Visit our farm and campground and learn about sustainable farming on beautiful Salt Spring Island, B.C, Canada

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  Beschreibung

  Located on beautiful Salt Spring Island visit our small family oriented community with a shared Homestead and Farm. Learn to work and live with others while building skills using sustainable methods. Come share an educational natural lifestyle experience using permaculture design systems and organic gardens with medicinal herbs and flowers, vegetables, berries, indigenous bushes and shrubs species and bio-diversity. Join us in living together in a healthy environment filled with outdoor living, swimming, local hiking, beaches with local markets, alternative building projects and social events!
  
  Be part of a creative small agricultural tourism and Farmstay with exchange on a bright and sunny open landscape 18 acres farm with campgrounds, fruit orchards, vineyard, swimming pond, playing field and forested area. We use only organic, all natural and permaculture practices and materials from the land for our compost and soil, gardening of fruits, vegetables, seed saving, processing for storage and making value added farm products.
  
  Our work season is May until the end of Oct. for hosting. As your host I work as an Artisan at the local outdoor market and will be preparing and for vending value added food products from the farm and at our farm stand. I like to participate in work trade and and be integrated in a social and sustainable farming culture, help out with small building projects and build community.
  
  The work exchange can vary from 10-15 hrs/ week for accommodations provided based on 3 day work week at 5 hr/day during your visit.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Vegetarier / Veganer

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Mode & Beauty

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Astronomie

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Radfahren

  

  Wandern

  

  Wassersport

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Natur

  

  Camping

  

  Tanzen

  

  Strand
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Together we learn about a variety of edible and medicinal wild and cultivated plants , companion growing, soil rejuvenation and bio-diversity. With natural systems using organic and sustainable and permaculture methods integrated in our diets for a healthy livelihood as we learn to live together becoming more self-sufficient and more prosperous Community.

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  Arbeit

  We have a large Raspberries harvest followed by Cherries in late June. Apples harvest is from September to October until late October for dehydrating, making juice and vinegar each year.
  
  Starting in the Spring we will be pruning fruit trees, removing and or training blackberries, mulching the Cherries, Apples, and Vineyard. Growing Perennial Flowers and Herbs and preparing the gardens for seeding and veggie starts.
  
  Throughout the season we'll be growing a new generation of fruit trees, irrigating and watering, transplanting, seed drying and saving. Removing/moving invasive species
  allowing for the bio-diversity and indigenous species to grow. Expanding existing garden beds, working with composting systems, planting seasonal seedling starts. Amending the soil, transplanting, using local plants as mulch on the garden beds and orchards to retain moisture and to keep out weeds, and adding nitrogen based plants for the gardens. Harvesting herbs and flowers for value added food products, sun drying and dehydrating plants for seeds and vegetable processing for fermentation.
  
  In Fall we harvest, press, bottle to store and ferment fresh apple cider for vinegars. Spring is for weeding and growing transplants. We'll make a Summer and Fall gardens together. Summer is for sun drying plants, harvesting and drying our seed and dehydrating for storage. We package our own herbs and flowers as teas and prepare fresh green bundles and value added goods for our farm stand.
  
  Appropriate dress is required, with seasonal rain gear, boots, a sun hat and clothing for getting dirty, digging or clearing brambles etc.
  
  Please come prepared and please come and come in good Health and community minded. Be strong for general moving materials around, digging and preparing new beds for the coming season, maintaining the berries, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, orchards and vineyard! Did I mention weeding, and we will be removing invasive species!

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  Our small homestead community with hobby farm accommodations are offered in exchange for your seasonal help. The bus apartment sleeps 2 with with a small kitchen and Internet access. This can be used as a break room and lounge.
  
  In addition we Laundry facilities, a hot outdoor shower and common central outdoor playing field, swimming pond and outhouse for hummanure compost system and facilities which are shared.
  
  Please see photos's for the renovated Blue Bus from March to end October and Bell Tent available from May to mid September with minimum one month stay.
  Campsites can be provided for people traveling with their own tents and recreation vehicles.
  
  Amenities included are power, water access, internet and wifi, swimming pond and central common property with an open field and cob pizza oven are for pleasure use.

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  Was noch ...

  We are located close to lovely park hiking trails with beach access where we have occasional social events on the property. We have an outdoor cob pizza oven in the common area and a farm stand for vending Artisanal goods.

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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 outdoor picnic areas with wifi and ethernet for the accommodations with an ocean view and lovely grounds. Longer stays are encouraged and additional campsites with power and water are available for those who have their own camping gear and or camper vehicles.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Campsites with water and power hook-up are provided if you bring your own camper vehicle with laundry facilities and a central playing field. We are located close to the beach and North of central near Channel Ridge trails and park.

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

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