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

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  Beschreibung

  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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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Haustiere

  

  Vegetarier / Veganer

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Fotografie

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Natur

  

  Gebirge

  

  Tanzen
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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

  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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  Arbeit

  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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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse
  Italienisch: Grundkenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
  Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
  
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  Unterkunft

  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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  Was noch ...

  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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  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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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

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

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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