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16 Mar 2025
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Description
5 acre collective homestead on Saltspring Island. We are one year into this project. Most of our work is permaculture based. So far we have been planting a fruit tree orchard, tending gardens, and working on land and building projects. I am 31 years old and live here, along with several other folks in different homes on the land.
The property has both south and north facing slopes with short nature trails on the land. We are a 3 min bike ride to beautiful St. Mary's lake swimming access. We have large pond I like to cold dip in all year around. We enjoy caring for the land and planting for the future!
We are a 10 min drive to town, and a 30 min bike ride to town. Bikes provided.
Rides offered when we go to town or head somewhere on island.
We love music and have occasional potlucks as a collective.
Accommodation is in our sauna during the warm season, and a camper in the winter. Room for 1 or 2 people!
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.
I eat mostly organic, home made, delicious and nutritious meals that include meats like chicken, bison, and elk.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Team sports
Cooking & food
Nature
Carpentry
Animals
Hiking
Water sports
Camping
Dancing
Beach
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can share in music jams, fire circles (so long as there aren't fire bans), perhaps offer a ride to town or somewhere you need, or to 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!
Help
Working together to plant 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, maintaining walking trails in the woods, building a sacred fire circle roundhouse, gardening, spreading compost on beds, weeding, possible cooking meals for a few of us to eat. There are lots of possibilities for helping. I am happy to cater to what your interests are, also considering what the priorities are :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I can understand and speak Spanish and French okay, so even if you only speak a little English, we can make it work haha!
Accommodation
Accommodation in the small sauna in the summer, and accommodation in a small camper in the winter.
What else ...
I practice intermittent fasting, so you are welcome to join skipping breakfast with us. We have tea in the morning and work from 8-12:30pm and eat lunch together. You are welcome to make your own breakfast if you please. I can provide the food.
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 explore and enjoy.
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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Todo m'a très bien accueilli dans son grand terrain. J'y suis resté deux semaines, et même si c'était sur une période plutot calme, il y avait de quoi faire pour occuper les journées.
Durant mon Séjour j'ai pu m'occuper de plusieurs… read more
Todo helped remind me of what I enjoy about permaculture and Lydia bought the cozy vibes to my little living space. I enjoyed talking, playing music and eating nutritional delicious food with them both. Also a shout out to Savannah, so much… read more
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Todo m'a très bien accueilli dans son grand terrain. J'y suis resté deux semaines, et même si c'était sur une période plutot calme, il y avait de quoi faire pour occuper les journées.
Durant mon Séjour j'ai pu m'occuper de plusieurs… read more
Todo helped remind me of what I enjoy about permaculture and Lydia bought the cozy vibes to my little living space. I enjoyed talking, playing music and eating nutritional delicious food with them both. Also a shout out to Savannah, so much… read more
