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29 Apr 2025
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Description
Nestled amidst lush surroundings, this is a place for sharing, exploring, creating, and relaxing in a beautiful, natural environment. Our 2 hectare facility features a complete natural-systems-based site design with first-growth forest, a natural pond, thousands of species of flora and fauna and numerous gardens representing many microclimates. The site could be considered a school of nature with its endless learning opportunities and community members with expertise in many areas of study from nature, the arts, design, philosophy and more.
We also have a beautiful space dedicated to entertainment and fellowship, which includes musical instruments, and a small movie theater.
We are a social organization, and we believe in socializing with a purpose rather than socializing just to socialize. this place offers large community spaces to gather in fellowship as well as magical hideaways for leaving the human world behind and communing with nature.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Videography
Politics / Social justice
Sustainability
Dancing
Movies & TV
Pets
LGBTQ
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Charity work
Writing
Photography
Performing arts
Music
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Books
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Fitness
Cycling
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We host a variety of events and have many visitors from different countries and cultures. We encourage exchange of arts, skills, and ideas.
Help
We are looking for people who can help independently and have a vision for whichever project they'd like to pursue, whether it be personal or in benefit of the community. We are looking for people who can do tasks assigned without needing assistance once jobs have been assigned and explained.
We do ask that guests do a share of the house tasks to keep the quarters and grounds tidy. This will be usual household tasks like sweeping, doing dishes, making meals, tidying the kitchen, and taking out the garbage. This will be a split evenly between everyone on site, including us. This is a part of being part of the household and not included in expected work hours.
We are looking for a long term partner(s) to help build our community and vision. Please let us know if you are interested in this role.
Here is an overview of categories of tasks you can do with us. When you reach out, please indicate which role you are most interested in - both in terms of skills you have, but also what you would like to learn.
Bob the Builder - get involved in repair and upgrading the building and other infrastructure. For this role, you need to be quite self dependent and bring some skills & experience in. There are a lot of different small projects, so a mix of skills might come in handy.
Old MacDonald - this role will be great for you if you like to get your hands dirty by primarily doing gardening. It’s great if you have interest in permaculture and are eager to implement it, the projects will range from very simple to quite complex.
Amy Santiago - the project is at its beginning and it still needs some organizational tasks. Depending on our current needs and your skills, it might entail e.g. keeping track of event & reservations calendar, structuring tasks & building consistent practices etc. Ability to prioritize will come in handy here.
Schmidt - there is always some organizing, cleaning & maintenance to be done around the house, so it would be great if you care about things being organized and working efficiently. Great for shorter stays.
We are of course flexible, and want you to be satisfied with your tasks - this just helps us organize the work better.
When messaging us, please put in the subject line your preferred dates of stay and the preferred role.
We have a wide variety of activities along with many current and upcoming projects. These are based on the needs of our facilities and the interests, skills, and knowledge base of our community members and guests. Projects and activities you might participate in include:
Ecology, habitat, and Wildlife identification
Organic gardening & Permaculture Design
Planting/Harvesting
Companion & Succession planting
Pruning/Training/espalier
Composting/leaf mold
Aquaculture
Integrated pest management
Animal husbandry/Beekeeping
DIY & Natural building
Water systems
Appropriate technology, bamboo crafts, and other traditional building techniques
Carpentry
Treebogs
Passive Heating/Cooling
Game Design: i.e. Augmented Reality/Constructed Adventures, Scavenger Hunts/Escape room
Homesteading
Brewing
Herbology
We are not a business and cannot offer a wage. We can provide room in exchange for three hours of help per day.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis 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
Depending on the dates and number of visitors we can offer either a private room with en-suite bathroom, a shared room in our bunkhouse, or a private campsite with tent, mattress, and bedding.
What else ...
We are located just minutes away from historic Beipu, with frequent bus and shuttle service.
“Beipu Old Street was Beipu's most thriving commercial district in the Qing period. Today, it boasts Taiwan's highest concentration of historic sites, with seven such locations along a short 200-meter stretch… This is also a good place for a taste of Hakkanese cuisine, from ground tea to persimmon cakes.
We are also minutes away from Baoshan Reservoir #2, and Green World Wildlife Park （綠世界生態農場green-world）
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We can only accept pets that are friendly with ducks, chickens, dogs, and cats.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (8)
I needed a safe place to reset for a while and… read more
They always respected my personality and made sure to create an environment where I could feel comfortable and contribute in my own way.
Whether it was gardening, cleaning, drawing, or cooking, they encouraged all kinds of creativity. Thanks to their open… read more
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I needed a safe place to reset for a while and… read more
They always respected my personality and made sure to create an environment where I could feel comfortable and contribute in my own way.
Whether it was gardening, cleaning, drawing, or cooking, they encouraged all kinds of creativity. Thanks to their open… read more
The location is so tranquil, a perfect place to relax and enjoy nature. It was very easy to access via public transport. There are really nice things around to do on your days off too (hiking trails, temples,… read more
We particularly enjoyed all the nights passed there playing board games and talking after dinner. The meals were cooked by each one of us with a schedule and we loved being able to cook again after months of travel without a kitchen (and oven !).
Our… read more
We highly recommend her to other hosts and would welcome her back any time!
Thanks Veronica!🙂
