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We are a family living on a remote homestead along a large river in Alaska's Interior. We love this place and strive to live as locally as practical by hunting, gathering, growing, building, and living in ways that are respectful to the resources of this area. We bought our home as raw land and have spent over a decade building it into a comfortable wilderness home. Our family includes two small children and a team of Alaska huskies that we use for work, recreation and entertainment. We have taught wilderness skills, crafting, and more and are looking to pass on some of the skills and methods that we have found helpful. Our homestead does not have traditional running water, TV, very good internet, or other modern amenities but it is rich in solitude, wild food, and wilderness.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Writing
History
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Art & design
Animals
Winter sports
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Depending on what we're working on there is a lot to learn about building techniques, tool use, northern gardening, subsistence, hunting, fishing, food preservation, bushcraft and traditional crafts such as birch bark basketry.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We generally have some building project going at any given time. Looking for independent, hard-working and enthusiastic people. Depending on the time of year, things we need help with may include: gardening, preserving food, cutting firewood, digging holes, clearing land, building stairs, gathering building resources like gravel, moss, and wood, cooking and more. Building skills are ideal but not necessary, a lot of what we do is grunt work! We also are looking for people who enjoy spending time with kids as they are a part of most of our tasks.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis 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
Guests stay in their own small log cabin with sod roof (think Hobbit home!). Minimal electricity from a solar system, outhouse, simple sink, outdoor shower. There is some cell service, depending on your carrier but no wifi, no TV. 2 meals with us in our cabin each day, one on your own (we provide ingredients).
What else ...
We are off the road system so to get here you need to hike, boat, or travel over snow on skis, snowmachine or dog team and it takes about 2 hours to get to Fairbanks. Some times of year access to town is very limited. We only go to town about once every two weeks so travelers should be prepared to spend some time in relative isolation. While you're here we have trails for hiking, some canoeing options, or mushing/skiing in the winter. Should come prepared to spend some time off on your own reading, recreating, etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a cell booster in the guest cabin that works well for most major American carriers, especially verizon.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Jenna took us berry picking and David was lucky enough to hunt a moose… read more
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Jenna took us berry picking and David was lucky enough to hunt a moose… read more
Their daughter Celia is very interested in her surroundings. She… read more
we loved spending time with them and their daughter. this was the amazing experience. Jenna is an amazing cook and we loved sharing cooking recipe together.
Our stay was even better than what we could have dream !… read more
Their communication style was direct and clear, which worked well for us.
They were quick to adjust to life in our… read more
We felt incredibly welcome at their place from the start and they are very kind and chill people to hang out with and very supportive and… read more
