Be surrounded by nature and enjoy lending a hand with our beautiful gardens in Courtenay, BC, Canada

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We are a family living close to the land on 9 acres nestled between a wild and active marsh, and forest lands. As your host, I value healthy and whole foods eating, both sourced from our garden and other local vendors. I am an avid gardener of food, herbal medicine, and flowers. There is a large sub-tropical greenhouse where a combination of citrus and tropical trees along with tomatoes and other hot house vegetables are grown. We are conveniently located a 7 minute drive to the heart of town, and surrounded by a network of trails. Altogether it is myself and my husband, a middle aged working couple, 3 boys aged 7, 16, and 18, and our two cats and one dog. The sleeping area for guests is a beautiful bell tent with a futon bed, which overlooks our pond and backs on to the marsh, where you will wake up to the bird song each morning.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Enseñanza

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Videografía

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Cultura

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Escritura

  

  Carpintería

  

  Animales

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Deportes acuáticos

  

  Senderismo

  

  Baile

  

  Montaña

  

  Deportes de invierno

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Fitness

  

  Acampada

  

  Playa
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Many meals are enjoyed together, where we can share about the local events and activities that take place to be explored during time off. We have ebikes that take 15 minutes to ride into the heart of downtown Courtenay, where many local art, music, and community events take place. The colourful weekly farmers market is also close by. My partner and I are herbalists, and have a deep understanding of plant medicine. We both enthusiastically share about our cultivated and wild plant knowledge- from growing practices, harvesting, and processing techniques. Plant medicine making will sometimes be part of the scope of work. We are a well traveled family and enjoy learning from others about cultural ways of life, and find that hosting others is the next best thing to travel itself!

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  Most of the assistance we need involves tending to the gardens including weeding, watering, planting, harvesting, garden bed and pathway maintenance. We also have ongoing special projects that come up that require help with light landscape construction work and building (such as raised beds, sheds, etc.).
  Much of the work will be done independently and at times we will be participating- depending on the task and the juggle of our responsibilities to our jobs.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Español: Fluido
  Francés: Fluido

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  I am fluent in Spanish, but the rest of my family is not, however they are very interested in learning and having the opportunity to practice.
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  Alojamiento

  Breakfast is self served, and if I am not available for lunch or dinner then a full meal will be prepared ahead of time that will be easy to warm if needed, although I will usually be around for lunch and dinner.
  Sleeping accomodations is a double futon bed with bedding in a bell tent on a platform overlooking our pond, about 20 meters from the house. The bathroom is located in the house with a direct entrance from outside.

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  Algo más...

  Our family follows a consistent rhythm of sleeping and waking with the sun, generally sleeping by 10 and awake by 7, give or take. We are a vibrant and bustling group, and there is a healthy ebb and flow of connection and independence in our household. We do appreciate our private space, however the comfortable porch, living room, and dining area remain open to our guests. As we lead full lives, we appreciate hosting couples that are able to give one another regular company and mutual support throughout the day.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Milo, Australian Shepherd

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