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A typical day: M heads to work before 7, while L works from home. You wake up whenever you need to. You wander into the barn to collect some eggs for breakfast and on the way back check the garden to see what you can add to that omelet. Peppers and tomatoes and some herbs will work. You have the morning "off," so perhaps you work your online job or write some more of that thesis or go for a hike. M will return home early afternoon and then the projects begin. Dinnertime comes and we all gather together. The kids set the table and we enjoy some of the best home-cooked, locally-sourced food ever. Conversation abounds. Perhaps L has made cheesecake for dessert. After we clean up we select a board game and have some fun. Or perhaps you've brought an instrument along and we have a jam session instead. Darkness settles and we wind down for the day. We head to bed because we know we have an early start to the day. You stream a movie on your tablet and then take a night walk enjoying the brilliant stars and night sounds--a hooting owl and the cry of a fox. You fall asleep to the breeze in the trees and the ever-present chuckling of the brook.
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Homestead Build 2024
This will be a very busy year of construction and homesteading!!
**Please note that all construction projects will be done by the owner-builders and Workawayer(s) will have the opportunity to acquire skills and experience in the following: natural building, strawbale, cob, thermal cob, light straw-clay, clay plaster, basic framing, board & batten siding, and more. We show you how to use power tools safely and then we work alongside you every step of the way.
- ROCKET MASS HEATER BUILD: We will be dismantling our J-tube and re-building it using newer techniques. We also will be completing the bench with some gorgeous Vermont Greenstone sourced on site. Shelves and niches will be carved into the cob as well.
- HOUSE: We moved into our home before it was complete (back in 2019) and there are some sections which were hastily "thrown together" that now need to be done right. One 12'x12' section needs to be completely removed, framed, and re-installed. Additional cobbing inside and out are needed all over the house. Interior and exterior wood cladding needs to be installed on a few sections.
- BARN: The barn is slowly coming along, but we need to finish the siding at the loft and a section on the east side. This will include hanging a few windows.
- GARDEN & FOOD FOREST: Additional fencing needs to be installed around the property increasing our garden spaces and orchard. If time allows we will build another barn/shed for housing our meat rabbits.
- WATER: We have an intermittent water supply which currently requires a lot of regular maintenance and often freezes during the winter. We plan to dig out a new spring closer to the house, build a spring house, and re-plumb the house, and install some plumbing in the greenhouse.
- OFF-GRID LIVING: Lots of daily chores including firewood acquisition and "normal" household chores like cooking & cleaning, etc.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
SprachpraxisHilfe bei ÖkoprojektenGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenMithilfe auf einem BauernhofZubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die FamilieHausarbeitenHandwerkliche ArbeitenUNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Our family is constructing our home using natural building methods--timber framing, round wood framing, straw bale in-fill, cob, etc. Our off-grid homestead features sustainable living--solar power, passive solar home, greenhouse, food forest, hugelkulture, composting. Our lifestyle is sustainable by using locally-sourced building materials--trees, rocks, and clay from the build site, locally milled lumber, used windows and doors, used local slate for roofing. We encourage our volunteers to work with us in design and construction methods. We don't know everything, so we listen to the wealth of knowledge others have and implement solutions immediately.
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General homestead tasks plus construction projects and gardening. The profile above details more of what's happening this spring/summer/fall.
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Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.Unterkunft
We have a guest room that sleeps 2. We also have a micro-loft for an adventurous person. Bedding provided. Plenty of secluded places to camp if you have a tent.
We will provide meals and laundry. We have a privy as well as some composting toilets.
We are still in THE PROCESS of building our home, so along with the ruggedness of our home it is also a construction zone.
If this isn't your cup of tea, that's totally understandable. Check back in a few months to see where we're at.Was noch ...
We are in the heart of the Green Mountains with the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail only a few minutes away sporting Vermont's second highest Peak--Killington Peak. Our property is 31 acres of heavily forested hills with streams, boulders, and plenty of wildlife. Hiking and exploring are strongly recommended. Skiing, snowboarding & snowshoeing available. There is an abundance of streams, lakes, mountains, and hills nearby. Historic sites. Covered bridges. Farmers markets. Museums.
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Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have both wired and wi-fi internet connections available. The guestroom is practically above the router so the connection is solid. The dining room table is rather large, near major light sources including huge windows, and also close to the router, so there's a really nice work space when it's not meal time.
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
We have a couple different parking locations both quiet and near potable water. Some solar access. More solar access can be had with some tree trimming (we want to turn that area into a meadow anyway).
Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen
We have two large friendly dogs: a Great Pyrenees / Anatolian Shepherd mix and an even larger Kangal / Turkish Shepherd mix. Both get along well with most dogs, although smaller dogs may be intimidated. We also have 2 cats.
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mehr als zwei
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Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week (usually around 20 hrs)
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I stayed 10 days with Lara, Mark, their 2 kids, 3 other workawayers and all the animals forming the rest of this lovely group.
The main tasks were to build by hand an extension to… read more
**Building a house by hand. Setting up a solar grid. Foster parents. Bio parents. Cooking yummy freshness from the locals. Church goers. Hikers. Carpenters. Engineers. Teachers. Heroes.
**This all means they need as much help finishing the house ASAP before winter.
I had a great… read more