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Our homestead is on the North of Vancouver Island. We have 17 acres in a Canadian Temperate Rain Forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We are looking for a long term person or couple to work with us on our Vancouver Island property starting around December 15th 2024. This will be a 6 month (or longer) workaway project so we are looking for someone or a couple who has a longer visa to stay in Canada or a Canadian person or couple!
Our goal is to live off the grid and be self sufficient. We are generating our electricity from solar as well as other clean renewable energy sources. Our heat comes from wood stoves which we also use for cooking and smoking food/dehydrating food. Our goal over the next 2 years is to grow 100% of our own food in our garden and fruit tree orchard, produce 100% of our own power/electricity, and build infrastructure for a recycled shipping container "earthship” house. Our property is 17 acres of heavily treed conifer forest. We are a “boat access only” homestead and we will be able to pick up workers/guests in our boat from the nearest dock (there are shuttles that travel up and down Vancouver Island that will bring you to our nearest town Port Hardy).
Nicole, Jake, and our baby Fox are a young couple creating a 100% sustainable farm/homestead which is self sufficient providing all the food, energy, shelter, and fun needed on site! For those willing to work with us we will be providing opportunities in gardening, fruit tree planting/growing/care, building healthy bio-dynamic/organic compost/soil, and building recycled and earthen structures. We will also be giving hands on experience with harvesting, gathering, and foraging for 100% of our own food.
Workaway guest should bring proper attire which consists of work clothes, warm jacket(s), rain gear (pants/top), rain boots, work boots, and possibly scarf, hat, warm gloves, and beanie/toque. Jake and Nicole can provide mosquito net (summer), work gloves, and other safety gear like glasses and earplugs. Also bring any extra snacks you may need, or entertainment like books, phone, games, etc as there is wifi on-site. Please also bring a fun attitude, good manners, and a drive to stay clean, healthy, and learn new things each day. Should be around 25 hours of work per week!
House Rules:
1. Keep guest area clean, run wood stove to keep guest quarters dry
2. No Drugs and No Smoking
3. Any friends or guests must be approved by Jake and Nicole
4. Help with dishes after meals
5. Stay Safe
6. Show Respect to the Land
7. Improve Guest Area, leave it better than you found it
8. Keep yourself clean and maintain good physical hygiene
9. Please do not geotag our exact location
Our area is a natural and ecological wonderland. There are opportunities for mushroom foraging, hiking, boating, swimming, bird watching, animal sightings, whale watching and encounters, fishing, clamming, crabbing, and prawning. Our area is a temperate Canadian rainforest and living here is an awe inspiring immersion into the flora and fauna of our natural world! Organic methods: Organic Soil, Green Manure, Mulch, Compost, Seaweed, Vermiculture, Compost Toilets, Compost Tea, Bio-Char. Certifications: Our Homestead is beyond organic! We are running a permaculture based bio-dynamic, organic homestead but we are not interested in the certified organic label since we are not commercial! Current projects: 20 kWh solar panel system with lithium ion battery back up, shipping container home, earthship home, fruit tree orchard, raised bed garden, felling trees and milling wood on site, building with clay cob and wood, as well as seasonal work such as catching fish and smoking fish, mushroom foraging, wild herb harvesting, wild berry harvesting. Starlink Internet access available
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Self Reliance and managing a homestead. Learning to provide your own food, wood, warmth, cleanliness, fish, prawn, crab, and living close to and respectful of the land of the West Coast British Columbia.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Nicole, Jake, and our baby Fox are a young couple creating a 100% sustainable farm/homestead which is self sufficient providing all the food, energy, shelter, and fun needed on site! For those willing to work with us we will be providing opportunities in gardening, fruit tree planting/growing/care, building healthy bio-dynamic/organic compost/soil, and building recycled and earthen structures. We will also be giving hands on experience with harvesting, gathering, and foraging for 100% of our own food.
Help keeping wood stoves on and lit, replacing firewood in wood sheds, taking care of cat "Ginseng", keeping yurt/home/cabin clean and dry, maintaining solar panels/batteries, as well as composting and gardening projects.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Huge 30 foot diameter modern yurt, bunkie cabin, and currently being built container home, and 40 foot sailboat. We grow, forage, fish, prawn, and crab for our own food. We can buy staple foods such as rice, flour, oats, etc for storage.
What else ...
We are on the west coast and north tip of Vancouver Island. Local sights are Cape Scott, Port Hardy. We are surrounded by whales, bears, cougars, wilderness, and other wild nature. Off time is hiking, boating, exploring, foraging, fishing, prawning, and crabbing. We can provide you with a boat to use to get to town. Our property is in Quatsino and boat access only.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Starlink Internet
Space for parking camper vans
Yes we can host a campervan but we are a boat access only community so their is a safe parking area for the campervan on the land side or we can use a barge to bring the campervan here.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
