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Happy summer working/travelling people!
There's lots of fun projects going on around here this summer!
We are Kale and Jenn. We've been permaculture farming on this land for 4 years now, with lots of successes, and lot's of hardships.
We are so stoked on the workaways who have come here, it has been so fulfilling to host y'all!
Last year the this land changed ownership (we are just leasing!) and we couldn't be happier with our new landlords. They are great, and supportive of our vision here.
We live mostly off grid over here, but amenities are close by. We have solar power, hot running showers, rain water catchment, and soon to be natural Clay walls!
We value living close to nature, establishing closed loop systems, raising kids on a farm, tending animals, non monetary exchange, and sharing skills.
If you're interested in Natural Building, Permaculture Gardening, Blacksmithing, Alterative living, Off grid life, Caving or Climbing, Primitive skills or food processing/fermentation, lettuce know!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Interests
History
Charity work
Events & social
Politics / Social justice
Self development
LGBTQ
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Culture
Performing arts
Plant care
Music
Hitchhiking
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Astronomy
Architecture
Animals
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Camping
Cycling
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are True Canadian bush family, well versed in outdoor activities with a speciality in primitive skills. No doubt we lead a North American life to a certain extent but it is a rustic, wholesome and slightly different style here.
The area I live in has a long history of people (pre- and post-colonialism), a rich biodiversity of plants and animals and an ancient, explorable geology. There is a lot to learn here, and lots of opportunities!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
An ongoing list of our mutifacted projects:
- Building our cordwood/slip and chip natural Clay walls in the processing house! Cob!
- Planting starts
- Chicken barn building
- Firewood and beach missions
- Managing waterflow in our various trench networks with rake and shovel.
- Processing and canning fruits and vegetables for preserving in season
- Yard cleanup/brushing
- Hanging out with some cool (and wild) children!
- Firewood, beach combing and rockhounding missions.
- Breaking dirt, sifting soil, and creating "instant" fertile garden beds.
- Enjoying our home brewed and home grown fermentation projects!!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We love geeking out on words, and sharing language, yours and ours!
Accommodation
We live in a 10 meter trailer parked in a pole barn (complete with kitchen, wood stove, all of which we will use and share during your visit!) to keep it out of the weather. A loft has been built in the pole barn for guests. Plenty of tent sites abound (lots of flat places for vans, too) and we have 1 large 6 person tent that can be set up if needed. Again, our land is off grid and short on modern amenities (although said amenities exist close by), so expect a mostly outdoors lifestyle and creating of our comforts as we need them! Rustic is part of the Experience!
Food on the other hand is high quality, including ferments, wild food, and fresh garden vegetables. Berries drip off the bushes at various times in the year, and meat is eaten here regularly. We love food, that's why we do what we do!
What else ...
There is a metric ton of activities to check out nearby! Located 30 minutes from the communities of Courtenay and Campbell River, 10 minutes to groceries, gasoline, wifi and pizza. It is an 11 minute drive to the beautiful beaches and wild coastal parks. Locally we have caving, climbing,
hiking trails, mountain biking, zip lining, every water sport imaginable, restaurants, clubs, events and party places, wildlife viewing, ocean fishing, and the list could go on for a while.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Vans are very welcome, lots of space to park up!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Cula and Cobaka
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We spend a wonderful week with Kale, Jen, Ben and the kids. Thanks to you we know now what a real bushfamily is and did our best to become one ourselves for a week.
Picking dinner right from the beach (always keep an eye on your buckets!), cooking and eating together,… read more
Hosting this family made our daily life easier and we feel enriched by the experience.
This awesome, travelling family spent a week with us this spring. We shared a lot of great food, languages and fun times. Highlights include moving the big table in so we could seat 10 people for… read more
The weather was still chilly, but Jason finished off a lot of projects for us, and great timing, just as winter was settling in.
Glad we got out for some adventure time, to Horne Lake cave and Memekay Caves. With the baby about to arrive, it was uncertain if we… read more
Jeremy was invited by another work awayer he met while traveling. She was intending to come here, but ran out of time, so we got Jeremy instead...and lucky us, we was awesome.
Great work ethic, lots of energy, interested in the concepts we employed and fun with the kids! We were sorry to see… read more
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We spend a wonderful week with Kale, Jen, Ben and the kids. Thanks to you we know now what a real bushfamily is and did our best to become one ourselves for a week.
Picking dinner right from the beach (always keep an eye on your buckets!), cooking and eating together,… read more
Hosting this family made our daily life easier and we feel enriched by the experience.
This awesome, travelling family spent a week with us this spring. We shared a lot of great food, languages and fun times. Highlights include moving the big table in so we could seat 10 people for… read more
The weather was still chilly, but Jason finished off a lot of projects for us, and great timing, just as winter was settling in.
Glad we got out for some adventure time, to Horne Lake cave and Memekay Caves. With the baby about to arrive, it was uncertain if we… read more
Jeremy was invited by another work awayer he met while traveling. She was intending to come here, but ran out of time, so we got Jeremy instead...and lucky us, we was awesome.
Great work ethic, lots of energy, interested in the concepts we employed and fun with the kids! We were sorry to see… read more
I really enjoyed the experience of sharing your place and contributing towards the vision your building.
I learnt a lot about garden care, carpentry, my spiritual side and loved the opportunity to escape the constant distractions of the modern word and slip into a… read more
Claire is very self motivated, a dedicated doer and obviously unafraid to tackle big jobs. We accomplished a lot of rigorous tasks during their stay, most of which revolved around… read more
Ewan and Guillaume stayed with me in March 2020 during the early moments of spring. These guys were very helpful, and I estimate they pushed my plans almost two months ahead in the two weeks they stayed!
We had good fun breaking down language and I'm thankful for them exposing different languages to my young kids. Likewise they… read more
While here, Joe and Claire worked with me to create a fence around my new garden. In total I estimate it enclosed a… read more
