Help with land regeneration and growing food for an education charity in Whanganui, New Zealand

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  Description

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  Looking for a couple or individual who are interested in regenerative land care, growing food and holistic health for a work exchange opportunity in a tiny house at The Learning Environment in Whanganui.
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  Our vision is to grow community resilience and wellbeing through education offerings that are focused on giving back to the land. We have a native plant nursery, veggie garden, orchards and many beautiful spots to explore in a regenerating landscape. All of these spaces we consider classrooms with nature being our greatest teacher.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  Farmstay help

  General Maintenance

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Farming

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Exposure to education opportunities, ability to learn from and work alongside skilled educators with knowledge in permaculture, perennial food systems, native regeneration and wellbeing. Access to fresh spring water, organic fruit and vegetables, use of bikes, a close to local river swimming spot nearby.

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  Help

  The offer includes accommodation for 16 hours per week of work and access to veggie garden + orchards, but you will cook for yourself. Key characteristics sought are self-sufficiency, problem-solving skills, good communication, ideally a couple (open to individual) and your own vehicle (we are 15mins from town centre).
  
  The work will include: potting up native seedlings, general gardening tasks, weeding, weed whacking and other ad hoc things that come over over this time.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  Stay in a beautiful off-grid tiny house overlooking a wetland. Have the ability to explore 70ha regenerating native bush and waterways.

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  What else ...

  Whanganui is a thriving, creative hub and has recently been named a UNESCO City of Design. There is a great local Saturday market, awesome art galleries, and many activities to do. The Whanganui River itself has international recognition as it gained 'legal personhood' status in 2017.

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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 are only asking for 16hours a week so plenty of time to do online projects during the stay if that supports you. We have an office on the land with internet access which can be used for personal projects during the stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space for campervans, and we are offering a tiny house for the stay

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Dogs would be fine if they are well-trained.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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