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Hello! Welcome to Belle Isle Acres! We are 1 mom, 2 older teens, 1 sweet dog, and 7 chickens!
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QUICK SUMMARY: We have a NEW OPENING this winter:) We are looking for a person who is interested in experiencing the winter Yukon lifestyle in comfort, and has a love of cooking and caring for animals. Primarily, we'd like help with meals (mostly dinner), spend time with our sweet dog, and feed the chickens and collect eggs. At times, if you're able, you could help stack firewood or some light snow shovelling... but otherwise, it is a pretty chill situation for the right person. We live in a rural setting that is DARK at night, so its great for star-gazing and viewing the northern lights!
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Our home is located on 16 forested acres, has a beautiful view of the valley, is quiet, comfortable, spacious. Whitehorse, Haines Junction, Kusawa Lake, and Kluane National Park are within a 30-45 minute drive. Hiking, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing, skating, canoeing, bird watching can all be enjoyed nearby depending on the season. Our local Community Centre hosts regular social and recreation events all year long, including weekly Yoga classes.
We've been hosting helpers, and travelling musicians since 2016 and every time has been a joy! (We took a break from hosting between 2018-2023). Often our first helper of the year decides to stay the whole season! Yes - it's a risk... you may love us and never want to leave!
A little about us:
Katanne is a funtional nutritionist, she has a consulting business and is working towards an B&B for people seeking respite from their hectic lives while healing their gut problems.
Katanne manages a health store in Whitehorse too, and her daughters both have part-time jobs as well.
We would suit a person who enjoys Nature, a quiet country life, eating/ living/thinking healthy, and likes the kitchen. If you have any painting, mechanical or carpentry skills, that would be an asset. My one daughter is a blooming mechanic and would love any learning opportunities if you have skills there!
We are an open, honest, direct family that values hard work, cooperation and integrity... though we are also easy-going and goof around a lot!
We enjoy learning from our travellers too. Do you have interests in art, music, language, gardening or other skills you'd like to share with us? We love to learn about other places. We are working on our Spanish, French, Ukrainian and Russian. Story-telling and joking around at our home is also strongly encouraged.... (though we love a quiet introverted person too.)
Guests can stay in our cozy and private wall-tent cabin (summer) or separate indoor guest suite (winter). We have all normal amenities including plumbing, electricity, laundry, etc. We don't have Wifi - like us, you would need your own cell phone plan but the speed and coverage is good here! We are flexible and supportive of your travel plans and can accommodate most dietary needs. Much of our food and medicine is organic or collected from the land, and we are happy to share healing knowledge and skills. We always have cold sparkly kombucha in our fridge!
We look forward to hearing from you.
PS We prefer helpers that can stay a minimum of 2 weeks when possible. Thank you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
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
House & pet sitting
Interests
Events & social
Sustainability
Pets
Self development
Farming
Charity work
Drawing & painting
History
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Gardening
Cooking & food
Blogging
Writing
Performing arts
Animals
Sailing / Boating
Beach
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Fitness
Camping
Winter sports
Mountain
Dancing
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Well, we hope to introduce you to the great wild Yukon from a comfortable, safe, and friendly location! We love to share stories and want to hear yours. We are also passionate about health and well-being through natural and sensible paths, and happy to be inspired by you, or to help you to become a healthier happier version of you.
Help
The type of tasks we need help with vary. I am managing a health store in Whitehorse, and my daughters are at school or home. We can sometimes be away for 10 hours a day 3-5 days a week. Therefore, taking care of the animals, keeping the house tidy and helping with dinners are a priority.
There are lots of indoor and outdoor jobs to pick from depending on the season: garden tending, walking the dog, keeping the chickens fed and happy (we have baby chicks in June) and renovation projects.
If you enjoy being around healthy people, gardening, cooking, renovation/building projects, healing arts, hunting, foraging, caring for animals, and interacting with community, you'll likely enjoy your time here.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We can speak some Spanish and would like to continue to learn and practice!
Accommodation
Guests can stay our cool wall tent cabin or the guest suite above the workshop (separate) . Our home has all normal amenities including hot water, plumbing, electricity, etc! We do not have wi-fi, we use our cell phones for internet access.
What else ...
We are travelers ourselves, so we are flexible and supportive of your travel goals and can recommend or even help you organize some great trips. We also accommodate most dietary needs. We collect our food and medicine from the land as much as possible and otherwise eat real foods. We're not keen on refined/processed snack foods, so bring your own if that is something you like to have.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have recently got rid of our wi-fi in favour of using our cell phones (Bell). Connection is strong, dependable and speedy. While I can hotspot you at times, you would be better off with your own internet plan.
Space for parking camper vans
We definitely have space to host travellers in campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We can accept calm and well-behaved dogs. No cats (allergies)
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Sako (1 year)
Sako is a mixed breed but all heart. Protective, smart and joyful... and pretty much the best cuddler you'll ever know
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Yukon was high on my bucket list and I am happy I started my journey at her place.
I mainly helped in the house and with cooking, did some gardening, and lots of walks with the dogs around. The area is very peaceful, and… read more
I had a great time here! The atmosphere here is very relaxed and my tasks were easy - general help in the house, some gardening and painting. The surroundings are beautiful- perfect place for nature lovers:) Katanne is a very caring host, and even she's really busy, she always takes a good care of the… read more
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Yukon was high on my bucket list and I am happy I started my journey at her place.
I mainly helped in the house and with cooking, did some gardening, and lots of walks with the dogs around. The area is very peaceful, and… read more
I had a great time here! The atmosphere here is very relaxed and my tasks were easy - general help in the house, some gardening and painting. The surroundings are beautiful- perfect place for nature lovers:) Katanne is a very caring host, and even she's really busy, she always takes a good care of the… read more
She has a beautiful garden, with a lot of different vegetables and berries for snacking. You can also pick every morning eggs for breakfast.
They live here almost self-sustainingly, they have their own products from the garden or forest,
hunted meat and sometimes their… read more
