Live on an offgrid homestead outside of Lillooet BC, Canada

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  Beschreibung

  Hello!
  
  About us: We are a small family of four (Jacques, Ren, baby Fern, and Lupin-dog) who live in an off-grid homestead in the Yalakom Valley, outside of Lillooet, BC. Jacques is a natural builder and Ren is an Indigenous Community Planner. We have 28 acres with a microhydro power system and creek water.
  
  Project: For the next two years, our main project is building a straw bale house! It wil be a 2400ish square foot home and you will learn from a natural building expert!
  
  Community: The Yalakom Valley inhabitants are a unique bunch, with many having roots in the old homestead behind the mountains where folks lived in an "escape-the-values-lacking-modern world" type of commune for a couple of decades (oh, the stories they have to tell...). There's the original crowd of folks now in their 70s, plus a good number of younger adults (30s and early 40s, some single, if you're looking for love ;-) ). We see each other relatively often for work-bees, birthday parties, solstices, and other community endeavours and there's a general great sense of collaboration and care. There are also some weekly activities to participate in: soccer, meditation, drumming and singing (and hopefully volleyball soon).
  
  Our Property: Our property runs along the Yalakom River, has a beautiful diversity of various ecosystems, and is a huge work in progress; having moved here just over 2 years ago, we continue the work of establishing gardens, perennials, living quarters, cleaning up after previous owners, making it safe for fire season, and building out the general infrastructure.
  
  Who We Are Looking For: We mostly look to bring in folks who are interested in off-grid living, childcare, gardening, carpentry, and general care of the land. We seek folks who are community-minded, hard working, fun, good sense of humour, environmentally-minded, values-driven and warm-hearted.
  
  Lodging: You will stay in either a 17'x17' yurt (we are awaiting a new canvas so this isn't currently available but will be in the spring) or a vintage camper (wifi extends to both). There is a fully equipped large cabin that will be shared among workawayers and apprentices. If you are the only one here, you can have it to yourself.
  
  Meals: The camper has enough of a kitchen to get by for breakfasts and lunches. We will have dinner together or you can cook your own - happy to discuss preferences :-)
  
  Arrangement: 25 hours a week in exchange for meals and accommodation.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Politik & Soziales

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Sprachen

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Architektur

  

  Darstellende Künste

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Tiere

  

  Natur

  

  Camping

  

  Gebirge

  

  Tanzen

  

  Strand

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Folks coming to visit here will learn about natural building, living off-grid in a small community, gardening, permaculture, homesteading for millennials, etc.
  There have been a number of Workawayers who have come to the Yalakom Valley who have returned or never left (Ren is one of the latter).
  There are not many places anymore where people exist as a little community/village and all know each other, so the Yalakom has offered something rather unique to many over the years.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  Carpentry, gardening, yard work, food processing, fire mitigation work, firewood, furniture restoration, weed-whacking, cleaning, organizing of sheds, shelf-building, tree propagating, weed-whacking, raking, sign-making, and lots of other specific projects depending on when you are here!

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  Ren is keen to practice her Spanish with you!
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  Unterkunft

  Cabin, Yurt, camper, or tent!
  Our yurt is a 17 diameter yurt on a platform with bed dresser and table, and loveseat.
  Our camper is a small trailer which has a propane stove, sink, and two smaller beds (one of which folds into a table and seating).
  Our cabin, once complete, is fully equipped with wood stove and propane range, fridge, composting toilet, and bath.
  
  Workawayers will be fed 3 meals a day in exchange for 25 hours per week of work. Helping with food prep is a separate task outside of these hours.

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  Was noch ...

  There is a lot of backcountry to explore around here, lakes, Gold Bridge and Bralorne, community events, space for creative projects, and lots more.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We have satellite internet and Ren works from home on the computer- so it's totally feasible for you to work from here, part-time.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  As long as your pet gets along with our dog! We do have a fenced in yard they can run around in.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

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