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***In 2025, we plan on welcoming volunteers to help with renovations, construction and carpentry for the month of May. Please, let us know if you have experience and interest in that kind of work ***
Hi! We are Jalfred and Angelune, and we run the Herbal Hearth, a 1.3 hectares off-grid property and venue where we grow our own vegetables, as well as berry bushes and medicinal plants.
In May and June, we have school group visits, we start planting the garden and we also start going to Thursday markets in Whitehorse where we sell sauerkraut and herbal medicinal products. July and August are months of general maintenance in the garden and around the property. September and October are busy with harvests and processing of vegetables and herbs, and closing the garden for the winter. We don't host helpers from November to May as our gardens are resting under the snow.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Self development
Farming
Plant care
Music
Books
Cooking & food
Gardening
Photography
Writing
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Mountain
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our remote setting and the wilderness around the property allows helpers to get a digital detox and spend quiet regenerative time by themselves, allowing for a deep immersion in nature. They will learn about food sustainability in the North by experiencing directly the work that is required to grow, process and store your own vegetables , and what it means to live off-grid. Depending on the season, helpers might learn skills related to medicine-making, the ethics of wild-harvesting, and fermentation.
Help
Regular projects on the farm include general maintenance like garden bed preparation, planting, transplanting, weeding, pruning, harvesting and processing, as well as special projects like outdoor renovations, fencing, compost making, sod removal, terracing, etc.
Helpers are expected to work 4 days per week, Sunday through Wednesday and take Thursday, Friday and Saturday off to explore and enjoy their time in the Yukon wilderness!
Typical Day Schedule:
10-1 pm Morning work slot
1-2 pm Lunch provided in the summer kitchen
2-5 pm Afternoon work slot
5 pm Off
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
Our accomodation for helpers is a rustic cabin on the banks of the Wheaton River, about 200 feet from the main house. By rustic, we mean it is a dry cabin (no running water or toilet), heated with a wood stove, and lit with candles and a propane lamp. While it might not be for everyone, it's the best place for a digital detox and quiet regenerative time, as it does not have electricity or internet reception. Please note that there is no cell phone reception past the Annie Lake Road cut off, but cell phones can be used with wifi calling in the summer kitchen, where devices can also be charged when the inverter is on. We provide blue water jugs for drinking and washing (a sink drains directly into a grey water pit), a camping shower (set up in an outdoor shower booth behind the cabin), a dry outhouse (close to the cabin), wood (that needs to be split by helpers), candles and propane. The cabin has a propane burner to heat up water and cook simple meals, and the summer kitchen has a full propane stove with an oven. Food staples (rice, pasta, oats, raisins, beans, tomato cans, etc.) to prepare breakfast and dinner will be provided and helpers can have those two meals on their own time, in the cabin or summer kitchen. Vegetables and berries from the garden can be harvested in season for breakfast and dinner. Helpers are expected to supplement with their own food as needed. Lunch will be prepared by us and eaten together in the summer kitchen on work days. On days off, helpers are responsible for their own meals. There is a parking spot for a van or camper next to another outhouse on the property, as well as numerous camping spots in the woods and on the river nearby, if helpers prefer to camp. When camping in a vehicle or tent, helpers can use the summer kitchen to prepare their meals.
What else ...
For helpers who don't have a vehicle, we offer rides to town on Thursdays and depending on season, occasional work outings. On and around the property is beautiful to explore on foot. Easy hiking trails, stunning views from a bluff and a nice beach on the river less than 10 minutes walk from the garden! Having your own vehicle is an asset. The property is remote: 60 kilometres from downtown Whitehorse. After the Annie Lake Road cut off in the Hamlet of Mount Lorne, our property is another 22 km of gravel road, with limited traffic. With a vehicle, helpers can commute to town on their days off and explore the Southern Lakes Region, the town of Carcross, as well as beautiful hikes in that area. Annie Lake is only a 10 minutes drive from our property, with an easy trail that goes around the lake and a great spot for bird watching. The hamlet of Mount Lorne is renowned for its thriving community of homesteaders, and the Community Centre at the Annie Lake Road cut off offers activities and classes at a low cost for non-members.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
There is a parking spot for a van or camper next to an outhouse on the property.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
