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CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR SUPPORT : We have openings for new friends to join us for Spring, Summer and Fall!
Project range from spring garden work (bed prep, compost building, planting, weeding and more fun garden activities), forest work (supporting with prepping burn piles, firewood, water sinks, & more!), organizing/spring cleaning projects, and as it warms up we will be working with clay (cob, plasters, & floors), along with laying stone, and some carpentry projects. There is a lot of hands on learning in permaculture systems and season living to be had!
**Carpentry and garden skills are very supportive at this time.
We are looking for 2+ people to join us for 2 weeks - 6 months. We work on a 2 week trial basis and continue to feel into our arrangement together as time goes on.
Accommodations:
- Bus Bunkhouse (8 beds, including a double bed), Bus includes woodstove
- Forest Campground
Food:
- Bulk beans & grains and garden produce are provided - additional food is to be provided on your own or by cash contribution (snacks, meat, dairy, additional produce, ect.)
Work Trade:
5hrs a day, 5 days a week.
We are a non profit fiscally sponsored, aspiring to create an educational and remembrance retreat center in the hills and forest of Northern California. We are currently in our building phase creating infrastructure to house our small growing community, visitors, and create more space for workshops. (we do not host workaway-ers during workshops) We are focusing on working in the forest, doing clearing for fire prevention and watershed regeneration while harvesting trees for round pole timber-frames, natural building and gardening. We have been doing controlled burning in a ritualistic way and do this work though the winter and spring. Come late spring & summer we turn our attention to natural building work and the gardens.
A little bit more about us....
We catch most of our water, and are off grid with a small solar install. We are looking for folks interested in natural building, tending the gardens, tending the wild, plant propagation, coppice, and animal husbandry.
WATER is our religion ;) we like to focus on a spirit-filled life of music and tea ceremony when we're not creating and maintaining what we steward. We are interested in hosting folks that are interested in self-improvement, healing arts of any kind and healthy life style.
We prefer that your minimum stay is two to three weeks to insure a full experience on both ends, that being said if you are just passing through the area we have small projects that we can use help with that dont plug you in so deeply to the hidden workings of permaculture that we have been developing over the last 10 years. Although we are a budding community we appreciating holding space for each other to have independence and alone time. If being alone in nature scares you this is not the place for you. We thrive on keeping our space safe and sacred for all those whom visit and enjoy the peace we steward, we imagine that inspires you as well.
We can provide bulk grains, beans, and pasta. All fresh veggies that are not harvested from the garden are a shared cost for communal meals which will be arranged at new and full moons. Typically because we are such a small crew we take care of ourselves while sharing joyously. We spend our free time either making music, practicing asanas/meditating, working on personal projects and drinking tea. We can offer the original bus as a bunk house or You should be ready to camp as we are still working on building housing. We can provide you with a tent, matt, and blankets if you need.,
we are not interested in hosting folks whom are just looking to party all tho we live in celebration. Additionally, if you are non ceremonial smoker this is not likely to be the place for you, and finally, if you can't live with out gas station food this is not likely to be a very good environment for you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can plan on an experience focusing on living in harmony with the land and each other. There tends to be a large flux of different friends of all types with varying experiences and abilities to share, along with what is already held within our very small community. An open heart, open mind, curiosity, and self-motivation create the perfect opportunity to absorb endless skills, knowledge, and wisdom that come from living close to nature. This allows us to get in touch with our own true nature and abilities, with mindfulness of our environment and our influence.
Help
At this time we have a handful of open natural building projects. We have been working on a cob sauna since last summer and could use support with some of the finishing details! These include finishing flag stone floor (stone leveling & mortar), framing windows & doors, deck building, and other finishing details. We have other small natural building/carpentry projects, including cob bottle windows, framing, etc.
In addition to building, we live in the forest and tending the forest is an important aspect of our stewardship, lively hood, and safety. We will be working on thinning and fuels reduction through the fall, winter and spring. This can mean dragging cut brush, or helping to stack wood, or build burn piles, support prescribed fire or biochar making. Overall, skills and curiosity to build skills in forest management are valuable.
The gardens are starting to turn towards winter which means cover cropping, turning beds, building compost, harvesting, processing, and always, weeding.
As a permaculture site, we have been collecting materials for building, & supporting all projects, from plumbing, to carpentry, to gardening, for many years. Organizing is an on-going project and area that we always welcome support with.
Ideally we are looking for motivated friends who are eager to get'r done, understanding the importance of maintaining a balance of work and play!
YOU: self motivated to help alongside friends or apply expertise to your own project .you are inspired to be looking at yourself and ways to align with optimal health and redesign consumer habits to reduce consumerism, trash and avoid supporting corporations that are poisoning water.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
We can offer bunking in the original bus or we can offer a tent, matt and blankets if need be, there is plenty of space to set up a tent, tipi, or small yurt in our forest campground. open to vans, buses, cvs and gypsy wagons.
What else ...
Willits is a sweet little town with a charming community. There are sometimes (slowly re-emerging) fun local events such as art exhibits, craft fairs, weekly farmers market, ecstatic dance, dance classes, live music, etc. We like to stay tuned in to these and support our local community when we can....but we are also very busy on the land so it's all about balance. Where we live is mystifying and we're inspired by the land to deepen our relationship where we are. We are about a 15 minute drive from town. If you come without a car there is usually someone taking a trip off the mountain a couple times a week.
Although we will share in the experience of living in this small community, we expect short-term visitors to stay focused during their time here. If you are looking for a place to base camp while getting out and about for most of your stay this is not it.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
we use our personal hotspot for good internet connection
Space for parking camper vans
we have ra flat parking space for one smaller rv
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Look forward to open skies with a sight of the stars, fires warming you in the night, hikes through the forested areas nearby, interesting structures and beautiful grounds, innovative meals made with organic ingredients (often coming from the gardens… read more
I helped in the forest, in the garden and with cooking community meals.
To me the most significant part of this exchange was engaging with such open, magical people and experiencing community life. Thank you so much Blair and… read more
