Learn about permaculture and natural building on Saltspring Island, B.C., Canada

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  Description

  Welcome to the Ranch -
  We are a 2 year old small permaculture collective homestead.
  
  I am 32 years old and live here with my partner a Biodynamic Holistic Chef, along with a few other folks in different homes on the land.
  
  The property has both south and north facing slopes with some short nature trails on the land.
  
  We are a 10 min drive to town, and a 30 min bike ride to town.
  Tis ideal is you have your own transportation but rides offered when we go to town or head somewhere on island.
  Fortunately we are a 5 min bike ride to beautiful St. Mary's lake swimming access. We have pond we like to dip in all year around. We enjoy caring for the land and planting for the future!
  
  We do a weekly soul song circle at 7:30pm every Wednesday evening :)
  
  Opportunities to help with myself and others at times and learn about regenerative gardening and permaculture skills, land tending knowledge, local edible plants, composting wisdom, building skills (some with repurposed materials), Cobb oven building, and more! We love building soil, and we responsibly practice composting our chicken manure, food scraps, and humanure.
  
  We eat mostly organic, home made, delicious and nutritious meals that include meats like chicken, bison, venison and elk.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Team sports

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Nature

  

  Carpentry

  

  Animals

  

  Hiking

  

  Water sports

  

  Camping

  

  Dancing

  

  Beach
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We can share in music jams, fire circles (so long as there aren't fire bans), enjoy events on Saltspring like dance temple, the Saturday Market, beaches, hikes, etc. We can lend bikes as well.
  I hope to learn about what your quest in life is, and maybe I can help along the way and both learn something from each other!

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  Help

  Currently calling in a creative, conscious, human or couple with experience in community minded projects.
  Primary focus work project - The Temple
  A 26 ft F-Dome for a warm year round space for movement
  * Cobb floor - final layer
  * Assembly - reflective insulation liner
  * Outdoor kitchen
  * Tiny house exterior siding
  
  This Fall we will continue internal finishings on a Tiny Home, The Dome Temple and, Round House in our Zone 5 for winter song circles.
  Planting Garlic after the Amaranth & Sunflowers are harvested and Giant Atlantic Pumpkins seasoned for winter chicken food.
  Planting Nuts after removing some danger trees as a future food forest including other Jugulan tolerant species.
  
  Primarily farming meat rabbits, Egg Chickens and growing garlic for the greater community including; Black Garlic, braiding a large variety of soft neck / shapeless types. We still look forward to the Scape Harvest in June for Personal Pesto production.
  
  Daily Maintenance : Rabbit & Chicken feeding (Gathering Herbal blends; Comfrey), Berkey water top up.
  
  Occasional Missions : Oyster shell gathering (Local Calcium supplements)
  Watering Guildes - Monday & Friday
  
  Leo season - Weeding
  Virgo Seaons is for planning ;)
  
  
  Working together to nurture fruit and nut tree guilds with edible and medicinal companion plants. Building an outdoor kitchen with a Cobb oven, Stacking firewood, pulling out invasive plant species, picking up garbage on the land, making burn piles with blackberries and watching them disappear into bio-char, maintaining walking trails in the woods, building a sacred fire circle roundhouse, gardening, spreading compost on beds, weeding, sharing meals.
  There are lots of possibilities for helping.
  I am happy to cater to what your interests are, also considering what the priorities are in the season :)

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate

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  Accommodation

  Accommodation in the small sauna in the summer, and accommodation in a small camper in the winter.

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  What else ...

  I personally practice intermittent fasting, so you are welcome experience that. Self serve is granola breakfast bar will always be available or making something with an abundance of our fresh eggs, or something more creative like spelt pancakes with bananas / blackberries as the late summer seasons change into Autumn from smoothies (we love tcm / Ayurvedic principals here). We find working from 9-1:30pm and eat lunch together after the best flow, with some days being a little longer to wrap up in a good way (tools put away) and then a later start or shorter day in lieu. You can use the kitchens to create your dinner in whatever fashion you please.
  
  I always provide the food via garden or store, recommendations are open and I will try to accommodate them on a big Saturday shop. Priority is given to sustainable local options with the least pesticides :)
  
  You can enjoy Saturday and Sunday off to explore the island as you wish. There is a rich culture of music and dance and creative folks on this Island to immerse yourself in during your time.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have an ethernet cord but are less ideal for digital nomads

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  2 Flemish Giant Rabbits

  40 Chickens

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