outhouse, outdoor shower, shared cooking space,
  
  
  
  We are located about 1 mile from the closest water access and there are dozens of hikes within a close distance. There is a small general store 5 min away and a larger grocery 20 min away in the town of Blue Hill.

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  Autres infos...

  If you want to be more mobile, a car would be highly recommended but we do get out often and you would be welcome to come along or. We have bikes and a lot can be explored that way. The water is 1 mile or so, multiple hikes within 3-4 miles, and the nearest town with stores and such is about 15 minutes.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  No utility hookups

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Let’s talk about it.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Approx 10-12h/week

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