Help with gardening, building, pet sitting while enjoying our rustic off-grid homestead in Elma, USA

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Hi! We are a couple (a Brazilian and an American) with a baby, who once were workawayers traveling the world. When we were volunteering at organic farms, restaurants, inns, permaculture communities, etc., we gained a lot of experience that without a doubt helped us to be where we are today.
  Now, we live off-the-grid on a beautiful 5 acres of forested property by the river in a rural area in Elma, WA. We are happy to have the opportunity to help workawayers on their journey.
  We live in a little paradise with our baby boy Gilberto, two dogs, three cats, and a dozen of chickens.
  The property has the main house (where we live), two garden areas, a small orchard, two greenhouses, a root cellar, and two guesthouses (for family, friends, and volunteers).
  We are about 16 miles from the city of Elma, there are no buses available to get here but we go to town once or twice a week.
  We have solar panels that you can charge your phone (12V), but 110V is limited, especially during winter months (lack of sunlight). No WIFI or Refrigerator, and we don’t have a TV but we like to watch movies at night with our laptop or projector.
  During cold months (October - April) we burn firewood for heat, the main house and both of the guesthouses have woodstoves.
  We have a plant-based diet (except for the eggs) and during summer times we eat a lot of vegetables and berries from the gardens. If you need meat or dairy products in your diet, you will need to provide it for yourself plus your own cooking set.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Mascotas

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Jardinería

  

  Fotografía

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Carpintería

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montaña

  

  Baile
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We are a multicultural couple that can help Portuguese or English learners.
  There are a lot of people that would like to live off-grid or grow their own food, but they don't know where to start, so we can teach everything we know about our experience on the off-grid journey and how to grow and preserve food.
  Also, we live in a beautiful, forested area that can provide a connection with nature and detox from the city.

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  Ayuda

  The type of help will depend on the time of year, some examples:
  - gardening: preparing the soil, weeding, sowing, planting, watering, harvesting, saving seeds, composting
  - weeding and maintaining trails.
  - preserving the harvest – canning and storing
  - mowing the lawn, raking leaves, mulching
  - helping with the animals (cats, dogs, chickens), feeding, brushing, play.
  - Building projects, there is always some project underway, right now we need help building our carport and outhouses for the guesthouses.
  - cleaning and maintaining the property.
  - cutting, splitting, stacking firewood
  Bring clothes for working outside (that you don't mind getting dirty), gloves, rain gear, boots and flashlights.
  The majority of the work is outdoors, so, if you are planning to be here during the cold and rainy season, be prepared to be in the weather.
  We prefer travelers that want to help for 1 to 2 weeks, with the possibility to extend.
  We welcome self-motivated individuals who are happy to get things done.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Portugués: Fluido
  Español: Principiante
  Italiano: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
  Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
  
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  Alojamiento

  We have two guest houses available for volunteers. One is a studio closer to the main house that has a single bed and a single cot. The other guest house is a log cabin (rustic) a little further away from the main house and has a queen bed. Neither of the guesthouses has electricity, but both have woodstoves for heating. There are no bathrooms in the guesthouses yet. The log cabin has an outdoor pop-up shower (water has to be boiled first) with a composting toilet. We are planning on installing outhouses, maybe you can help us with that?

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  Algo más...

  We are surrounded by timber company land, so you can go for a walk, to viewpoints, or pond with beaver, and the river. Bird or wildlife watching.
  We are closer to Schafer State Park, which has trails and wifi.
  There are no buses to get here, but we do go to town every week.
  If you are looking to be closer to nature, learn about gardening, canning, living off-grid, building and maintaining a homestead, and have a simple but meaningful lifestyle, please message us, we would love to have you here.
  
  Please, in order for your request to be considered, send us a message answering these questions:
  1- Tell us about yourself.
  2- Why do you want to do workaway?
  3- Are you at home or travelling? Tell us about your travel plans.
  4- Do you have your own transportation? (It's ok if you don't)
  5- Have you had other workaway experiences? If so, tell us about it.
  6-What motivates you to come to help us?
  7- Do you have any questions for us?

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We live on a dirt road down a hill so we cannot accept RVs or Trailers, only small vans.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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