Help me with landscaping and outdoor tasks in a remote, eco-minded community in Slocan Valley, BC, Canada

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    I have been hosting Workaway guests since 2016, but this is an entirely new message, as husband recently passed away.........hence writing this as a single person...... no longer part of a "newly retired fun loving hard working couple"...... although same place, same land, same dreams.

    My project for the summer of 2022 is to plant a permaculture food forest on land I have enjoyed for many years now. The 2 A. piece sits on a bench above the Village of Silverton, in the Sloan Valley, West Kootenays in S.E British Columbia.

    Summer 2022 goal was a success. 2023 will see mushroom cultivation, with continued care of the new trees, plus fire mitigation type work.

    I am located midway between Vancouver and Calgary about 1 hour north of Nelson, and welcome visits from people wanting to experience a beautiful, remote, progressive, creative, eco-minded community.

    The land above Silverton houses a rustic cabin with electricity and cold running water, which I use as my studio, but I live lakeside in the Village of New Denver about 3 km north of Silverton.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    People in this region are friendly, very progressive, creative, community minded, and practise sustainability. Lifelong friends can be made here.

  • Help

    Help

    Am a recent widow looking to host travellers seeking a pristine, mountain experience beside Slocan Lake of the West Kootenays, in the Rockies region of BC..... about 8 hours west of Vancouver , BC.

    I have a sweet heritage home beside Slocan Lake in the small village of New Denver as well as a 3 acre clearing of land on a bench above the village of Silverton. The two properties are about 3 km. apart.

    For the summer of 2022, I need help on the land which would include cutting slash, digging holes, planting food bearing trees, as well as other land work.

    My legacy is to leave behind a permaculture food forest.

    May also want to do fire mitigation type land clearing which involves branching trees, bucking dead wood, taking wood to slash piles for burning in either early spring or late fall, when fire risks are zero. I regularly use a chain saw and am very used to bush work. You can be too!

    You all may have heard that BC has experienced wildfires and many of us are doing our best at fire mitigation. To understand more about this, you can read about the Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative at sifo.ca.

    Summertimes, I tend to work hard in the mornings when cooler; afternoons dedicated to paddle boarding, kayaking, swimming, biking, hiking and so on.

    The area is rich with music festivals (Kaslo Jazz Festival, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues, Starbelly Jam, Unity Festival, Shamballa) & local concerts, farmer's markets, art shows, hot springs, ghost towns which we attend as often as possible. As of winter 2022, all COVID restrictions are off. Fingers crossed.

    Winter is ski season. The backcountry is wild and powder perfect.

    I am also involved with a Japanese Garden run by dedicated volunteers in New Denver. I may need help with gardening chores in the Garden which was established by locals to honour the Japanese-Canadians interred here during World War II.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    German: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    I have nice bedrooms in the house (New Denver), comfortable accommodations in an outdoor coachhouse, or sleeping arrangements in the cabin (above Silverton). You can also camp near the house or in the bush, if that experience is desired.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The easiest way to get to the Slocan Valley is to find a ride to Nakusp (from either Vernon or Revelstoke) or to Nelson and I can pick you up. I can easily pick you up in either Castlegar, Nelson, Kaslo, or Nakusp all near by towns/villages.

    "Kootenay Rideshare" is a web platform which facilitates rides between big cities like Vancouver or Calgary to the West Kootenays. This is cheapest way to travel.

    We also have offering a bus service from Calgary or Vancouver, landing in either Castlegar, Nelson or Kaslo from where I can pick you up.

    There is also a small airport in Castlegar with flights from YVR.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Have high speed internet service and plenty of quiet work space.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Vans can park on the 2 A clearing above Silverton, but should be off-grid. The New Denver home, is lakeside, has a massive yard which can also house campervans, and is closer to amenities.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Love dogs.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 311377552554

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