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Hello!
I am Ongi, and I’ve recently moved to a beautiful village in Wanju to start a new chapter. While I previously started an eco-community with a group of friends in Gangwon Province, I am now focusing on building my own Tiny Strawbale House here in Wanju with my family and occasional visits from supportive colleagues.
We are looking for enthusiastic Workawayers to join our journey of sustainable living and natural building!
🚨 URGENT CALL FOR MARCH & APRIL! 🚨
We are looking for hands-on helpers for interior lime plastering and finishing our tiny strawbale house this March and April. We will be mixing and applying natural lime plaster to the walls. If you are interested in eco-friendly architecture and natural building, you are more than welcome! No previous experience is needed – we are happy to learn and work together.
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🏠 THE PROJECT: Strawbale House Construction
We are currently in the most hands-on phase of our strawbale house. If you are interested in eco-friendly architecture or a "rustic" DIY life, this is the perfect project for you.
Current Tasks: Interior plastering (mud/lime), interior finishing, building a wooden deck, and general site organization.
Who we need: People who enjoy physical work and are curious about natural materials.
Our Team: You will mainly work with me (Ongi) and my father. Sometimes my colleagues join us to help out with bigger tasks!
* FOOD & LIFESTYLE
Lunch: We provide a shared lunch on work days. We love it when Workawayers enjoy cooking and want to share their recipes occasionally!
Breakfast & Dinner: These are self-service. you can prepare your own meals.
Workawayers also would be part of preparing food and cleaning the dishes.
Dietary Note: Please note that we are no longer a strictly vegan household. We cannot provide 100% vegan meals, so please take this into consideration if you have strict dietary requirements.
* MAIN WORKS
Natural Building: Helping with the strawbale house finishing (plastering, carpentry).
Garden & Land: Small-scale permaculture gardening, weeding, and harvesting.
Eco-Networking: Helping with occasional events for people interested in rural and ecological lifestyles.
Working hours : Arond 5 hours.
two days off per week!
The maximum stay is 2 weeks. We usually start with a one-week trial period, and then we can discuss staying longer. Short-term stays are also welcome!
-- Please contact us only if you are 23 or older.--
* VERY WELCOME SKILLS:
- Carpentry, house building, architecture
- Alternative technology
- Permaculture design and farming
please message us include this!
- available date ( minimum 3 days )
- from where you would come here
- why do you want to be here
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This is an introduction from the year before last.
Hello👋 we are a group of four people [2024.oct updates : we are 2 members now and heading to new phase of our community]- we are in our 30's and all female - interested in permaculture, ecology, and rural lifestyles. We are starting an eco-community in a small village in Gangwon Province and we are looking for female workawayers who would enjoy staying with us. We have traveled as workawayers ourselves and we loved to share our experiences with people who share similar interests when we were workawaying. Now we want to share our journey with workawayers as hosts in our little forest.
At the beginning of 2023, we moved to this small village and started creating a permaculture field in an area that was previously used for traditional agriculture. One field is located in our village and is around 1000 square meters. The other field is in another village, a 15-minute drive away, and is 2000 square meters. We are designing the smaller field first and then the larger one. We have already dug a small orca-shaped pond using shovels, and today we built a keyhole garden that is also shaped like a big fish and 2 hugulkultur beds for growing strawberries.
Our goal is to create an ecological community where people can grow their own food in food forests & permaculture gardens and fulfill their own needs with alternative and also natural technology. We are also learning how to create a good permaculture garden, how to grow crops & vegetables naturally, how to live well, and how to build a community village. You can learn with us, or we might have many things to learn from you.
Please fill free to message to us :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Van life
Culture
Architecture
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Fitness
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
Beach
Water sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- Language exchange
- Korean food recipe
- Korean rural life with local people
Help
We have a range of exciting and rewarding work opportunities for you to get involved in during your stay with us.
** Urgent works needed **
We are looking for hands-on helpers for interior lime plastering and finishing our tiny strawbale house this March and April. We will be mixing and applying natural lime plaster to the walls. If you are interested in eco-friendly architecture and natural building, you are more than welcome! No previous experience is needed – we are happy to learn and work together.
** Routine works **
Maintaining permaculture gardens: Tasks include seeding, weeding, making composts, harvesting, and storing.
* Days Off *
Workawayers work around 5 hours a day, 5 days a week and take 2 days off.
* FOOD *
We all have lunch together around 12pm and have dinner between 6 and 7 in working days. Workawayers also help to cook or clean the dishes.
And Workawayers need to bring own food for Breakfast dinner and day-off meal. (Because we don't eat breakfast)
Languages spoken
Korean: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Accommodation
Shared room in the host's house with other workawayers and volunteers. We provide you blanket, bed sheet and pillow.
- Bathroom : shared with hosts and other workerwayers. Hot bath possible.
- Kitchen : shared with hosts and other workerwayers.
If you want, you may also have the option to stay in a tiny strawbale house which we work on - still sharing kitchen and bathroom in the host's house.
For those who prefer to camp, we have a front and back yard available for camping with your own tent.
What else ...
Around Our Village
1. Moaksan Mountain (모악산) Our village is located right near Moaksan Mountain, a very famous hiking destination in this region. If you love nature and hiking, you will enjoy the beautiful trails and stunning views. It's one of the most beloved spots for locals and tourists alike.
2. The Hub of Local Food Wanju is the birthplace of the "Local Food" movement in Korea. We are famous nationwide for our fresh, high-quality local food markets. You can easily find healthy, seasonal ingredients grown by local farmers. It’s a paradise for those who care about sustainable eating!
3.The main village center is just a 15-minute walk away. There, you can find everything you need:
- Convenience stores & Supermarkets
- Public Library
- Cafes and small restaurants
* Transport
How to get to our place
To get to our village, you first need to arrive at Jeonju City. These are the nearest major transportation hubs to our place:
Jeonju Train Station (전주역): Best if you are coming by KTX or train.
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We have space for parking campervans
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