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Learn about permaculture, gardening and self-sufficiency in Lasqueti, Canada

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a couple living off-grid with a baby raising chickens and beginning a permaculture style plant nursery. We love plants and insects and birds, hikes and making fires for heating our house. I have a twelve year old who lives with us part time who enjoys playing the piano and helping out with his baby brother.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Languages
    Sustainability
    Events & social
    Farming
    Plant care
    Music
    Gardening
    Carpentry
    Cooking & food
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Dancing
    Beach
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I like to cook with sourdough and make my own sauerkraut and other ferments. Kristos works with all sorts of exotic plants in a nursery. Both of us speak English and French. We like dancing and I go to an intentional dance sometimes. I also play marimba in the summertime. We would enjoy learning about new foods, and would be pleased to share Permaculture and other gardening and self-sufficient skills.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    There are two main ways we have asked for help: one is to help as nannying m cleaning making food, and two: on building and moving wood or helping in the garden.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    We would be happy to teach English or French, Kristos is fluent as he grew up in Quebec.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a guest room in our house, we have a tiny home, and we have a couple of tents if needed. The tiny home has its own wood stove and if you are staying with us we would help you light a fire and teach you how it works. We would share all our meals at the main house or if you’d prefer we could have breakfast and dinner and then provide a lunch packed for your adventure.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We have a kayak and an e-bike, often people who come here hitch-hike to get around as it is a safe close-knit community. Guests are generally welcome in the house 9am till 7pm.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have internet access that shuts down when the power goes down.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Small to medium well trained dogs are ok, must be able to be on a leash though as there are wild sheep on the island

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 576273462461

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The image shows a collection of potted plants, likely in a greenhouse or indoor setting, with a diverse array of greenery and foliage, showcasing a variety of plant species and growth patterns.
A man and a woman are sitting in a vehicle, with the man on the left and the woman on the right. The vehicle is parked in a grassy area. The woman is wearing a dress. The man is wearing a shirt and pants.
A young child, dressed in a blue snowsuit, lies on their stomach in the snow, with a smile on their face, surrounded by a snowy landscape.
The image shows a woman and a baby in a snowy forest, with the woman wearing a brown coat and hat, and the baby in a blue coat.

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