Come and stay, work and create at our beautiful home and spiritual Retreat center near Golden, BC, Canada

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  Description

  Come & stay/play/work/create at our beautiful home/spiritual Retreat center in the Canadian Rockies. At this time we only need one volunteer at a time. We are on the Blaeberry River, 17 km NW of Golden, BC. We are learning/becoming more and more self sustaining. We have solar hot water heaters and some solar panels. We have 2 cats, chickens, ducks, a nice size garden, compost piles, fruit trees, berry garden, and a greenhouse. Gardening, landscaping, building, painting, & other creative projects are ongoing. We respectfully request non smokers, no children, and no dogs/other pets. We are looking for energetic people with a good knowledge of English. Volunteers stay in a staff trailer or house. There is opportunity to take part in River Rafting, Fire walks, Sweat lodges etc. when these events take place.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  feel the beauty and peace of living in Nature, about gardening and sustainability, how to embrace each moment to its fullest!

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  Help

  If you have some creative talents you would like to add to our place we would love that. We are always looking to add to the beauty of the land. We could use a strong arm to stock up all the fire wood for next winter! And if you have any chainsaw experience that would be also welcome.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  In a self contained trailer with lots of space and a queen bed

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  What else ...

  We live in a beautiful place! Nestled between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains of Canada we are surrounded by 4 National Parks. . There is one bus service between Calgary and Vancouver that stops in Golden, BC 1x / day. We have bikes that you can borrow to get around. Nearby is a Wolf Wildlife centre, Trail Rides on Horse Back, and a few hikes. We are 15 minutes out of Golden and have to head that way 2 or 3 times / week for supplies.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week