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Description
We are a family of three, Lo, Heron and Eris (2 years old) from a small town in BC Canada. We have hosted WWOOFers and Helpexers while we were running a tourism business and more recently Workawayers to help with projects around our property. We used to travel most winters but with covid and then starting a family it has been a while since we have been out of the country but we are excited to go out in the world again and have some new experiences! We both have many skills that we think would be helpful, we ran a boat charter business together for many years, we have a large garden, raise ducks for eggs, geese, and chickens for meat, goats for milk and we have had horses, pigs and turkeys in the past. We both grew up on boat access only off-grid islands and are very familiar with alternative lifestyles as well as solar, micro-hydro, water systems, etc. We have built our own house and shop as well as a few other houses, cabins (both on and off grid), a B&B, and one floating lodge! We both have professional vehicle and boating licenses and have experience with welders, chainsaws, forklifts, skidsteers, tractors and diggers as well as all the usual shop and wood frame construction tools.
We recently hosted a family with a 2 and a 4 year old and we all had a really good time so we thought maybe for our next trip we should do something similar and find a family in an interesting location with young kids who would be interested in hosting us!
For hobbies Lo does pottery, gardens, and takes care of the animals and Heron builds things in the shop, cooks and tries to stay up to date on new tech. For fun we do lots of boating in our 38' cabin cruiser as well as hiking, fishing and hunting for our local deer. We like to eat good quality food, mostly organic grown on our own property or caught in the wild nearby.
Interests
Technology
Music
History
Events & social
Cooking & food
Beach
Winter sports
Photography
Movies & TV
Hiking
Charity work
Astronomy
Water sports
Sustainability
Pets
Mountain
Gardening
Carpentry
DIY & crafts
Camping
Architecture
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Cycling
Books
Animals
Nature
Farming
Culture
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Babysitting and creative play
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Charity Work
Able to teach about:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills
Here are some of the skills and experience we have between us that we think might be applicable to a potential host:
Professional Carpenter
Professional tour guides
Plumbing
Off grid and home electrical systems
Some experience (from most to least) with skidsteers, forklifts, diggers and tractors
Childminding, cooking, gardening, animal husbandry (ducks, goats, chickens, pigs, turkeys, geese, horses, dogs and cats)
Driving with trailers
Professional passenger vehicle licenses
Professional passenger vessel licenses
Harvesting and preserving food
Using chainsaws for post and beam construction, firewood and milling
Age
45 & 40
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Heron has a mild intolerance to Fructans
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