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Our family of four lives on 6 beautiful acres in Nelson BC. My partner Melissa (44) is a master photographer and retired tech CEO, while I (40) am am early retired academic, and entrepreneur who now focuses on writing and music. Our son (12) loves mountain biking, cars, board and video games while our daughter (8) loves music, gardening, math, sewing, crafts, and art.
We have a large garden and acres of forest to maintain. We have two tiny homes, including one off-grid glamping setup dedicated for workawayers setup with an outdoor forest shower, solar power and composting toilet. At the house we have a hot tub, sauna and cold plunge and its something of a rural resort next to Nelson. You'll love it here.
We need lots of hands to keep our property managed and to help teach our kids to live fully.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are relaxed retired professionals living the good life in one of the best small towns in British Columbia for outdoor pursuits. We balance raising a family, working on meaningful projects, self-care and introspection, social lives and fun. We've lived on the property since 2011 and have completely renovated it ourselves from a shack in the woods to a rural oasis that people travel to from around the world.
I have a doctorate in history and enjoy conversation about all things. Melissa is a master photographer with 20 years of business experience, including running a tech company in the children's education space.
We can share skills related to home renovations, cooking, kombucha, sourdough, permaculture, business management and entrepreneurship, hospitality, music, household and financial management, parenting, adventuring and many other things!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Many skills are desired! We're flexible and welcome skills that can contribute a portion of the following:
~Cooking and meal prep
~gardening (weeding, watering, plantings, running drip irrigation, propagating)
~food forest / permaculture
~cleaning & tidying
~lawn mowing and trimming
~basic carpentry
~childcare & babysitting
~music and language instruction
~snow removal
~occasional house & cat sitting
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
We have a newly built off-grid tiny house with loft bedroom and composting toilet plus outdoor solar shower in the forest. You will have access to indoor shower and flush toilet (and sauna and hot tub) at the main house.
What else ...
Nelson is home to world-class hiking, biking, climbing and skiing.
There are nearby hot springs, amazing beaches and camping with the best spots known only to locals like us.
From our property, you're a 10 minute bike ride or 25 min walk to downtown Nelson or you can access Morning Mountain or Giveout Creek mountain bike and hiking trails.
We have bikes and all sorts of outdoor equipment to lend out.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a large area to park a campervan, but no power/septic other than a small gas generator.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Marianne and me hope that you continue having this… read more
Mel and Cam gave me a home, took away… read more
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Marianne and me hope that you continue having this… read more
Mel and Cam gave me a home, took away… read more
You have a beautiful house with a beautiful view. Nelson is very beautiful and a place you must see.
Thank… read more
He is a fine-tuned Austrian working machine; is friendly and skillful; and fit in perfectly with our family. Tobi worked for an entire month bucking, splitting and stacking firewood and he often assisted in the kitchen—several times making… read more
