Looking for help in the magical Knysna, South Africa

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  Descripción

  Hay,
  
  Thanks for checking me out,
  
  Hello, beautiful numans.
  Update on April 17nth.
  
  Going to start building wooden house soon and need a skilled carpenter and possibly an extra set of hands or two.
  Probably starting in about 2 weeks from now. Finishing when it's done.
  
  If you have any experience please come join us build a dream House.
  
  Always need good food, exercise and the garden is blossoming so seed saving, harvesting etc is always needed.
  
  I'm mostly busy working online (keeping the train going) so ideally self starters with knowledge and experience would fit well.
  
  Safe and happy travels
  
  Everything Below will also be happening...:)
  
  Farm Life
  
  The writing below is a mish mash, written over a year - All still relevant.
  But best considered as loose sentances expressing various project needs than an actual English Paragraph...:)
  
  I live on a farm and always need help with various projects.
  
  There is always a need for maintenance and carpentry.
  Needing to start prepping spaces for season - decorating Tepees, sanding and varnishing tables, buildin wattle Furniture.
  There is a large garden that can always be better Loved
  
  Môre general info about the space below..
  
  I have set u 6 spaces -3 Teepees, 2 Geodomes, and One sandbag house approximately 20 minutes from town (8km on a decent dirt road).
  
  After a break from volunteerism,
  I'm ready to upgrade spaces in a collaborative way with the beautiful souls that travel through the Workaway space.
  A large part of the farms evolution has been through and thanks to work aways.
  We are 4 years into the Journey to becoming a full eco training center and are looking for fresh input.
  
  Be great if anyone comfortable with the basics of electrickery could help birth a brand new Solar Cooker working with US-based partners. Any skill level welcome
  
  A recent trip to J-bay has completely inspired me that painting the otherwise drab (whitewashed) long drops could be a complete game-changer for client's nature experience. (4 Down - One to Go) - The Hobbit House.
  
  I stay alone except for 1 Malawian that does most of the heavy lifting and general farm work.
  I have 2 children (Quinn almost 5) and Laya 9 that visit every second weekend.
  Life is beautiful and buzzy
  
  In addition, there is amazing food growing in the garden and the aim is to get a smoothie a day out of the garden and share a beautiful dinner together each evening.
  
  I'm currently a flexitarian but happy to be vegan/veggie/omnivore - falling in line with the individual person's needs are.
  
  There is lots of alone time as I work full time on my Solar Cooking company during the day.
  Evenings are relatively free.
  
  Other things to note
  
  You will be located right next to the largest chunk of indigenous Forest anywhere in South Africa with an hour walk to a beautiful waterfall and other abundant Forest walks.
  You will have ample time to explore and enjoy what the location has to offer. People come here from all over the world to experience this raw nature - I just wish to make it more beautiful.
  
  There is great wifi on offer - you will most likely stay in a Teepee unless fully booked. Tent over season
  
  I picked up some breathing challenges so any knowledge on health/breathing exercises would be a huge bonus.
  Putting a big priority on Health in 20 22-3.
  
  Am also looking to re-create and decorate each space afresh - a spruce up and space clearing exercise.
  There is also an opportunity to get involved on the solar side - either with admin or heading up charity research.
  
  Basically, I'm looking for Self sufficient Eco Ninjas to come and play a part and join the growing international web of consciousness that comes with sustainable or natural living.
  
  There is also a new orchard and a large permaculture garden under development.
  Will be opening up spaces to longer-term rentals.
  I'm calling it "sustainability residencies" where one can practice in a real-life situation what living with the elements is actually like.
  Ideally, we would like to host workshops every 6 weeks on these topics.
  
  This is a snapshot of activities and needs.
  Please reach out to me if any of this sounds like what you are looking for.
  Strong work Ethic and self-motivation is a must.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Crosby
  
  
  Below is snippets from an older call out
  
  If you have webbing and photo editing skills, that would also be super amazing
  
  Skills in permaculture, solar energy, plumbing - eco-building. And/or experience/qualifications with sustainable dev
  If you feel you have skills to share - we can also look at doing workshops at our venue to share with Garden Route locals
  
  Additionally, I have an upcoming project called the solar caravan which will require a multidisciplinary eco team to identify and assist with resolving some of the most pressing issues in South Africa (and globally) at this moment.
  Like an eco swat team.
  
  Please message me for more details...
  this kind of collaboration can always be done remotely at the moment.
  
  We are also especially interested in filmmakers and film editors
  Day to day help with life at the farm can include:
  Help with setting up Infrastructure (building, gardening, venue improvement, etc) and prettifying spaces
  Checking Guests in - showing them where/how it all functions
  Ensuring spaces are clean and ready to receive guests
  Gardening Projects
  Multi miscellaneous Farm Projects - building, installing chimneys for Firebaths maintenance etc
  
  A Little Background on me and the current situation:
  
  I moved down from Joburg 5 years ago.
  I have traveled 43 Countries and shared many magical moments helping/being helped along the way and believe in paying it forward, gifting economy, and all things along the line of a new world system - based on people and planet before profit.
  Happiness and keeping it light is important to me.
  
  I am done with living in cities and can only imagine visiting them for the Holidays.
  I have 2 Children (Quinn 3 and Laya 7) who I adore.
  They live close by with their mom and visit every second weekend.
  
  Also, there are 2 dogs who Love love.
  We have a large Veggie patch that always needs weeding/planting/seed saving activities etc.
  
  My - Long Term Vision for the farm is to turn it into an Eco training center, yoga retreat space, permaculture, upcycling, etc, etc...
  
  Essentially all aspects of sustainable living
  I Would Love to do more Yoga and need encouragement...:)
  
  Our place is exquisitely beautiful and situated with easy access to Forests, waterfalls, and 40 minutes from the beach.
  25 minutes from Knysna town.
  
  If you are interested in learning/ teaching or partaking in a journey towards sustainability.
  Please reach out and let's see what skills/knowledge/time we might share together
  
  We have high-speed WIFI and go into Knysna Town 2-3 times per week so we can arrange collections/drop-offs etc
  
  Wow - you got to the end, Truly a mish mash, often repeating but totaly relevant.
  
  Reach Out if you want to come expeerience something a little different.
  Please Note, sustainable liing takes sustained efforts, we prioritise getting the big and small things done while sharing as much laughter as possible while shenanigans continually pop out of the woodwork..
  
  Life happens while we make plans,
  
  Have Fun, Safe and Happy travels,
  
  Crosby

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Trabajo de caridad

  Proyectos artísticos

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Hostelería/turismo

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  I am sure we will share lots of interesting conversations.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  Could Also use a Good carpenter or Garden Ninja.....
  
  Looking for an artistic fairy to work on this project for at least 3 weeks - 4-5 hours per day would be amazing
  I'm putting a call out for an artistic person to come and paint murals on 5 Wooden Long drop toilets (sit inside) boxes to make them fabulous...!! (Still one left)
  
  At the moment the Garden is our Big Focus.
  We are just starting out with 4 Hectares of virgin land, we have an earth ship to complete, non-indigenous trees that need clearing - the list goes on.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Afrikaans: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  Teepees, Geodomes, sandbag house and Tents.

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  Algo más...

  Its Paradise next to an indigenous forest teeming with wildlife, a walker and nature lovers paradise

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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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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  Hi I run two businesses from here and we have full digital connection.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Este anfitrión dice que acepta a viajeros con mascotas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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