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Family eco-village on a remote, rural off-grid island. BC, Canada

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We have been building a sustainable, off-the-grid cob village for the past 25 years. My daughter, her 2 little dogs and kitten, and our free-range, organic chickens all seem to thrive here. I kinda like it, too.

    If you like to learn new ways and don't mind getting a little dirty (we have cool and hot showers to clean up afterwards), you'll enjoy our home and gardens.

    Our garden provides much of our food year-round and our neighbours add to that. The 11 laying hens are happy and we're entertained everyday by our young kitten!

    We're focusing on processing our fossil-fuel-free firewood. If you're up to splitting, it's not only great exercise, it's very meditative.

    We get around by bike and have two extra bikes for guests; you'd be welcome to use one.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We try to live as sustainably as we can and rarely use fossil fuels in any way. We love our lives and can show you that life without "stuff" can be very enjoyable and relatively easy. Lasqueti has lots to offer and we can connect you to others that may be even more interesting to you.

  • Help

    Help

    Gardening here primarily means digging new beds. We have apple, peach, pear, and plum trees, 3 kinds of berries, a greenhouse and two gardens.

    We're pretty easy going and enjoy most moments of everyday. You'll be encouraged to do so, too.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    German: Beginner
    Spanish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You would be welcome to tent for as long as you'd like and have access to cool or hot showers. If you need more than a place to tent, we can arrange for our Guest Tent that is an old prospector's tent on a cedar platform to be available for part of your stay. Depending on timing, one of our cob cottages could also be available.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Our home is in a forest on a hill, overlooking a marsh down a very quiet road, accessible only by passenger ferry. There is a great swimming area about 4km away (20 minutes by bike) and a quiet rocky beach about 30 minutes away by jogging.

    Water use at our home is VERY limited; we have enough for drinking, cooking and washing, but long showers or baths are not at all available except during the rainy season (Nov-Mar). We collect our own water from a seasonal spring that only runs intermittently from December to March. Grey (used) water is used in the garden.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 883732378922

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